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Would the box fit to the GTI engine? would love to do that swap if I could, looking at it, the 1.6 doesnt fit the 1.4 manual box so i cant imagine it bolting to the auto?

Hi All, I have a 1.4 automatic lupo which I currently autotest (before you say scrap it and get a manual, im a disabled driver so limited to an auto box) see here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOhYe2T19KI&t=106s Now as my username says, ive previously owned an arosa, and through handbrake turns and constant abuse through my racing, i managed to kill the gearbox in around 8 events. I then moved onto the lupo, and the box seems stronger on this than the arosa (THANK GOD) one issue I have with my lupo is that it lacks power, 75bhp through a torque convertor (i assume it goes through a convertor, never looked into it) soon removes most of the power, so im wanting to take it to around the 100-110bhp region, with things such as a GTI intake and throttle body and an exhaust etc (read on another thread that with a good bit of work and a good map, its possible) the big question is though, will the auto box handle this power or will it just go pop? Also, if youre around the birmingham/derbyshire/midlandy area, and fancy a go at autotesting, let me know, im heavily involved with it all and am more than happy to give guidance on starting out Thanks Cal

Hit them faster! if you can't hear the scrape, it never happened! I recommend 50mph

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201588861145725&set=a.10201588808624412.1073741844.1303906367&type=3&theater dunno if you can see that, but id assume you mean this one, the driver is Elliott Lawrence, he came 74th overall in the Dukeries Rally last weekend

What about these?

I know you said you tried a dent puller tool. was it along the lines of this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAR-BODY-DENT-PULLER-BODY-WORK-PANEL-GLUE-GUN-REPAIR-TOOL-KIT-/380531811025?pt=UK_Body_Shop_Supplies_Paint&hash=item589976a2d1 I think this looks like it should do the job on most dents looks strong!

Spotted a lowered dark green lupo with what looked like a white vinyl roof..from what I saw it looked to be running G60'S? but im not sure, is it anyone on here?

Hi All, I have a 1998 seat arosa 1.4 mpi auto and the water pump has just ceased on me, I have it booked in at a mechanic tomorrow but he wants to know if the water pump is on the cam belt or is it seperate? Thanks Callum

Haha, I would add a mk2 Dash but funds only stretch to a stickerbombing book at the moment

Haha, Im hoping they fade down quickly so they aren't reflecting as much, been driving with it for two days now and not really a problem, just waiting for the extreme sunlight :L should be interesting!

Not everyone's taste but I think it looks great, whats everyone think? took me hours :L

http://www.carcapsule.co.uk/products/CarCapsule-14%E2%80%99-Indoor.html You don't want a cover! get this! CAR BUBBLE!!!

take a look at that, its easy enough At £850 your insurance is a bargain! I'm paying £2500 for my 1.4 8v I doubt your insurance would go over £1k with a lowering kit on it, I didn't get a quote without but a mate of mine with a corsa got his lowering kit added to his insurance for £60 through Admiral

Remove the Rub strips if they're the horrible black ones maybe debadge the back? two little mods that dont cost a penny and in my personal opinion make the car look better after that, find an insurance company that accepts mods because once you're started, you wont stop! (oh, and get a musical air horn I recommend the la cucaracha horn most fun Ive had in ages)

Loepan: I was so close to doing the same with mine! but i don't think anyone would have fit it professionally! haha, and yes, Ive thought about the road rage situation! bad times! may need to get a road rage button connected to a huge train horn! Silver! : Never really thought about MOT's either, that may be a problem! we'll see next time its due! hope I can get it through! Cooper_GTi : I wanted a train horn but all the kits I found were around the £400 mark, is this how much yours cost? a video of this would be brilliant get one of you scaring people around where you live! i bet you have some right fun with that! No Video Today, weathers not been nice to me! will get one ASAP

Hi All, I'll post this here because as this puts a smile on all my passengers faces I think it counts as "in car entertainment" Right, the story goes like this, my normal factory fitted horn ended up filled with water, and sounded quieter than an ants fart! So I did some shopping around and decided that instead of being normal, I would fit an air horn, Looked on ebay, and found this bad boy! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LA-CUCARACHA-MUSICAL-12V-CAR-AIR-HORNS-KIT-SET-NEW-HORN-/370533771491?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item564588a8e3 After it being sat in a box for a month I decided to fit it the other day, and boy was it a struggle, 3 prototype brackets and a good 2 days of work later it was in, I managed to fit it in the smallest area possible where the old horn used to be, I'll post a video of what it sounds like tomorrow after Ive annoyed my college a tiny little bit with it anyway, after all that story I have a question, Has anyone tried similar to me? and if so, Where is it mounted? I'd love to know if anyone has been through the same stress as I have when fitting one! video links would be appreciated, Thanks Callum!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SEAT-AROSA-1-0-1-4-LOWERING-SPRINGS-40mm-/160833488793?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item25726c4799 These are what I have but I have the 60's not 40's. I cant fault them, they take all the abuse I throw at them! Including the bridge jump that I go over on the way to college! Theyre cheap too! Hope this helps. Callum

Yeah, its MPI, Im not really mechanically minded so not sure about the gearboxes, I know land rovers mainly and their boxes are easy to swap round, so i kinda just assumed the arosa would be the same! Thanks for the input I'll speak to my mechanic and see what he says regarding boxes

Hi All, Ive got an idea in my head but haven't got a clue if it would work or not, wondering if anybody can help me out! Right, at the moment I have a 1.4 8v automatic arosa with 60bhp but want to do an engine conversion to a 100bhp 16v engine, firstly has anyone done this before? yes, I know I'll probably be one of the only ones on here with an auto, but due to disability I have to drive one! my main questions though are : 1) Would the 16v engine bolt onto the 8v gearbox or will I need a 16v box too? 2) If it fit, would the gearbox be able to take the power increase? 3) If the engine fits the box, could I get an engine from a manual car or would it have to be from an automatic car? 4) Will everything else be able to take the extra power (diffs etc)? There are many more questions if I do decide to go for the swap, but at the moment they're the most important questions in my head, any more information you have please feel free to share, Thanks All Callum

Hi All, Ive found a random (but awesome) fault or something with my lights, when the car is off (key doesn't have to be in the ignition) and you put the indicator lever up or down it turns on one headlight, and if you put it the other way, it turns on the other, me, being simple figured out that if you do it fast enough, you can make them alternate like police lights haha! has anyone else found they can do this with theirs or am I the only one? Callum

Thanks for the help replaced it, didnt work! apparently you need to have the fuse for the light in the fuse box before it will work! Doh! Just another reason why I bought the worst arosa in the history of arosas

Hi All, My interior light does not work on my 98 arosa and I need to change the bulb... as simple as this job sounds, I cant figure out how to do it, can somebody please help me out with some instructions Thanks, Cal

Haha, I was trying to make a point to my friends saying my car isnt a crap car, then you showed up and burst my bubble a tiny bit haha, how much did the hydraulics set you back? after seeing yours, i want some! haha

Go on then, who's the guy who made my little green arosa look like a bag of s**t in their silver loop at the tescos carpark in chesterfield? whoever it is, it looks sweet with the air-ride suspension

not sure if it would fit or not, its for a polo, take a look http://www.pipercams.co.uk/pipercams/www/product.php?pid=POL16VBP270H