Bete Noir's Black Mk1 Leon Cupra R

[bete noir]

I bought this car from Empi5 in Jun '09. These are a couple of the pictures Phil sent me when he had the car for sale.

When advertised, the car had 41k on the clock, and Empi5 had owned (and loved) it from new. The following mods were already in place:

Revo Stage 2
Blueflame Full Exhaust System
FK Silverline Coilovers
Forge FMIC
Full set of Samco Black Hoses including TIP
Replacement Forge Hose (Charge Pipe to Turbo)
EIP Short Shift
Green Panel Filter
80mm Cold Air Feed
Forge Split-R
Polished Inlet Manifold
Polished Rocker Cover
Neuspeed Alloy Oil Filler Cap
Polished Water Bottle Cover
S3 Front Strut Brace
Polished Front Strut Caps
Upper Rear Strut Brace
Lower Rear Strut Brace
4000K HID
14mm Front Wheel Spacers
10mm Rear Wheel Spacers
Front Fogs removed
Fabia Rear Wiper
Window Tints
Bespoke Alloy Dead Pedals
SEAT Sport Leather & Aluminium Gear Knob
VW Passat W8 Interior Light
Autometer Boost Gauge in Nomad A-Pillar Pod​

 

[ben1413]

That looks really nice mate, love the stance.

How do you find the ride on the coilovers?

Ben

 

[bete noir]

A few months down the line, it's starting to feel like my car, having sorted a few things (in no particular order):

Front Tints removed (not worth risking with Sussex police)
My Personal Plate assigned
Cambelt and Water Pump sorted
Sony MD Head Unit and CD Changer fitted
Ride Height Raised 15mm (so I can get in and out of my driveway)
Suspension Geometry adjusted
Leon Cup OZ Racing 18x8J Wheels refurbed in SEAT Platinum, with Red Decals​

So now it looks like this:

 

[Empi5]

Mate, my car couldnt of gone to a better owner, looks excellent fella.

 

[bete noir]

That looks really nice mate, love the stance.

How do you find the ride on the coilovers?

Ben

Cheers, although I've changed it a bit now

The ride is fairly harsh, but I like it. Mind you, my previous car was an Evo VIII so I'm quite used to a hard ride

 

[bete noir]

Mate, my car couldnt of gone to a better owner, looks excellent fella.

Breathes sigh of relief. Cheers Phil, glad you like it

 

[PHIL LCR]

Nice one! Lovely black example.

 

[nibbles]

Ah poor old phil,,,,,,,,,, his heart is still broken
Looking good mate

 

[bete noir]

Thanks chaps

nibbles, did my car and yours used to be twins?

 

[dholdi]

Very nice mate, I'm sure Phil/Lee will be along soon with a photo of them together, its on here somewhere. It was probably one of the photos that made me want a black leon.

 

[nibbles]

Thanks chaps

nibbles, did my car and yours used to be twins?

yep we was twins

 

[nibbles]

wot like this

 

[dholdi]

wot like this

Thats the one mate

The event tent looks in a bit better nick in that pic.

 

[nibbles]

Thats the one mate

The event tent looks in a bit better nick in that pic.

yep that one is no longer

 

[dholdi]

yep that one is no longer

Is it the same one that you brought to POP ? If so we tried our best

 

[Damoegan]

Seen this car a few times in the metal, tis very nice

Love the new wheels too

 

[bete noir]

I've been spending some time changing a few things under the bonnet:

Black Rocker Cover has replaced the polished one.
SEAT Sport Inlet Manifold from a Leon Cup car, again replacing the polished item.
Black Forge Split-R in place of the plain alloy one, which will now be going on my Ibiza.
Alloy Washer Bottle Cover removed.
Polished Strut Caps removed.​

So now the engine bay looks like this:

I also managed to tidy-up the HID installation by modifying the N/S headlight unit rear cover so I could re-fit it, and cable-tied the HID box to the back of it. I will do the same on the O/S light when I have sourced a rear cover for it. While I was messing about down there, I spotted this:

Evidently one of the local squirrel population thought this would be a good place to keep his stash. Presumably, he got sucked-up the intake on the RHS of the photo next time I started it up, so I don't need to worry about him any more!

 

[D.K]

What's the differnce between the Seat sport manifold and the normal one ?

 

[bete noir]

The SEAT Sport one looks as if it has had some work done inside to smooth the flow, it has had holes drilled for a pressure sensor (still fitted while I decide how to blank it off), and obviously it has SEAT Sport etched on the top.

TBH, the polished one was not really to my tastes, and the SEAT Sport one came up for sale, so I bought it more for its aesthetic rather than its performance benefit.

 

[-SlicK]

Love this car, the wheels especially