#1: Ross's slammed Lupo GTI & '66 Beetle Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:08 pm ---- I must be sad, the site has barely been back an hour and I'm posting a thread about my car that isn't even a 206 .
For the record and anyone who doesn't know, the reason I'm a member in the first place is because I owned this:
And then the short-lived TT ownership:
And I'm now back in a hot hatch in the form of my Lupo GTI, which currently looks like this (apart from I've got the centre-caps back on in black):
Plans are currently on hold due to being made redundant, but the eventual aim is a Euro/cleaned/German (whatever you want to call it) style..... small, wide, and dished wheels, and sitting as low as is practically possible on coilovers. For now I'd be happy just to get it lowered over its freshly refurbed GTI Bathurst alloys though! Last edited by Ross on Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:35 pm; edited 20 times in total
#2: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Ruffy_206, Location: BristolPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:09 pm ---- polo looks smart mate very black.
#3: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Guyrichie, Location: Workington, CumbriaPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:11 pm ---- love your lupo ......
#4: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Gedney, Location: boston lincolnshirePosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:11 pm ---- im glad you slapped this up because ive been looking for a lupo now i want a eurod one from bought i cant be hassled to do it up, are you getting a project thread up on ure lupo anytime soon
#5: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: matty, Location: SwindonPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:15 pm ---- niceeee mate
#6: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: xs123, Location: ...Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:17 pm ---- lupo's amazing.
#7: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Steve., Location: FarehamPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:17 pm ---- how comes you only had the TT fora short while?
lupo looks nice tho :)!
#8: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: matty, Location: SwindonPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:18 pm ----
Ruffy_206 wrote:
polo looks smart mate very black.
#9: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 3:05 pm ----
Ruffy_206 wrote:
polo looks smart mate very black.
It's a Lupo mate , but cheers!
Gedney, I'll be treating this as a project thread so I'll update this thread as and when I make any changes.
Appreciate the comments everyone!
The reason I didn't have the TT very long is that it had a couple of problems I didn't know about when I bought it, a knackered window cable mechanism so the drivers side window didn't work, and one of the ballast unit's had gone on one of the HID headlights. Not exactly major issues I know, but I was also facing the prospect of the tax and MOT being due at the same time aswell.
All in all it was going to cost me a lot of money, MPG was poor too, and I could barely afford to own and run it, let alone modify it, and with it being an Audi I was scared something would go wrong and cost me a fortune...... basically I didn't have the money to own it comfortably.
I pretty much woke up one day, thought about it for a while and made my decision, and the next day I was driving home from a garage in a Lupo GTI having part ex'd the TT against it, all happened rather quickly!
I really do miss the TT though in a lot of ways, although there are things I don't miss aswell that the Lupo is better at!
#10: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Gedney, Location: boston lincolnshirePosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:53 pm ---- poyfect
#11: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Ruffy_206, Location: BristolPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:55 pm ---- ha who said polo. it wasnt me. nice lupo mate lol i did no that was following your other project thread what ever happends to the pepperpots?
#12: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: MkERsLLuPo, Location: BerkshirePosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:33 am ---- Always been a fan of your Lupo Ross, looks great
#13: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: dalegt, Location: West YorkshirePosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:04 am ---- Looking good buddy, them wheels look miles better in black !!
whens the coilovers coming?
#14: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:16 am ----
Ruffy_206 wrote:
ha who said polo. it wasnt me. nice lupo mate lol i did no that was following your other project thread what ever happends to the pepperpots?
I've kind of abandoned the Pepperpots, still don't know what to do with them TBH, I am tempted to have them powdercoated red with polished lips where I got the original wheels done, but I need a job first. Failing that I've thought of just selling them as they are, really don't know. I'm quite happy with my black GTI wheels though now they're in mint condition, until I can afford some wheels that are a bit more special!
Dale, I dunno mate , I'm having a tough time finding a job at the minute, I'm lucky to have the car still really I guess! So everything's on hold for now.
Cheers for the other comments
#15: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: dalegt, Location: West YorkshirePosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:20 am ---- or mate didnt know you were still out of work hope you get it sorted soon, end of the day mate its only a car if it needs to go. Good luck bud
#16: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:22 am ---- Cheers mate, I had an interview Monday just waiting to hear back, fingers crossed.
#17: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: dalegt, Location: West YorkshirePosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:24 am ---- niceone mate fingers crossed too
#18: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: dalegt, Location: West YorkshirePosted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:25 pm ---- Ross any updates mate??
