project "unloved" Ibiza FR Tdi

[Tony T 1985]

Hey folks - finally got enough posts to allow me to post pictures so here's my humble build thread,

i have a 54 plate Ibiza TDi 130 FR

got it in Feb 08 as a kind of sensible car that wouldn't bore me to tears with it's dullness - i guess i succeded as i still love it after those 2 and a half years

it's had a few looks in the years i've had it and although i know that some of the looks won't be to everyones taste and/or people will not approve as it's not considered the normal route with a mk4 i hope that some of you will enjoy it as much as i do

anyway enough rambling and onto the pictures - comments and criticisms welcome

as i got it - looking all shiny and high as a truck :O

 

[130Sport]

That's very nice mate

 

[Tony T 1985]

first major change was for Edition 38 2008

sourced a LHD taillight to lose reverse light for symmetry,
V-maxx coilovers wound right down / no adjusters at rear,
Rear badges removed,
Front Grille / Badge & Foglight Trims sprayed gloss Black,
Leon Cupra R splitter (not fitted in Pics)

and the most in your face mod :

The Colour coded 16" Beetle steelies.

got some Recaro seats for the kiddies - need to make sure they're comfy after all

it stayed like this for a couple of months until MOT time -

 

[Tony T 1985]

That's very nice mate

thanks mate - it doesn't look much like that anymore lol - i sometimes wish it did though

 

[Tony T 1985]

MOT time meant new tyres and a slightly higher ride height -

unfortuantely due to a mishap whilst fitting tyres some thinners were spilt onto one of my back wheels

making the best of a bad situation i matt blacked the centres of the steels

then i matt blacked the mirrors as i hated the silver fr ones

comments and criticisms welcom as always

 

[Si_TDi_FR]

I like it, good to see something different on the forum

 

[Tony T 1985]

thanks mate - i'm kinda holding back all the updates as there is still many more - didn't want to just fire all of them in one go - stay tuned for a few more updates as it looks nothing like this now lol

 

[FR_MATT]

much prefer it with the black and red wheels

 

[Gib]

Taking away those 16" alloys and putting on steelies was quite a bold move and definately not to everyone's taste! If that's a compliment or a criticism... well that's down to the individual really!

Gib

 

[undefined]

looks smart..

not a big fan of the 16" alloys and thse steelies make it stand out so much more which is all good

 

[Tony T 1985]

cheers folks - still got a fair bit to go till we've caught up with how it looks now


for winter i decided to have a bit of a laugh - i know that nobody will like this lol

and as is law in winter for someone as lazy as me - it didn't get washed from december right through to february

looking back i actually liked this look on it although it could've sat better with spacers etc

 

[stezo2k]

Loving the steelies, very different. I like the 2 colour thing

Wow your car was dirty

 

[hakkow]

I actually like the yellow wheels I just think your cars needs some water.. and soap..

 

[Mattwood]

i was gonna do my wheels yellow! wish i'd hae seen this before i refurbed them in gloss black

 

[Mr_Dave]

the yellow wheels look loads better than the red steelies.

 

[Wash It!]

I think you should stick with that yellow theme, make it really stand out from the crowd!

Yellow steelies too far..?

I really like the Golf/Polo rear wiper arm on there, it sets the back end off nicely.

 

[Murdered LCR]

Love the steelies get them banded with some camber

 

[Tony T 1985]

thanks for all your comments guys - i'm posting this retrospectively so it's kinda nice to see which stages of the car were best recieved


anyway - february 09 and the beeza was due another set of tyres which took me to 3/4 full sets in the year i'd owned it - poor tracking and a serious lack of places able to do it as low as it is mean a set never last very long luckily i managed to track down another set of wheels with brand new tyres from a mate who sold me them for the same price the tyres cost him


17" santa monicas powdercoated black (well 2 were - the other two had been rattlecanned fluro green )

the green was a bit far even for me but as i got the wheels so cheap i actually didn't care

apart from some small rubbing on my wings due to the 205/40's it was all good for a few months

 

[Tony T 1985]

then, disaster struck - i basically clipped a wall coming out my drive whilst trying to avoid a puppy

gutted

 

[Mr_Dave]

ahh that's a massive shame

still preferred the standard wheels myself, but that doesn't really matter

loving the er, custom sticker