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I'm not so much into major Mods. I think they look great but is nothing i would think of or be able to do lol.

i dont plan on doing anything to the engine. as long as i can over take safely when someone Malvern Manovers me then I'm happy

plus my boyfriends GTi with 140 BHP is enough speed for me :)

i do however want to get her looking nice. replacing bits and bobs and touching things up so she looks like new again.

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I got her back on the 05.06.09

went with my boyfriend and his best mate. it needed a new exhaust front pipe cat, which wouldnt cost me much from eBay. so i left £100 deposit and in the next few days sent a cheque for the rest of the money. when the cheque cleared the chap who i brought her from brought her down to my house for me. which was great as it ment i didnt have to go all the way back to get her.

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the mileage is much lower then my other polo so I'm happy.

first thing i did the next morning was start cleaning. there was lots of water stains on the seats. and needed a good hoover. plus the original VW car mats were still in it and the rubber on the back was breaking off leaving little black bits everywhere.

also gave it a good clean and t-cut on the exterior.

then went down to work and got some new number plates made up. and mixed up some paint so i could do a few touch ups.

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she needed servicing so Jack did all that for me.

* Spark Plugs

* Oil Filter

* Cabin Filter

* Oil Change

* Engine Flush

and of course the exhaust pipe.

he also got some extra bits but they wernt needed in the end so returned them.

while he did that i took the wheels off and refurbed them.

sanded them down then used Halfords Grey Primer. then 5 Wheel Paint in Silver (darker then the original colour)

and then Lacquered over the top.

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and sanded down one of the side bumpers as it had a big scratch across it and resprayed that.

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If you look closly you can still see the lines where I've not quite sanded the paint down enough. but its a whole lot better then it was so I'm happy.

16.06.09 - got some good ol' Halfords Set 54 Wiper Blades . none of those Aero wipers for me lol.

21.06.09 - took the CD player out of the SE and swapped it for the tray section from my Polo E

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i never use CD players as i just plug in my iPod. plus i like having the little storage section.

Eventually i will get a head unit but i want one that i really like and thinks suits the dashboard. like it should be there.

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24.06.09 - decided to change the bulbs

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tried some Prism LED Blue Bulbs

but quickly decided they were WAY to Barry Boy Blue

so changed them to some white ones

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and got some Ultra Power Bulbs just for a slight change (il have to get some night pictures some time)

03.07.09 - Decided some new Tyres were in great need.

just got some cheap Ripspeed alloys from Halfords. ok ok there not BBS or anything like that. but it was cheaper for me to just get them then buy 4 new tyres and get them put on at a garage

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i like them tho. i think they suit it. i need to get some different center caps!

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you can see how bad the old tyres were.

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and the tyres were odd.

All a bit boring I know

but let me know what you think.

more things to be added soon i hope ;)

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Good stuff keep it up

Not 1 4 The Wheels :-(

Not 1 4 The Wheels :-(

lol i know they're not great but all i can afford atm working part time and with little things going wrong with the girl all the time isnt to good for the pocket.

but give me time :)

was thinking of stealing the boyfriends GTi alloys when his new wheels go on but I'm not sure theyll suit it.

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wheels dont look too bad, but nab the GTI wheels if you can. Or just get some VW stickers for the centres for those off ebay, will look a lot better i think :)

nice colour :D

Not 1 4 The Wheels :-(

lol i know they're not great but all i can afford atm working part time and with little things going wrong with the girl all the time isnt to good for the pocket.

but give me time :)

was thinking of stealing the boyfriends GTi alloys when his new wheels go on but I'm not sure theyll suit it.

you keep away from my wheels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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