what did you and your mk3 leon do today
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It's interesting that you've fitted the under-aero as I am planning on the same next week....
Did you fit 5Q0 825 229 C front and 5Q0 825 206 K rear?
PS4S or Conti 7's which are supposed to be better but I have found them very good but dont seem to last as long.
Getting this lot fitted today... Sachs Race Engineering organic clutch and new flywheel... Plus maybe front mudflaps and Audi A3 jacking points if there is time...
Happy birthday to me
Happy birthday to me
5Q0825229C and 5Q0825206J. 5Q0825206J is for torsion beam, 5Q0825206K is for multilink on rear.
Great day on the track today, Had a great time with a proper MINI (British Leyland not BMW) who was running a 1360cc engine so had tons of power. Noticed that he and I were enjoying the very wet afternoon but the rear wheel cars were having trouble from stopping the back stepping out and we had a great run of 10 laps both pushing our motors and lots of grins when we came off the track.
Morning was very damp to start with and we had a red flag on the sighting lap where somebody had come off the track on the first lap.
Got another day booked for the weekend which looks like another mixed bag of weather so looking forward to doing the same again.
Morning was very damp to start with and we had a red flag on the sighting lap where somebody had come off the track on the first lap.
Got another day booked for the weekend which looks like another mixed bag of weather so looking forward to doing the same again.
Another great day out on the track, lots of rain and wind made it a very exciting day had a few 90 / 180 degree spins in front of me along with one guy who just could not stop and kept going straight instead of turning sharp right.
They had to close down early (2-30) as the rain got very heavy and to many cars were spinning off but generally allowing for the weather the marshals did a great job in keeping the track open but safe for every body
They had to close down early (2-30) as the rain got very heavy and to many cars were spinning off but generally allowing for the weather the marshals did a great job in keeping the track open but safe for every body
Very cool picture @tracktoy !
I didn't do anything yet today, but I created a showroom/readers ride thread here: https://www.seatcupra.net/forums/threads/nd-photo-nl-s-seat-leon-st-cupra-280.477591/
I didn't do anything yet today, but I created a showroom/readers ride thread here: https://www.seatcupra.net/forums/threads/nd-photo-nl-s-seat-leon-st-cupra-280.477591/
Had my DQ250 box serviced today at a local specialist, as Seats pricing is crazy now and they didn’t want to touch a remapped gearbox.
Gave Rob at RMD Automatics a shout - super knowledgeable on absolutely anything gearbox related, answered all my questions and more than happy to work with my own parts (I got him to vette my selection, then supplied my choice of oil, new filter etc).
Can honestly say the gearbox has NEVER felt as nice as it does now, not even when I first got the car! Changes are buttery smooth, I couldn’t believe how much of a difference a service and oil change could make on these DSG units!
If you’re in the Staffordshire/Midlands area id definitely recommend him
Gave Rob at RMD Automatics a shout - super knowledgeable on absolutely anything gearbox related, answered all my questions and more than happy to work with my own parts (I got him to vette my selection, then supplied my choice of oil, new filter etc).
Can honestly say the gearbox has NEVER felt as nice as it does now, not even when I first got the car! Changes are buttery smooth, I couldn’t believe how much of a difference a service and oil change could make on these DSG units!
If you’re in the Staffordshire/Midlands area id definitely recommend him
I also did oil & filter change last weekend. I also reset the adaptations. I noticed the same improvements like you did 
Took the old girl out for her last track day of 2024 and had a blast.
Only 15 motors so track was very fast flowing, managed 12.1 mpg for the day which is always a good sign that the motor was used well.
Saw my first Blue Flag (Big BMW Going slow in front of me) in a long time
Saw first spin off that required the Ambulance team to check out the driver (who looked a bit shook up).
Re-learnt the art of changing gear and re-ajusting the sun visor due to sun being very low in the sky and Cadwell being a very up/down track.
Very happy with all the Mods I have made this year and the change to 5W-40 Ester synthetic oil should help protect the engine to improve longevity
Only 15 motors so track was very fast flowing, managed 12.1 mpg for the day which is always a good sign that the motor was used well.
Saw my first Blue Flag (Big BMW Going slow in front of me) in a long time
Saw first spin off that required the Ambulance team to check out the driver (who looked a bit shook up).
Re-learnt the art of changing gear and re-ajusting the sun visor due to sun being very low in the sky and Cadwell being a very up/down track.
Very happy with all the Mods I have made this year and the change to 5W-40 Ester synthetic oil should help protect the engine to improve longevity
Alignment check day!
Always a good idea after having the subframe off
Always a good idea after having the subframe off
As part of my ongoing plan to update and refresh the interior (I’ve got a big batch of updates being done by @East Yorkshire Retrofits in January), I decided to finally take the time to fit some sound deadening to the rear bench!
The factory deadening is nothing short of pathetic:
Now with 5000% more sound proofing!
The factory deadening is nothing short of pathetic:
Now with 5000% more sound proofing!
It’s an absolute pig of a job to do when it’s 1*c outside - and needed a healthy application of hairdryer as the cold butyl did not want to mould to all the bumps and curves! I’ll probably fill some more of the gaps if I have any left after I do the boot wheel well in preparation for Seat Sound
How do you remove the rear bench? Is it pretty straight forward? Has it made a big difference?
Third oil and filter change done in the two years and 11,150 miles since I bought the car.
Went for genuine oil and air filters along with Quantum 5W40 oil.
Also sprayed suspension bushes with WD40 silicone - has quietened them up for now anyway.
Went for genuine oil and air filters along with Quantum 5W40 oil.
Also sprayed suspension bushes with WD40 silicone - has quietened them up for now anyway.
It’s literally a 2 minute job. Pull the iso fix plastic surrounds/covers up and slightly backwards to release them. Then a sharp tug on the front corner of each end of the bench - it then just lifts out easily!
Has definitely made a difference, as I can’t hear fuel sloshing around in the tank any more. And the kids have reported the back seems quieter (and I didn’t tell them I’d changed anything, so blind test). Not night and day, but for the sake of a few hours I think it was worth it
I cheated - and rather than a flap I stuck that section to the underneath of the bench instead! Just cut it to fit and laid it on upside down, then put the bench back and sat my fat posterior on it to stick it in place!
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