Turning a Leon into 4x4! How difficult??

[RobM]

Just the cost of converting the car to Right hand drive

Then you can start modifications to take advantage of the 4wd system

Then trying to insure the car which would a nightmare

Just think about it... an imported car is hard to insure... and modified cars are expensive to insure... so just imagine the sort of quotes you'll get for trying to insure a modified imported car!

 

[cordobabrendy]

Guys youre going about this all wrong, the leon would still be heavy and wouldnt deserve the 4wd,
On the other hand, turning one of these

into one of these ....Hubba Hubba

clicky for gwyndaff evans driving one at lurgan park, a really tight public park area.
And another
and another from a previous year 1999

 

[Icecavern]

Guys youre going about this all wrong, the leon would still be heavy and wouldnt deserve the 4wd,
On the other hand, turning one of these

into one of these ....Hubba Hubba

clicky for gwyndaff evans driving one at lurgan park, a really tight public park area.
And another
and another from a previous year 1999

I have been tempted on more than one occasion

 

[RobDon]

Leon doesn't deserve 4WD ... like a Golf and Octavia does!?!?

Leon V6 4WD then add HPA twin turbo kit = 500+BHP with an awesome soundtrack ... oh yeah!!!

 

[cordobabrendy]

Leon doesn't deserve 4WD ... like a Golf and Octavia does!?!?

Leon V6 4WD then add HPA twin turbo kit = 500+BHP with an awesome soundtrack ... oh yeah!!!

AHHHH Shaddup a ya face rob, you're ruining my argument and dream!
I would prefer the 2.0 16v turbo to the 20v 1.8 though.

 

[DPJ]

You have learned well, Grasshopper.

 

[HarveyGTI]

PMSL

 

[g60jet]

buy a left hocker AWD leon v6 and convert it to RHD if you REALLY need to. there are loads of AWD leon in spain and europe, try autoscott.de

 

[BCM]

think the best way to convert your leon to 4WD is to take it to your local Audi garage and trade it in for an S3!

 

[Ruddmeister]

buy a left hocker AWD leon v6 and convert it to RHD if you REALLY need to. there are loads of AWD leon in spain and europe, try autoscott.de

I thought I covered that in post #20

Ever tried driving a left hand drive car in this country and tried over taking on A-roads and B-roads?

 

[DPJ]

A year or so ago, I was seriously considering buying a 1.8T LHD 4wd and modding it for power, so that I could take it with me when I move to France. I gave up on the idea when I discovered that you can't get one built later than 2002. A point to bear in mind.

 

[Ruddmeister]

Perhaps it would be quicker and cheaper to lobby the Government into changing our roads so we drive on the right?

 

[ibizacupra]

Leon doesn't deserve 4WD ... like a Golf and Octavia does!?!?

Leon V6 4WD then add HPA twin turbo kit = 500+BHP with an awesome soundtrack ... oh yeah!!!

now that would get my interest.
fun toy..

 

[RickC]

i can't remember who it was but they said this place could do it http://www.quattronics.co.uk/Flash Doc.html god knows how much it'll cost though

i work at Quattronics, so stay tuned


nothings impossible

 

[SeatLeon20VT4]

Parts for rebuilding

All the parts for building a FWD to an AWD are stock VAG parts. So it should be possible.

Mabye buy a wrech 4x4 from germany and use the parts from this.

RobDon; 4x4 is much more fun in the winter time!

 

[RobM]

All the parts for building a FWD to an AWD are stock VAG parts. So it should be possible.

You're right.... but an entirely new floorpan isn't exactly an over the counter part

 

[Ruddmeister]

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[RickC]

the rear of the donor car say S3 mounts are wider by about 4 inches each side so that will need to be adapted, fuel tank out, and maybe 2 x 2 " exhausts instead of 1 x 3", loads more but its not impossible

 

[RickC]

however haldex is not real 4 x 4 lol,

 

[Scotty_b]

Ive always thought it would be great to have a 4x4 cupra r 1.8t but why not import a v6 4x4 then do that up and leave it left hooker like the golf rallye?