Got my sub wired in today, its not too bad for a Fli one to be honest, plenty of mirror shaking goodness :)

Noticed this aswell, 75,000's not bad for a 15 year old car

Picking up some coilies on Friday too (finally)

Bit more of an update on the polo, started off with some bits as usual :)

Got a front valver bumper aswell, so got that prepped and primed.

Got the front end off

New face for the Polo :)

Fresh paint, now has 4 shades of Flash Red plastered on it

Did the grilles

Then moved onto the other box of tricks

Fronts on

Old and New

Ready for the Drag Strip

Heart of a Beast!

Rears in, was a right mare <_<, but we'll not get into it haha

Back together

And thats about it, weill try and get some better pictures of it tomorrow. Let us know what you think

Cheers

Tom :)

Nice man :) I had a set of bbs rz's on mine I like them. Mine were soo tatty though yours look clean, the whole car does congrats

Cheers man :) Only thing about them is one centre cap doesnt fit properly, and it does my head in! haha.

Better pic

haven't updated this for a while, done a few bits to the little Polo :)

Got to a few shows in summer with the Unphased lot, All types down in wales, CumbriaVAG, VWNW

At Alltypes

photo cred to M.B. Photography

Had a few maintenance bits to do

Fixed my lock after the paddle thing broke, was a right mare trying to get the right one, its one off a mk3 Golf for some reason :unsure:

Was minging underneath

Finally got a Valver rear aswell, so now you wont know its a 1.0L untill you get to the lights Need to spray it up and fit it, need to get my lights on aswell now i think about it

Old bumper off

Freshly sprayed 16v bumper on :)

Colour match was pretty good, gonna give it a polish and see what it turns out like

Thermostat was leaking like mad aswell, so replaced that aswell

New one

Was a fair leak, all the coolant was proper dried on

Lovely new one fitted, hopefully fix the leak

Got the beast on the rolling road at a RR day :P made a tyre shredding 52hp! haha

photo cred to Anthony Seed

Thats about it, let us know what you think

Cheers

Tom

Edited 15 February, 201412 yr by roboff

nice polo man, wish i could spray as good as you.

Any more plans for it?

That red is amazing! love those wheels too, 52BHP from a P plate 1.0 is quite good!

Mines a V plate 1.4 8v and I don't think it's anywhere near the 55 it's meant to be haha!

Cheers Guys Paintings alot easier with a compressor and a proper gun.. As for plans I&#39;m not really sure, fancy some new wheels for next year, no idea what though haha. Want to get thsi centre cap sorted though, lost the BBS badge out the middle so looks well naff now

How's the ride quality with the coilovers?

Love it! Simple but effective

Cheers guys :) yeah its not too bad mate. I mean its not proper low, and the tyres are 195/50/15's so theres abit of runner between the road. Most of the time is reasonably comfy haha

Bit of an update, i have FINALLY managed to get another centre cap for my RZ's ;D biggest pain in the arse ever! Cause they&#39;re the Corrado G60 ones and not BMW ones, the Rado boys dont want to get rid of them it seems and the ones that are for sale are either full sets or overpriced. Saw it on eBay and snapped it up. Happy chappy :)

Got my centre cap on, all my wheels look the same now, so happy days B)

Little addition aswell, got a new steering wheel, not a proper OMP one, its some rally shops own brand i think, so its quite well made. Got a new horn button and a Momo boss and got it fitted this afternoon :)

Standard wheel

New one, feels like a go kart now haha

Let us know what you think

Cheers :)

16v bumpers look so much better! Defo need to get some for my 1L. Nice car mate

Cheers mate :) Yeah they do look better, can get a set for £70 ish :)

Got abit more work done on the little Polo :) Noticed the door and back arch where getting abit scabby, few small bits all over, biggest was about 5cm x 5cm, but wanted to get it sorted sooner rather then later.

