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well folks, after a brief but fun affair, me and my flame red GTi are about to part company. Change of job means I'm commuting 140 miles a day so need something economical / reliable. The polo's gearbox is on its way out (keeps jumping out of 5th) and the ABS light came on the other day so reckon I ...

Did you get sorted pal?

speak to Mark at Independent VW on Manchester Road mate. I was talking to him about 'boxes a couple of weeks ago. He's sound and won't rip you off. 01484655444 hd4 5bw.

Thanks Mart!n!

cheers. Does the dome fit right into the headlining without modification? I've found a supplier on Ebay but for the light and adapter it's £60!

love it! Did you need to modify the wiring for the dome light? I think the RX wheels look really good, much better than the first ones....

Just thought I'd share..... Lost job a couple of months ago and needed a cheap runabout. Looked for ages and finally decided on a Polo GTi as loads of kit for the money and always been a lover of Dubs. Bloody hell, has it got under my skin or what?! Now looking at getting wheels refurbed and maybe ...

thanks man, reckon my front ones are OK for the time being!

absolutely Martin! I did chuckle to myself when I read the thread yesterday! Can't believe how simple the job is though. Are the fronts much harder?

must have been. I had a tinker with the old ones and one was OK but the other had no damping at all. Now it handles like I hoped it would! Just a shame that the one with the bottom bolt seized into it was the OK one. Never mind, both done now and like you said, very straightforward.

Done! One of the bottom bolts sheared so had to replace but handling transformed......

LP3G apparently

my red one says paint code AVY

cheers Brad, I'll let you know how I get on....