Cupra front bumper on without a fmic

RichIbizaSport · May 20, 2007

Hey guys. Dont worry, ive used the search function extensively, but still i dont quite have the answer im looking for....

I've just bought a pre-face lift mk4 sport (pd130), its been remapped to approx (according to the company!) 180 bhp.

The front bumper is already cracked so i need to replace it anyway. Ive though long and hard about the facelift bumper but i still think the cupra bumper looks way better!

So..... i want to fit a cupra front bumper to it! I know i dont have a fmic (i really cannot afford around £700!).

Ive seen people leave the foglight cover off in an attempt to aid cooling. But has anyone attempted to replace the fog lights with air ducting directly to the smic? would i be able to route the ducting to it? I'd be planning to mould/fill and spray the foglight cover and connect it directly to the smic

Now im not quite sure where the smic is

is it this? :

Looking at the cupra bumper:

whats that weird square solid plastic bit behind the grill? could i cut/drill that out?

Id also plan to do a form of "pikey mod" to the arch liner:

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/fabia/pikey-mod-no-2-intercooler-has-airflow/47646/?highlight=wheel+arch

Also, if possible i'd vent the O/S foglight as well

Would it be possilbe to have suffcient cooling with venting directly to the smic? or is the design simply not upto the job?

Sisson · May 20, 2007

it still wouldnt get enough cooling.

Its **** when standard, mine used to hit 90 degrees with the standard bumper and no foglight

Not only was it alot slower, it would also regularly go into limp mode due to excessive heat.

With a Cupra bumper it would be even worse.

The Cupra's have a huge FMIC so they can get away with it.

If your gonna do it, get a FMIC aswell,

gazjones · May 20, 2007

get front mounted intercooler, especailly as summer is coming it will pull back so much, ive got forge one for sale and not 700 quid. there really is no point cutting corners on this

m0rk · May 20, 2007

I think the FR has a mesh grill there to overcome this 'problem'

so you want facelift/FR bumpers rather than cupra ones

Tall-Paul · May 20, 2007

I had cupra bumpers on my 130pd and have just fitted a seat sport fmic and i can say it is definately needed, the difference it makes it amazin! The seat sport 1 is alot bigger than the forge and is also cheaper.

RichIbizaSport · May 20, 2007

not meaning to be rude but ive decided that i really cant afford the fmic, so thats not an option! So stop telling me to do that

. To be fair i really dont care too much about performance, id much rather have decent miles to the gallon

RichIbizaSport · May 22, 2007

Can anyone answer my original questions?

is that the smic circled red?

whats the weird sqaure thing in the cupra bumper?

thanks guys

Nath. · May 22, 2007

yes the SMIC is circled in the top pic

no idea about the cupra bumper thingy

didn't know the facelift fr bumper was much different from the cupra one looks wise although it is SMIC friendly

m0rk · May 22, 2007

Cupra

FR

Subtle differences, but you want the FR bumpers

Stephen O · May 22, 2007

Sorry to go a little off topic but how easy is it to remove the front bumper (Cupra model)?

m0rk · May 22, 2007

very easy, just a few bolts really

gazjones · May 22, 2007

very easy bolts around wheel arch 4 under the bonnet and two in the grill area in line with headlights then peel it off from each end. and disconnect fogs and temp sender

Tall-Paul · May 22, 2007

**6 underneath the bumper to**

gazjones · May 22, 2007

yep forgot them :redface:

DIFT · May 22, 2007

You can take alot of the front bumper off, including the plastic bit on the left, but I think you would be better off with an FR facelift. Possibly a bit of custom mesh would do... I tried this, but didnt quite work to my taste.

Might look better in a different coulour, with a LCR splitter.

, although you wouldnt have the nice FMIC there.

Tall-Paul · May 22, 2007

OMG that orange 1 looks awesome! looks like theres no crash bar thought.

DIFT · May 22, 2007

No there's not a crash bar, I tried it and the front looked poo, but that was before I got the LCR splitter which I think would make such a difference.

I'll let someone else try though

What I mocked it upto look like ages ago. (using paint

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Ibiza 130 tdi · May 22, 2007

ph2858 said:
I had cupra bumpers on my 130pd and have just fitted a seat sport fmic and i can say it is definately needed, the difference it makes it amazin! The seat sport 1 is alot bigger than the forge and is also cheaper.

How much is the Seat Sport fmic? I didn't realise they did one....just looked on seat.co.uk and can't find anything on there...

gazjones · May 22, 2007

its off the cupra so not an accessory think its about 300 quid just for intercooler

Ibiza 130 tdi · May 22, 2007

gazjones said:
its off the cupra so not an accessory think its about 300 quid just for intercooler

Oh i get you! thought it was like a Seat Sport aftermarket accessory like the strut brace. cheers.

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