So, got it up to my Grandads so we could work in the garage. Got the grinder out and cleaned the rust up

Mixed up some filler and got it on, thankfully weather was good , so could do it outside. Can see it was just all over <_< The back quarter has been painted before i think, the colour was abit off, so that should look abit better

Started rubbing it down

Also did the rear brake shoes, handbrake was rubbish, the cable had been hit by something, so was all seized up inside, so freed that off, now handbrakes like a good'un :)

Got it masked up, making sure to only use the finest newspapers

First bit of primer going on the repairs

Trying to look cool B) Thats the car as far over as it will go, so not loads of room to work with, and its not exactly as clean as a spray booth, or as warm, or as well ventilated.. can still taste it now. Better than a drive like

How it looked, primer grey is kind of cool haha

Now the exciting bit, mixed abit of everyones favourite shade of red...FLASH! :)

Bit of flatting off

Went on pretty well, and the colour match was pretty good. Still needs a proper polish up, but hopefully it should turn out okay. Got it all back together and drove home :) Still need to scrape all the paint off the window rubbers and stuff.

Well cheers for looking, sorry its abit long. When you next see it just dont inspect it too closely

Let us know what you think

Tom :)

Not to much has happened to the little Polo, been to a few shows so far with the Unphased lot...

Down at Alltypes with MancMikes missus 6N

Then at the Unphased Show, pic credit to Anthony Seed

Was doing my CBT at Rocket Centre the other day, and some pleb managed to reverse along my back bumper. Doesnt look like much, but its still annoyed the hell out of me. I&#39;ve put a fair bit of time and effort into the paint, not that its mint like, but still i was pretty proud of it.

Luckly it hasnt pushed the bumper in, managed to T Cut most of it off, but went through the paint abit so might respray it when i get chance.

Anyways, let us know what you think

Cheers

Tom

Looks cool dude, alot of work gone into it!

Love this. Simple yet very effective and the DIY paint looks of a very decent standard!

Edited 21 July, 201412 yr by scumbagmike

Cheers guys :) i know its not perfect, but i dont think it looks too bad for the time and money invested :)

This looks well good! Just shows all you need is a decent set of wheels, lows and some good paint to make a car look pretty good. I need some valver bumpers!

Had a good summer at all the shows with the Polo, all the miles have taken their toll abit though. One of my mirrors has a hole chipped in it, it was cracked anyway, so a stone or summat must have just snapped it out. One of the mirrors stopped adjusting aswell, so i think the motor has given up the ghost. Decided it wasnt really worth firing the compressor up and mixing some paint just to paint a mirror, so was after some flash red ones. Managed to get two on ebay for pretty much the price of one, so did alright :) just need to get them fitted now. My front bumpers looking abit worse for wear aswell, absolutely covered in stone chips, looks lke its been shotgunned haha. But i can live with that.

Passed its MOT the other week with no advisories, so happy about that. Chucked a new set of filters and some fresh oil in it aswell, cost me about 20 quid Hopefully should be okay through winter.

Not to much happening with the Polo, did abit more paint and abit of rust repair on the sill near the wing. Should be alright for a while hopefully :)

Got to the magic 100K, feels weird not having a blank space where the 1 is

Also managed to pick these up cheapy cheap. Fancied some for abit and been struggling to find a full set for not ridiculous money. I wont be a scene queen and say they&#39;re rare, more uncommon :) Just not sure whether to keep them as they are or do them yellow?

I&#39;ve read the guide about wiring them in. I&#39;ve got the switch, but its an ibiza one, so its glows up red :/ this will do my head in as everything else is backlit green. So anyone else who's done them, did you use a relay and the fusebox? or can you just run some wires to another switch straight from the fogs with a fuse? My understanding is that you use a relay cause of the current would be to much for a little toggle switch or whatever? is this true? Or is it easier to do it the proper way?

Cheers, any help appreciated :)

Tom :)

The White/Yellow wire ( pin 13) on the headlight switch, is wired direct to the 19 pin disconnect by the radiator top hose, so all you need to do is fit the new headlight switch & run a new wire from the 19 pin disconnect to each of the fog lights & provide an earth for each light by connecting to the Brown wire @ each headlight

I had a quick look at the switch and theres no wire to pin 13. So does this mean there wont be one from the fuse box to the big plug under the bonnet?

The wiring from the fusebox to the headlight disconnect is there as standard, I just noticed yours is an early one, so you need to add the wire from the fusebox to the switch ( as covered in the FAQ), No additional relays are required.

Ahh okay, i thought you had a to add a new relay in? 53 or something? but does it use the one for the rear fog which is already there? Thanks for your help mate