Bought my fabia standard in September 2013. Straight away I did led lights all round, hid's and chrome indicators.

I then fitted a pipercross cone I had spare but took it off after a few days as it sounded shocking.

Put a twin 3" back box on

Fitted a k&n cone I took off my st170 when I sold it.

Fitted coilovers to sort out the mega arch gap.


Replaced discs and pads all round and freshened up the callipers.




The wheels were corroded so tried to freshen up with black paint.

Started losing air so put some Audi wheels on while I sorted my wheels out.


Went abit mad and ended up buying a pd160 intake so went back to standard air box, did the CCV mod, fitted a seat sport strut brace and a whiteline rarb.





Also managed to buy a set of seat surgeon leather seats, these are Ł1100 to have trimmed!! The standard ones were horrible to keep clean. Got a matching arm rest too.




Fitted a boost gauge to keep a eye on things ready for when it's mapped. Also wrapped the vents and gear lever surround in carbon fibre.



Got rid of the cat. Seems to spool up quicker but was causing it to over boost.

Standard wheels ready to go in anthracite.


Decided I wanted a 3" single outward rolled tip so did away the box and it's now got no boxes in. Sounds awesome on boost!!!


I then took it for a custom map. Got a dual map put on, one is a low torque one with egr delete, launch control and left foot braking and the other is a high torque one with those options. Not had it rolling roaded but the same map on someone else's was 170 bhp and 310 ft/lb torque so will be similar power. The map is so smooth on it though.

Plans are to colour code the chrome grill and I think the wheels are going back silver and put another back box on to quiten it down as Ive got wandering eyes for other cars so would be a case of raise it up slightly and take the rarb and strut brace and intake off to sell separate and trade it in.
In all honesty I will probably end up keeping it as I can't think of any other diesel that will be as good. I'd like a bora but it's not got the looks and I like the mondeo st tdci but isn't as nice to drive.

 

Had a vrs great motor looks nice still go for good money to

 

Nice car mate had mine for 7 years best everyday car I've ever had

 

This is the problem I'm having it's such a good car I can't find anything to replace it with!! I'm quite happy to keep it I've just got wandering eyes lol. Done 30k in it and only needed a map sensor. Done brakes and timing belt and water pump and just serviced it. Fancy doing a track day with it now I'm running a good spec

 

Video of 3rd gear acceleration 30-70

 

Every year I keep saying I'm going to change it but cannot part
With such a good car

 

You got any pics of yours? Is yours standard? I do love mine I just get bored and start to look around but I really can't think of anything that compares

 

Top mods matey. The discs were well fooked.

 

If you keep that K&N on there you will be blowing MAF meters as quick as you can put them on ..... you just need the ST airbox using a VW filter and just go for a Revo remap job done ......

 

It's just as lowering springs on it apart form that standard
My missus plays up fuck when I mod the everyday car she say
Thats wot you got the cossie for

 

It's now running a pd160 intake and standard air filter now and it's got a custom map on already

 

You need a remap on definitely!!! I can't believe how it pulls since its been mapped

 

cheers it's at a decent fast road spec now. I like to get my money's worth out of the brakes lol

 

It's just getting somebody good to map it most people just flood
Them full off fuel so they smoke like dot cotton
There's not a lot of choice around the Nottingham area

 

I know I ended up going to near Liverpool for a bloke off briskoda to map it. He does a proper custom map on it. Shark in Mansfield are highly rated though

 

Once I get the cossie live mapped mate I might get the skoda dun if I
Got any money left lol
But I do fancy a mk1 focus rs as a everyday car so the skoda could be going
Next year

 

I'd love a mk1 frs but we'll out of my price range sadly. Don't think I could have one as my daily either I'm bad enough with the fabia taking it out and parking it up

 

Nice car I do like the vrs, I have a leon fr+ 150 mk1 which is mapped by regal with egr delete and it goes like a rocket just got to fit the exhaust I've had sitting around for the last couple of months lol

 

That's another car I'm perving over on ebay lol. I think I'm going to end up staying vag but if I do I want a 150 so it's got fmic as standard. What power do the 150s map upto?

