So, it's about time I introduced my personal vehicle:

Seat Leon 5F ST Facelift FR

Year of manufacture 2017, 150 hp TSI

A little about me: I'm 38 years old and from beautiful Styria, Austria.

What I've done to the Leon so far:

Retrofit for the assistant camera

Retrofit for the lane change assist

Retrofit for the tow bar

Retrofit for Area View, which was never available from the factory on the 5F Leon.

Retrofit for Area View, which was never offered as standard on the 5F Leon. Retrofit Virtual Cockpit

Retrofit MIB2 Standard Navigation with MOST and DAB+

Retrofit Fabric Trim such as Glove Box, Door Pockets, etc.

Retrofit Skoda Octavia 4VRs Massage Seats

Retrofit Focal Speakers; the vehicle was originally equipped with the Seat sound system, but I'm now very satisfied with the sound quality.

Retrofit Trunk Spare Cargo Area Carpet

Retrofit Seat Leon KL Heated Steering Wheel

Retrofit Door Handle Exterior Lighting (front only)

Retrofit Red OEM Brake Calipers (front and rear)

Retrofit Ateca Rotary Knob for Driving Profile Selection

Retrofit 18" Cupra Cup Wheels

These are some of the major retrofits. Other modifications included:

Chrome Roof Rack replaced with Gloss Black

Gloss Black Rear Bumper Insert

Gloss Black Rieger Diffuser

Second LED Lighting in the Left Side of the Trunk

Rear Seat Upgraded with Illuminated OEM Audi Seatbelt Buckles

Rear Doors Equipped with ambient lighting, controllable via MIB

Rear footwell lighting retrofitted

Ambient lighting extended to the front storage compartment for the mobile phone, as well as the ring around the 12V socket. Additional lighting added to the dashboard.

Climatronic unit replaced with a VW unit due to the white lighting and the ability to activate the steering wheel heating simultaneously with the seat heating.

Passenger sun visor replaced with a driver's sun visor (UK) to avoid the airbag markings.

Light switch replaced with a white version; this will be implemented throughout the entire vehicle. Red switches will be replaced with white.

Fog light bezels replaced with gloss black ones.

Frameless rearview mirror installed.

Of course, a few projects remain:

Replace front seatbelt buckles with illuminated ones; parts are on order.

Replace grille with OEM Cupra black grille.

Install side skirts.

Install rear spoiler.

Install OPS 360° with Park Assist. Parts are ready for installation.

Retrofit seatbelt height adjustment; it's inconvenient. I'm quite surprised, especially as a previous Skoda driver...

Yes, that's pretty much it.

Maybe @Binx1310 or @JR RS or @Bap33 or @travs or other colleagues will stop by here.

A few quick snapshots from the not-so-clean, tidy car.

Edited Friday at 20:123 days by Cairus

Thats a serious amount of retrofit. I didnt understand what you meant by the illuminated seatbelt buckles until i looked at the photos but they are pretty cool! didnt know they were a thing.

It will look much nicer with all white switches.

The positioning of the driving profile selector is very clever. Neatly tucked away.

Can we see some photos of the outside?

PS we are the same age!

PPS - I am honored to be listed alongside such legends as @JR RS and @Bap33 !

Edited Friday at 20:203 days by Binx1310

Yes, of course, photos of the exterior will follow as soon as I've parked the car in a nice spot.

I forgot to mention, the rear seat is heated; it was retrofitted.

Edited Friday at 20:233 days by Cairus

Wow.....that is impressive!!

Well done.

U now have an Ultra Ultra Special Edition Leon FR with all those changes to it!!

Lol

Thank you, I will finish the aforementioned open projects and then slowly close the Leon FR chapter. I've probably spent too much time with the car and various retrofits( Octavia & Kodiaq) over the last 18 months, even though I have a delightful daughter who will soon be four and my "wife" of over 18 years by my side. But it was probably my refuge because I'm ill, and this illness is incurable.

Edited Saturday at 01:383 days by Cairus

Sorry to hear that @Cairus I find working on my car a nice distraction from work and family noise! But spending time with family is also important!

Awesome work! I regret we don't have any news from @ApertureS who is a Superb Mk3 Master Guru! He did similar major retrofits on his Superb Estate too. Simply stunning. He would greatly have appreciated your work, I guess. I assume @JR RS or @travs and many others would agree.

@Binx1310 Considering me as a Legend is a bit too much honor. I consider myself at best an "informed amateur". My only areas of so-called expertise are general maintenance (DSG6 DQ250 and Haldex Gen5 oil replacement, brake fluid replacement, engine oil replacement) and some VCDS mods, that's it. 😉

Just a few quick outdoor photos

What I forgot to mention in the list is that I also retrofitted active tire pressure monitoring.

I carried out all the retrofits myself, except for the immobilizer on the virtual cockpit back then.

White with black trim and wheels and red calipers! 😍

Back Side

I already have the front logo in black at home. The spoiler will be glossy black. The side skirts will be painted the body color.

That will look great. I was thinking of doing my roof glass black including the spoiler but now I’ve got the black roof bars I think it looks better as white otherwise you don’t get the contrast.

@travs I would appreciate an honest comment, please.

So you can get a glimpse of the interior in the light. The Isofix covers are still missing in the rear. The steering wheel trim has been painted gloss black; this isn't OEM. The seats intentionally retain the RS logo. As soon as the interior work is finished (which will be soon), it will be completely detailed.

One more

@Cairus I love it mate - the enthusiasm, dedication and attention to detail is fantastic.

The exterior work is subtle which I like too.

On a side note, sorry that you have an incurable condition, and while it’s always good to have your distractions (us blokes tend to prefer that), family time is unparalleled. Your daughter’s smile is magic - make it happen whenever you can buddy.

I wasn’t mentioned, but I’ll still comment.

It looks pretty nice - the vRS seats in particular, are really cool! There’s a guy over here (EZMods) that does branded airbag warning label covers. You can have plain black, FR, vRS, R, GTI, S3, Cupra, Racingline, the lot. It’s obviously a bit late now, but for the future!

I miss my Mk3 1.4 ACT Leon FR Tech - gone but never forgotten. I’ve never driven a 1.5 FR - only a 1.0 Mk4 FR and then a 1.5 Golf Mk8. Both were pretty underwhelming compared to my Mk3. I loved my Leon - for what it was, it drove really nicely. I seem to remember the engine and gearbox being really nice.

Wishing you all the best - I’m obviously not sure exactly what you’re facing, but I too have an health condition that can only be managed, not cured. It’s nothing detrimental to my physical health, but has significantly changed the direction (and, from time to time, the quality) of my life.

You can’t change the cards that you are dealt in life, you can only play your hand.

Words to live by.

Anyone can write here, anywhere.

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Looks very nice. Is it lowered? Or is that the OEM ride height? I think in time I will convince myself that an eibach pro kit needs to be installed on my superb…

OEM Sport Suspension

First one Front: