Platinum Grey Leon FR TDI Hybrid - The End!

[jonjay]

Shiny Shiny
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Gave the car a good 3-4 hour clean on Saturday morning due to the excessive mileage I have been doing past 2 weeks.

I cleaned
1) Body work
2) All door shuts
3) Interior seats
4) Interior Plastics
5) Treated exterior plastics and tyres
6) Sealant (Red Mist) Applied to body work
7) Machine polished the face of the alloys
8) Autoglym SRP Polish on the alloys.

Slick popped round in the afternoon and had his camera with him so took some pictures. Came out pretty nice.

 

[greesha]

This cant be true. Photoshopped imo

Looks great Maz. Good job

 

[Husbandofstinky]

Way too hot for any of that Maz.

 

[jonjay]

This cant be true. Photoshopped imo

Looks great Maz. Good job

Thanks!

Way too hot for any of that Maz.

I started at 8am and finished around 11:30 just when temps started to rise.

 

[Staszek20vt]

Whooa... I think that Greesha is right, you just use a PS4 on the car

Looks great as always - amazes me. I wish to get few days off...

 

[springer]

Looks mint,love the colour

 

[jonjay]

Cheers.

 

[MarkWales]

did you ever get these made up ?

 

[jonjay]

Unfortunately not due to time and money constraints. Slick has a design all CAD up and ready to go however.

Apparently SFS are still trailing the ones they made...

 

[jonjay]

Rear Brake Upgrade
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Picked myself up 1.8T 225 Audi TT rear calipers and carriers for a nice price. Should tie in well as the rears need replacing soon.

DK: need to borrow your red paint

 

[Willie]

Are you planning on running 280mm discs?
As you can with these calipers and carriers fitted.
You do know the Leon discs won't fit now, you will need to buy TT ones

 

[D.K]

Rear Brake Upgrade
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Picked myself up 1.8T 225 Audi TT rear calipers and carriers for a nice price. Should tie in well as the rears need replacing soon.

DK: need to borrow your red paint

Bring em round and I'll sort them out mate

 

[Husbandofstinky]

Knowing Maz, the 256's will not be big enough.

 

[jonjay]

Are you planning on running 280mm discs?
As you can with these calipers and carriers fitted.
You do know the Leon discs won't fit now, you will need to buy TT ones

Yea, unclefester told me that they had to be TT discs when he had his Leon.

I had no idea you can run bigger discs? On the same carrier? Is there a link where I can read up on it?

Bring em round and I'll sort them out mate

Nice one

Knowing Maz, the 256's will not be big enough.

Assuming you can get 280mm discs then why not.

 

[Willie]

Daveb off of here was doing a set up for these calipers and carriers.
I almost went for it but didn't commit, give him a shout and see what he can do for you

 

[jonjay]

Daveb off of here was doing a set up for these calipers and carriers.
I almost went for it but didn't commit, give him a shout and see what he can do for you

http://forums.fourtitude.com/showth...ro-280mm-big-rear-brake-conversion&p=65949844

The above link is the only thing I can find of the upgrade you are referring too. I messages DaveB (his username I presume) so will wait and see what he comes back with.

 

[Willie]

Sorry Maz, its Daveb1970.
he's on MK1V GTI forum more than on here.
Same user name though

 

[jonjay]

Sorry Maz, its Daveb1970.
he's on MK1V GTI forum more than on here.
Same user name though

Cheers, I eventually figured that out

 

[john_tdi]

thought you had 256 already? I've done it. deff makes a difference. are the tt ones different or have I just miss read that? thought all 256 where the same.

 

[jonjay]

Its been on the To Do list for a while but always missed/passed the opportunities to get it done until now. Audi TT ones are exactly the same bar the caliper carrier is ever so slightly different. You need a 6mm spacer and longer bolts for it to fit. Its making me think whether its worth the trouble but the price is good for £150.

I am glad it does make a difference. I never really thought I needed better rear brakes as the ATEs are very very strong but if it helps keep the nose that little more composed when heavy breaking then its worth it.