Jacamo97
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Janspeed ones have done up in price since I bought a couple years back! I ended up sending it back, as when it was fitted it was wonky... And this seems to be a trait with the Janspeed option as I have been round shows and you can tell which lupos have Janspeed exhausts! 😁
I ended up getting a custom one made, and it ended up being about £100 cheaper than a Janspeed on. So there is always that as a third option!
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Any takers?
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Hi guys,
Replaced the exhaust on my Lupo GTi a couple years ago now and the standard exhaust has just be sat in the garage since.
Having a clear out, and wondered if anyone would be interested in taking it off my hands and what kinda price they go for?
Having been imported from Japan, there isn't much in the way of corrosion from what I recall. Covered about 80-85k KM before it was removed. It is the full exhaust from the cat, but was cut in half when removed, so would need fabricating back together.
If anyone is interested, I'll dig it out the garage and get some taken.
Collection only from WS15 area, cash on collection. Any other questions, let me know.
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Hi All!
Got a Lupo GTi and going to start sprinting with it, but not quite sure where we'll be mounting the harness. It'll be a 4 point harness, with a bucket seat replacing the drivers seat.
If we remove the rear seats, is there anywhere the harness can be mounted or will we need to fit a brace bar across the rear? Also, would anyone know where the best place to mount the remaining 2 points of the harness? Would you need to bolt them to the floor or can they be attached to the seat?
Any information regarding fitting a harness would be much appreciated!
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Got round to fitting the new lever last weekend, dead easy to do!
Unfortunately, the bonnet still doesn't release... Not without pulling the cable directly with a pair of mole grips and a lot of force!
Looked at the actual bonnet release mechanism, cleaned it up, lubed it up and it seems to move a lot smoother than before but still doesn't release without a lot of force. If I tried to release the bonnet with the plastic lever and handle it'd easily snap again before opening the bonnet.
On 2/19/2019 at 8:28 PM, LR5V said:My lever was fine - the cable was goosed. Do you know if your lever is broken?
Indeed the lever was snapped, but I'm thinking now that it snapped because the cable is screwed! it seems to move to some degree, but I'm not sure how much movement there is suppose to be.
Any other ideas on what the cable seems to difficult to pull?
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Anyone fitted or tried to fit these lights or similar?
Is the fit any good? are they just plug and play, or do you need to rewire a couple of things?
Any information would be great!
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Thanks for the information guys.
So in essence, all that would need to be replaced would be the lever in the middle of that image? As that's the only piece that's broken. As the rest of the mechanism works fine.
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5 minutes ago, kt_lou_gti said:
If you've a GTI try the spoiler and its mounting bolts. Took a while to figure out my leak until I stripped it and rebuilt it also clear siliconed all the spoiler to body points. Hasn't leaked since.
That's a good point, my spoiler isn't in great nic, it's bubbled pretty bad... and the break light is swimming. I'll have to take a better look now everything is dry.
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10 minutes ago, mk2 said:
From memory, the back bit is the same as a mk4. It's the little plastic pin bit that usually snaps. Then you can use the adjustable cable clamp, lever and clip from a lupo. I need to do this on one of mine too... I should post a how-to. This is so so common.
A how to on this would be great!
The little black pin thing has snapped, which I didn't realise till I bought a new lever.
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I'll take a look into that then, cheers!
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Could do with testing things by opening the boot and holding it horizontal while pouring water onto different areas and see if anything comes through. As yesterday there was just water drops all over the place.
I'll take a look again after work later and see if I can see anything on the seal now that it should be dry, but I'm pretty sure it seamed fine.
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Anyone know how difficult it would be to replace the mechanism for the bonnet release on a Lupo GTi. Specifically, the interior section? Part of mine broke and has worn down so a new lever still doesn't work. Kinda annoying when you need a pair of pliers or mole grips whenever you need to pop the bonnet!
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Anyone had any issues with the rear windscreen seal leaking?
Was washing my car yesterday, and when I was drying it off and there was water over one side of the parcel shelf.
