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Hey guys,

Had my Vw Polo 9n 1.2L for around a year now. It's got 87k on the clock and runs like a beaut. It's been from standard to modified back to standard due to insurance difficulties and now it's time to get it back on the floor for next years shows. Here is the list of what is already done.

- Pioneer Double Dim Head Unit w/ Bluetooth

- 12" Edge Subwoofer running a max of 900W

- Custom Heater Control Switches

- 5.25" Edge Door Speakers (Front Doors only)

- Personalised Numberplate (R4TUY) (Ratty - Nickname)

- 3D Gel Resin Numberplates

- Stubby Ariel

- Smoked Indicators

- L.E.D Numberplate Bulbs (Crystal White)

- 55W Xenon Bulbs & L.E.D's

- Cupra R Splitter

- Team Heko Wind Deflectors

Here is what she looked like at Edition 38 earlier in 2014. Running on Audi Pepperpots & Blueline Joms Coilies -

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Got it cleaned inside and out today and sorted out some of the bump strips. They will soon come off and get sprayed gloss black instead of their standard grey.

Plans for 2015 are as follows -

- Jom's Coilovers Back On w/ Shortened Drop Links & New Top Mounts

- 16" Alloys (Undecided)

- 20mm Spacers (Front) 25mm Spacers (Back) Adapters will be needed for specific alloys

- Edge Speakers (Back Doors)

- Flocked Dash

- Momo (Undecided)

- Rolled Arches

- Tinted Windows

- K&N Induction Kit

- Powerflow Custom Exhaust

- De-Wiper

- Fog Lights

- New Front Bumper (Smoothed)

- New Rear Bumper

Throwback picture of Edition 38 Prep with my mates Skoda Fabia & my others mates Golf Mk2 Driver -

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The day I fitted my Cupra R Splitter with my coilovers wound all the way down! Ouch..

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Apologies for all the throwback pictures. Here is a picture of my interior after a cheeky clean today. I will post a photo of my exterior in the morning. As I will be restricted over winter due to snow and just generally being freezing as hell the main objectives are to be done:

- De-Wiper

- Fog Lights

- Edge Speakers (Back Doors)

I will keep you updated on everything and any feedback would be appreciated. Cheers guys!

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gorgeous car mate good luck with 2015

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to you aswell buddy!

Whenz it back on the floor then boy

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Good news and bad news..

New Wheels: 16 inch Mercedes C Class Sport Coupe (W203) Alloys with Goodyear Tyres

Managed to pick these up for £180.55 on eBay from a one day auction. Good condition, 2 tyres in great condition 2 May need replacing in about 2 months. I will be replacing them for low profiles before the summer and with a little bit of stretch too. Adapters will need to be ordered from H&R which will set me back about £270.00 [emoji51]

Now the bad news..

Rear windscreen needs replacing as it smashed due to my wiper becoming seized and ripping the window off with it [emoji23] booked in with Autoglass to repair in about two days so not too bad.

Selling my Rear Door Edge speakers as I need a loom fitted and I'm not spending £100.00 on a loom and fitment just for £40.00 speakers.

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Wheels look nice! Shame about the window, when I glanced at the photo thought it'd been broken into.

£100 to run some wire to the rear doors?! :wacko:

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Cheers man! Nah I just completely buggered it[emoji28] yeah man absolutely ridiculous. In the mean time I'm just gonna stick to getting it on the floor and get the wheels on.

Another pic of them after I collected them today and gave them a polish [emoji41]

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Spent the day cleaning the 9n with my mate and his 6n2. Managed to get a chance to polish it all over and back to black all the bumpers, strips and splitter. Looking neat.

Unfortunately I have decided against the Mercedes Alloys to go on the 9n. Reason for this is new tyres will be around £200+ also adapters will be £270 min. Lastly to get my arches rolled thats more money on top of it all. I have managed to sell the alloys on eBay for £200! Making a profit of £20 which i'm happy with. Anyone got any ideas for alloys for my car? PCD: 5x100 CB: 57.1 7J Max. Last thing i want to do is spend bank on adapters.

