Model:

• Volkswagen Polo GTi

Engine:

• 1.6-litre 16v (ARC)
• BMC CDA induction kit
• Powerflow cat-back T304 stainless steel exhaust (custom hidden exit)

Suspension:

• FK Konigsport Silverline X coilovers

Brakes:

• Discs: standard
• Pads: Black Diamond pads all round

Wheels & Tyres:

• Seat Arosa Sport 15 alloys
• Toyo T1R 195/45/15

Exterior Styling:

• Lupo GTi front aero wipers
• Polo 9N3 BlueMotion rear wiper
• Deleted 'POLO' rear tailgate badge
• Sharan-style "super-stubby" aerial
• PIAA "Xtreme White" sidelight bulbs
• Philips VisionPlus high-beam bulbs

Interior Styling:

• Audi TT aluminium pedals
• Bora sunglasses holder
• Lupo GTi satin black rear-view mirror

ICE and Security:

• Standard

Lowerage Simon!

As above Si mate !

Seeing your mats reminds me I need to buy new ones. Mine look tatty.

Hi,
very nice car mate. Just wondering if you can hit 60mph in 2nd? The reason being i'd like to put a gti box in my 1.4 16v as it currently won't. Also had you thought about powder coating the centres of your split rims?

Umm... I'll find out about 2nd gear for you tomorrow mate... and yeah, have thought about powdercoating the centres! Originally thought about black centres but I'm not feeling that any more so will probably go for super shiney silver - as shiney bright as possible without resorting to chrome!!

EDIT: yes, 60mph is acheivable in 2nd gear, with the redline approaching fast!

Quality news about the 2nd gear stuff. Will have to see if I can source a box now. I also have the Gti wheels and can make my mind up wether to go for a set of 17"s or get them refurbed....

Don't get 17's - not only will they make your car look like a 4x4, you'll probably have loads of rubbing problems with the arches aswell.

wheres your climate control!!! I want a bmc and tt pedals, whered u get bmc from?

The early GTi's had manual climate control and a sun roof (although that might have been an extra, not sure)

Yeah I have manula A/C as above. The sunroof was an £800 option if my information is correct, I don;t know if mine had one specced by the original owner, or if it was specced by VW that way before being built

DM, I got my BMC 2nd hand from a guy who goes by "Prash" on uk-polos and now club lupo. The TT pedals came from VAGparts and cost about £30

My gti that I've just had was a W reg and that had climate, and I've seen a few knocking about on autotrader a while ago which had sunroof and climate AND leather, my god that would be a heaven GTi

Your oil cap is on upside down

Looks good dude! Just needs lowering!

Yes. Haven't you heard? Its the new "in" thing

Car is looking great Si......get it lowered and yeh please do something different the the alloys!!! Mirror polish them. Don't know if you remember but there was a lime green lupo donkeys ago with mirror polished bbs's and it looked so dam hot! Be different and go for that!!!!

God damn am i out of season again?!?! ill have to change it round next time

I thought you guys were more original than that....I have my engine mounted the opposite way round

haha of course i might just throw mine away and put clingfilm over it

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In ten days time the olop gets her early Christmas present, thanks to Saj of Gwent VW!

Camera phone images so not the best... but you get the idea. Alun, Alex... well I think you knew I just had to lower it at some point

Good lad! If you come to the midlands meet will they be on then?

I was hoping to compare my car to yours (at standard height)

can you just unplug the temp. sensor off the coolent bottle and take the pipes off cos mine needs flushing out (got crap build up on inside of bottle)

you car will look awesome with the coileys fitted, how much where they?

I'll make some measurements before the car gets lowered (from arch to ground, arch to centre of wheel, front and back). Done this before for a fellow GTi owner and he did the same, then we figured out roughly how far he'd lowered his car.

Sadly (for you) yeah they will be on! They get fitted on the 25th, just waiting on a complete set of new top mounts from vagparts to arrive and it's on and poppin'

About time mate!

Looking forward to seeing it

i have an early gti and full cimate control and sun roof


good luck with lowerin

New suspension now being fitted on December 2nd so yes, you will get to compare your tarmac terrorist with my 4x4 (comparatively speaking!) at the Midlands meet

The other news is that earlier today I won an auction for some G60 steels on eBay so they will be fitted in due course, after having been powdercoated in a top secret finish

Its all happening now Si! Shall look forward to seeing your car again after It's all done!

