Leon Bumper Removal & Cupra R Bumper Fitting Guide

[pjmdevo]

MY conversion!

Okay its taken an awfull long time, but its almost finished!

As for cost-i got my front bumper from a breaker, approx £200, then grilles and fogs for the bumper where £290 Got the skirts from ebay @£70!!

I got the entire front end resprayed-bonnet, bumper and wings, along with skirts, and some colour coding-this set me back around £400

And im yet to get a back bumper....but since they're around £300+vat from seat....and you also need the towing eye cover-thats another £7-im trying to get one elsewhere!

ANYWAYS- what ya'll think...for a tdi?

Shot with K800i at 2007-08-28

 

[Fallen Angel]

Well the bumpers i got off ebay, i paid 150 for front and 90 for rear, painting was £120 for both but i know the guy who did them, the guides and bits needed cost around another £160 roughly, but i didn't bother with the fog lights as they are silly money, have bought a universal kit with quite similar shaped fogs for £20 at GTI International

Hope that helps be prepared to pay around £200 for spraying the bumpers though, could be more i don't know

 

[Fallen Angel]

So your not gonna get standard "R" ones then?

Not sure yet, i wasn't intending to make it look like a Cupra R, i just didn't want fibreglass crap like my old car, and these bumpers were pretty much the only descent option. I may end up with those skirts yet, can't find anything else i like

 

[Fallen Angel]

ANYWAYS- what ya'll think...for a tdi?

Shot with K800i at 2007-08-28

Looks nice hun, i wished i'd gone for a red Cupra, regret getting the yellow now

 

[vwbassett]

I cant believe how expensive those grills and fogs are probably best if i try and find a complete one although seem to be fewer on the likes of ebay than i thought there would be.

pjmdevo - that looks really smart how much you lowered yours by and with what stuff?

 

[pjmdevo]

Thanks-Only down 40mm at the minute, on lowering springs. Rollin' on 19'' Toora T250's Seeking a set of coilovers too. But things dont happen very quickly on a students budget

 

[m_zafar]

what year cupra r bumpers have you fitted?

 

[TllEWL]

All Cupra R bumpers are the same - there's no distiction between years.

 

[tolly_tdi]

thanks fallen angel and others - a great write up on your page and has given me some inspiration for my toledo!

though some of pics on your other pages for the leon are broken which is a shame!

 

[Fallen Angel]

Your welcome hun, i'll have to take a look, not been on my site for some time

 

[adam123]

did you buy proper cupra r kit from SEAT as i have been quoted around £800 for the body kit + grills. i dont know if i want to get a cheap fibreglass one from ebay :S

 

[Fallen Angel]

No don't get the fibreglass ones, you'll never get a descent fit. I got bumpers second hand off Ebay but bought the grills and fitting guides from Seat new.

 

[Dione J]

Why do you need fitting guides? DO i need fitting guides if I want to put a LCR front bumper on my LC 180?

 

[Fallen Angel]

Because the standard guides will not match up with the LCR guides

 

[TllEWL]

The thread title 'fitting guide' is a 'How To...'

but yeah, if you look at the picture on page 1 - items 2,3 & 4 'bumper guides' are required to fit a MY03 Cupra bumper or LCR bumper to the pre-facelift cupra (or indeed a 1.4, 1.6 or any Toledo)

 

[drue1]

thats a great guide as im going to be fitting my cooler very soonThanks very much

 

[michaelstewart]

advice

hi i have the facelift cupra 1.8t i want to change it to the cupra r front bumper what parts will i need to do this oviously the grilles the bumper but will i have to change the wheel arch guides? also the two bolts under the centre caps come out but does the lcr have any that go in there please help!

 

[1.9...stefan]

wicked advice... just got my front bumper off and this will defo help me fit my new bumper

many thanks

 

[mizan215]

The thread title 'fitting guide' is a 'How To...'

but yeah, if you look at the picture on page 1 - items 2,3 & 4 'bumper guides' are required to fit a MY03 Cupra bumper or LCR bumper to the pre-facelift cupra (or indeed a 1.4, 1.6 or any Toledo)

is that page on the link from fallen angel or on a fitting guide book? thanks

 

[itfben]

I have created a page on my personal website purely for the removal of the mk1 Cupra front and rear bumpers, and the fitting of Cupra R bumpers
There are plenty of detailed pictures and a parts lists for the bits necessary for fitting the new bumpers

It also contains the steps for fitting a Forge Front Mounted Intercooler

Hope this helps, please leave comments at the bottom of the page, or if you have a query

http://fallenangelxsi.piczo.com/?preview=y&g=24212843&cr=2&rfm=y

Cheers

If thats your car with the carbon fibre engine casing - then hot daym it looks awsum inder the lid.
how much is cost to do that from when you got your car standard?... if you dont mind be asking? also what car is it?