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I have a 1998 6n with bilstein shocks and replica borbet type A wheels with 195/45/15 rubber. Problem is the ET is 15 and the wheels poke a bit meaning the car fails MOT. I am fed up with changing the wheels every time my car needs MOT so thought I would get the arches rolled. Has any one else had ...

Hey Guys I recently decided to upgrade my MK4 to remote central locking. First I took it to a shop over here in New Zealand that said they specialise in installing remote central locking. He took one look at my car and said it couldnt be done! Not one to give up that easily, I did a bit of research ...

Hi, just bought a little stubby beesting aerial off ebay for my MK4, fits perfectly only radio reception is very poor, ( reception is brillant with stock aerial ) but if I touch the aerial reception is almost normal. Does anyone know how to earth it so I get good reception all the time? Thanks J

Took the car to a VW specialist who found out it wasnt the fuel tank after all was just the back seats needed adjustment and lube. Fixed! J

Thanks Jarno, I love what you did with your dash, my car has a black dash so it looks OK for the mo. I just ordered a kit to repair my front passenger side door lock and finally found someone who would ship a badgeless grille over here so im going to start with that. I think the next thing will be a ...

Hey Jarno love waht youve done with your car, very impressive! I have a 1998 1.6 8v 6n which I think is multi-point injection. I live in New Zealand and it is very difficult/expensive to get parts for my car. In fact I dont think Ive ever seen a modded VW let alone a modded Polo! Anyway you have ...

Hey guys was wondering if anyone can help with this one. My 1998 1.6 6n has been making a really annoying squeaky noise for about 3 months that appears to be coming from the rear. I tryed to locate the source of the squeak but had no luck so took it to my local garage were he took about 10 mins to ...

Yes, the offset is 20. Do you know what i need to do to get them to fit? Thanks for reply J

I have a 1998 1.6 8v and found some wheels i really like on ebay they are Borbet type A 7,5x16 which according to your guide should fit OK as long as I get the right size tyres ( 195,40,16 ) my car has bilstein shocks and has been lowered but within legal limits. Does anyone have any experience with ...

Does anybody know if its possible to put a turbo on a 1998 1.6 8v 6n? If so what are the options? Thanks

Recently bought a 1998 1.6 8v and after having it about 2 weeks noticed an obnoxious squeaking sound which seemed to be coming from the boot, tried a few things to fix nothing worked so i took it down to my local garage where they descovered it was the fuel tank which as it is made of plastic and ...

I have a 1998 1.6 8v 6n and the rocker cover is a nasty yellow colour that these engines seem to go when theyve done a few miles. My question is: Does anyone know the corrct way to recondition / polish one? I had a quick go with some sandpaper and it seemed to come up alright, but im not sure ...

Hi I have a 1998 1.6 6n 8v which I bought a month ago, I had it fully serviced cambelt, waterpump, fluids, etc and asked the mechainic to throughly check the car. It came back OK. my problem is I live in Wellington, NZ which is notorious for steep hills so I was recently going up a particularly ...

Hi I live in New zealand & have just bought my first VW Polo 1.6 8v auto with about 80K on the clock. I knew nothing about VWs when I bought it & having always had jap cars I thought the mileage wouldnt be a problem as I think the car was well maintained by previous owners, anyway I took it to my ...