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  1. VAGcom - Gloucester. Help needed for newbie

    Hi all - really hope some kind person can help with this. I'm fairly new to the 'Seat' world and a definite newbie to this site so please be gentle! Just wondering if there's anybody in the Gloucester area that I could bribe to hook up their VAGcom to my Cupra T? It has the 'Excess of...
  2. Hi all, Newbie

    As you may have seen my newbie post... I'm after some diagrams of the linkage cable and rod if applicable and what suitable box to put on an AGU, as i'm putting one in my 2001 clio 172. what are the length of the driveshafts? i need a cable clutch change box. whats the best exhaust bore...
  3. Help newbie needing help

    Hi, I have recently sold my old cupra and bought an 04 cupra tdi. I want to make it look like the fr with the cupra r bodykit, tryed to buy one but could'nt find one. Since you guys know alot about leons could you help me. Do i just need to buy a cupra r body kit and grills etc and it should...
  4. Newbie with fr+, a few Q's

    Greetings folks, been reading the forum with interest over the past few months as ive just got my hands on a 2006 fr+ with 21,000 on the clock in grey, spent 3 months looking for the perfect one, theres not a mark on it. Im no stranger to modded cars, in the past Ive owned a seriously modded...
  5. Locking problems

    I have a 02 Toledo TDI SE which I have had for a couple of years now and its been just about the best car I have ever had. With help from this forum I have solved a number of problems which have sprung up, such as the wet footwells etc. But I have two problems which I cannot solve. Problem 1...
  6. Advice on buying 123k Leon Cupra TDi

    Hi all, I'm currently trying to decide whether or not to buy a Leon Cupra TDi. The guy who's selling it will be trading it in on Tuesday in part-ex for a van. He's been offered 2.5k from the dealer but obviously he'd like a bit more if he can get it. The car is an 04 plate with 123k on the...
  7. A few questions from a newbie

    Hi all Ive got a few issues with my new Ibiza, just wondering if anyone could clear a few of them up. My Ibiza is the 1.9tdi sport 53 reg First issue I have is with the glow plug indicator light on the dashboard-it dosent seem to have one. Ive looked in the owners manual and I know what...
  8. Newbie here

    A mate of mine is passing over his Cordoba, i believe its a 1.4, around 1997 vintage, as he does not have the inclination to repair it. I have a qwick gander at it, body wise okay except for a little corrosion on back wheel arch, interior a bit shabby, broken windows winders etc. Vehicle runs...
  9. newbie my new cordoba sx

    hi all just picked up a cordoba sx then found this forumn wish i had seen this first, i seem to have all the problems mentioned ha ha clutch pedal is squeeky engine mounts are shot and i have a noise coming from alternator area, im gonna get it sorted though got car cheap and hs 83,000 miles...
  10. Newbie waiting on FR550

    Hi everyone. Newbie here who needs some help. I am expecting delivery very soon of a FR550, but have been told it may have a DPF filter. What is this, and fr someone whom will be doing waaayyyy more milage than the lease company allows, is it going to effect me? Also wanted to know if...
  11. wilz

    newbie again different car

    Hi all I have finnaly bought another seat after selling my mk2. I have always been lurking in the background and helping other mk2 owners and giving my opinion just like jenk does even though he has a mk4. Basically i have just bought a onvi yellow mk3 ibiza cupra R from a fellow forum...
  12. wilz

    Old Newbie ( with a cupra R)

    Hi all Well I’m not a newbie to the forum but a newbie to the mk3 part used to have mk2 Ibiza 1.4 and still have my 306td (so i know how to search.) Just picked up a onvi yellow mk3 Ibiza cupra R:drive1: 43000miles on the clock from a fellow forum member, think adam1.4ibiza was looking at...
  13. Newbie LCR questons

    Hi everybody, I have posted in the New members section and i hope to buy an LCR soon. I have found out that stage 1 involves just a remap to get around 265bhp. How does the traction control cope with 265bhp? Is it very intrusive on a car in standard form? I have had a Japanese car where...
  14. Newbie - Advice on connecting my ipod to my ibiza!

    I have seen a number of topics on this but none of them seem to really answer my question! I have a seat ibiza sport (55 plate) with steering wheel stereo controls. The stereo currently in place is the factory fitted one that very helpfully has no aux connector! I would really like to plug in my...
  15. Newbie MK3 Ibiza Cupra

    Hi after a lot of research on here and a long search I've finally got myself a yellow mk3 Ibiza Cupra :D Bought it from a member on here and its tastefully modified pretty much to my tastes. Only addidtions I might make are a leon splitter but I don't think it'll clear my driveway :( Will look...
  16. 2001 Cordoba Vario newbie with questions

    Hi all This is an excellent forum with a lot more Vario owners than I'd expected to see. I hardly see another Vario on the roads let alone online :D Anyway now I've found a home among other SEAT owners I thought I'd see if anyone has answers to a few questions I think are trivial but would...
  17. INA

    Forum Newbie - Show me your Ibiza MKIII's

    Ok do you ever get that itch?The last time I got an itch I bought a $19,000 car....and its been happening more and more as I read these threads. I have been looking for a "cute" car for the Ms. and I want to import an Ibiza MKIII to North America.Problem is I cant seem to persuade her. So...
  18. Generic newbie questions - tdi engines

    My entire car history has comprised of modified japanese cars, so am very new to euro diesels so go easy! Just bought a 03 plate 1.9 TDi SE. The previous owner was selling it for his daughter and couldnt tell me much about the engine. My understanding from forums and searching is that...
  19. Newbie

    Hi all, Been joined a while but only just bought my 1st Seat, I got a 99 'T' Ibiza Cupra 8v GTi, thought I was buying an 16v but turned out to be 8v and bought it anyway. It has a set of 17" alloys on it and a JR cone filter, its done 75k miles and has been fully serviced manily by Seat...
  20. Hello from a Newbie

    Hello all I have recently bought a 2000 TDi SE. Its my first diesel so i am getting used to the power low down. Just a quick question to those in the know: When i bought the car i had a blocked nose due to a cold an so didn't detect anything amise. However, when i took it home the wife...
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