Also are you posting a thread up on my forum??
#19: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:32 am ---- Sorry Dale, I've not been online for a while, haven't had time as I got offered a job out of the blue, driving a van, and the hours are a bit mental - 60 hours a week.
Glad to have a job though and some money rolling in again, which means things can start to happen with the Lupo. Itching to buy some coilovers now, could do with another week or two's wages ideally, but I'm tempted to just buy them now and pay it back when I get paid lol.
I hadn't really drove the thing properly since about the end of October last year as I couldn't afford the fuel, so last weekend I took it out for a proper B-road blast, managed to find some sweet roads.... it performed, reminded me how great it is again
I suppose I could put a thread up on your forum lol, I haven't even got one up on Club Lupo yet!
#20: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:10 pm ---- Bugger, just seen some BBS RS' for sale at a good price...
#21: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Jamie, Location: Ring y0Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:19 pm ---- You know it makes sense. Good wheels come before food iirc
#22: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:37 pm ---- I'm trying to justify spending the money in my head
What I'm thinking so far is....
- They're RS's, and therefore they wont lose value should I want to sell them on, so they make financial sense!
- I could sell my standard, freshly refurbished GTI wheels to recoup a chunk of the money.
- I can get rid of those Audi wheels for a bit of extra money.
#23: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Jamie, Location: Ring y0Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:45 pm ---- Exactly. Ring me when you've got them
x
#24: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:10 pm ----
#25: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:27 pm ---- Made an enquiry about prices of a few different sets of coilovers, AP's, Weitec's, and KW's. The time is near.
Leaning towards the Weitec's... they're made by KW, and KW V1's are pretty much renowned to be the best coilovers for the Lupo, giving excellent ride and handling. Everyone says the only difference between the Weitec's and the KW's is that the KW's have stainless steel shock bodies, Weitec's are galvanised, so the KW's will stay looking fresher for longer and wont deteriorate... but the question I'm asking myself is 'does it really matter?'. The KW's are £117 more, and once they're on you wont be able to see them really, and I don't imagine I'll be fiddling about with the ride height too much once it's set...
#26: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:19 pm ---- A guy on Club Lupo enquired at the DVLA about the number of Lupo GTI's currently registered, and got this back:
903 remaining, it doesn't include any that may be SORN though of course. Nobody probably cares but I thought it was interesting to know
I have asked the DVLA about 206 GT's, hoping I'll get something similar back with a figure for the amount currently registered!
#27: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:56 pm ---- Provisionally bought a set of second hand wheels, picking them up Saturday morning. Stretch/poke coming soon . They're nothing new on a Lupo GTI, I guess you could say they're 'tried and tested', suit the Lupo perfectly and they're pretty much ideal in terms of size and offset, IMO.
They came up for sale and I couldn't really resist, as I reckon I could recoup most of the money they'll cost by selling my mint Bathurst's (standard wheels).
#28: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - new old wheels coming soon Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 2:04 pm ---- In dire need of a clean but....
#29: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Uz, Location: No Man's LandPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:45 pm ---- TH Monos are a lovely wheel mate good choice
#30: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Lodey, Location: Penzance & Falmouth CornwallPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:48 pm ---- oh my days that is going to look ssiiiiiicccckkkk
#31: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Jamie, Location: Ring y0Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:49 pm ---- Don't sell your standard wheels! New wheels look good
#32: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:51 pm ---- Cheers for the comments
Any particular reason why Jamie??
#33: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Jamie, Location: Ring y0Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:52 pm ---- ... like them
#34: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:55 pm ---- I like them too but I could do with the money from them lol, it's not like I have the money for the Mono's so I could do with making some money back, and from what I've been told I could get some good money for my Bathursts.
#35: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 4:04 pm ---- One bad thing about the Mono's is they've got Nankangs on... and the Yokohama S-Drives on the Bathursts are great tyres, but don't want the expense of swapping the tyres over. Hopefully the Nankangs wont be too bad...
Even thought of getting camber shims and killing the Nankangs quickly, in style , then replacing them with something decent, and also getting the wheels refurbed/powdercoated at the same time. Trouble is aswell the Nankangs are 185/45's which is a bit of an odd size I think, love the stretch though, looks spot on!
Gonna put some red rim tape on them too, should look good I think.
