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lupo gti story!!!!!


scott Thurlow
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Right i though its about time i started a thread so here goes

I had a seat ibiza cupra before the cupra but fancied a change from the 260bhp on tap to something a bit smaller that i wanted to go down the asthetics route.

So a journey to get the car and i ended up with ....

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an 04 gti lupo, low mileage, full service history.

running ronal turbos painted black on 195/45/15 tyres

red leather retrim on standard gti seats.

I gave it a cheeky little clean

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the paintwork is actually very good. but i wasnt happy with the wheels sooo...

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original colour and 165 tyres swapped with my fiance, these were a temp fix until i saved abit of cash

after a looooong choice i decided to go with

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bbs rm's

010 and 012 so 2 a bit rarer than usual giving me 8j fronts and 9j rears

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the roof lining is going to be changed to something esle but unsure what yet.

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After a while of leavign it the way it was i decided to sort out the audio so i sound deadened the doors, rear quarters and boot with silect coat deadedning and new baffles and door cards.

Audio went in

hertz mille mlk 165 comps

pioneer headunit

jl 12w6v2 subwoofer

audison lrx.400 amp

audio system twister amp

that all didnt last long and im chaging that again but i did do some cheeky interior work.

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New interior consists of

dashboard trimmed in red leather and custom dial surround diamond stictched with a black trim.

all door cards retrimmed double stitched and designed

lower door cards fibreglassed to house components and trimmed

seats re shaped and refoamed for new look. black centres and red outer with piping.

parcel shelf retrimmed

custom leather floor mats

trim work done at jm grants in birmingham.

Also had a slight colour change on the bbs

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Next ....

Air is on order.

New install going in

Audio

2 x sundown sa8v2 subs in custom ported box

Hifonics 2608 amp to power

Hybrid audio legatia se pro l1 tweeters

Hybrid audio legatia se pro l6 mid bass

Pionner deh p80 headunit

Audio system twister amp

New wheels may also be on the cards or these will be slighly changed so they sitting 7.5-8j front and 9.5j rears.

Thanks and comments etc welcome!

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bit of an update

headunit is ordered and on it way.

sundown sa8 v2 subs are ordered.

hybrid audio front end should be on its way soon aswell.

chanign the amps for the front end to dls rm series.

the air ride i am picking up on sunday and im having a change on the wheels (same wheels but somethign a bit different to the norm)

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  • 2 months later...

update time.

well air has been ordered and is been test fit the weekend.

audio should be on its way to me anyday so i can start on that then get the trimmed up to match the interior.

my air tank is going in for powdercoating aswell.

also the wheels are havign a slight change too. cant be arsed with the polished dishes and its been donre to death now so going for somethign different there and dropping to 8.5j rear so i can get more cmaber and drop the air lower!

thats it for now but will have pics once i get underway with all this!

hoping to be done for edition 38 and players but i cant see it now!

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lol hi ross!

so wheels shoudl be getting stripped down this week cleaned up ready for the new paint, also getting new bolts and lookign for some polished hex's for them but they seem hard to come by and silly expensive.

need to have a touch up on the lower half of the bumper so into the bodyshop for that.

then get the audio and air on and all trimmed up. once thats done onto the cleaning. hopefully all before edition and players!

i think im in for a challenge here lol

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Looking good dude :) Will have to meet up soon again! My paint is still looking sweet from your mopping skills ;) Keep up the good work!

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Not seen this one before in readers rides but have to say that I'm very impressed with the quality of work put into this car! The interior is just amazing, looks like a fantastic job that the trimmers have done on it!

Very nice mate!

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