 

There's one for sale at the min that's 260bhp, mines only stage 1 so between 180-190 but tones of torque.

 

I think I need to have a go in a stage 1 leon and see how it compares to mine. I could go hybrid turbo on mine and get around 220 who with a fmic but it's near on Ł2000 with a decent clutch, intercooler and turbo so think I'd rather go leon or mondeo st with more power as standard

 

Love this. Fantastic cars. And very nice to see one on refurbed standard wheels instead of dropped on audi rims with the sump dragging along the floor.

 

Nice car mate, i've got a silver 55 plate Fab vRS as my daily. Cracking cars imo

Mine has front mount cooler, hybrid turbo, full milltek and decat, re-map, pd160 intake, panel filter, egr removed, poly bushes, coilovers and anthracite wheels.

Turbo is a bit smokey on start up and over run so will be getting re-built soon.
Pulls like a train with plenty of torque tho

Doubt I'll sell mine any time soon as its ideal really. Seat cloth is a nightmare to keep clean tho. Your leather trim looks mint!

Grant

 

Is the cost of going hybrid worth it over the spec I'm running? I got lucky with the leathers coming up at the right price I'd never pay a grand to have them done. Do you ever go on briskoda?

 

looks good

got a mate of mine running one of these at the mo that is mapped to 248bhp 358ft/lb at 2 bar of boost, it's an animal!!!!!!

 

Dunno mate tbh, I bought the car with everything done to it. Theres a folder full of receipts. Was a guy who worked offshore spent a fortune on it.
Pretty sure it has a stage one map as it feels around 160-170hp with plenty torque.
Yeah used to go on Briskoda quite a bit when I was looking for one and reading up on them.

Heres a couple pics of mine. Suspension now sits higher as I broke a spring on back and rear shocks were leaking so just put standard gear on the back and raised the front.
Was far too low anyway, smashed my sump off a rock when I first got it

 

Looks nice. You can get some unreal power 9th of these. I'm thinking of swapping my coilovers for shocks and springs

 

Where did you get the green caliper paint btw? I'd heard hammerite had stopped doing the correct shade of green but yours looks bang on?

Grant

 

If you do decide to sell it and you fancy selling the interior seperate, gimmie a shout as I may be interested!

 

i used a ford modena green when i did my grill on my ocy vrs


which you can see is very close

 

It's rover java green from Halfords. Slightly shinier than original but close enough. Will do mate

 

That modena green is quite close too

 

Grant

 

Mine....




PD150 Hybrid
PD160 Inlet
Sachs Clutch & Single mass Fly
Ibiza Cupra FMIC
17" Octavia VRS wheels
312mm Audi TT Brakes ds2500
Piper Exhaust
Shark Custom Map
Depo Headlights
and a few other bits

 

I need those spiders on mine!! Love those wheels

 

Looks cool mate, ditto about the spiders!

 

Looks like the fabia's are taking over! I sold my Focus Rs Mk1 and bought a fabia the other week, this is mine:



Plan to do a bit of colour coding, repair the seats and change the joms at some point for AP, already remaped and custom exhaust.

 

I see this on briskoda when you got it, it's got porsche reps on hasn't it? How you finding it going from a focus rs to this?? I'm thinking about changing the joms too but to springs

 

Im honestly not bothered loving the fact im getting 55mpg and that off a full tank im doing 500 miles! The focus did 20mpg and less and a full tank would only do 280 miles! Tbh he joms arent that bad but ive got a stange vibrate/knock on passenger side when ive got additional weight in, think its top mounts as ive done the console bushes.

 

Do you know how to fill the expansion part of the tank? I get 600 miles to a tank if I fill that. I personally don't mind the JOMs but my mrs keeps moaning about them so if I see some cheap springs I might go to them