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leon291155

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HEY m8s ... am hearing a BEEP voice when i press petrol pedals heavy press... and the HAND BRAKE lamb is lightning with the beep .. any one face this ppl be4???
 

spiralysis

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I did when i tried to drive fast with the handbrake on...
 

leon291155

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Jan 11, 2006
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HEY AMR ..... wts ur ARM-REST ???? is it TOLEDO's OR VW's ???dont forget to post the ARM-REST pics ...
 

Ben_tus

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hey! i am new to this and i was wondering how low i cud go with 17'' alloys on a 1.6 16v and how good would it look? thanks
 

leon291155

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iam wondering what is the top speed LEON 1.6 8V (AUTOMATIC TRANS) can hit??
i had 3 years ago a LEON 1.6 8V but manual trans. i hit 210 km/hr
but i have now LEON 1.6 8V automatic trans. stuck on 185 km/hr
 

leon291155

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Hey 1.6 owners..i want to chip my 1.6 Leon..what can i do to improve its perf. ? and tell me what about yours chipped 1.6
 

gemini

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Feb 7, 2010
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Budapest, Hungary
hi guys,
noone has any performance upgrade tip for the 1,6 16v model?
besides the K&N airfilter, maybe an airbox mod, new sparks/wires?
someone has mentioned VW Polo Gti with 125 ps out of the same engine, is that true that it is the same?
 

itfben

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hey! i am new to this and i was wondering how low i cud go with 17'' alloys on a 1.6 16v and how good would it look? thanks

Hi mate, I personally would recommend coilovers if your unsure, or air (but maybe not as a novice unless you've big money to spend, <--but i duno) but this way you can keep making it lower and lower untill you cant take no more, otherwise if you post a thread on the mk1 leon section on this forum then you will get a better response, you dont needa be specific to 1.6 owners here (unless ive really missed something)

good luck, have fun and welcome to SCN :)
 

ptotham

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Mar 23, 2010
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Heathrow
My Leon 1.6 2001

Lowered 55mm front and 35mm back on eibach springs and uprated shocks.
K&N 57i Induction kit (due to be relocated due to much heat being sucked in.)
cat back stainless steal exhaust system with hidden tail pipe.
Xeon HID conversion.
Audi S3 lower strut brace
Top strut brace (cant remember manu name)
Tinted windows front and rear.
Brembo vented and grooved front disc
Brembo Vented Rear disc
Colour coded lower sections of front and rear bumpers
Bosh Aero front wiper blades
Skoda fabia rear wipe arm conversion
Matt black standard Leon 15" wheels.
 

ptotham

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Mar 23, 2010
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Heathrow
hi guys,
noone has any performance upgrade tip for the 1,6 16v model?
besides the K&N airfilter, maybe an airbox mod, new sparks/wires?
someone has mentioned VW Polo Gti with 125 ps out of the same engine, is that true that it is the same?

the vw polo gti put out more because they have bigger throttle bodies than the leon 1.6, it something I have consider but not research much into to yet.
 

ptotham

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Mar 23, 2010
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Heathrow
wow ptotham thats quite a list for a 1.6 i mean BREMBOS! :O


has anyone chipped theres?

Cheers, the brake disc are brembo max, don't have the brembo calipers as can't fit them with the standard wheels. Look into chips but price versus bhp gain is rubbish.
 

ptotham

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Mar 23, 2010
203
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Heathrow
some quick pics of my 1.6

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all pics can be found under reader rides "Paul's MK1 2001 1.6 16v
 

soulman

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Can anyone recommend some good all season tyres for my 2002 1.6S. Currently got Goodyear Hydragrips 195-65-R15V. However will need changing soon.

Replies would be much appreciated.
 

gemini

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Feb 7, 2010
184
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Budapest, Hungary
check the Goodyear Vector 4Season or the Vredestein Quatrac 3, both scored well in the latest german ADAC test.

ps: my friend came to us in the weekend, so we put the lowering springs in
this is how my 1,6 16v looks now:

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skintightwright

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arait buddy,

ive just bought a bog standard leon, red 1.6 and basically wanna mod it to a similar spec to yours, if you dont mind me asking wheres the best place to get the bits from? and im guessing its quite pricey, looks spot on though.
 
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