Has your mum not shouted at you yet for getting coilovers? haha

Neither Mum or Dad know I have coilovers yet (they are being stored at work) and conveniently they are going to Scotland on the weekend that the coilies are being fitted, haha!!

^^

It was going dark by the time everything was finished. I'll have to get off my arse, clean the car, and go and take a full set of photos some time. Too windy at the moment

SUCH a niiiiicccceeee car - definitely want to lower mine now (yours made mine look soooooooo high!)......

Looks muchos better. The kind of ride height it should come with from factory tbh

how dropped is that?

Its roughly 60mm lower. I measured from arch to the centre of the wheel both front and rear, before and after lowerage, and it works out to be about 60mm

loads better dude!

That picture really does compliment the car... looks awesome!!

I cant wait for my -60mm kit so i can pimp the same ride height as you

Gave the car a swift wash and nipped off to the same location where I took pics last time round, check this out:

BEFORE:



AFTER:



I know I know, I didn't black my tyres but it shows how much lower she is sitting

i do love the black gti's and this is a very nice example.....bugger to clean though!!

you could have done you tyres for the picture

get some tints then we'll have matching cars

The car looking great Si , it making me missing my old one

cheers Kenny

if you decide to get black angel eyes lol to match your car i'l take your current lights. lol i will pay a some of money for them.

WTF?

Where did you get that idea from? Its as crazy as a bag of cats and more far-fetched than, well, a very far-fetched thing!

No chance mate I am sticking with the standard HID equipment

Right, officialy I can now comment;

"Very nice!!!"

Any thoughts on the future yet???

i just 4t you were going for the black look at the front. lol. hows the car going wish i had a gti.

Yes. Fixing her up!

• gearbox requires attention. Might be something as simple as misaligned linkages, could be a lot more expensive. Ask Sally what she made of 1st gear at UD
• possibly need a new wheel bearing on the front nearside, there is a curious whine from that area of the car when in motion (intermittent)
• coilovers need to come up a couple of millimetres on the back to reduce scrubbage from crap roads and harsh bumps (Newport -> Shrewsbury back road)
• oh and I'm still missing 10hp I think! A damned good service, new oil, new filters, new HT leads, plugs and a clean of the air filter will see those back I hope.

On the modification side:

• tinted rear lights and side repeaters are due back to me next week ready for fitting
• 130mm x 105mm "stubby" driver's side mirror
• new wheels possibly depending on how much money it costs to fix her up in the top list!

Busy times ahead but it'll all be OK when the new lights go on and "project stealth" is complete

Yes. Fixing her up!

• gearbox requires attention. Might be something as simple as misaligned linkages, could be a lot more expensive. Ask Sally what she made of 1st gear at UD
• possibly need a new wheel bearing on the front nearside, there is a curious whine from that area of the car when in motion (intermittent)
• coilovers need to come up a couple of millimetres on the back to reduce scrubbage from crap roads and harsh bumps (Newport -> Shrewsbury back road)
• oh and I'm still missing 10hp I think! A damned good service, new oil, new filters, new HT leads, plugs and a clean of the air filter will see those back I hope.

Surprising what a new set of leads & plugs will do, will feel like a new 'un!!!

Coilovers not a bit job, 30 mins & you'll be done or use the M54!!!!

how much did the coilovers set you back i want my car lowered as a first option and 1st mod. but pot holes r annoying

£450 plus fitting (£100) plus new top mounts all round (£56) plus tracking and camber re-adjustment (£30) is a total of £636. Best investment I ever made in this car

Haha, can't wait to see the next additions Si.

Have to say it does look very black & stealthy on the road

Ha, this is a first, I'm going to quote my own post!


This has now been fixed, twas the clutch that required adjusting. Now that it has been readjusted it is absolutely mint again

Air filter bracket has been rounded off and tightened, solved that little niggle! Wheel bearings are all OK.


And I've bought some new wheels seeing as the gearbox is all OK. They are German, they are BBS, I cannot say any more until they are in my possession!!!