Advice On Modifications...

[marksy93]

yeah i know that, my dad used to live in kingswood before he moved to saltford - whats the colour of your ibiza mate?

 

[Chris_a_73]

You guys may not be aware, but when you buy the bumper, you'll also need to sort out the fog lights, as they wouldn't be included! Just such up on this forum for it, as there are countless threads on it.

In terms of alloys, mine are 17. You are unable to fit any larger realistically.. I have 17" Cupra alloys with the lowest profile tyre I was able to get without it being a terrible ride and stupidly easy to curb the alloys. However, when I bought the alloys (from a Leon) I had to get new tyres as they caused rubbing on the smaller Ibiza arches. I believe I have 205/45/17 tyres for reference.

 

[Brads91]

some cupra alloys are for sale on here marksy if you were still after some

 

[marksy93]

i was never sure about the whole fog light situation and how easy it would be to fit them....any tips or advice on how easy it is?? and thanks brads91 but going to start all the mods after i have my licence

 

[campey]

how did you put the AUX cable down to the bottom near the cig lighter?

I just pulled the second Din out from under the headunit, then there is also a curved pannel that just also pops out (not sure what it is for though), and then threaded the wire down both spaces leaving the excess cable in the last compartment.
Then just poped them all back on and there you have it. Will also look at getting a photo bucket account so i can add pictures.

 

[marksy93]

ok thanks - ill try and remember that when i get my new head unit

 

[Chris_a_73]

Mate, go for the alloys now if you have the chance! They are dead cheap and sound great, just need tyres which are £72/corner. Only added £50 to my insurance as provisional. Either that or keep in the garage until then as they are really rare

 

[marksy93]

were are they for sale??

 

[Chris_a_73]

Woops, ignore me. They are older Cupra alloys, which look gash in my opinion ;P

I wrote this out last night but forgot to post it...

And if I'm going to be brutally honest Marksy, I considered a Strut Brace when I first got my car,as I wanted all the shiny bits and bobs, but in reality it is only a 1.2 and you most likely won't be ragging it round a track. £60-80 better spent on a splitter (surprised you've not got one in your signature) and FR grilles in my opinion

Which HID's were you considering? 5000k or 6000k? (Any higher and I reckon they look a bit 'chavvy'...)

 

[marksy93]

now you have said that (signiture shall be chagned) and the FR Grill was in the signiture but went for a walk and isnt in there now?! and what would you reccomend? (is 6000k better just because its a higher number? ha ha)

 

[Chris_a_73]

Well, 'k' stands for temperature Kelvin, and generally the higher the temperature, the bluer the light is.

Here's a guide on approximate colours:

Generally, I've seen cars with 7000k and 8000k HIDs and they look gash (usually on the try-hard saxo's and 106's)

Personally, I prefer the slightly subtler style, and would go for 5000k, but here is a picture of Lawrie's Ibiza recently fitted 6000k HIDs which seem pretty nice.

 

[campey]

Sorry to jump in, but what is a splitter? is it like a fron spoiler?
im not to techy so bare with me.
And will it matter if i got one now pre-facelift and then decide to obtain a facelift bumper.
tah

 

[campey]

*Front

 

[Chris_a_73]

Here's a link for what it'd look like on a pre-facelift

(4th post down)

Splitter

This is also perhaps a better HID comparison.

 

[campey]

Thanks, Yeah i think it obv looks better on a face-lift, but not bad pre-facelift too.
But would i be able to just take it off and re attach to a facelift?
cheers

 

[Chris_a_73]

Yep. You're meant to use self-tapping screws, so will easily come off

 

[campey]

thanks, think i will start to have a look for one as well as Fr grills

 

[Chris_a_73]

FR grills are dead hard to find on ebay or online generally...

Ask a Seat Dealer, and preferably Sere Motors on this forum as they are the cheapest!

 

[marksy93]

thanks for all the help guys...problem though was driving today and the engine management light came on so shall have to wait and see whats wrong.

i like the more 'blue' HID conversions so shall look into those but thanks for all the pics etc really helped me!

cheers

 

[adam_may]

You guys may not be aware, but when you buy the bumper, you'll also need to sort out the fog lights, as they wouldn't be included! Just such up on this forum for it, as there are countless threads on it.

In terms of alloys, mine are 17. You are unable to fit any larger realistically.. I have 17" Cupra alloys with the lowest profile tyre I was able to get without it being a terrible ride and stupidly easy to curb the alloys. However, when I bought the alloys (from a Leon) I had to get new tyres as they caused rubbing on the smaller Ibiza arches. I believe I have 205/45/17 tyres for reference.

Ive got 18's on my ibiza and its lowered on coilovers can have a full car and it only scrubs if i hit a big bump!