swebster94 Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) Hi there, I recently bought a 1.4 tdi lupo in silver to replace my BMW 3series as it was too expensive on fuel for the miles I do. It needed a bit of work on it as there is a dent in the sill and the drivers window switches don't work! These will all be fixed though. have been following this forum for a while but never posted a thread for my car so here it is.There is plenty of plans for her so keep tuned!Since i bought it:- Rota Grid alloys, Grey with polished lip (185/45r15 tyres)- Cambelt and water pump replaced- Fully serviced- LED number plate/ side light bulbs- LED Interior light- Replaced broken drivers window switch- Fiitted VW number '99' programmable wiper relay- De bump stripped the sidesPlans to do:- Lowered on coilovers- Wrap door cards and headlining in black alcantara ( Bought but not yet fitted)- Colour code front and rear lower bumper- GTI style honeycomb front grill?- Decat or custom exhaust and remap- Leather heated seats, possibly golf mk4 or audi tt?- Fit remote central locking, Rclick?- Passat W8 interior light- Boot light- Cambridge rear lights- GTI bootlid/spoilerPictures will be posted up soonAll comments/ideas welcome! Edited October 6, 2014 by swebster94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swebster94 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 I've also de-bump stripped the car since I bought it, makes it look much smootherPictures as promised: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyutz Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Will be interesting to see the Rotas on a non GTi - what specs for the rotas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swebster94 Posted September 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 They are 15x6.5's, not sure what tyre size to run yet though. Hopefully they will be fitted next week so will get pictures up as soon as i can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan94 Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Like the plans, MK4 seats are best as they are loads easier to fit! But TT seats do look smart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swebster94 Posted September 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 I think it will be MK4 seats to be honest as they are easier to fit but they are harder to find, especially heated and TT seats are cheaper..Anyway here is a picture of the Rota Grids ready for tyres and fitting: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny s Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 wheels should look good. theres plenty a seats about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swebster94 Posted September 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 wheels should look good. theres plenty a seats aboutHopefully they will, just hoping they will look alright and won't rub with 195/45 15's on as I can get them cheaper than any other size hahaYeah it's just a case of finding the right ones for the right price really, I want heated ones so they are obviously more expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan94 Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Heated seats aren't worth the hassle of wiring in, had them in my old Lupo!MK1 A3s, Golf and Bora seats fit, few leather sets in Scrappers near me going cheap too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swebster94 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Heated seats aren't worth the hassle of wiring in, had them in my old Lupo!MK1 A3s, Golf and Bora seats fit, few leather sets in Scrappers near me going cheap tooHow easy was it to wire them in??Hadn't actually thought of looking for bora ones!Do the a3 ones have the same rails as lupo and mk4 golf or the same as the TT style?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny s Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 ive got some cupra seats bucket type in the garage. prob u will have with the Leon bora seats u wont have a tilt to let seats forward. other than that lovely seats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swebster94 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 ive got some cupra seats bucket type in the garage. prob u will have with the Leon bora seats u wont have a tilt to let seats forward. other than that lovely seatsI hadn't even thought of that haha! I'll just hold out till some nmk4 seats come up. I'm not getting them for a month or so anyway, got other things to buy first.My alcantara material turned up today to wrap my door cards so I can loose the red with cats and mice on.. Will post more pictures up when I get round to doing them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swebster94 Posted September 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 This weekend I tried wrapping my drivers door card with black alcantara material. I removed the door card and ripped the red material off the actual card and stuck the black alcantara on. It turned out alright over most of the door card but not too great at the back where the armrest bit ends it's all creased.. Will look into getting them done properly at some point..Anyway here's some pictures of itThis is the glue I used to stick it down, very strong stuff..In process of sticking the material downThe finished product: Will upload pics of it fitted tomorrowThe rota grids are having to wait a bit longer till fitting now as I've got to wait till I can afford the tyres.. Think I'm going for some 185/45 15's on it as 195's may be slightly too wide.. Should be on by the end of the month though then just gotta get myself some coilovers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel01 Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Looking good man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swebster94 Posted October 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) Tyres are ordered from tyreleader.co.uk now and should be here within 48hrs then I will be fitting them straight away. Will post pics once they are on the car!Next thing to look into is coilovers, anyone recommend any cheap ones? I'm looking at ta technix from kam racing as they are the cheapest I can find including VAT and they get a good rating on the website. Anyone got these and know if they are any good?? Edited October 14, 2014 by swebster94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swebster94 Posted October 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) The tyres turned up today so I fitted them in my lunch and put them on the car. Badly in need of lowering now but still looks good. Gunna get some spacers on the rear an possibly some small spacers on the front once it's lowered. Haven't got any rota centre caps yet either but the vw ones from my sport alloys fit in well so they will have to do for now!Pictures: Edited October 6, 2014 by swebster94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amckenzie Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Looking good man! keep up the good work, i like the suede man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyutz Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 I'm waiting till it's lowered, so i can give proper feedback. Been waiting for a non GTi Loop on Rotas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swebster94 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) So last week I gave her another clean especially the wheels, and used some supa guard alloy wheel protector. Should hopefully stop them getting quite so dirty and covered in brake dust!This is the stuff I used.Here's the car cleaned with it on and tyre shineI also treated the windscreen with Rain X rain repellent, brilliant stuff barely have to use the wipers while I'm going along now the water just flys off, will try and get a video of it soonAnyway, we went to Longleat Safari park this weekend and met this little guy..Looking suspicious on the roofThis is the result..So now I'm on the look out for a stubby aerial (Sharan or MK6 golf?) and a 90mm rear badge anyone have a part number for these?I've been quoted £300 to fix the damage to the passenger side sill you can see in the pictures above and to colour code the lower front and rear bumpers. It's either this or have the sill repaired and get GTI kit on there?Coilovers are waiting till next payday now, going to get some wind deflectors soon as wellI'm in need of remote central locking with all this weather as well, is the Rclick kit a good quality as good as OEM quality?Finally my headlights are Awful at night, was considering getting some GTI projectors, anyone know of any cheap and whether they are a simple fit or a pain in the ass?Swebster94 Edited October 13, 2014 by swebster94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swebster94 Posted December 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 It's been a while so thought I'd update this today. I got a polo 9n3 stubby aerial to fit as mine got broken by a monkey.. Coilovers arrived last week and finally got round to fitting them today. She's sitting nicely now just has one issue. The drivers driveshaft is rubbing on the chassis leg, have already raised it up a bit but needs to go up some more tomorrow. Other than that though it's all good. Some pictures with my mates polo 1.4tdi: Plan on getting the wind deflectors and rclick kit in the new year once Christmas is all out the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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