#36: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:35 pm ---- Gave them a clean today, not entirely sure I've shifted all the crap on them TBH, but they're better at least... something tells me they haven't been cleaned properly for some time.
They'll be fine for now though, I've got some refurb plans for them which involves powdercoating them a different colour. I have inadvertently copied another Lupo GTI by buying these wheels, the car they came off, actually . When mine's lowered and I've put the Mono's on it will look almost identical, which is partly why I want to have them refurbed to do something a bit different.
I feel slightly grieved to pay 50 quid to have the tyres re-mounted if they're taken off, hence why my plan is to get some use out of them first, then maybe get them refurbed and put some better rubber on at the same time, if indeed the Nankang's are rubbish.
#38: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Mikey2uk, Location: StevenagePosted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:27 pm ---- Ross me and Dillon found you next mod at the Fast Show yesterday
We were like yeah we think Ross should do this.
Anyway mate I do love what you are doing to your car
#39: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:29 pm ---- Cool, I was gonna say I'd rock those pink RS/RM's, but on second thoughts I'd probably get ridiculed and called all sorts of names
Cheers for the kind words, with any luck there will be a massive update on Saturday as the wheels and coilovers will be going on at the same time, big transformation I guess! Just gotta hope the coilovers arrive at my house ok some time this week.
#40: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Brian, Location: VVT Land, FifePosted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:32 pm ---- All is looking very cooooooool
#41: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Mikey2uk, Location: StevenagePosted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:43 pm ---- There was an even madder Lupo there yesterday, was yellow and purple had no back seats just a deck with 2 15" subs all layed out in purple carpet.
Ross me and Dillon found you next mod at the Fast Show yesterday
We were like yeah we think Ross should do this.
Anyway mate I do love what you are doing to your car
That's my friend's Donna's Lupo, they only just got it back on the road after a Royal Mail wagon dropped its prop shaft, which they ran over, cracking the sump
Ace little car, doesn't half shift too
#43: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:23 pm ---- Mikey, I think I know the Lupo you're talking about, he's a member on Club Lupo, I'm sure I saw it when I went to Trax, subs pounding away, looking slightly different back then.
Brian, cheers.... roll on Saturday!
Ape, now that's what you call unlucky! Is it tuned then?
#44: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Ape, Location: Clipping the Apex!Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:55 pm ---- I don't think so, just driven well
#45: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: johnk, Location: Fife, ScotlandPosted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:47 pm ---- love the wheels ross cars looking good, cant wait to see it lowered with them on
#46: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 1:54 pm ---- Cheers John
Well, I had hoped the car would be lowered by now, but turns out there's been a hold up with my order for the Weitec's, and it'll be another week and a half until Kam Racing even get them in. It seems I don't do too well with bits for my car that have to come from Germany, if any of you remember the saga with my MAM wheels!
In other news I've got the Mono's looking a bit more respectable, they had a fair amount of chips in the paint round the lips, and with them being black the silver chips were quite noticeable, so I've touched them up with some satin black paint and they look much better now. I've also added some red rim tape to 'make them my own' and put a bit of a twist on them, and I'm pretty pleased with the results, no pics as yet I'm afraid though! It kinda highlights the tyre stretch though, I'm hoping once they're on you'll see red wheel lips poking out when looking at the back of the car, but yet you can hardly see the tape when looking at the wheels face on.
#47: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: jimmyfloydreturns, Location: SittingbournePosted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:34 am ---- Your words mean nothing without pics
#48: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: johnk, Location: Fife, ScotlandPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:26 pm ---- No updates on this yet?
Well, I had hoped the car would be lowered by now, but turns out there's been a hold up with my order for the Weitec's, and it'll be another week and a half until Kam Racing even get them in. It seems I don't do too well with bits for my car that have to come from Germany, if any of you remember the saga with my MAM wheels!
In other news I've got the Mono's looking a bit more respectable, they had a fair amount of chips in the paint round the lips, and with them being black the silver chips were quite noticeable, so I've touched them up with some satin black paint and they look much better now. I've also added some red rim tape to 'make them my own' and put a bit of a twist on them, and I'm pretty pleased with the results, no pics as yet I'm afraid though! It kinda highlights the tyre stretch though, I'm hoping once they're on you'll see red wheel lips poking out when looking at the back of the car, but yet you can hardly see the tape when looking at the wheels face on.
Pictures or its all lies lol
#50: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 5:30 pm ---- Still waiting on the coilovers, TBH I'll be surprised if they come tomorrow, or should I say today (Friday), be lucky if Kam Racing have had them in let alone sent them out.
