Thanks Buddy!I've got the AliExpress dynamic indicators in mine. Had them in this Leon for the last 12 months, and the same set in my previous Leon for nearly 3 years. Still working great, and fit spot on
Thanks Buddy!I've got the AliExpress dynamic indicators in mine. Had them in this Leon for the last 12 months, and the same set in my previous Leon for nearly 3 years. Still working great, and fit spot on
The camera is making them look lighter than they are (or they're just too clean and shiny ), they're grey as opposed to pure silver but yes a lovely change from how they were lookingNice!
I hadn’t noticed that they were a special colour from the pic, but the closeups really show it off.
Yep, the diamond cut/black does look good, but so many wheels are like that now, I kinda like old-school silver to just look a bit different
Are the mudflaps genuine Seat parts? I can’t seem to find them for Cupra, but I had the same with my Octavia, bought a standard set and they fitted perfectly.
Cheers!
Nick
The camera is making them look lighter than they are (or they're just too clean and shiny ), they're grey as opposed to pure silver but yes a lovely change from how they were looking
I've also got a set of the FR 18s in grey for winters
The 'flaps are indeed genuine SEAT ones but for the FR ST (nothing specific for the Cupra), as the body and rear bumper are the same so they fit spot on
Very well considered reply!Alloys look great - you can’t go wrong with a ‘shade of grey’ or smoked chrome powder coat finish. Much better than the original diamond cut finish IMHO - I dislike diamond cut alloys with a passion; too many downsides for me;
Given a choice of diamond cut or powder coated alloys, I’d always go for the latter.
- Poor durability of finish, especially if kept on a daily driver car all year round. It’s usually only a matter of time before white worm corrosion sets in.
- easily damaged by tyre fitters who‘ll deny that they’ve caused the damage.
- can only be refurbished twice as the refurb process involved re-cutting the wheel face, removing a layer of alloy in the process. More than two refurbs and the structural integrity of the alloys could be compromised, potentially making them unsafe.
The only thing I've noticed with the 18" FR alloys compared to the 19" Cupra ones is the difference in the width make the FR wheels sit further into the arches. So they look at bit weird when I first put them onVery well considered reply!
The darker colour just sets them apart from the norm and looks great. Think I’ll get mine done like that if they need refurbing.
I also think the 18” FR alloys really suit the Cupra…I think I prefer them to the Cupra 19” alloys (shock horror that someone prefers a smaller wheel ).
@csd_19 , thanks for confirming that the FR mudflaps fit, I’ll order a set of them, cheers!
Yep, it ain't cheap. I was lucky and bought complete spoiler (without those side spoilers) for around 180£ from member of one of polish FB groups. Add to this new side spoilers for 90£, painting for 140£ and mounting everything for 50£ and it makes one of the most expensive mod that I made in this car yet.Definitely need this on my estate however £500 for an original is far too much.
Hang on, what’s this about SABS?Another very enjoyable day at Cadwell Park and managed to get 12.5 mpg so good sign I was having fun.
I have recently been having some issues with the brakes on track where if feels like the brakes are kicking in even though I have not touched them, normally when I am chucking it though some tight twisty sections.
Last time out on the way home I suddenly recalled these motors are fitted with SABS (Straight ahead brake stabilization) and I turned this off and now don't have the problem anymore.
Still trying to work out how to code off the annoying pedestrian brake system (for track only) as again I was coming down from mansfield and the red screen of death comes on but its not all the time and its not like I am sitting right up the car in fronts back side.
The SABS system as far as I am aware is designed to stop the car spinning out of control if the control unit thought the car was going in an odd way, I saw the original coding for this from the states where owners of Golfs were complaining about this system when they were leaving the highway and on the up ramp causing dangerous behavior (the inference was they were going fast).Hang on, what’s this about SABS?
Mine’s booked in for it’s first service in my ownership, and one thing I’ve mentioned is it feeling like the brakes are slightly sticking or dragging when I’m on the motorway as the steering feels like it’s being ever so slightly pulled; would this be normal?
BTW, a mate of mine used to have a Jag XJS and 12.5mpg was a dream in that
Cheers,
Nick
Ah cool, thanks for the explanation…I think I’ve misunderstood what the system does, as I’m not throwing the car around on track or the roads - I think my brakes are probably sticking a bit…the car spent nearly all it’s first 4 years by the sea, and I’ve already had to clean rust off the disc wheel mating faces with a wire brush and the brakes squeal at low speeds (sometimes when driving).The SABS system as far as I am aware is designed to stop the car spinning out of control if the control unit thought the car was going in an odd way, I saw the original coding for this from the states where owners of Golfs were complaining about this system when they were leaving the highway and on the up ramp causing dangerous behavior (the inference was they were going fast).
I personally never had an issue on public roads (mainly because I am driving much slower and the roads are not long fast bends with tight right followed by 90 degree left at speed and with a change in road angle in a very short distance and dropping in elevation.
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if you want to try the coding, this is what i have on the pre facelift car
1 - Control Unit: 03 Brakes
2 - Adaptation
3 - Select Straight ahead brake stabilisation
Change value from activated to Not Activated to turn on and from Not Activated to Activated to turn off.
Save using Green Tick.
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Thanks buddy, that's really helpful; I'll make sure the garage give them a full inspection when it's in. I was sat in awful traffic on the M1 a few weeks ago, dropped the window and could hear a slight squeal whilst at crawling speed, so they definitely want looking at.one other place to check for rust is the actual pistons, you can get crud/rust on them so they don't move as freely as they should.