ECS Rear Centering Plates...and we're there...
This baby arrived from PSI Tuning via the states yesterday, which was the reason why it took three weeks to get here. Great customer service from PSI Tuning though, and they gave free next day delivery to compensate for the delay. Will definitely use them again.
I also purchased Powerflex rear beam bushes to complete the rear, and they came a couple of weeks ago. Here’s a quick pic…
As mentioned in a previous post, these are ECS Rear Wheel Centering plates. They have been developed for the VW Golf Mk4 platform, but are suitable for Mk1 TT fitment too. I’ve not seen them on a Leon yet but the rear beam is the same so they should fit perfectly.
Along with the Static+ Air Lift system, I've wanted to achieve a really nice seated look, but still have practicality when driving. With the rear end lowered, you’ll know that the rear wheels tend to sit forward in the arch. With the ECS plates, they re-centre the wheels within the arch whilst allowing ther car to sit as low as you want, which is great IMO.
From watching the ECS video on how to fit these, it seems simple enough, so I’ll have ago at fitting these as and when I get chance. I did hope to do it today but last night got the better of me...
I did manage to feed an uprated switch wire to my compressor. It works a treat now, so the Static+ system is now fully functional It takes seven seconds to lift 50 mm (75psi) and one second to drop the front. It’s such a brilliant system and has complimented the ride on the KWs so well. £600 well spent IMO.
Here’s a link for Stance.Solutions: http://www.stance-solutions.co.uk/home
Although posted in previous posts, here’s a reminder of how the system sits in my car. It’s all my own work with parts sourced individually in order to avoid the extra £300 price tag.
To finish the boot off, I’d like to make a false floor and ditch the original boot carpet as it’s pretty worn. My thinking is a MDF base board fully clothed with a 20 inch circle cut out the middle to show the spare wheel, then a further MDF board that’ll be fully clothed, with no cut outs/markings, that could be used every day but removed if I wanted to show the boot off – keeping with the OEM look. Will be a nice project to complete as and when I get some time (I’ve already bought the cloth and 6mm MDF sheet).
So, I think this is the first Leon with the Stance.Solutions kit fitted, and I think it might be used as an example by Adam Shepherd’s company on his website/FB site. We’ll see though…
For now, thanks for reading. Please feel free to ask any questions. Hopefully I can be of help…
James
This baby arrived from PSI Tuning via the states yesterday, which was the reason why it took three weeks to get here. Great customer service from PSI Tuning though, and they gave free next day delivery to compensate for the delay. Will definitely use them again.
I also purchased Powerflex rear beam bushes to complete the rear, and they came a couple of weeks ago. Here’s a quick pic…
As mentioned in a previous post, these are ECS Rear Wheel Centering plates. They have been developed for the VW Golf Mk4 platform, but are suitable for Mk1 TT fitment too. I’ve not seen them on a Leon yet but the rear beam is the same so they should fit perfectly.
Along with the Static+ Air Lift system, I've wanted to achieve a really nice seated look, but still have practicality when driving. With the rear end lowered, you’ll know that the rear wheels tend to sit forward in the arch. With the ECS plates, they re-centre the wheels within the arch whilst allowing ther car to sit as low as you want, which is great IMO.
From watching the ECS video on how to fit these, it seems simple enough, so I’ll have ago at fitting these as and when I get chance. I did hope to do it today but last night got the better of me...
I did manage to feed an uprated switch wire to my compressor. It works a treat now, so the Static+ system is now fully functional It takes seven seconds to lift 50 mm (75psi) and one second to drop the front. It’s such a brilliant system and has complimented the ride on the KWs so well. £600 well spent IMO.
Here’s a link for Stance.Solutions: http://www.stance-solutions.co.uk/home
Although posted in previous posts, here’s a reminder of how the system sits in my car. It’s all my own work with parts sourced individually in order to avoid the extra £300 price tag.
To finish the boot off, I’d like to make a false floor and ditch the original boot carpet as it’s pretty worn. My thinking is a MDF base board fully clothed with a 20 inch circle cut out the middle to show the spare wheel, then a further MDF board that’ll be fully clothed, with no cut outs/markings, that could be used every day but removed if I wanted to show the boot off – keeping with the OEM look. Will be a nice project to complete as and when I get some time (I’ve already bought the cloth and 6mm MDF sheet).
So, I think this is the first Leon with the Stance.Solutions kit fitted, and I think it might be used as an example by Adam Shepherd’s company on his website/FB site. We’ll see though…
For now, thanks for reading. Please feel free to ask any questions. Hopefully I can be of help…
James