Only update, if you can call it one, is I did a test fit of 2 of the wheels yesterday, it looked stupidly high, but ignoring that fact it did look awesome, plenty of poke! The red rim tape has had the desired effect aswell, when looking at the car directly from the rear you can see the red lip . And from the front the rim tape goes really well with the red pinstripe grille!
I'd say the front wheel looked to be poking more than the rear actually, but I'll see how it looks lowered. As standard the rear wheels do sit too far inside the arches though so it makes sense. Might have to space the rears out slightly in future.
Whilst I had chance I also weighed the current and new wheels, both weighed in at 15kg each so I'm pretty chuffed with that! Was a little worried the Mono's would be heavier as they're wider wheels, really don't want to lessen the car's acceleration if I can help it!
No pics I'm afraid . My excuse is, I bought some cheapo batteries, and they don't work in the camera, it turns itself off as though they're not powerful enough to make it work. Crap excuse I know , but part of me wants to save the pictures until it's all done anyway! I did take pics on my phone, not sure I want to post them or not though
Another thing I've recently purchased is red tint film for the rear lights. Rather than tint the whole light though I'm going to cut a oval out to cover the white reverse light, basically so the whole light looks red. This is often done on the mk1 TT and works well. I've bought some LED bulbs for the reverse lights which will hopefully shine white through the film, or close enough, but we'll see.
Quite fancy a full 'gimp mask' aswell , partly because I'm driving to Newquay in it in May, and partly because I just like them because it will confuse people and attract attention , so if I can manage to find a GTI specific one that might be happening soon-ish.
#51: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - new old wheels coming soon Author: Matt, Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 5:38 pm ---- will you hate me if i say i think these
Ross wrote:
are nicer than these
Ross wrote:
sorry
#52: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 12:25 pm ---- Goes without saying that the BBS are nicer, I mean they're probably one of the nicest looking wheel's ever made... this also means they are much more expensive of course! Those ones I looked at had a missing centre cap and stuff.... the centre would have needed spraying black to match and I don't know what paint is on the centres, so that put me off them. To buy a fully refurbished set you're looking at over a grand easily. The Mono's came up and they were at a good price etc.
#53: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Compomotive TH Mono's - page 2 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 12:13 pm ---- Small update - all red rear lights. Good old Lamin-X
Here's an old pic of the rear to show how the lights did look:
#54: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update on page 4 Author: Mikey2uk, Location: StevenagePosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 12:21 pm ---- Looks good Ross, whats reversing like now do you still get the same light out put?
#55: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update on page 4 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 12:28 pm ---- Hmmm, there lies the problem . I replaced the reverse light bulbs for LED ones in the hope I'd get something near white light, but it didn't work as well as expected as they light up pink!
It wont fail the MOT as I don't think the reverse lights are tested, but I also don't want to confuse other drivers and pedestrians. I like the all red look though so I think it will be staying as it is!
#56: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update on page 4 Author: Mikey2uk, Location: StevenagePosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 12:32 pm ---- I think your right about MOT, it really does look good starting to take shape nicely now.
You always have the special touch when it comes to styling
#57: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update on page 4 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 12:38 pm ---- Cheers mate, I feel honoured
It will really begin to take shape once the bloody coilovers are here, I'm gonna be rather upset if they don't show up next week... especially after trial fitting 2 of the new wheels.... I may post a sneaky teaser pic actually...
#58: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update on page 4 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 1:05 pm ---- Ok, here's a teaser from my trial fit of the wheels. The pic shows one of the front wheels.... POKE
#59: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update on page 4 Author: Uz, Location: No Man's LandPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 1:18 pm ----
Ross wrote:
Ok, here's a teaser from my trial fit of the wheels. The pic shows one of the front wheels.... POKE
That looks pretty sick mate...what ET are they? or are you running spacers with them?
#60: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 1:26 pm ---- They're ET25 mate, no spacers. Might look to space the rears out in future though but I'll see how it looks once it's lowered
#61: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: amy-v17, Location: Bury St Edmunds/Luton/BournemouthPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 1:39 pm ---- they look awesome
#62: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:11 pm ---- Cheers Amy
#63: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: spike_202, Location: West midsPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:23 pm ---- very tiddy ross looking very smart.
