g-man85 Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 (edited) I've had the pleasure of owning for the last 18months my Seat Arosa 2002 1.4 PD TDI......Engine:1.4 3cyl PD TDICustom Code Phase 2 re-mapJetex full exhaust systemDe-catSimota induction kitExteriorIbiza Cupra/GTI 15's alloys wearing BF Goodrich rubber40mm AVO springsLupo GTI rear valanceDebadged mesh grillsATE Grooved powerdiscsHID H7 kitLed sidelightsInteriorFull Ibiza Cupra half leather interiorBoost gaugeSparco Gear knobSorry about the pics - needs a good clean Its my daily hack (which is why its not mint) as i commute 70 miles a day does the job fine Any comments and further ideas write it down.... Edited June 4, 2008 by g-man85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Very nice that is Im liking the new wheels, and the interior, looks like its a good fit. Whats it say in your back window?Oh and it looks clean to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man85 Posted January 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 I'm happy the with the wheels as never seen an Arosa with the Ibiza Cupra rims on.The sticker says 'diesel is not a dirty word' in the Porsche style font. lolMight take that off though as novelty wore off a long time ago with the sticker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTDI Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 i want that exhaust how much it cost? where from? and im gueing it goe under wheel well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 I'm happy the with the wheels as never seen an Arosa with the Ibiza Cupra rims on.The sticker says 'diesel is not a dirty word' in the Porsche style font. lolMight take that off though as novelty wore off a long time ago with the sticker.I have seen them one on arosa before, a girl at my uni had a red arosa sport with them on, took me a while to figure out what seat they were from mind at your sticker, leave it on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mills787 Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 is the zaust hung below the spare wheel well? or have your cut it away? looks cool, nice motor mate. whats it puttin out with the remap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man85 Posted January 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 i want that exhaust how much it cost? where from? and im gueing it goe under wheel well?I'll have to get a pic of the exhaust undernearth sometime,Its £243 from Jetex direct (not sure if cheaper elsewhere) and here's the exhaust itself which might self explain the fitting:The main section of the box is the same as the piping kind of goes around the back, but not quite fully underneath the wheel well. But the bracket will need to be fitted to the underneath (again need to check) which i'm sure its the wheel well.Must get someone to film a soundclip as it sounds quite good under boost at 2000rpm is the zaust hung below the spare wheel well? or have your cut it away? looks cool, nice motor mate. whats it puttin out with the remap?Nothing has been cut away - its from Jetex and all fits very well. The rear valance is actually a Reiger which is around £180.As regards power, not quite sure what its running as never had it rolling road tested at full health (as kept having faulty MAF's and rolling road tested for diagnostics). But i don't think it'll be up there in the figures of 110hp+Must get it done sometime though soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTDI Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 ound a fair price for the exhaust must invest me thinks although i am wanting a letterbox design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man85 Posted January 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 ound a fair price for the exhaust must invest me thinks although i am wanting a letterbox designOne thing to keep in-mind is that the Jetex is aluminised steel, so not sure how long it'll last but one thing i know is that somepoint it'll need replacing....Not sure how much a custom exhaust from Powerflow/long-life are?I've always liked a nice sized letter box exhaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttinnew Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Cool colou, I think the wheels suit it well, curvy spokes with curvy bodywork, loving the centre exit, remapped tdi can never be bad, only things to (imo of course) would be something to tie the front valance with the rear (I know options are limited) and perhaps black door panels. I say perhaps as I think they match the bottom dash and carpet and may be a similar shade to the centre of the seats which would help tie it together and changing dash and carpets is a fair bit of faffing about.I'd be happy with it as a daily:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 looks cool likein the interior although ur exhaust looks to be sittin offcentre in the bumper recess.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man85 Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Cheers for the comments:I have thought about lots of subtle changes such as black door cards, crome handle levers, de-lock drivers side....etc...The issue is the cost of getting them as my cars not 100% mint as it does so many miles and has come across a few inconsiderate car park users However I know they often come up for grabs in the sale section so might replace the plastics and door cards sometime in the future if the price of doing so is reasonable as the grey cloth gets dirty easily and stained from any rain water than comes in the window if you get caught out by the rain My car is only on 55K at the moment but as i'm doing 20K a year miles, if I keep it for the 2 more years I plan it'll be between 90-100K - lol.The front valance used to be colour coded but it became so badly stone chip'd on my journeys it started to look extremely tatty so in the end i peeled the paint off as I got the bodyshop to spray the lower part for no more cost but didn't