2015 Ibiza FR Project

[dan103]

will you get cupra seats?

probably not. if im not wrong they are probably exactly the same platform. Were they not cloth only?? Maybe leather option like the ones in mine. Don't fully know dont own one and never looked at one.

Also Ibiza cupra seats will be 3 door type with the latch to fold down where as mine is 5 door.​

Probs go aftermarket reclining buckets or from another VAG car thought about leon cupra wing back seats from the mk2 if they are capable of fitting. Or even fixed buckets. im 6"1 not even that tall and feel just too high in the seats even on the lowest setting.

 

[dan103]

Just a couple pics from weekend. Fitted the kill all wipers delete at the weekend. Dead easy no problems encountered.


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[dan103]

currently eyeing some spacers up to push the wheels out a bit. Watch this space but most likely the next little mod.

 

[dan103]

Been a while since I updated this and the fr has now hit 37k miles and final pay7ment made so shes all mine. After a stressful year and lots of personal issues im finally back on with the car.

Bought some spacers of ebay 15 mm front and 20mm back

Before


After

 

[dan103]

I also ordered a boost gauge again ebay and a vent gauges. I fitted this, this weekend and just waiting on adaptor kit for the car to enable the gauge to read the boost.








Driller a whole in the ducting and fed the wire down to the heater controls. Ive wired up to heater controls as I couldn't get the radio out to run power off that. fed cable though same grommet as the bonnet release to get to the engine bay.. Had to remove quite a bit of trim but once iget the adaptor it should work well and will post pics once fully working. Looks OEM so im happy with it.

Other than that car burning through a bit of oil but hasn't missed a beat yet. few plans for it this year. Hopefully an exhaust and remap for definite with other things in the pipeline. Want to dye the headlining and tan trim pieces black too but that's a summer job.

 

[dan103]

Forge adaptor fitted and now gauge is working now . Fitted adaptor the reverse way and cut the plastic behind it to make room . When it was facing the right way the air box cut into the tubing. So with it fit the opposite way this can’t happen . Running 14 psi at peak boost . Will get some pics up this weekend as I Will be replacing the plastic tube the kit came with for rubber tubing . Happy with outcome and addictive chasing the needle !

 

[dan103]

Delayed post

Forge adaptor came and was able to finally get the boost gauge working



Had to trim the back of the original sensor fitting the get the adaptor to send the pipework backwards









Used a spare bracket to mount the sensor. Running power of feed from headlights and fed back into cabin through the bonnet release Gromit.


All back together and tidy again.


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[dan103]

Latest thing done was some pedal covers to get rid of the old plain boring plastic ones

Ignore the carpet hadn't cleaned it



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[dan103]

Todays little job

 

[dan103]

40k on the clock fresh mot. serviced just got to pick up on the pad and discs on back after the mot . not bad just need a freshing up. hoping to buy a new exhaust in the coming month. and maybe remap early next year. running sweet tax 20£ mpg about 43 to 45 cant complain another year motoring ahead

 

[dan103]

So unfortunately good luck has ran out front spring has snapped on the top coil front left. So parts to order and both sides to be done in coming weekend. Fun Fun Fun. Thought about lowering springs or coilovers but im going oem springs now then coilovers will be a next year job as i planned.

 

[dan103]

yes the plate passed the mot

 

[dan103]

been quiet on car with the winter time now. With the purchase of a project track car in the last month unlikely anything will change on the car at the moment. maybe a few odds and ends next year but putting my time in effort into my track car. will post in this if I do manage anything. Need to look at boost gauge needle light keeps going off but other than that no issues with the car