#64: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:27 pm ---- Cheers
#65: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: Austin, Location: TelfordPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:52 pm ---- very nice, lovin the all red rear lights, makes a big improvement
#66: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: Brian, Location: VVT Land, FifePosted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:55 pm ---- looks good pal
#67: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:36 pm ---- Coilovers have been posted and I have a tracking number, should be here tomorrow
Coilovers have been posted and I have a tracking number, should be here tomorrow
woooooooooo
its looking awesome
#69: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:57 pm ---- Cheers mate, kinda hoping I can get them fitted Saturday but depends if the guy who is doing it is busy or not, so could be next week, hope not though, got a slow puncture on one of my current wheels aswell so could do with getting the wheels swapped over TBH!
#70: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: MkERsLLuPo, Location: BerkshirePosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:04 am ---- I got to wait till end of next month till I can start shopping for my Lupo, reading this makes me want one even more!
#71: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: pug150, Location: birminghamPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:11 am ---- good good good matey! but is it not ilegal that there sticking out? dont want to be a party pooper though lol!
#72: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: RustyDLK, Location: Armagh - Northern IrelandPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:17 am ---- looks well fella!
#73: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: gavstar, Location: BedsPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:34 am ---- i just came...EVERYWHERE !
#74: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:27 pm ----
gavstar wrote:
i just came...EVERYWHERE !
Cheers, and thanks everyone else for the comments!
pug150, it's a grey area TBH mate, I don't think anyone has a definitive answer, depends on the copper I think!
I had a welcoming sight when I got in from work today, a nice package was waiting for me
Cheers, and thanks everyone else for the comments!
pug150, it's a grey area TBH mate, I don't think anyone has a definitive answer, depends on the copper I think!
I had a welcoming sight when I got in from work today, a nice package was waiting for me
Nice! now get out and fit them!
#76: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:40 pm ----
John, I'm getting someone to do it for me lol.
#77: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: johnk, Location: Fife, ScotlandPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:04 pm ---- look the part so they do!, i have coilvers to fit to the 206 but waiting untill i buy new trackrod ends and wishbones do it at the same time.
These going as low as they can then?
#78: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:07 pm ---- They do look good, bit more upmarket than the V-Maxx ones I had last time but then they should for the money they cost! They're actually different colours to all the pictures I've seen, which show them with green springs. I would imagine the yellow springs on them are the same ones that come on the KW V1's which cost over £600 as they're yellow too, and these Weitec's are apparently made by KW anyway, so I presume the springs are identical - no bad thing at all as the ride quality of the KW's get rave reviews, so I look forward to seeing how good they are!
I think the chassis will be sitting on the driveshaft before these max out, that's usually the limiting thing on Lupo's without having a chassis notch done. With the rear I think people usually fit them without the adjusters in as the rear never goes as low as the front will, I need to check this though.
Might be a case of lowering the front until it's knocking the driveshaft, then raising it slightly, so that it's basically as low as is possible without it constantly knocking the driveshaft! I'd like to think I can still drive it hard when I want to and not have to worry about doing any damage.
On another note, I keep thinking about having the Mono's powdercoated red. I'd kind of planned to have it done anyway but was going to run them as they are for a while, one thing that concerns me though is a couple of the dust caps are seized on so I can't put any air in the tyres if I need to, so it makes me think I should maybe have them refurbed sooner rather than later to get the valves changed, and the wheels are a bit tired looking, need freshening up. Hmmmm.
#79: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:28 pm ---- Thoughts on this?
Might have to be done I think?!
#80: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Photoshop on page 6 Author: Bailey, Location: Finding Dr. RobotnikPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:32 pm ---- Not a fan sorry
#81: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: johnk, Location: Fife, ScotlandPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:33 pm ---- DO IT! would tie in with the red around the grill and the red rear lights i think.
is it fine removing the helper springs? just remove it then wind up to the bottom of main spring?
There seems to be loads of chavs around with brightly coloured wheels on their fiestas and corsas and it just looks cheap and jank. Stick to silver...
#83: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Photoshop on page 6 Author: MkERsLLuPo, Location: BerkshirePosted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:54 am ---- Not a fan mate, there all blacked out at the minute yeah? how about all black with red centre caps?
