Learner Needing Help!!

Jakepoole20

Active Member
Apr 5, 2017
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Hi Im new here took me a while to find how to do this:/

Here's the rundown,
About a week ago I bought my first car ( a seat Leon mk2 non facelift) with this came an image I wanted to create in real life. With talking to a friend he directed me to this forum of which I am going to bring all my questions and ask your advice and for useful methods.

The car came fully stock fitted with a HID kit and a twin Sub that is all.

Since having the car I've fitted FR mats, a badge less front honeycomb grill and wind deflectors. These all add a nice touch, I also removed the Leon writing from the rear as I believe this made a cleaner looking bootlid.

I Valleted the car myself and cleaned inside and out, I wanted to make it as clean as possible as this is my first car so I wanted to focus on making it aesthetically appealing hence the carpets. Considering this year my insurance is going to be through the roof visuals is my main focus, but next year I want to have the parts ready and money saved to get the parts fitted or do myself.

Now, I'm wanting to have the windows tinted, rear lights smoked and current alloys painting black all off which I am hoping to get a body shop to do.

Here's where you all come in....
I want advice and links to parts and how tos to fit the following:
-Fr gear stick leather
-Lowering springs to reduce wheel arch gap, not too fussed about performance (more comfort and durability and practicality)
-A black cone induction kit
-A blow off valve
-full milltech exhaust or just a FR backbox

I would much prefer your opinions on if to do these modifications or not due to messing with the air flow rate of the engine etc all of which my friend informed me about.

As I said this is my first car I'm not clued up to well on cars but we all start somewhere and luckily enough I started with a really nice first car of which I want help with improving!

Thankyou for reading my post and I hope to hear from you and your opinions
 

Daniel M

Blackbelts & Chickenheads
Apr 18, 2013
2,874
7
Middlesbrough
I wouldn't bother with an induction kit on a diesel as it won't do much other than sound like darth vader's behind the dash haha. Same with a blow off valve, you wont really notice it and they don't sound good on diesels.

Springs are a little tricky on the fronts due to the location of the top mounts. I would get a garage to do the fronts. Rears are a 10-20 min job and just require one bolt removing. Most people go for H&R's or Eibach sportlines.

An FR back box wouldn't fit a non FR bumpered car as it doesn't have the cutout as far as I remember.
 

Muttley

Catch that diesel!
Mar 17, 2006
4,987
31
North Kent
Diesel engines have no throttle butterfly and therefore do not need the kludge that is a blow-off valve. Look up diesel blow off valves in the forum search if you want to know why. Or I can just cut-and-paste the boilerplate answer...
 
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