Advice On Modifications...

[Chris_a_73]

If you want honeycomb side grills like mine, make sure you go for the facelift FR versions.

I have a friend who bought the cheaper, pre-facelift ones and I think they look naff in comparison.

I reckon you should be my HID guinea pig If I like them, I'll probably grab myself a set

 

[marksy93]

is there a major difference except looking naff?? (will they still fit a pre-facelift model)? and well pics will be going up when i get the new grilles and then when i get the HID's

 

[Chris_a_73]

Well, yes, either set will fit..

Here is a pic of the older ones;

And the newer ones are in my sig. image.

When you get alloys, you'll notice the MASSIVE difference they make.

 

[marksy93]

there alot thicker...the new FR grilles look better (now i've see a comparison) & yup i know but they are a bit expensive at the moment....for onces that i've looked at inc tyres its £450 - they will do until i get cupra ones...if i ever do!

 

[Chris_a_73]

Well, there are often some great deals on the forum! Just keep checking now and then, as I've seen some lovely VAG alloys for £200 inc. tyres on here and eBay.

I ended up finding mine randomly on Piston-heads, so definitely worth taking your time to fish around.

You on your todd with paying for the mods? I guess you have a job then? For me it's the ol' Supermarket job in evenings and weekend

 

[marksy93]

ah right...saw some skoda VRS alloys in black on a ibiza few weeks back and it looked great - how easy is it to change the centre logo on alloys from say a skoda badge to a Seat badge?

and yeah supermarket job for me - and paying for all the mods myself (along with the insurance & lessons & tests!) although the car was bought for me so its only fair....cant wait to start changing it though. Radio & Alloys are the 1st major changes

 

[Chris_a_73]

Very easy mate! I have a brand new box of centre caps sitting next to me, and seeing as Skoda is part of the VAG group, they will most likely fit. So if you get some vRS's, give me a shout and they're yours for what I paid for 'em (all unopened).

I was lucky enough to split the cost of my car, insurance and test with my parents, however all mods are under my own steam. Where do you work? I'm at Waitrose, working on Food Service

Never really considered getting a new radio, don't know the advantages to it. I just got a wireless FM transmitter for my iPod (£15) and play through my speakers! Works a treat!

 

[marksy93]

ok cheers mate - still be a while before new alloys sit on my ibiza, think they shall arrive around xmas time if not a little before, however the new head unit shall be arriving around october time hopefully

HID's i guess will be fitted around january time and then tinted windows to follow shortly after that - i've already de-badged it and i am going to order the new honeycomb grilles more than likely next week so they should 'bee' fitted in the next few weeks!

 

[adam_may]

They are £150 from HIDs4U...

What tyres have you got Adam?

215/35/18 yup its a pretty harsh ride! lol

 

[Chris_a_73]

Jesusss. I thought 40 profile was low! Lol, rubberband tyres FTW

I can feel almost any bump; I dunno what yours must be like!

 

[adam_may]

Jesusss. I thought 40 profile was low! Lol, rubberband tyres FTW

I can feel almost any bump; I dunno what yours must be like!

Ye its pretty harsh! Lol just fitted cupra wishbone bushes too! Holds the road well tho so its worth it the tyres have abit of stretch on them aswel

 

[Chris_a_73]

£10 bets your car ain't German

Ever been pulled for that??

 

[adam_may]

haha yup £60 fine! got a private reg on now tho....been pulled a few times for that too but avoided fines so far lol

 

[Chris_a_73]

Why have you been pulled for a private reg? Have you altered it to display a word or something along those lines?

 

[adam_may]

Ye took the space out of the middle lol guna get some legal ones put on as I cba with the hastle!

 

[marksy93]

love the alloys - were they expensive? also how much to get the resprayed?

 

[adam_may]

love the alloys - were they expensive? also how much to get the resprayed?

if this post is aimed at me i think the alloys where £500 from wheel worx in mansfield with tyres and i payed my mate £80 to spray them in gloss black for me going to have them powder coated gloss black soon tho as they are starting to flake

 

[marksy93]

yeah sorry adam still struggling to quote people in my replies...and ah right - are you able to change the centre logos to Seat?

 

[adam_may]

yeah sorry adam still struggling to quote people in my replies...and ah right - are you able to change the centre logos to Seat?

yeah they had audi and VW centre caps but no seat ones when i bought the wheels, u can get gel overlays from the likes of DMB graphics to stick on them.

 

[marksy93]

do they look any good?