Leon 1.4 project...painted badge

[greganderson]

exhaust still not fitted, waiting till the engine gets replaced.

however i now have a larger issue, my rear left brake decided to lock up on me today, so now it also needs new brakes, which i'm getting tonight, also found that the door seal is also knackered... this car has turned into a restoration project.

 

[Gezzy]

17s on mine lowered 45mm and shes like a beaty. fukin love how good she handles. cheap tyres on the back atm doesnt help though she thinks she RWD i think

 

[crowsnest]

Looks like you got a nice car there mate mines also the same its the 1.4 leon but trust me with the right mods nobody knows I had a little race against a skoda octavia vrs and he could barely touch me until we hit the long straights.
I definatly wouldnt advise getting 18's on a 1.4 though as they are just too big for the little power we have. I have 17's on mine and there just right look great set the car off really well plus you still have a bit of power too. my performance mods consist of: lowered 35mm on jamex springs 17's alloys wrapped with goodyear eagles f1 assy's and dunlop sp sport runflats on the back trust me for the 1.4 this really does make the car handle well for what it is.
I also have a induction kit purchased from ebay for about £42 and it sounds the nuts when you sink the go pedal also helps the 0-60 time by about 0.7 of a second which doesn't sound much but you notice it.
I havent got a exhaust system on mine although I wouldn't mind it cant afford it atm so have just welded a mondeo st220 exhaust tip onto the standard box.
for styling other than the alloys I would lower it and get a honeycomb cupra grill on it as it really does set it off from standard.
heres a couple of pics of mine side on picture is after I lowered it:

hey fellas,
just a quick question u mention you have jamex springs, i was wondering if they are any good im thinking of getting some but have heard good and bad things

cheers dan

 

[greganderson]

17s on mine lowered 45mm and shes like a beaty. fukin love how good she handles. cheap tyres on the back atm doesnt help though she thinks she RWD i think

hahaha that bad? cheapies all round for me after all the work im having to do on this so far!

 

[crowsnest]

hey greganderson have u seen the 17" cupra starfish wheels are well smart could go for them i just got hold of some 2nite

 

[greganderson]

yea i seen a yellow cupra with them fitted today actually, not too keen on them myself, remind me too much of my old megane haha

hoping on getting some black alloys that'll show off my soon to be red brake calipers and uprated discs
are you a member of the 1.4 leon club as well then? haha

 

[crowsnest]

Ah I see I was goin to do my calipers red but decided on silver to go with the car. Lol
no I'm not a member of the 1.4 pretty close tho! I only have a 1.6.
Yeah I suppose black wheels for a black car lol! Does look better

 

[greganderson]

ah should if gone red, stand out more haha
ah 1.4, 1.6... same thing

just as an update, after i replaced the rear brakes i decided to show you exactly how bad the brakes were worn down!

so much for a good service history!

this makes me think something about the alignment is off because it was only that pad like the, the other wheel was fine

 

[greganderson]

painted the front badge today, not sure wether i like it or not htough, what do you's think?

just few pics, i rushed it to put it on and the paint didnt set properly and moved, so im thinking that im gonna get a new honey comb grill and do it in carbon fibre, thoughts?

 

[Tom_B]

hi greg, ive had my leon for about a year now and like you mines slowly turning into a restoration project but that part of the fun! and as for the door seals, seat didne make a leon that was water tight lol. hope you get some alloys on cos they really transform the car, and if you only wanted to lower it a little cupra springs are a straight swap and are 20mm lower, im just in the process of doing mine, it really changes the handling and gets rid of a lot of bosy roll.

and i really like the badge, think i may have to do mine.

 

[shaunk_22]

painted the front badge today, not sure wether i like it or not htough, what do you's think?

just few pics, i rushed it to put it on and the paint didnt set properly and moved, so im thinking that im gonna get a new honey comb grill and do it in carbon fibre, thoughts?

Nice motor mate, I've got a 1.4 aswell. Had it for 2 years now, great car. Thinking about upgrading it now to a Toledo 1.8 but not sure if I can part with it lol. Heres mine for some inspiration bud

http://s913.photobucket.com/albums/ac336/shaunk_22/?action=view&current=SP_A0179.jpg

http://s913.photobucket.com/albums/ac336/shaunk_22/?action=view&current=SP_A0180.jpg

http://s913.photobucket.com/albums/ac336/shaunk_22/?action=view&current=SP_A0178.jpg

 

[Zlash_eX]

Nice car! I have a 1.4 Ibiza, 1.4 for the win!