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Re: Cupra sold, New car pics

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:55 pm
by Tim_GTi
verry niice 8)

Re: Cupra sold, New car pics - 18" RS content

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:48 pm
by shantybeater
Well i've never seen these on a Z so I went to view some last night.

These aren't 'supers' but the next best thing, 17" BBS RS fitted with dishes to make them 18's. Unfortunately no shots can be shown of the rears as they werent wrapped in tyres.

The sizes are 18x8.5 et13 front (shown in pics) & 18x9.5 et13rear . You need to try and picture the larger dishes on the rear and a decent drop. Also if I was to buy them i'd be going stretch on the tyres to make them 225 front & 235 rear + a lower profile. (the tyres in the photo are 235). I'd probably also go for 10.5" on the rear

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Would these fit or too much poke? :?
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Honest opinions please :)

Re: Cupra sold, New car pics (PG4 18" RS content)

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:03 pm
by captainbeyond88
mmm very nice! but then again i'm a sucker of anything that mentions RS's. with the streched tires and a drop that will look crazy good.

Re: Cupra sold, New car pics (PG4 18" RS content)

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 10:03 am
by Tim_GTi
They look siiick. Can you not get RS' in 18"?

i think the poke would be alright with the correct tyres 8)

how much we talking for a set of those then dude?

Re: Cupra sold, New car pics (PG4 18" RS content)

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 10:48 am
by Polo96CL
Car looks good James, and the bbs RS's are really smart. Can't help thinking with a bit of stretch and a slight drop it would look sensational.

I want an Ibiza Cupra now though :D

Re: Cupra sold, New car pics (PG4 18" RS content)

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:13 pm
by shantybeater
cheers for the replies, Tim you can but only 'supers' which look a bit odd because of the length of the spokes.

These would set me back around £1600 but i think i'm going to pass because of the large amount of poke on the front.

Here's a chop of the rims done by a guy over on ed38

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They would look really nice but maybe 17's could be a better way to go?? easier offsets and more dish on the rear (although in this pic its they arent that much deeper if at all):

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or some AC schnitzer 18" rims?? i think maybe they suit the lines of the car a bit better?

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good choice with the cupra polo96cl - make sure you get one with a few mods done to save you money in the long run!

Re: Cupra sold, New car pics (PG4 18" RS content)

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:06 pm
by tomo87
i like the AC schnitzer wheels as your car is so clean it will be nice to stay completely OEM and factory. Just finding a decent set in the right size eh?

Re: Cupra sold, New car pics (PG4 18" RS content)

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:22 pm
by Polo96CL
AC rims look sweet, a bloke here has a genuine set on his 7 series and they look amazing. Sadly it looks a bit 4x4 but would look so much better slammed.

I think i'm going to have wait a couple of years for a cupra, probably because of insurance! I did love yours though, I remember speaking to Tim when he had a go in yours at the bristol meet, it got his approval for sure :D

Re: Cupra sold, New car pics (PG4 18" RS content)

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:08 pm
by shantybeater
oh yeah that was the second one? I passed that onto a friend, it was only running 285bhp with a broken maf & throttle body, its running 330 now :shock:

Its worth the wait mate so hang on :)

yeah I think its the ACS for me, but i'm still tempted by LM's if the right set turn up:

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Re: Cupra sold, New car pics (PG4 18" RS content)

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:31 pm
by Polo96CL
Oh wow the LM's look brilliant! Pity they cost so much eh, although I think you can get the reps (with a car so immaculate like yours james, I wouldn't skimp on a cheap set, buy cheap buy twice etc).

Yeah the second cupra, not keen on the yellow but the blue looks ace. Are you coming to any shows this year?

Re: Cupra sold, New car pics (PG4 18" RS content)

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:33 pm
by shantybeater
Yeah i'm not into reps at all so thats a no go, they are stupidly expensive/rare which is a real shame :(

Black is also nice on the cupra, not sure about shows i might be at edition38 but thats about it at the mo, you?

Re: Cupra sold, New car pics (PG4 18" RS content)

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:56 pm
by Polo96CL
Yeah defo go for the real stuff if you can afford it, a car so clean like that would be let down by a poor copy.

Going to edition 38, still in the polo :D

Re: Cupra sold, New car pics (PG4 18" RS content)

Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 3:54 pm
by Tim_GTi
LMs look amazing, hands down! not overly keen on the ACs myself. RS in 17 look better also (than 18s) I think

Re: Cupra sold, New car pics (PG4 18" RS content)

Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:53 pm
by tomo87
gayboy ... -- the LM's look good as I think they look modern, Im tempted for some for the TT

Re: Cupra sold, New car pics (PG4 18" RS content)

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:35 pm
by shantybeater
Well an offer came up I couldnt refuse, so I bit the bullet and bought it, unfortunately there is alot to do before it will see my engine bay..so it may be a while before you see the results:

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Things to do first:

- Strengthen rear diff mount to handle extra power, BMW are known to sometimes fix this issue as 'free will' but it goes on a case by case basis
- Buy a full cat back exhaust system
- Fit & live map the car
- Possibly go low comp pistons / uprate internals, depends whether I can 'reliably' run the power without or not

All fairly expensive things, some alot more than others! but the cars a keeper so I dont mind the wait.