Benzys TDI FR

[Benzy]

I paid 240 for everything. The pads and discs are practically brand new too

 

[Thafussa]

ok so iv been on here for years and never bothered to write one of these so i thought its about time i did.

I got my first leon, a pd140 about 4 years ago and loved it! Coming from a mitsubushi colt 1.3 the power was awsum and the ride was so much nicer. In the time that i had it i didnt do too much to it, just a few little tinkering bits. I blacked out the chrome grill and the s badge on the front and back, put in a piper cross panel filter and dropped it on sportlines

i had lots more plans for it but sadly fate intervened

there i was minding my own business when wham! Some bloke just not paying attention, cut someone els up who swerved onto my side of the road then bang, head on, thanks alot.

So i was now in the situation of needing a new car and decided i wanted to go for another leon because i knew they could take a bit of a pounding

done:

K&n panel filter
black front and rear s badge
black mirror caps
stereo install
painted callipers
gloss black roof
lower on sportlines
front splitter
added scn stickers
side stripes
short shifter
6k hids
custom exhaust

to do list:

Rear anti roll bar
rear diffuser
custom intake
dpf delete and map


first thing was to get rid of that shiny chrome front and rear s badge and the silver wing mirrors. So i whipped them off and chucked some vinyl on them, also got a new facia arrive from dave at sere which meant i could fit my new double din stereo

ok so today i had the roof done i love it and the guys who did it for me were just great! I only called them for a quote last night and i asked if they could do it today and they said they would fit me in. I also asked if they could do the rear s badge as i hadn't got round to doing it and they just did it free of charge. All in all took them about an hour and 15 and was by far the cheapest quote i got. I would highly recommend them to anyone in the milton keynes area!

last night i de badged the back end as the letteres looked crap with the black s badge, i was thinking of painting them black and re fitting them but i think it looks nicer like this...im undecided tho

i also exchanged the numberplate bulbs for some leds. Looks a lot crisper and smarter
before

after

i added a couple of scn stickers today along with painting the callipers. I hated the nasty grey/silver so decided to paint them red and make them stand out a bit.

and also a sticker for a very worthy local charity, i would ask you to please look it up

mr postman brought me a nice present today

before

after

so after speaking to kev at triple r composites regarding the front splitter for the mk2 with a btcc kit fitted he asked me to go to his workshop so we could have a look into it. When i arrived we got straight to work, got the car inside. He drew numerous different designs on a big sheet of mdf then cut it out and shaped it. We took a mould of the bottom of the bumper so the splitter will fit snugly and i left him to complete the work.

i got the call from kev to go and have the spoiler fitted  i was buzzing.

off shift today so i thought i would do a few little bits of tinkering with the car.

To start with i took the front grill off as i had originally vinyl wrapped the front s badge and i wanted to spray it to make it a bit neater. So i managed to get it all apart after a lot of nervous swearing

painted the s in super gloss black, looked really nice until i sprayed some lacquer on it then it all started to bubble and the surface became very rough. Don’t really know what happened

and thought i would spray the little prongs red to make the badge stand out a little bit so i taped it up and painted it

then i reassembled it all and refitted it onto the car

then i thought i would go to work on the engine cover to spice up the engine bay. So i removed the centre bit and sprayed that gloss red and the surround gloss black (i no its already black but i think in gloss it will look better)

plan is to do the raised tdi lettering in white once the red has properly hardened.

I will post a picture up as soon as its all dry enough to reassemble

i managed to trash the little seat badge on the engine cover in the process of removing it tho so i need a new one, any one know how much they cost and if there is other designs and colours?

thanks

engine cover is finished and rebuilt, only need to spray the tdi bit white now but im gonna leave that for another day


before

after

i gave the car a really good wash, polish and a wax today along with some vinyl care on the roof. I had some striped fitted a while ago by a mate of mine and forgot to mention them on here so here they are. Im still not sure on them but time will tell.

then took her out to get some snaps as it was a nice sunny day

had a little tinker on gimp2 for this one (im still learning)

look what just arrived :d i will be fitting it this weekend whilst my mate is putting some new conti sport 5s on the car

short shifter is fitted i love it! Makes the shift an inch shorter forward and backwards, got a great feel to it and all for the low price of 35 quid :d

last night i fitter my nice new set of terminator 6k hids :d they make a huge difference to how the car looks imo and i love them!

Heres before

during (you can really see the difference here)

and after :d

this morning i got up bright and early and headed over to my mates workshop to get my exhaust sorted. We got it up on the ramps and had a good look over before getting to work with the wd40 to try and release the bl00dy thing haha. The objective of the day was to delete the back box and to fill out the huge holes in the btcc bumper which the standard remus box doesnt do.