#84: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Photoshop on page 6 Author: =ZiAn=, Location: SloveniaPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 3:01 am ---- I like it
#85: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Photoshop on page 6 Author: Iain, Location: Aberdeen, ScotlandPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 6:02 am ---- I'm a fan of all red. Looks like your gonna get completely split opinions on that
#86: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Photoshop on page 6 Author: Guy, Location: Solihull, BirminghamPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:04 pm ---- Look awesomeee!! you should c my car now
#87: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Photoshop on page 6 Author: Shodoku, Location: West YorkshirePosted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:48 am ---- Personally I think the wheels look pretty good in red. Only problem is you may get some unwanted attention..
#88: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - small update and teaser pic - page 4 Author: kamracing, Location: St. AlbansPosted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 7:28 am ----
Ross wrote:
They do look good, bit more upmarket than the V-Maxx ones I had last time but then they should for the money they cost! They're actually different colours to all the pictures I've seen, which show them with green springs. I would imagine the yellow springs on them are the same ones that come on the KW V1's which cost over £600 as they're yellow too, and these Weitec's are apparently made by KW anyway, so I presume the springs are identical - no bad thing at all as the ride quality of the KW's get rave reviews, so I look forward to seeing how good they are!
The reason they're different to the pics is that Weitec have changed their colour scheme slightly this month. We taken some new pictures that we'll be uploading to our site shortly..
#89: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Photoshop on page 6 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:54 am ---- Thanks for the opinions on the wheels, it's still something I may look to do in future but for now it looks as though I'll be running them in their standard satin black colour.
I guess part of my reasoning for wanting to change the colour is the fact that my car is almost a carbon copy of the one in the Photoshop . I didn't intentionally copy it but when the wheels came up for sale I couldn't resist, oh well. I do really fancy the red refurb though, it's not something I'd do purely to make it different!
John, yeah you should be fine removing the helper springs, never heard of it being a problem anyway.
kamracing, cheers for the info, and cheers for the coilovers
#90: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Photoshop on page 6 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:35 pm ---- Wheels and coilovers are on, and I'm immensely happy
Pics are just uploading now so give me a few mins...
#91: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics pag Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:39 pm ----
#92: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics page 7 Author: Uz, Location: No Man's LandPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:42 pm ---- Is there any physical way people can ban me from looking at this thread as Ross is tempting me even more in buying a Lupo GTi
This should look sick
EDIT - Posted just as the pics came up...I was right...this is ;) ;)!
Please sell it me or would you take my XSi as p/x????
#93: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics page 7 Author: Daza, Location: Benfleet, EssexPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:45 pm ---- LOVE IT
#94: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics page 7 Author: JordGJ, Location: Leeds / West MidlandsPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:48 pm ---- Looks great mate, needs more poke on the back i reckon though and could possibly go a bit lower?
Love the car and wheels though great stuff!!
#95: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics pag Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:49 pm ---- The coilovers seem excellent so far, the ride isn't bouncy or crashy at all, barely feels like it's on coilovers! Haven't properly tested out the handling yet but I'm confident it will handle like it's on rails, shame about the Nankang tyres though, lol.
The height of the front was guess work to begin with, but we quickly realised it was a bit too low as the front splitter was hitting the floor, and it looked lower than the rear anyway (rears are set as low as they go). So we raised it up by 5 threads and it made all the difference, no rubbing, and it's coped fine with all bar one speed bump so far . The other good thing is I don't even need to remove the front wheels to alter the height, just simply jack it up and wind them up or down, easy!
I'm chuffed to bits TBH, love it
#96: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics page 7 Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:54 pm ----
snow_n_low wrote:
Looks great mate, needs more poke on the back i reckon though and could possibly go a bit lower?
Love the car and wheels though great stuff!!
Yeah think I'll space the rears out slightly at some point, they do sit further in than the fronts. As for lowness see my post above, the rear can't go any lower without removing the adjusters (and apparently if I take them out it will drop a lot more, too much probably), and the front is treading a fine line, any lower and it hits the deck quite a lot. When the front was lower to begin with I drove down a bumpy road, went down a dip and hit the front splitter, lol.
Uz - get one mate, they're awesome little cars. You can't have mine though
Is there any physical way people can ban me from looking at this thread as Ross is tempting me even more in buying a Lupo GTi
This should look sick
EDIT - Posted just as the pics came up...I was right...this is ;)!
Please sell it me or would you take my XSi as p/x????
i know what you mean i never liked them before but this one is badass!!!
#98: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics pag Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:03 pm ---- Cheers
Think the red rim tape works really well too . Put a new red pinstripe round the grille aswell today as the old one had faded quite a bit.
