Leon Cupra R Part 2

[marky911]

Hi RD,
It's a 2002 model, so whatever that is.

I know very little about them to be honest. I've always liked the shape of them as they manage to look good but still have 5 doors. Most 5 door versions of hot hatches look a bit pants compared to 3 doors, but I love the Leon.

I'll try and start a thread when I get mine. £20k spent on mods by some loon, on top of the price of the car.

I'm getting it for £4k. It has just about everything upgraded. Front mount intercooler, suspension inc. roll bars, 10 pot calipers on the front, Skoda VRS rear brake setup, etc, etc.

My mate has done trackdays inc. the ring and then on other weekends the car has taken all his family camping inc. camping gear.

They are a total do everything car. What more could you want!?

I'll keep an eye on this thread. Very good.

PS. Can't believe the difference in diameters in those boost pipes!! Nice mod.

[Roule Duke]

Sounds like a great car, i'll be very interested to see some pictures once you've got it. Make sure you start a readers ride thread, any question regarding your car let me, i'm sure i'll be able to help/point you in the right direction.

I recommend you join www.seatcupra.net, you find everything you'll ever need to know there.

[Benjamin Shute]

Roule Duke said:

Thanks!?!! I think lol

Edited by Roule Duke on Tuesday 24th April 23:07

Aye. Seeing this thread is completely changing my mind about hatches, granted this is a "hot hatch", but my point is that being 18 and driving around in a Fiesta I'm wanting/trying to get away from hatches and straight to saloons/coupés but this sent me straight to the classifieds. Looks great. Keep it up!

[marky911]

Roule Duke said:

Sounds like a great car, i'll be very interested to see some pictures once you've got it. Make sure you start a readers ride thread, any question regarding your car let me, i'm sure i'll be able to help/point you in the right direction.

I recommend you join www.seatcupra.net, you find everything you'll ever need to know there.

Cheers RD, it's the first thing I did.

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3...

[Traveller]

Just got mine out of the garage this weekend, have not used it properly for a few months over winter. I forgot how much fun they are, that old school turbo rush is great. I need to check out that TIP mod by Badger 5, it looks pretty good.

[Roule Duke]

Benjamin Shute said:

Aye. Seeing this thread is completely changing my mind about hatches, granted this is a "hot hatch", but my point is that being 18 and driving around in a Fiesta I'm wanting/trying to get away from hatches and straight to saloons/coupés but this sent me straight to the classifieds. Looks great. Keep it up!

Thanks The cupra R's have dropped massively in price over the last year, just after i bought mine. You can pick a really nice one up for 4-5K now. You get a lot of bang for your money, its going to be tricky to find some to replace it with.

marky911 said:

Cheers RD, it's the first thing I did.

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3...

Well done just had a read through your thread, sounds like an epic thread. I look forward to seeing some pictures of it.

Traveller said:

Just got mine out of the garage this weekend, have not used it properly for a few months over winter. I forgot how much fun they are, that old school turbo rush is great. I need to check out that TIP mod by Badger 5, it looks pretty good.

The badger 5 TIP is a great bit of kit, its not cheap though, the SFS TIP 3" (slightly smaller) is also very good, cheaper too. Both will give impressive results. A must have mod IMO.

[Benjamin Shute]

Roule Duke said:

Benjamin Shute said:

Aye. Seeing this thread is completely changing my mind about hatches, granted this is a "hot hatch", but my point is that being 18 and driving around in a Fiesta I'm wanting/trying to get away from hatches and straight to saloons/coupés but this sent me straight to the classifieds. Looks great. Keep it up!

Thanks The cupra R's have dropped massively in price over the last year, just after i bought mine. You can pick a really nice one up for 4-5K now. You get a lot of bang for your money, its going to be tricky to find some to replace it with.

Oh yeah, I did happen to find that whilst browsing. Shame insurance doesn't allow.

[Alias218]

Benjamin Shute said:

Roule Duke said:

Benjamin Shute said:

Aye. Seeing this thread is completely changing my mind about hatches, granted this is a "hot hatch", but my point is that being 18 and driving around in a Fiesta I'm wanting/trying to get away from hatches and straight to saloons/coupés but this sent me straight to the classifieds. Looks great. Keep it up!

Thanks The cupra R's have dropped massively in price over the last year, just after i bought mine. You can pick a really nice one up for 4-5K now. You get a lot of bang for your money, its going to be tricky to find some to replace it with.

Oh yeah, I did happen to find that whilst browsing. Shame insurance doesn't allow.

