MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: Paul_zx6r on November 01, 2013, 09:08:26 pm
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Hi Guy's
Been a member on seatcupra.net for over a year and started to look on here as the golf and leon are essentially the same car.
Bit of a background on my car and bike history, I am a bit of a ford nut and owned a few including a few mk3 fiestas, 1 being a 220bhp rs turbo, mk4 escort rs turbo running 180 bhp, mk1 focus st 170, mk2 focus st 2 running 300 bhp a few others but nothing exciting, I have also owned a zx6r 636 and a cbr 600rr, haven't had a bike for a few years as i think its too dangerous to ride on the roads now, i had someone knock me off my zx6r through not looking.
Now onto the leon, I have owned it since Jan this year.
When i first got it after its 1st proper wash, the previous owner used to park it under a willow tree so it was covered in sap.
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Fitted a linea r grill and sprayed the chrome surround black
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Put some carbon door sills on
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fpaul_zx6r%2Fleon%2Fgrill011.jpg&hash=1e0526159ff49a38cd97fd29874ffb49bd40f01b)
Fitted some drls in my side vents
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Night view of my drls
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Headlights on and drls dim to 50%
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Replaced the stupid grey centre caps with black gel overlays
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Carried out a darkside development egr delete
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New battery box fitted
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Painted my "s" badge white
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Went to shark for a dpf delete remap and eibach sportlines
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My stage 1 map
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My stage 2 map
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50/50 after the journey back from shark
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Went down to amd for a seatcupra.net rr day
My print out
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Rear "s" badge wrapped
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Bro in law is a window tinter so got the rears tinted
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Wrapped the door handles with carbon wrap
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fpaul_zx6r%2Fleon%2Fellieanddylanbouncycastle001.jpg&hash=20c2f5a092e5b564c0e4a382a4e972d53348fea9)
Shark performance sticker
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Sprayed my "leon" lettering black
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Trying out my snow foam
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Fly eye kit on the rear lights
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New sticker
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Armrest fitted
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fg366%2Fpaul_zx6r%2F20130716_193347.jpg&hash=8addc0cad3d5a38127cf5dd42f2f30a670c3152f)
Bought a full mk 5 r32 brake setup, currently being sprayed white
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fg366%2Fpaul_zx6r%2F20130716_192541.jpg&hash=d77fdd65021becf6077f3a29cedfa5e9640834ab)
Discs painted with hammerite
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Bought an auto tech rear arb from little_dave
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Like the carbon sill covers, where are they from, would stop the mrs damaging the sill on her leon with her stupid heels :signLOL:
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Welcome. Great build thread :happy2: Any future plans?
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Like the carbon sill covers, where are they from, would stop the mrs damaging the sill on her leon with her stupid heels :signLOL:
Thanks mate, They are seat sport sills and just wrapped with carbon wrap.
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Welcome. Great build thread :happy2: Any future plans?
Thanks mate, future mod list includes Front arb, salk, hids, triple r composites front spliter and their rear diffuser when its made, maybe some bigger exhaust tips, rns or rcd 510 if i can find a cheap dab one and figure out whats what with them (still confused about the models and gate ways) fit the brakes and rear arb and do a few evening track days next year
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Nice meeting you today Paul :drinking:
Lovely looking Leon you have with some really nice touches :happy2:
Looking forward to seeing your progress as you add the extras we spoke about
Good luck on the slippery slope lol
Hope the M25 wasn't too bad on the way back, I saw the queue as I drove past you on the A13 :sick:
Dave
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Nice meeting you today Paul :drinking:
Lovely looking Leon you have with some really nice touches :happy2:
Looking forward to seeing your progress as you add the extras we spoke about
Good luck on the slippery slope lol
Hope the M25 wasn't too bad on the way back, I saw the queue as I drove past you on the A13 :sick:
Dave
Nice meeting you today aswel mate, always great to talk to someone with similar interests :drinking:
The m25 was ok considering it was shut at enfield, it was more busy on the m11 but just normal friday night traffic
Going to fit the arb when i put my r32 set up hopefully in a few weeks, will let you know how it goes :driver:
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O yeah and still in awe of your massive brakes dave lol
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Could chat about our cars all day long :signLOL:
R32 brakes will look great colour coded to the car :drool:
Feel free to drop me a PM sometime and hopefully I can be of some help with your plans
Dave
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Ha exactly the same as me then :happy2:
Thanks mate, its always good to know people are around if I need help or don't understand something.
