Nice one mate. I didn't hear anything either, they just turned up. Splitter was around a week and diffuser around two weeks. I did order the diffuser when they were first available so may be a little quicker on delivery now
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Rich's Candy White FR 170 And Build Thread - Update - New wheels and more!
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Nice one mate. I didn't hear anything either, they just turned up. Splitter was around a week and diffuser around two weeks. I did order the diffuser when they were first available so may be a little quicker on delivery now
Jealous they don't make that rear diffuser for the BTCC kit! Always thought the Leon's are missing it! lovely car.
Thanks. I agree on that, the diffuser would really work well with the BTCC bumper, even better with the bumper grills done in matching gloss black!
Is that parked up in Norton Rich?
What you got planned next? Would like to see yours in the flesh sometime.
What you got planned next? Would like to see yours in the flesh sometime.
Is that parked up in Norton Rich?
What you got planned next? Would like to see yours in the flesh sometime.
What you got planned next? Would like to see yours in the flesh sometime.
Yes mate it's in Norton, it's outside my mates car audio shop.
Next plans are side repeaters, side skirts (still not 100% sure if i will yet), gloss black dash (currently silver / grey), gloss black front lower grill and fog light grills and black rear badges. I will be doing more but that's just off the top of my head.
You are always welcome to check it out in the flesh mate
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Just had a catch up on this thread, looking really good Rich.
Oh I see you are fairly close to me, double oh I see you are handy with a spanner..
Oh I see you are fairly close to me, double oh I see you are handy with a spanner..
Plans sound great rich keep up the good work fella, keep meaning to wrap my front and back badges and lettering but haven't had the time.
Just had a catch up on this thread, looking really good Rich.
Oh I see you are fairly close to me, double oh I see you are handy with a spanner..
Thanks mate, yes handy with a spanner! I'm 40 and been working on cars since i was 16, was brought up around them, my uncles were both mechanics and my dad was RAF mechanic. I followed and i'm fully qualified as well. Don't work in the motor industry anymore but never stop messing with cars, not much i can't do wth them?!
Where you from?
Plans sound great rich keep up the good work fella, keep meaning to wrap my front and back badges and lettering but haven't had the time.
Thanks mate, appreciated as always! I carbon wrapped my front grill surround and badge, mirrors and plastic trim at the top of the bonnet but going with plasti dip on the rear badges
car looks great mate, love the wheels
Cheers mate, much appreciated! Wheels were a gamble when i got them but paid off i think
Well, decided to put the car on the rolling road today and see what was what?!
The guy i bought the car from said he had the car remapped, he showed me a receipt in the service history for the map at a cost of £450! Should be a pretty good map at that price!
On the rolloing road it went!
Not bad at all but that remap, didn't exist?! The car hadn't been remapped at all?! I did find a cheap tuning box on it (probably from Ebay) which i removed the second i noticed it!
The poor guy had been charged £450 for a cheap tuning box by the company that had claimed to have remapped it!
Anyway, the car performed really well for a standard car, standard spec is 168bhp and 258lb ft of torque.
Mine, 178.5bhp and 310lb ft of torque, was happy with 10bhp over standard and a smooth power delivery on the graph -
The car is booked in for a remap tomorrow so lets see what it brings?!
The guy i bought the car from said he had the car remapped, he showed me a receipt in the service history for the map at a cost of £450! Should be a pretty good map at that price!
On the rolloing road it went!
Not bad at all but that remap, didn't exist?! The car hadn't been remapped at all?! I did find a cheap tuning box on it (probably from Ebay) which i removed the second i noticed it!
The poor guy had been charged £450 for a cheap tuning box by the company that had claimed to have remapped it!
Anyway, the car performed really well for a standard car, standard spec is 168bhp and 258lb ft of torque.
Mine, 178.5bhp and 310lb ft of torque, was happy with 10bhp over standard and a smooth power delivery on the graph -
The car is booked in for a remap tomorrow so lets see what it brings?!
Well, decided to put the car on the rolling road today and see what was what?!
The guy i bought the car from said he had the car remapped, he showed me a receipt in the service history for the map at a cost of £450! Should be a pretty good map at that price!
On the rolloing road it went!
Not bad at all but that remap, didn't exist?! The car hadn't been remapped at all?! I did find a cheap tuning box on it (probably from Ebay) which i removed the second i noticed it!
The poor guy had been charged £450 for a cheap tuning box by the company that had claimed to have remapped it!
Anyway, the car performed really well for a standard car, standard spec is 168bhp and 258lb ft of torque.
Mine, 178.5bhp and 310lb ft of torque, was happy with 10bhp over standard and a smooth power delivery on the graph -
The car is booked in for a remap tomorrow so lets see what it brings?!
Sweeeet you won't get much sleep tonight then mate exciting times
I was like a kid on Christmas Eve night before mine lol
Sweeeet you won't get much sleep tonight then mate exciting times
I'm not going to sleep! haha Another forum member is thinking the car is mapped?! I'm not doubting him, he said the power is right but in standard form it couldn't do 310lb ft of torque, but that's what the car did! Standard specs from the manufacturer is 258lb ft of torque?! Excited but battered head now?!
Hhhmmm yes that's defiantly not standard figures, do you know how accurate the rollers are? Try not to worry though mate I'm sure the tuner will be able to sort it out for you.
Plus if once mapped it only makes small gains numbers wise don't panic as for example you could have a map with high numbers but the delivery is crap. Before I went to R-tech mine pulled 292bhp and after it was pulling as my sig, but even though the bhp/torque only went up a small amount the difference in the way the car behaved was unbelievable.
It now feels like an animal compared to how it was so all being well things will be good for you Rich
Plus if once mapped it only makes small gains numbers wise don't panic as for example you could have a map with high numbers but the delivery is crap. Before I went to R-tech mine pulled 292bhp and after it was pulling as my sig, but even though the bhp/torque only went up a small amount the difference in the way the car behaved was unbelievable.
It now feels like an animal compared to how it was so all being well things will be good for you Rich
Hhhmmm yes that's defiantly not standard figures, do you know how accurate the rollers are? Try not to worry though mate I'm sure the tuner will be able to sort it out for you.
Plus if once mapped it only makes small gains numbers wise don't panic as for example you could have a map with high numbers but the delivery is crap. Before I went to R-tech mine pulled 292bhp and after it was pulling as my sig, but even though the bhp/torque only went up a small amount the difference in the way the car behaved was unbelievable.
It now feels like an animal compared to how it was so all being well things will be good for you Rich
Cheers mate, the rollers are only a few weeks old so should be spot on. The guy has been mapping cars for 15 years and just had new rollers fitted. Just worried i will be getting ripped off?! If he is sure it isn't remapped but the figures say otherwise, why hasn't he picked up on it? Is he someone i can really trust with my pride and joy that i put good money and a lot of hours hard work in to?
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