Cars still running on standard suspension at the moment. Don't think I will need to drop it a lot when I get my coilies on as the splitter is already about 2 inches off the floor in the pictures :D

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Hey again guys, spent my Friday afternoon finding some BBS RM's in good condition with amazing tread at a bargain of £140 as the seller needed them gone there and then. All I need to do with them is give them a cheeky clean and buy some new BBS centre plastic caps which won't be expensive. All I need to do now is buy some coilies, spacers and lastly get my arches rolled to make it sit perfectly :D

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Cheeky test fit of the new alloys just on the front. Hits against my standard suspension as they're so wide hahah. will fit perfectly when I get new coilovers on and space the wheels out a little bit [emoji106]

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Modified Insurance looking around £2300 for this year :( might be go ahead with it on a monthly payment but i'll let you know.

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Week and a half left till my insurance is due. Trying to save money but ended up spending some today getting my car serviced, back brakes were leaking so needed new cylinders. All done now and the polo is ready to go on the floor [emoji108] oh and I can't forget the Club Polo sticker..[emoji6][emoji109]

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Just a few pictures of my new BBS's. Overall not in bad condition! Going to get the weights put on the inner of the alloys as it looks a lot better. Also i'm about to order some new BBS plastic caps as all of them are cracked. Unsure what I am going to do with the curbed alloy at the moment. They may all go in for new tyres and a full refurb later in the year but that is undecided yet[emoji51]
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Lots to do and order the next month! Ultimate dubs is coming up in less then 2 months and would like to have it on the floor and also have my alloys on.. Possibly even a straight through exhaust if I have the time[emoji6][emoji109]

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Good news from today!

Modified insurance all sorted out! Will start on the 6th February so buzzed about that! Declared are coilies and alloys at the moment, will add things later in the year! Also coilies have been ordered with new top mounts and also shortened drop links! Lastly I have ordered some new BBS plastic caps in black, look a lot better then the pictures above. My coilies should be on with my alloys on the 9/10th February but in the meantime it's time to stock everything up and make sure everything is ready for it to all go on. just a picture of the 9N back around 6 months ago at Edition38. [emoji57]

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Nice man! What coilovers did you go for? Looking to get some myself as well but really don't know what to get

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Cheers mate! And they're called Blueline JOM's. Go for around £180 on eBay from DPM Performance! Postage is extremely quick and for what they're worth they do a decent job! I also had to get my shortened drop links and I got new top mounts as I've had my old ones on for a while! I ordered them about 40 hours ago and they're already here! Also so are my BBS caps, they'll be on soon aswell [emoji3]

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Cheeky clean, Polish and caps on. Going to go ahead and sell all my tyres on my BBS as they have 5.5mm tread each. And I should be able to afford some Hankook Low profiles to throw onto them. Also add a small bit of stretch too!
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If anyone has second hand Air Ride for a 9n available in the next few months please do let me know. I may be interested :smile:

Cheers bud, ordered some :smile: get some pics up when they're on yours!

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Nice man! Can't wait to see yours low! Will do buddy, should be done in about a weeks time. Ill keep you updated :smile:

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Tomorrows Plan:

- Coilovers fitted with Shortened Droplinks & New Topmounts

- Hankook 165/50/15 Low Profile Tyres on my BBS

- Sort out fitment

- Cruise & Photoshoot

I'll put some pictures up tomorrow!

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Hey guys,

Cars lowered on the lowest setting. Sitting nicely! Low profiles came this morning so going to get them fitted now and get my tracking done, sorry for not taking any pictures yesterday as it was dark by the time we finished. Will take some today with the new alloys on[emoji57]

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All done.

This morning I went to get my new Nankang's fitted. Also got my tracking done after that. Now sits nicely, big arch gap which isn't great but is extremely low under the car [emoji51]

When the first coilover went on -

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Lowered on 205/60 tyres on my BBS -
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Polish of the car and stretched low profiles on (165/50) -
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Love it now and hope to do a few more things in the future!

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