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Had a play with launch control [emoji23]

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  • Few parts to add to the list.. And new 'daily/drive to track day' wheels arrived. And fit :-) Then i've been to collect some of Bens parts he's no longer using on his Fabia.. Fibreglass boot,

  • All fitted, all rattles and clonks gone. This Scale suspension is the shizzle. So well made its defintly worth the money. Damping set to halfway (6 clicks out of 12) Up on the ramps stripping everyt

  • Fitted driveshafts and all bolted up. Wheels on and lowered to the floor. All intercooler pipework installed, just front bumper to chop up to fit.   Started it and it runs!!! WHOOOOOOO

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That's what I want!!! Who did it? I reckon 3k would be a good launch point, you need to come to York raceway next year, be good to have some head to heads :)

Most mappers can add it when you get it remapped :)

 

Going to get flat shift and hard cut on mine (he wouldn't add it last visit as there was clearly an issue with the car), but not LC (quite hard on turbo/clutch, both of which I'm quite fond of).

Just seems like yesterday i was buying 1.2 12v Fabia parts off you!

 

Didnt take long to get it mostly up and running anyway, good work :)

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Yes mate, soon cracked on haha

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Headlights both fully working..

Noticed clocks dont light up though [emoji16]

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Washers and wipers work too.

Just rear lights now..

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now then ive just carried out the same sort of conversion as you but in a polo 9n and ive hit a brick wall with a few things that ive seen you cover in your build.

 

1st what have you done about the loom to rear lights as it splits into the boot lid on the Ibiza but on the fabia and polo the rear light is in 1 piece, so how did you go about connecting them up.

 

2nd I see you have got rid of all the n429,evap,2nd air pump and all the crap what aint needed have you had it all mapped out or have you plugged resistors in the loom??

 

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now then ive just carried out the same sort of conversion as you but in a polo 9n and ive hit a brick wall with a few things that ive seen you cover in your build.

 

1st what have you done about the loom to rear lights as it splits into the boot lid on the Ibiza but on the fabia and polo the rear light is in 1 piece, so how did you go about connecting them up.

 

2nd I see you have got rid of all the n429,evap,2nd air pump and all the crap what aint needed have you had it all mapped out or have you plugged resistors in the loom??

 

cheers

On the latter their is a good guide in the Octavia section which will probably help you somewhat.

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now then ive just carried out the same sort of conversion as you but in a polo 9n and ive hit a brick wall with a few things that ive seen you cover in your build.

 

1st what have you done about the loom to rear lights as it splits into the boot lid on the Ibiza but on the fabia and polo the rear light is in 1 piece, so how did you go about connecting them up.

 

2nd I see you have got rid of all the n429,evap,2nd air pump and all the crap what aint needed have you had it all mapped out or have you plugged resistors in the loom??

 

cheers

Hey up mate.

I thought about doing a 9n but i don't like 5 doors and i've owned 2 (1.4tdi and GT) three doors which i didn't think handled as well as my old Fabia.

I've yet to do the rear lights, but i'm just going to test each wire for 12v when i turn on a light and just solder it to the existing wiring. I chopped the Fabia loom at the back seats.

I have had them mapped out, but guys done a rubbish job and they do show up.

It'll do until i get it mapped properly at a later date.

1st what have you done about the loom to rear lights as it splits into the boot lid on the Ibiza but on the fabia and polo the rear light is in 1 piece, so how did you go about connecting them up.

 

I ended up joining bits of Fabia loom on to the end of the Ibiza loom... Not too hard to identify what each wire does with a haynes for both cars and a multi meter (basically from the plugs on the end of the Ibiza loom back is Fabia... but its not plug and play its chop and crimp :)).

 

However I don't have any electronic boot release yet.

right am with you so just figure out what wires go where end of lool​

i take it its the same with the front lights but just re pin the plug and job done,,

 

also i have a issue with my drivers door electrics only the centrel locking works when i turn the key on and off but the window aint working do you have any suggstions as to why bcos the motor worked fine on both cars b4 the loom swap,could it need reprograming or is there a wire a miss somwhere

I did the chop and crimp/solder on the headlights too, sounds like it may have been easier from Phils accounts :)

 

When you break it down there isn't that much to do: Indicators, Tail, Fog, Reverse, Brake, Number Plate. Wiper should be plug and play.

 

Bits of my door worked and bits didn't until I put the Ibiza door harness in (again had to change some of the plugs).

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Just been out for its first drive.. Pretty sure head gasket is knackered.

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Also smoking loads when driving.

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Panic over. God knows what the sludge is, i imagine its just from lots of short starts nd condenstion in enging from been stood etc.

Drives really nice, smoke is just oil burning off from exhaust pipe.

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Just get that coolant changed for peace of mind :),

We're have to sort something out next year get a few of us 1.8t owners together, maybe a Santa pod meet for a dieselvrs/petrol 1.8t stand off :)

Great work, looks,a really neat install.

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Cheers mate, still a long way off completion but getting there

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Sweet guys when I get back on it I'll get the chopping and swapping done cheers guys

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Started on the rear wiring tonight.

Just got the missus turning stuff on and off whilst i measured each plug haha

Will adapt it tomorrow when i get time.

Also going to wire the boot handle to a permanant live so it just pops the boot. That way it'll be ok for a mot, ill put another switch on it so i can turn it off and its then locked.

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All wiring at the rear done now.

Used the Fabia loom from arch back, chopped off all plugs from Ibiza loom and soldered them to the Fabia loom. Then taped it all up so it just looks factory.

Few pictures along the way..

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Had to do some adapting to remove the drivers side part of the loom, so needed to wire in the drivers side indicator. I took this round with the rest of the loom. Chopped the earth for fuel pump so just put a riv-nut in a hole and crimped on.

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All trim back on..

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Had an issue where the clocks didnt light up and i had no headlight adjustment. Took the Ibiza/Fabia headlight switches apart and made one working switch and adjuster. Had to use the Ibiza knob, but i recon it looks better. Dash lights adjust and headlight level motors now work.

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Also did a bit of cheeky wiring for the boot [emoji38]

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How have you wired it? Just straight to a live with a switch?

 

Going to try and figure a circuit that can switch the supply on/off based on the passenger lock signals, as knowing me I'd leave the boot lock 'activated' and someone would nick it :(

 

Just got the manual release on mine for now, bit of a pain to load the boot as I need to put everything down and open it from the lever inside.

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Just sidelight live [emoji23]

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Only done it for MOT access. Not planning on having locking on it, it'll be kept in a locked garage and when i'm out i have a few plans to make it hard to move.. Ill just keep rear doors locked nd use key in fronts

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