Well i got a little bored and thought id show a few pics of my polo through some of the build of what little photos i took!!!!

starting with the day the car fell into my hands :) (pics come up a little large sorry :( ) please remember its a budget build I've not done anything much to a car before!!! plus haven't got a license yet :) still 16

Had to de-wiper it instantly i know JAP CAN aswell...

Got bored decided that the clocks were a little plain so did this to them :) 220mph :shock:

Seemingly the only panel which wasnt damaged on the whole car was the bonnet, and the tinted headlamps

Begun sorting out the bodywork issue of the car with little experience before :S

Carpet was fully cut up by the previous owners trying to put speaker wires in there so had to do something

Pedal box... just what you get from a 6n i soon fixed this by replacing the whole pedal box which removing was a right b*tch

Old centre console was quite boring so i thought a mk3 golf one would look quite nice in there :)

might aswell address the bodywork issues!! DIY style lol

Next came the valver bumper and a new grill holder unbent this time.

Thought id test out and see how my paint would turn out on the wing :)

did the front end looked quite nice ready to continue the job EVENTUALY.

Some 6n2 rears on the back to make it a little OEM

got the rest finished and looking shweett

forgot it was lowered not on the floor but a nice drop

Fitted my HID kit thought it looked quite tidy tbh

tiny bit more of carbon fibre didnt want to over do it but get rid of the old crappy black plastics

Got a nice photography pic of my mate have a few more but this is one of my faves

just a pic some people might find funny :')

and where I'm at now with a finished front end with tinted indicators on the front now :)

Just thought id show what I've done its not amazing but a good little DIY project on very little money, Tell me what you guys think (i know ill get stick for the matt black paint job)

quite a few more bits i need to do will probably update this

Edited 10 March, 201115 yr by Marckid

really like this :) cant wait to see what else you got planned :)

i quite like the paint tbh :)

just got hold of a mate of mine who can refurbish the wheels on the cheap for me does about 25 quid a wheel sound like a good price, going to go anthracite grey on them to sort of blend but give a nice subtle OEM style of a dark silver colour which should look good :)

Also thanks for the positive comments guys

Really like this

I personally like the matt black paint! Well done for DIY!

like this :)

how hard was the Mk3 Golf center bit to fit?

theres a guide on here mate, mk3 golf centre console quite easy just a little tedius just remember cutting less is better and then trim the excess later, i sanded mine for a little bit better fit tbh just to make sure you dont get it wrong

I may post some how to's of some which are not up on here yet or anything people may suggest doing a guide on since i have got free time if anyone would want a guide up just pm me or whathever

again thanks for the comments, quite surprised tbh!!!

Edited 10 March, 201115 yr by Marckid

like this :)

how hard was the Mk3 Golf center bit to fit?

Yeah I'd like to know too.

Car is looking good though, how long til your test now then?

the link is on the one above mate :), Shouldnt be too long i have saved quite a few pennies and hopefully ill be able to start driving before the summer is over depending on how my lessons go and when i pass :) hopefully soon and soon enough ill get a mot chucked on the car etc ready for me to start driving

Edited 10 March, 201115 yr by Marckid

the link is on the one above mate :), Shouldnt be too long i have saved quite a few pennies and hopefully ill be able to start driving before the summer is over depending on how my lessons go and when i pass :) hopefully soon and soon enough ill get a mot chucked on the car etc ready for me to start driving

Alright good luck

I was amazed when I read you were only 16 and you had done this much to your car already lol, keep it up!

hahaha age is just a number, cant wait to see what my next car will look like I'm quite impressed with how its turned out, its not perfect its still a rusty old 6n but I've done what i can with it and the budget I've had

Nice job mate, i must say pedal box is a complete BI*** to get out, took me best part of a day when my clutch came off the spot welds :( keep up the DIY!

Nicee polo mate :)

Spoke to a few people and getting some things moving, getting my exhaust system sorted since there's not much of a system on it atm! any centre boxes for sale on here as my entire centre section is missing :(. Also got hold of someone who can do wheel refurbs hopefully going to organise getting a colour for them (pretty much the only job i wont be doing myself!!!)

Peoples thoughts on a few ideas maybe? although I literally change my plans every day...

Anthracite wheels

led indicators all round?

red or black callipers not sure whether to make it a little different or just a average tidy up

Some sort of doorcard change any ideas what will direct fit front and rear?

Thanks for the comments guys

Looks GOOOOOOD!!! :-D loving the matt black

how did you find fitting the 16V bumper or did it just slip straight on!!! having trouble with mine

went straight on my front panel was a little bent where someone has obvs pushed it back slightly but it fitted straight on for me if your having trouble maybe you just need to apply a little more force, put the centre allen bolts in first and then you can mess around to make the rest fit. It shouldn't be a problem, could just be the inner arches being an ass!! and cheers mate :)

Yeh cheeers mate i will give it a try tomorrow and see how it goes :-)

stickers class, looks nice as well buddy

Got myself a few things, although very slow updates everything seems to be happening at once!!!! should be sorting all of my interior out and getting my wheels done within the month, although...

Got myself a steering wheel and boss SUPER cheap!!!!

Also some tyres ready to go on after the wheel refurb!

happy days! will update this once I've got the car MORE together after a scrappie trip or two!

Thanks

Cool man, I need to take a trip to the scrappy, I'm missing so many little bits lol.

I've fitted a mk3 golf centre console now too.

It's no where near as tidy as yours though lol.

yeah only problem is once u put your seats in and out a few times it can be a little fiddly, i used cable ties to hold the 2nd half towards the other part which helps to hold it together cable ties are your best friend!!!!! aahaha

Thanks!

Got lots of goodies coming through soon, Including INPRO headlamps , 16v rear bumper and maybe something extra special soon.... Also some paints to get the whole car a single colour and hopefully some nuts and bolts to hold it all together!!!!!!

:D:D:D:D

INPRO's

Rear of the car completed with a random texas plate :)

Considering smoothing the rear bumper towing hook ????

Comments welcome!

Getting clear front indicators (powerlook ones) not the cheaper ones and putting orange tint film on them???

THANKS!

good progress, really like the paint job how did you do it?