big_dave Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 hey folks this is a wee time line on my 07 ibiza fr from the day i picked her up till now seems to be pretty marmite on its summer rims but i like it Seat Ibiza FR TDi PD130 @ 149bhp/250lbftSchmidt TH line split rims 8.5x16(F) 9x16®Toyo Proxes T1R stretched overXenon conversionFK debadged grillcambershims at the rear running -3degreesPioneer avhp4000 touchscreen dvd with nav boxRayven Hydraulics Air ride (first in the uk im lead to belive)compressor and 5gal tank in wheel wellcustom struts and bags all round with dampning adjustswitches and gauges custom mounted in ashtray and underdashgauges modified to illuminate red to match cars dialsall plastic unions replaced with SMC stainless steel versionsshortened droplinks and modified ARBBBS solitude winter wheels (running at present)bout it on the spec really so here are some picturesday 1 nothing too amazing lolfurther on a bit some coilovers camewheels arrivedtyred up (though these tyres were rubbish so are now gone!)finally got the toyos stretched onrolling roaded @150bhp with no mods lol 20bhp gain from nothing!pioneer got fitted after thatgiving a broken look as the coils dont drop it enough lolthen the air was fitted and winter rims went on!coilover vs airstrutswitches wired to solenoidsairlines rununderdash and ashtray chopped!rears infully updropped (bear in mind theyre 15s lol)and that folks is about it so far thanks for taking the time to have a look 8)Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 player pimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamD Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 thats cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 tidy motor that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathhead Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Love this Ibiza! Spot on Dave!Nearly as nice as Kara's GTi!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr ColinG Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Looks amazing in that pic, you sure you couldnt go a bit lower How does it handle compared to the coilovers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 lovely! great progress matey, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Ace I'm not so sure a Bungee cord to the bonnet is the best way to strap down a 250lb/ft car to a rolling road though! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lauryn Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Ace I'm not so sure a Bungee cord to the bonnet is the best way to strap down a 250lb/ft car to a rolling road though! lolScottish bunjee cords are the dogs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arosajoe Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 sweet mate looks good, my SEAT is currently runnign air ride, just wondering what your compressor is wired into? mine is on ignition live, wanna change it tho coz its hard to watch films and that as the compressor sometimes cuts in, annoying, tempted to wire it through a reply so i can turn in on and off manually, what set up u got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_dave Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 sweet mate looks good, my SEAT is currently runnign air ride, just wondering what your compressor is wired into? mine is on ignition live, wanna change it tho coz its hard to watch films and that as the compressor sometimes cuts in, annoying, tempted to wire it through a reply so i can turn in on and off manually, what set up u got?mine is also ingniton live, the reason that your compressor is kicking in is that you have a leak. my guess is that itll more than likely be from the pressure switch to the air tank (as its the tank loosing pressure thats causing the pressure switch to flick on thefore turning the compressor back on)i would leave it as is and fit SMC stainless steel fittings at both the tank inlet and pressure switch outlet that should sort the leaking and stop the compressor firing up againits a rayvern kit and a firestone compressor on my ibiza if thats any help Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arosajoe Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 mine is also ingniton live, the reason that your compressor is kicking in is that you have a leak. my guess is that itll more than likely be from the pressure switch to the air tank (as its the tank loosing pressure thats causing the pressure switch to flick on thefore turning the compressor back on)i would leave it as is and fit SMC stainless steel fittings at both the tank inlet and pressure switch outlet that should sort the leaking and stop the compressor firing up againits a rayvern kit and a firestone compressor on my ibiza if thats any help DaveYeah it does leak but not badly, i've had it fitted for over four years now tho. thinking sbout getting one of those silent compressors coz the noise does your head in, well done on yours tho. its good to see more and more people using air ride. o yea, wen i sourced mine out, my kit had to be imported in coz no where in england did it, where do u get all your dtuff from?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_dave Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Yeah it does leak but not badly, i've had it fitted for over four years now tho. thinking sbout getting one of those silent compressors coz the noise does your head in, well done on yours tho. its good to see more and more people using air ride. o yea, wen i sourced mine out, my kit had to be imported in coz no where in england did it, where do u get all your dtuff from??my kit was supplied by Rayvern hydraulics in Cambridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowey Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 the compressor sometimes cuts in, annoying, tempted to wire it through a reply so i can turn in on and off manually, what set up u got?the compressor will only come on if there is a drop in the tank pressure perhaps there is a slight leak on one of the connectors ?sticking a relay and switch in line with the ignition would solve this problem I've been thinking of doing the same.SICKK Ibiza fella surely could nestle that nose a bit more in the floor ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_dave Posted February 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 the compressor will only come on if there is a drop in the tank pressure perhaps there is a slight leak on one of the connectors ?sticking a relay and switch in line with the ignition would solve this problem I've been thinking of doing the same.SICKK Ibiza fella surely could nestle that nose a bit more in the floor ?a relay wont solve it.all a relay will do is allow you to turn the power to the compressor......it will still ultimately leak air and will have to be switched on to allow it to fill againif theres no leaks in the system the ignition live setup is best as the pressure switch will keep things pressurised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowey Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 a relay wont solve it.all a relay will do is allow you to turn the power to the compressor......I know it wont solve the drop in pressure what i meant was..if the relay is set to offand the pressure drops the compressor wont automatically come on until switched on so it wont interfere with DVD's etc.at least that was my thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_a Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 that looks awsome,one nice car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vworks41 Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Looks proper nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyp Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 lush... love the colour as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plug Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Looks sweet mate, get some more pics up tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kara Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 a few more from UDgoes in soon for some fettling with the suspension, looking at another 40-50mm drop all round with some custom top mounts and shimsroll on scrapeage at full drop lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 that looks sick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowey Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 looking at another 40-50mm drop all round with some custom top mounts and shimsroll on scrapeage at full drop lol good lad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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