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Fitted the autotech rear arb today, set it on the hardest setting :laugh: will report back when I have tested it out
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the arb has certainly tighten the back end up nicely, next on the list for handling is the "salk"
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Picked up my r32 brake calipers from the sprayers today
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Great looking car mate. Cant wait to see those calipers on the car. What did u mean by spraying the disks?
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Great build dude, a fan of this. Worth a subscribe id say :D
Via Tapatalk (http://tapatalk.com/m?id=1)
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Great looking car mate. Cant wait to see those calipers on the car. What did u mean by spraying the disks?
Thanks mate
Might have been a typo, I painted the hubs of the disc's to stop them going rusty.
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Great build dude, a fan of this. Worth a subscribe id say :D
Via Tapatalk (http://tapatalk.com/m?id=1)
Thanks a lot man, nice to know my car interests people off here :-)
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Yesterday I carried out a few interior mods
Fitted a rcd 510, really impressed with this wish I had of put it in sooner
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fg366%2Fpaul_zx6r%2F20131203_141521.jpg&hash=3e4590bf385f11b003c8513940b600448abbcb4d)
Fitted some gti pedals
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Both mods didn't take long so I gave the car a much needed interior valet
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Very, very nice :congrats:
The car looks really great and you have done some intelligent mods! :congrats:
One advice: buy a front sway bar as well. It will complement the rear one very nicely!
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Very, very nice :congrats:
The car looks really great and you have done some intelligent mods! :congrats:
One advice: buy a front sway bar as well. It will complement the rear one very nicely!
Thanks bud
I do intend to get a auto tech front roll bar plus salk and get them fitted at the same time early next year before I go on track
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Nice mate. Was on TDiSport earlier today and saw your replies then saw you here aswell. Running Shark software currently aren't you?
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Nice mate. Was on TDiSport earlier today and saw your replies then saw you here aswell. Running Shark software currently aren't you?
Thanks again mate
Yeah I go on TDIsport and cupra.net too, I like to have a look around lol, there is a mass on knowledge on all these sites
Yes I am currently running shark software, I have their sts unit so can switch between a few maps within minutes
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I go on very rarely. I don't think it is that active.
You're possibly running the same software as me then. I'm looking to junk it off. Overfuels like a pig.
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excellent build thread Paul--some really nice touches you have done to your car.you will love the r32 brakes,Am on the tdi forum also :happy2:
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I go on very rarely. I don't think it is that active.
You're possibly running the same software as me then. I'm looking to junk it off. Overfuels like a pig.
The main reason I joined tdi sport was to read kilners thread, he is doing amazing stuff with the pd170.
What software are you looking to change to? Mine over fuels too, can't see anything behind me with all the black smoke it kicks out lol.
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excellent build thread Paul--some really nice touches you have done to your car.you will love the r32 brakes,Am on the tdi forum also :happy2:
Thanks mate, the brakes won't be going on until the new year, got to find some decent pads for them, I think I am going to get some mintex m1144.
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Yeah that's about the only reason I go on. Was chatting to him at a rolling road day couple of months back. He cast his eye over my map and said it was running nearly as much fuel as his was. No wonder it smokes. Mine is the same plus fed up and the filthy rear all the time. I've always had my doubts regarding the mapping since having it done.
