Armo's mk1 leon cupra auq

[armo]

Those coilovers, they the FK AK street on ebay? Thinking of ordering them next year. And are you keeping those rear lights?

Yeah they are gez, il give you a shout and let you know what there like once there fitted mate, visually they look pretty good, far superior to the jamex ones i sent back anyway, there 30-100mm drop and fixed 30% damping, cheap mod imo

Added a link in my sig now bud ,

not so much a build thread but a couple of pics , i will take some more pics this weekend matey

twenny

Nice on fella il have a look then at least i can build a picture of the amount work im looking at

 

[armo]

Managed to get the coilovers fitted the other weekend, heres a couple of pics of the car in progress and when its back on the ground, in the pictures the rears are wound right out and the fronts right down, Iv since wound the fronts right back up in preparation for the snow but you get the idea, excuse the lack of shine on the car as it been raining for days and it is minging

 

[armo]

Quick update, Wheels have been done and there now nice shiny black, quite like em, much better than the silver anyway! just need the snow to nick off so i can crank the suspension back down and set a nice stance, might even go 20mm spacers on the back and 10's on the front, well have to wait and see.

Still gotta get the pink vac hosing removed and replaced with the red, and paint the calipers red.

Also just started my collection of detailing gear, Megs shampoo, Valet pro poly clay bar, Sonus SFX3 final finish and Poorboys natty wax, When i get a chance to use it i will update my photos showing the drop and wheels etc and post em up

 

[gezmeister]

Suspension looks good, will be my next purchase now that i've sourced tyres for my other alloys. Hows the ride?

 

[armo]

with them at full height like they are now the ride is better than standard mate, no body roll and really progressive rebound etc, the lower you go the bouncier they get though, thats the only downside. Still handles very very well but any little bump and you get a mad sort of rigid bounce ha ha, takes some getting used to but they have improved the car tenfold, and for £170 there the second best mod iv done next to the map, get some bought fella, when you crank em down you will love the look of your car, takes all of the empty arch space away, much nicer

 

[armo]

not gonna get the weather for a polish so heres a couple of quick pics of the wheels finished in black, and another of my little red touch forge badge

 

[MarkWales]

wheels look amazing

painted or powder coated?

what did the cost?

 

[magicoi]

wheels look good!
Have plat cupra tdi myself with black rs4's sat in a box waiting for tyres and wasnt 100% about em. Now =

One thing you need to do is get a fabia rear wiper on there!

 

[armo]

wheels look amazing

painted or powder coated?

what did the cost?

cheers mark, diy job mate, grey primer, 2 cans of matt black, laquer and **** loads of wet and dry, got a fairly decent finish on them considering

wheels look good!
Have plat cupra tdi myself with black rs4's sat in a box waiting for tyres and wasnt 100% about em. Now =

One thing you need to do is get a fabia rear wiper on there!

agreed lol, its on my list! next up is the fab rear wiper, carbon wrapped LCR splitter and carbon wrap roof and mirrors. The black looks well with the grey mate get em shot on it will look wicked

 

[MarkWales]

cracking job you did there

 

[lock1981]

Good skills mate. I still haven't got round to fitting tip yet. Making me feel bad

 

[armo]

Good skills mate. I still haven't got round to fitting tip yet. Making me feel bad

cheers matey, Lazy arse lol, saying that though they dont look that simple to fit to be fair, access is a nightmare. I still havent seen you kicking about anywhere in ingleby, iv seen a red pre facelift with rims but thats it

 

[Mo Arif]

what profile / tyre size have you got on the star fish alloys mate?

cars looking good.

 

[armo]

just running standard fitment mate, 225/45/17's i might drop them to 40's when they need renewing, and possibly even go for 205/215 to get a little stretch. I hated the wheels in silver but in black there growing on me so i think im gonna keep em

 

[armo]

**update**

next week im gonna crack on changing the maf, and while im on im changing the intake set up to a simota foam mushroom filter and a 70mm silicone extension, this is beacuse im sure my stainless oiled intake is the culprit for knacking the maf. Also im ordering the LCR splitter, fabia rear wiper, some more 3m carbon to wrap the splitter and front and rear S badges. Il get some photos up when it all comes and i get it fitted

 

[lock1981]

Had a bash at the tip today... couldn't get access to it really don't have axle stands just mounted it on the curb on bricks. Not a good look!

 

[armo]

ha ha, iv got stands if you wanna borrow them dude

 

[armo]

few more better pictures of the black wheels in good light

 

[LEE69]

They look good

 

[armo]

**UPDATE

Been spending more money lol, thanks to hullcupra225 from the forum i will soon be taking delivery of a stainless cat back system so by next weekend if the postie gets his finger out, i should have fitted

New maf
Simota mushroom intake with red silicone ext
LCR splitter
Fabia rear wiper
Citroen C2 ariel
Powerflow stainless

and erm..... im now skint lol