#99: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics page 7 Author: Uz, Location: No Man's LandPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:04 pm ----
pug150 wrote:
i know what you mean i never liked them before but this one is badass!!!
I've always loved the Lupo GTi, Mate used to have a Black one (one that Ross has the wheels off) and now owns a Red one which is full on decked (rear adjusters are out) sitting on Mirror Polished Schmidt Modern Lines. Seen those 2 and also this one is like even more tempting me
#100: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics pag Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:14 pm ---- What coilovers are on the red one in Evesham Uz?
#101: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics page 7 Author: Resolutionary, Location: South West LondonPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:22 pm ---- Good to see you were able to fit the coilies mate..and the car looks the bogs dollocks! About as low as them now anyways..so the big question is would you recommend them for me to buy for the Pug?
#102: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics pag Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:29 pm ---- Thanks mate, I'd definitely recommend them, you wont be disappointed! There's loads of adjustment on the fronts, I could go 27 threads lower than what they're at now, more adjustment than I'll ever need. And as I said, the ride is great, it's not as crude as my 206 was on the V-Maxx coilovers, much more supple, you get what you pay for I guess!
#103: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics page 7 Author: Resolutionary, Location: South West LondonPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:38 pm ---- Cool..you've convinced me! I'll be purchasing some of these bad boys this week I think..I'll let you know when its all done and fitted. Thanks for your help mate.
#104: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics page 7 Author: Quarmbo, Location: Bristol & LeicesterPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 1:40 pm ---- Ross, completely changed my opinion on Lupo's. It looks sexual.
#105: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics pag Author: Uz, Location: No Man's LandPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:22 pm ----
Ross wrote:
What coilovers are on the red one in Evesham Uz?
Was asking about it yesterday and he said its on cheap ones he bought off someone on ClubLupo. Don't know the brand though.
#106: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics page 7 Author: wagsy206, Location: Coatbridge, LanarkshirePosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:09 pm ---- ross, that looks ace man. . super looking wee car
#107: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics page 7 Author: MkERsLLuPo, Location: BerkshirePosted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:57 pm ---- Looks great mate!
love the little red trims.
good job
#108: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics pag Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 3:37 pm ---- Thanks for all the nice comments. Someone drove past me today and shouted 'nice car!' through my window, hehe .
Just gave the car some stick, I didn't go toooo mad, but any corner I put it through it just laughed at, didn't flinch, felt solid. I'm even quite impressed with the Nankang's... no seriously, I don't think they're as bad as people make out. I'm still expecting them to be useless in the wet though.
Really need to get the alignment done though, I've got about 10 degrees negative camber on the front passenger wheel, it does look really cool though TBH . Not sure I'm up for replacing the tyres every month mind! The other side doesn't have crazy camber and it catches when cornering hard, cambered side doesn't.
Bought some 5mm spacers for the rear wheels today aswell. Just need to work out how I'm going to jack the car up now!
#109: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics page 7 Author: Lodey, Location: Penzance & Falmouth CornwallPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 3:50 pm ---- it just looks, well only one word SICK!!!!
#111: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics pag Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:32 pm ---- Cheers, I'm so happy, driving with a permanent grin on my face I think
#112: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics page 7 Author: Matt, Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:36 pm ---- this car is absolutly beautiful ross!!!
ive never seen a polo like it. ive never really liked them tbh, but i guess it all depends on whos driving it.
#114: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics pag Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:51 pm ---- Grrrr, it's a Lupo not a Polo . What do you mean it depends who's driving it? Cheers though, to both of you
#116: Re: Ross' VW Lupo GTI - Wheels & Coilovers are on! Pics pag Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 1:48 pm ---- Thanks John. Just tried to fit my 5mm spacers, but I think I need longer bolts, seemed quite dodgy to me, bolts didn't go in enough turns!
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, but cheers! 
, I'm having a tough time finding a job at the minute, I'm lucky to have the car still really I guess! So everything's on hold for now.
lol.
. They're nothing new on a Lupo GTI, I guess you could say they're 'tried and tested', suit the Lupo perfectly and they're pretty much ideal in terms of size and offset, IMO. 
good choice 
. And from the front the rim tape goes really well with the red pinstripe grille!
. I didn't intentionally copy it but when the wheels came up for sale I couldn't resist, oh well. I do really fancy the red refurb though, it's not something I'd do purely to make it different! 
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