ScottHmk4 - 1.2 Cupra replica (Now Sold)

[DonniD1991]

Howdo scott lad
love the car matey probably the best 1.2 i've seen well bar mine of course haha
just wondered if you could send me a link to the rear licence plate bulbs coz a can't seem to find a pair anywhere.
would be much appreciated matey cheers
andrew

 

[rocky2008]

Howdo scott lad
love the car matey probably the best 1.2 i've seen well bar mine of course haha
just wondered if you could send me a link to the rear licence plate bulbs coz a can't seem to find a pair anywhere.
would be much appreciated matey cheers
andrew

i dont mean to hijack, but you want to have a look on ultraleds.co.uk .... theyre a festoon bulb, cant remember which size now, think it was 37mm

 

[Polyyboy]

Awryte mate. Where did u get the honeycombe grill from? Looks smart btw

 

[ScottHmk4]

Awryte mate. Where did u get the honeycombe grill from? Looks smart btw

what honeycomb grill? the side ones?

 

[ScottHmk4]

ok folks defo think my guages are faulty, put in £20 from "empty" gave me just under half tank and done a 16miles round trip and now got 1/4 thats defo like worst yet, how muchh is it to programme gauges from seat? gonna try get hold of some

 

[GlanzaV]

I've heard faulty fuel gauge can be either the sender or the dash clocks themselves - it's a sealed unit though so it's about £500 at the dealers, don't know if they can just recalibrate them??

 

[Blanco92]

Scott, do you have VAG-COM/VCDS?

AFAIK the calibration on the dash can only be +/- 7 litres. I managed to adjust it by that figure on my dad's A6 using VCDS but I've never had to do it on an Ibiza, it may not even be possible. His gauge is faulty, but can't afford to change it yet.

I believe BBA Reman repair dash clusters, it might be contacting them to see if they can refurb it for a good price?

Does the gauge seem to settle at half full then make an immediate drop to 1/4, or does it creep down slowly? If you do have VCDS, there is an output test of the cluster you can do, which may highlight a faulty cluster.

 

[willmedd]

Thats a really good looking car you got there Scott

Liking the brightness of those sidelights, where did u get them from?

 

[ScottHmk4]

Thats a really good looking car you got there Scott

Liking the brightness of those sidelights, where did u get them from?

local auto shop called autogear for £20 ha them for about 2 years now still going strong, awesome sidelights.

Scott, do you have VAG-COM/VCDS?

AFAIK the calibration on the dash can only be +/- 7 litres. I managed to adjust it by that figure on my dad's A6 using VCDS but I've never had to do it on an Ibiza, it may not even be possible. His gauge is faulty, but can't afford to change it yet.

I believe BBA Reman repair dash clusters, it might be contacting them to see if they can refurb it for a good price?

Does the gauge seem to settle at half full then make an immediate drop to 1/4, or does it creep down slowly? If you do have VCDS, there is an output test of the cluster you can do, which may highlight a faulty cluster.

yeh i have vcds but need a keygen as it doesnt work without it, i have a copy of other vagcom but wont run on my windows 7 x64......how do i go about doing this? will it help? its gradual drop but big gaps at a time, you can watch it kindof, you can look at it then 2 mins later again and its dropped again, only seems to do it at certain points tho, the last quarter tank doesnt tend to do it, seems to be higher up the gauge

I've heard faulty fuel gauge can be either the sender or the dash clocks themselves - it's a sealed unit though so it's about £500 at the dealers, don't know if they can just recalibrate them??

if i got them from a scrappie i wonder if my bro cud program them, he works for VW and they have a computer?

 

[Blanco92]

yeh i have vcds but need a keygen as it doesnt work without it, i have a copy of other vagcom but wont run on my windows 7 x64......how do i go about doing this? will it help? its gradual drop but big gaps at a time, you can watch it kindof, you can look at it then 2 mins later again and its dropped again, only seems to do it at certain points tho, the last quarter tank doesnt tend to do it, seems to be higher up the gauge

if i got them from a scrappie i wonder if my bro cud program them, he works for VW and they have a computer?

I've no idea how you make VCDS run on W7 x64. Sorry. I'm obviously very old fashioned still running XP (albeit with a Vista transformation pack).

If you did manage to get VDCS working, and run an output test of the cluster (which makes the cluster disregard any fuel sender readings) you could see if the needle moves smoothly across the whole gauge. If it appears to jolt in the 1/4 - 1/2 area of the gauge, rather than move smoothly, you can be pretty sure the cluster has failed.

If you got a gauge from a scrappie, it could be recoded to your existing immobiliser, and it would also need to be mileage adjusted. It just depends whether your bro's computer lets them do it.

I do know of someone else who will recode a used cluster and correct the mileage for ~£60, but he's in Mansfield which is quite a long way from you.

 

[ScottHmk4]

I've no idea how you make VCDS run on W7 x64. Sorry. I'm obviously very old fashioned still running XP (albeit with a Vista transformation pack).

If you did manage to get VDCS working, and run an output test of the cluster (which makes the cluster disregard any fuel sender readings) you could see if the needle moves smoothly across the whole gauge. If it appears to jolt in the 1/4 - 1/2 area of the gauge, rather move smoothly, you can be pretty sure the cluster has failed.

If you got a gauge from a scrappie, it could be recoded to your existing immobiliser, and it would also need to be mileage adjusted. It just depends whether your bro's computer lets them do it.

I do know of someone else who will recode a used cluster and correct the mileage for ~£60, but he's in Mansfield which is quite a long way from you.

iv done cluster tests b4 and all seemed fine, vcds works on it but i dont have a keygen so doesnt do much, will check the cluter again when i get vagcom working

 

[ScottHmk4]

new wind deflectors arrived 10 mins ago and now fitted.

 

[ScottHmk4]

had just over a 4 hour detail session today

1. wash
2. clay
3. wash
4. polish (super resin)
5. glaze (nattys black hole)
6. wax (nattys paste wax)
7. glass exterior
8. hoover
9. dash and trims
10. photos and chillin.

 

[Hartosh1]

Came up really nice mate clayed mine on saturday for the first time didnt get as much off as i thought i would but the paint surface is so smooth

 

[ScottHmk4]

yeh same. very smoothe

 

[KFC91]

detailing looks top notch and as for them night photos.....:O YUM! im gonna clean my car sometime soon and get the hids fitted lol

 

[ScottHmk4]

detailing looks top notch and as for them night photos.....:O YUM! im gonna clean my car sometime soon and get the hids fitted lol

thank you. yeh i like the night photos too. u coming to national meet? or modified car show Kirsty?

 

[lawrieIbizaMk4]

happnin scott, how easy was ur red S badge to do? did you pop the silver s out?

 

[harry17]

really sweet car mate. as above how easy was the badge to paint? and what type of paint did you use? also those graphics on the bottom rears and the roof are wicked! where did you get them? would love to get some on my mk4. they are a nice finnish and dont look stupidly pikey either.

 

[stezo2k]

happnin scott, how easy was ur red S badge to do? did you pop the silver s out?

I did mine too, its not that hard tbh. I didn't take out the S out myself, just painted round it with a very thin paintbrush and any marks i made i used paint stripper on. Worked a treat

Btw scott you did an awesome job cleaning, the car looks even better clean