This is a view from the back before

then we got it up on the ramps and got to work

got it all tacked and then welded and trimmed off the job

then final fitting

and back home ready for a wash!

sounds exactly what i was after, no real difference at idle, just a bit deeper tone, and when im cruising at 70 its also nice and quiet. But when i give it some beans it makes a nice loud roar just what the doctor ordered

how much inches are those lowering springs ???

 

[Benzy]

There 50 front and 35 rear

 

[Benzy]

Been a costly week. Hit a badger about a week ago so been busy buying new bits for it

Picking up my new btcc bumper tomorrow from seat and taking it straight to the painters. Looking forward to getting her looking right again

 

[sbd]

Been a costly week. Hit a badger about a week ago so been busy buying new bits for it

Picking up my new btcc bumper tomorrow from seat and taking it straight to the painters. Looking forward to getting her looking right again

Shitttt that must have been a big old badger! Not seen your car around, i live in Hardwick, the other side of Cambourne. Got an Ibiza FR. Love the look of our car though mate!

 

[Thafussa]

Been a costly week. Hit a badger about a week ago so been busy buying new bits for it

Picking up my new btcc bumper tomorrow from seat and taking it straight to the painters. Looking forward to getting her looking right again

dammnn....im sorry bro...i hate mondays...

 

[Benzy]

Shitttt that must have been a big old badger! Not seen your car around, i live in Hardwick, the other side of Cambourne. Got an Ibiza FR. Love the look of our car though mate!

Ye I hit it on the motorway so obviously it was at high speed. Poor thing just legged it and I had nowhere to go, didn't even see it till I was on top of it. I'll keep an eye out for u in future then pal, I always have a good look at Ibizas and Leon's when I see them to see if I recognise them from here

 

[sbd]

Ye I hit it on the motorway so obviously it was at high speed. Poor thing just legged it and I had nowhere to go, didn't even see it till I was on top of it. I'll keep an eye out for u in future then pal, I always have a good look at Ibizas and Leon's when I see them to see if I recognise them from here

Not much you could do then really! i'll give you a wave if i see you about, although in all fairness i'm not often out St Neots way, Cambourne is usually as far as i go. And i'm guessing your car will be off the road for a bit too now. You'll have to ask Father Christmas for a new front end for christmas!

 

[Benzy]

Haha ye is rather that than some coal
Well I'm picking my bumper up today and taking it to the painters, and I already have my front panel ready to fit. I'm tempted to leave the arch liner and under tray for a while to help with money.

The car is on the road, just as little as possible, just been taking it to work and back really.

 

[tuan21]

There is no doubt. This is the best Fr TDI I've ever seen
Fantastic job mate

 

[Benzy]

There is no doubt. This is the best Fr TDI I've ever seen

Fantastic job mate

Thanks a lot man yours looks pretty sweet too and I have to say, I love the sun strip

 

[Benzy]

Picked up my bumper yesterday from the painters gonna wait till after Christmas now and then when I'm off shift I'll try and get everything fitted in one go. I can't wait!

 

[Benzy]

Big day for the car today! Hopefully by the end of the day she will be looking lovely again.

Front bumper
Front panel
Wheel arch liner
Intercooler

Removing and replacing the above to repair the badger damage. Early start and late finish

 

[Benzy]

So after an early start (at mc Donald's) we set about ripping apart the front end.
Bumper
Crash bar
Headlights
Front panel
Air conditioning condenser
Intercooler
Wheel arch liner

Always knew it would get worse before it got better





Found the air condenser is trashed as well so that's a job to be done before the summer as I couldn't justify another 200+ for something that won't be used for a few months.

Replaced the intercooler then started the rebuild with nice new parts had to modify the front panel slightly to fit the btcc bumper but it all went well.





Fitted the new arch liner which was a COMPLETE pain in the arse! Then chucked the wheels back on, fitted the grills and took her off jacks

And the finished product...yes that's right, back to how it was a month ago haha.





Only difference with this is that it has different grills which look so much better so will show them off when I have cleaned her and get some nice new pictures.


Long day well spent I think!

 

[[M]ike]

Good to see the car back in its glory. Great job.

 

[spearce]

Looks great mate. I'm changing the bumper on mine soon, do you have any tips? Did you use ramps to higher the car?

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[Benzy]

Thanks guys. The bumper it's self was actually real easy to do so if your just changing that then you will be fine. Chuck it on some axel stands to give urself some more room to work with mate. Shouldn't have any problems pal

 

[spearce]

Nice one thanks chap!

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[holmefield]

bump

 

[Madchikken]

Are you based anywhere near Heathrow? I swear I've seen this car about (or one looking VERY simillar with black grilles etc). Looks sweet though nice car fella