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  1. Willie

    Adjusting tyre pressure for lighter car?

    I'm hoping to be running my LCR at 150 Kgs below the OEM weight soon at 1,200 Kgs Is there a caculation to allow me to work out what tyre pressures I should run now. For the track I've been running 2PSI (hot) higher than recommended 33 PSI on the front and 33 PSI (hot) on the rear. This...
  2. If you had a choice of car...

    Hello, I'm currently in the market for a new car. I've been hanging around the forum reading everything I can on the Leon Mk1 LCR. The question i pose to people, despite it being a Seat forum is... If you had to choose between an 06 Golf Gti, pretty standard spec, or a low mileage 06'...
  3. Phoenix27

    Advice Needed on buying car.

    *************************** Ladies and Gents, After months of searching i feel i may finally have found the one for me, although being my second car i'm very hesitant to commit fully having read a lot of bits on this forum.... I have found a 53 Black LCR (225), FSH, 79k, for 5.8k..... I need...
  4. sambryant

    Kei Racing Force 10 will they fit my car

    hi all. im in love with a set of alloys, they are Kei Racing Force 10. i have a lcr a wanted to no if they will fit, as the shop where i want to buy them say the wont fit due to the brembos. i was ok with this until i saw this pic now can any one tell me how this guy managed to fit these...
  5. delboyuk2005uk

    Anyone Wash There Car With Snow Foam?

    Am fed up of washing my car the normal way and when it drys there is always spots I miss espeically on a black colour car. Have heard about this snow foam you can wash your car with? Has anyone done this before and how does it work? Where can I get it from and costs etc?
  6. Cupra Steve

    Got the car

    Hi all, I collected the Cupra yesterday. What a carry on i had at the Seat garage but never mind.....! I am very impressed with the power and speed of the car. It is stupidly fast. However im not impressed with the MPG - i nipped out for lunch today and was getting under 17mpg until the...
  7. Damage to car while in Dealers (pics included) - need advice please!

    This dealer offer a 2 year warranty on any work done, and as the paint job on the new rear bumper (insurance job) was: 1) not the right colour, and 2) covered in 'orange peel', I got them to do it again which they were happy to do, and they sent the car back off to the bodyshop. I went to...
  8. IvorBign's Eclipse Blue Sport 130. Now Selling :(

    Hello All! I bought this car a couple of weeks ago and have loved every minute of it!! some of you may recognise it from a few years back! Oh and yes i know its a lil multi-coloured but i cant afford to get that sorted, ill just have to live with it for now. Please not none of the work on...
  9. help - car cut out, wort start

    was driving along on fuel light go to petrol station and car just cut out i put fuel into the tank still turned over but no start then i called the rac and they said it had no spark so i belive it to be the coil pack so i had a spare at home so chnaged it this morning so got batterty charging...
  10. were can i get my car machined polished?

    Looking to get my yellow mk1 leon cupra machine polished as i have some faded paint on my roof. Tried myself but not very happy with the results, so wanting to get it done properly if i can find someone... i live in hartlepool...Thanks in advance:)
  11. Urgent - Car wont unlock

    Hi, Ibiza 2001 X reg cupra Been away on holiday for a week and just tried to unluck the car and nothing The led in the car doors is flashing as normal to say its locked, and when i press my key fob the light on that comes on to say its trying My drivers and passenger doors have...
  12. Leaky car

    Help my car is full of water. The problem seems to be from the rear doors but notice underneath the dash was very wet also. Any ideas?? Leon Mk1 Cupra T. FMIC t04 internals on my t03s,induction kit, remap ,grooved discs uprated pads etc damn i have forgot how many mods i have fitted PS we...
  13. Does anybody know the history of this car....

    Reg X408 DBT (blue cupra, low, k03s) pistonheads Reference #1544142 Im new to all this seat stuff, having had VW's for all my driving life. Quite fancy an ibiza because of the value for money they represent compared to that of a mk4 golf. Say's its had a few enthusiast owners, but would...
  14. Car Clayed , Polished n Waxed

    Was a nice day today so I decided to give the Beefa a spruce up so I started by washing the car thoroughly , drying it then claying the car , then a polish , then to top it off waxed , and here's the results = http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w326/PCIronmike/DSC00695-1.jpg All in all...
  15. Cleaning a brand new car

    Done a search but could see anything and thought this might be handy for those picking up a new 10 plate car What would you guys recommend doing in cleaning a brand new car i.e just picked it up from the stealer - chances are they might have given it a quick go over but for a better job would...
  16. Haven't even got the car yet...

    I just had a call from the dealer I'm buying my 04 LCR from. He's had it checked over the last couple of days prior to me picking it up this weekend. He's said that the Convenience Unit seems to be shot after the battery on the car died and now isn't responding on VAGCOM properly and won't...
  17. jason-jm

    got my new car

    travelled 700 miles round trip to buy it worth it got it off ross on here Im so happy to be back in a cupra :P
  18. /dev/null

    When can I wash/polish/wax my car!?

    Just got the car back after it had the doors re-sprayed yesterday (thanks to some clumsy sod bashing into it in a car park!) First impressions are very good but have yet to get it in proper light. But - it's pretty dirty on the bonnet and other places now and I was thinking of giving it a...
  19. Craig Senior

    New F1 Safety Car

    Looks like Bernd Marylander has a new toy to play with at the F1 races this year. http://www.themotorreport.com.au/49914/2010-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-the-new-formula-1-safety-car Nice:D
  20. Creeking noise when getting out of car on an incline

    My driveway is on an incline and when I get out of the car there's a horrible creak from the back right wheel area. This creak only happens on an incline and only happens after a drive, i.e. if I get in and out of the car cold it wont make a noise. I'm only 12st 8, so I can't have...
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