Either going to see if Kilner wants a play or will be taking it to see Chris at CC Tuning in Burton. Mine only made 200 on the rollers there. Should be smoke free at that power.
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I only joined to read Kilners thread also :grin:My car hardly chucks any smoke out the back so I would say its over fueling..Always get in contact with Dark side devolments about a map also but they aren't cheap
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Yeah that's about the only reason I go on. Was chatting to him at a rolling road day couple of months back. He cast his eye over my map and said it was running nearly as much fuel as his was. No wonder it smokes. Mine is the same plus fed up and the filthy rear all the time. I've always had my doubts regarding the mapping since having it done.
Either going to see if Kilner wants a play or will be taking it to see Chris at CC Tuning in Burton. Mine only made 200 on the rollers there. Should be smoke free at that power.
I wouldn't mind him having a look at my map but it's probably the exact same one you have got, not heard much about cc tuning really.
I cover my rear in finish kare fk1000 heat resistant wax to stop the soot bonding with the paint, I had previously used hd wax and was a nightmare to clean as the soot burnt through the wax, not nice looking at a white car with a black rear end.
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I only joined to read Kilners thread also :grin:My car hardly chucks any smoke out the back so I would say its over fueling..Always get in contact with Dark side devolments about a map also but they aren't cheap
Have you got shark solftware too?
I have been looking at darksides bigger turbo and manifold kits and wondering weather its worth the hassel of getting them plus smf and clutch (not going to very cheap) I have got their egr delete kit which is very well made.
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No I have a big fish tuning map on mine..I was looking at there conversion but its nearly 4k to do the 300bhp one just not worth it
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Been a bit quiet lately but I have been buying a few bits
1st a eibach front arb
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Some 15 mm spacers, new brake pads and fluid for my r32 conversion
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Goodyear eagle f1 asymmetric 2s
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Braided brake lines and some fins for a custon rear diffuser
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Before spacers
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after
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Also got an a superpro anti lift coming and will hopefully get my car booked in at aks for it fitting along with the front arb and fast road setup
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Had another delivery today
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Cracking set of new mods you've got there Paul :happy2:
You won't be disappointed, I've just had the superpro ALK, front and rear arbs and Alex's famous fast road alignment done on my new car and it feels so much better
Dave
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Thanks dave, its coming along slowly lol, the plan is to keep the car until late next year/early 2016 then trade in for a golf r or s3 so I probably won'tbe spending much more on the car once everthings bolted on.
what motor have you got now?
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what I did buying a passat instead of Leon:'( lovely car u got up there m8!
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what I did buying a passat instead of Leon:'( lovely car u got up there m8!
Thanks bud, passats are still nice motors
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Stunning car mate!
Some great mods too
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Stunning car mate!
Some great mods too
thanks mate :happy2:
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Took the car for an mot this morning, it flew straight through :grin:
will hopefully be putting the r32 brakes on over the weekend
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I need to free up some cash so am selling the eibach front arb and "salk" both brand new and never fitted, pm me for prices
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Looks really nice this man and lovely to see another Shark follower :laugh:
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Looks really nice this man and lovely to see another Shark follower :laugh:
thanks mate, I'm really pleased with their map, the car has certainly surprised a few people
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update, I've sold the "salk" and front arb as i needed to free up some money to sort the r32 brakes out, I won't be buying these again as after not having the car for a few weeks and having a spirted drive at the weekend, i'm really impressed how the car handles
I fitted the brakes about 6 weeks ago and had no brake pedal what so ever, I dropped it of at a local garage to sort out and after 5 weeks they found that where i had the calipers resprayed they had been done very badly and there was over spray in the brake hose threads so not letting it seal :fighting:
So after a new master cylinder, abs pumped sent off to be checked and a new rear caliper, i've got my car back, I need to do a few miles to bed the pads in but with each drive the brakes are improving.
Next jobs are to make a custom rear diffuser, front bumper respray and alloys refurbed