#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...
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. 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! 