pay extra to get it full primed/sanded down hence the paint came off easily. But on my other bumper it was pebble-dashed with stone chips and made the car look very neglected. But with the miles I do its a nice change that would slowly become stone-chip'd like mad.looks cool likein the interior although ur exhaust looks to be sittin offcentre in the bumper recess..Due to the fact its a centre exhaust coming from the side (i.e. has to curve around the wheel well) the mounts are not really designed for the centre exhaust, so after a bit of time the rubbers have stretched a little.But i'm looking at replacing with the rubbers with some nice fresh one's so that should bring the exhaust back to the centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_273 Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Nice, this is the first time I've seen proper pics of your car. Good colour, and the wheels suit it too.I'm not sure on the Rieger rear valance but it does a good job of hiding the exhaust pipe . I'm not a big fan of them because of the way they just sit over the bumper and stick out at the edges. I think it would look good smoothed into the bumper and finished in black to match the front, though whether it would be worth the expense I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man85 Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Not planning to spend any more money on it really modifying wise as not really wanting to put any more money into it other than keeping it serviced and running well.I do love the colour, just a shame the paint work gets a little bit chip'd from the motorway miles. I'm waiting for a nice weekend to clay the car and give it a megieurs 3 step detailing to bring out the sparkle in the paint that is brilliant and hopefully get my mate with his Nikon digi slr to capture the sunlight on the metalic paintwork.Next mods are possibly HID's however not sure if i'll just stick to my main headlights as they're ok for now but an induction kit is all i'm going for.Cars going for a rolling road session with Seatcupra.net on March 1st but not expecting great figures as think my MAF may have gone again But even if i make 100hp i'll be happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one litre wonder ;) Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 those wheels suit that colour of arosa brilliantly , car looks million times better than when i last seen a pic of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbeth! Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Wheels and colour are spot on, looks imaculate.I agree completely with Jon, the bumper looks good, but doesn't join up perfectly, but its the best example of that exhaust Ive seen on a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man85 Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I agree with the Reiger bumper comments, not as smooth as i'd like it to be but if i had money i'd love to smooth the front and rear bumpers.OLW: the original wheels I got the car with (colour coded centres) did make me wanna puke at times hence I belted them off at a cheap price when I could Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukus 9N Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I agree with Matt, love the exhaust system, looks proper beasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyP Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Smart arosa that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akbarirfan Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hi!I'm lovin the car, 1.4 TDI is the way forward..how does it sound with that exhaust? Got a vid mate?Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man85 Posted January 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hi!I'm lovin the car, 1.4 TDI is the way forward..how does it sound with that exhaust? Got a vid mate?Cheers.Exhaust sounds good for a diesel; hard to explain. Sounds like a boomy bass note. Haven't got any vids of the exhaust, as only time i've heard it in full swing was when getting a diagnostic test on a rolling road so i heard it for the first time which impressed me.Will see what I have lying around, but the main exhaust sound comes under the load/boost rather than revving at stationary.Might get the misses to film it this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man85 Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Gave it a good clean to get some good photo's of the paint work to be used for when I create the advert to sell her:But new addition (well been on for a month)Are my HID'sLED white sidelights to match the colourAnd how bright are they........From the inside cabin (yellow light is highbeam to show the difference)From outside of the carGot mine pointing a little low so they don't dazzle users but they give such a crisp amount of light I don't need highbeam unless going down a long dark country lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMonefour Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 (edited) These look reallly nice!! I wanna get sum for my arosa, how much did you pay for the HID kit and was it easy to fit?thanks, Chris Edited March 18, 2008 by CAMonefour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man85 Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 HID kit cost me £40 including postage from HongKong, yes its a cheapie type kit but couldn't justify spending £80 on the same kit but from a UK seller, £40 is the cost of 2 sets of bright bulbs which tend to blow (and when one goes you have to buy another pair!)Easy to fit, and with the Arosa's they can be mounted easily and securly. Best £40 i've ever spent really, but sadly summer time means i do not use them as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMonefour Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Just gives you an excuse for more late night drives!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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