Don't I effin know it! No sooner than I had bought mine last may (also a black 03 but with tear drop mirrors!) than the prices started tumbling. bks.

Still, I don't regret it - with 68k its got plenty of life left in it.

I have to say, yours is remarkably free of stone chips. Have you had your Brembos refurbed? I did mine myself but am thinking of doing them professionally.

Looking good!

[Roule Duke]

Well this week i've mostly been buying cleaning products, the plan is to do a full detail and have a go at polishing the car will a Dual Action polisher. A friend is lending me a Meguiars G220, so i've bought a selection of compounds, and a selection of pads, which i can keep for when i purchase a DA polisher.


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I plan on doing a write up on my detailing session which will be Thursday and Friday, just in time for Bromley Pageant.

[Roule Duke]

Alias218 said:

Don't I effin know it! No sooner than I had bought mine last may (also a black 03 but with tear drop mirrors!) than the prices started tumbling. bks.

Still, I don't regret it - with 68k its got plenty of life left in it.

I have to say, yours is remarkably free of stone chips. Have you had your Brembos refurbed? I did mine myself but am thinking of doing them professionally.

Looking good!

There are stone chips, but there isnt too many thankfully. I refurbed my brembo's, did you re-lacquer then or paint them? I used smooth red hammerite, leaves a lovely finish too. Mine could have definitely have been done better, but i was against a clock in heavy rain... not ideal conditions.
I plan to re-do them again very soon, probably around the same time i get the wheels refurb. Hopefully next month.

[Roule Duke]

The car detail went well, manage to get all the swirls out the paint. Photo's dont do it justice, looks so much better when the sun is out.



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Car is booked in for the end of the month for a service and brake fluid change, and finally the wheels will be refurb, i'm thinking BMW OEM metallic silver.

[Roule Duke]

Found some pictures i took before and after polishing the car on my camera, this gives you a good idea of the level of correct achieved.

BEFORE - The halogen light really helps to show up the imperfections


DSCF4510 by Roule Duke, on Flickr

AFTER


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And a after picture i took of the roof...


DSCF4519 by Roule Duke, on Flickr

And this turned up in the post today


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Saturday im off the AmD to have a service and brake fluid change... then FINALLY on monday the wheels are getting rerfurb

Just need to get some new centre badge, brembo stickers (not sure what size i need) and some paint for the calipers and hubs for next week.

[Powerrr]

Lovly car OP.

Keep thinking of what car next myself but always keep comign back to these. Excellent bang for buck!

Dont think ill ever have another black car though *shudder* I dont envy your polishing at all.

[Roule Duke]

Thank Power, they're great value for money, more so now than ever. Really cant see me getting rid of it any time soon, cant think of anything i could straight swap it for which would do everything so well.

It's only done 65K so there is plenty of life left in it yet.

[CupraAndy]

Woooo a fellow cupra lover! mint example buddy!

I own "sooty", a race spec Leon Cupra. Im on Seat Cupra net and secret seat society (SSS is wayyy better, but not naming moderator names of scn! lol!)

Anyways, lovely car bud - gutted you wrote your 1st one off. Im sure one day ill do a Readers Ride on here, but to be honest - theres just so much ive done its easier to just say its now a Forge sponsored race car. lol!!

Keep up the shinny work

Andy

[Roule Duke]

Cheers Andy, i'm on both SCN and SSS.

I know your car well, it does tend to stand out though.

[CupraAndy]

haha ohhhh who are you on SSS then?

Just you wait til you see its new graphics it wasnt subtle before - but now its getting the sponsor branding!

ya going to VAG track session at brands, or Trax etc?

[Roule Duke]

CupraAndy said:

haha ohhhh who are you on SSS then?

Just you wait til you see its new graphics it wasnt subtle before - but now its getting the sponsor branding!

ya going to VAG track session at brands, or Trax etc?

Im J@mes on SSS... look forward to seeing the new graphics, im curious to see what you've done.


The car was dropped off to have the wheels refurbed yesterday, this is the colour silver i've decided on. These wheels were waiting to be collected


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I really like the glossy finish, its exactly the finish i was after... they will look great with some good sealant on them.

Will be picking them up either today or tomorrow, getting very excited

[MuZiZZle]

ooooh, they look nice, where are they getting done?

my BBS CH's need some love

[Roule Duke]

MuZiZZle said:

ooooh, they look nice, where are they getting done?

my BBS CH's need some love

Wheelwerx's in colchester, i've heard nothing but good things about them. They're not cheap but their work is top notch.