Opened the boot and checked the boot seal, but this seemed fine. No splits or perishing, so all I can assume is the window seal itself!Anyone know how much this would cost? Or if there are any easier ways to deal with this?
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2 hours ago, CLAYTONJONES said:
I have the Epytec 2.9kg lightened flywheel on mine with a standard LUK clutch. Nothing else has to be changed. My favourite mod i’ve done, lets the car rev so much more freely. Highly recommend👍🏼
Just been reading through a few forums, and a few people have said that when the revs are low it can be a little more annoying to drive as the revs drop quicker and they have to keep tapping the throttle to keep the revs up. Has this been a issue you've noticed?
1 hour ago, LR5V said:In conversation - my guy mentioned fuel consumption can increase, another customer with a Golf did a lot of Motorways miles and could see the difference, I seem to recall it was 5mpg. This is fine for a fun second car, but something to consider with a daily.
Following on from the above, this is the reason people notice a drop in fuel economy as they have to keep the revs up.
2 hours ago, mk2 said:In the lab, we never ever managed to identify any advantage to lightening a flywheel to provide a gain in performance.
Interesting, thought that because you could climb and fall through the revs quicker you'd see some form on gain on performance be it acceleration or deceleration!
All the above is definitely something to keep in mind! I'm far from an expert on this, so if you have anything else to add please do so!
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Few little questions
Has anyone fitted a lightened flywheel to a Lupo GTi, if so, any recommendations and does anything else need to be upgraded or changed? Or is it a straight fit? I've seen a couple on eBay, any noticable different between the 3.8KG, and the 2.9KG? This is a daily car so not sure if the lighter one is more for track use.
On a similar note, the bite for my clutch has been very low ever since I've owned it. Is this a sign that the clutch is on its way out or is this usual?
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Selling a set of 15inch 6 spoke alloys and a set of used 195 50 15 tyres. Please follow the below link to view the eBay listing. Please let me know if you have any questions.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F142925052043
Collection only from WS postcode.
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Where did you get the mats from mate? do you have link?
I have the same mats, but they have faded and lost all the colour, starting to fray around the edges so a fresh set would be amazing!
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Should look nice by the time you get all that sorted! Engine swap will be a big job though... Rather you than me! ?
I've just followed you mate ?
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@Westmidz_lupothey do indeed, was looking at fiesta st at the same time but the fact that the lipo GTi doesn't really drop in price swayed my decision. Unfortunate that your having to downgrade from an Impreza to a lupo, but one day you'll get back to those performance highs! Currently my plans are just getting it in better condition, spoiler needs repairing and a new centre brake light, got a leaky passenger door seal that needs sorting but I can't see where it's coming in! Wheels are being repainted in red within the next few weeks... But other than that it's pretty steady! Exhaust & coilovers were done a few months ago so I'm still recovering financially from that currently ? you got any plans with yours?
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Cheers mate, still a few little bit and bobs to do on it, but I'm pretty happy with it currently ?
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@Westmidz_lupo I'm only just down the road in Armitage, just past Lichfield ?
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Wondering if anyone else has any experience with swapping out the original Lupo steering wheel with a golf one. Is it as simple as taking the current one off, and putting a golf one on? Or are there any hacks that need to be in place for this to be feasible?
Any information will be helpful!!
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Hi guys, I was talking to a guy over the weekend and he said he had the same problem I'm having but with a 2003 Bora. He said that the error light was coming up and he replaced the sensor multiple times, until he realized there were 2 of the same sensor. One near the radiator and one at the back of the engine. Do you think this could be the same case with my Lupo?
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Yea, definitely Janspeed. I've attached what it looked like. They were really good about it though and even though it had been fitted I could send it back for a full refund... Then as I said, saved £100 and got a custom one done! Don't think I'll ever buy a branded exhaust again haha had a couple of custom ones from the same place and they've always been great! When I got to the custom place they said that the Janspeed one would have needed the brackets fabricating to fit without any wonkiness
Also just checked and it was £350 inc postage in Feb 2018