Tfsi Mikes Money Pit :: AKS built Cupra :: TTE420 :: Rtech Tuned

[Tfsi_Mike]

Can't see the sill! 

[vRSAlex]

Can't see the sill! 

It was way too dark in there to get a pic of the sill.

[Tfsi_Mike]

Tight buggers wanna start turning the lights on haha.

[vRSAlex]

Nice and snug now.

[Cupra R]

Mike. Did the body shop spray the whole car 

Looks a different red on the alignment jig

[Tfsi_Mike]

 

[Tfsi_Mike]

Mike. Did the body shop spray the whole car 

Looks a different red on the alignment jig

Poor light I think. She's going to have a full on detail when I get her back.

[Phil_T]

Did you not want to put the battery in the boot Mike or does the cupra not have a battery boot box like the S3/R32?

[vRSAlex]

Did you not want to put the battery in the boot Mike or does the cupra not have a battery boot box like the S3/R32?

None of the front wheel drive cars have the box unfortunately.  This battery is so light it would prob add weight adding cables to the boot.   Holds its charge very well.

[Tfsi_Mike]

Think the battery is 4.5Kg, my oem one was 19.5 

On another note Phil yours looks awesome in your sig 

[Vasekk]

What is the specification and model of the battery?

[Tfsi_Mike]

What is the specification and model of the battery?

It's identical to this Braille ;

http://www.braillebattery.co.uk/index.php/braille/product_batteries/b14115

It's a Tomika racing battery. 

[Phil_T]

Think the battery is 4.5Kg, my oem one was 19.5 

On another note Phil yours looks awesome in your sig 

Nice saving there! How much are they? Ive seen before they sometimes have cold start issues with the smaller lightweight batterys but at least weve got the weather now for you to test it.

Thanks, Wheels have had to come off for winter though :( I need some better winter wheels!

[vRSAlex]

Think the battery is 4.5Kg, my oem one was 19.5 

On another note Phil yours looks awesome in your sig 

Nice saving there! How much are they? Ive seen before they sometimes have cold start issues with the smaller lightweight batterys but at least weve got the weather now for you to test it.

Thanks, Wheels have had to come off for winter though :( I need some better winter wheels!

Must stop looking at your S3.  So damn nice.

On the battery front.  It gets started twice a day to go in and out of the unit.  No issues so far.  I will see how it goes this week in the cold.

[Tfsi_Mike]

In Germany (winter) it went 6 days without a charge and just started.  I have a CTEK maintanance charger

Clicky

Was sub £200.