My 1.2 9n

black-a4 · Post by **black-a4** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:59 pm

Hi all, i have been reading these forums for around 3 years now, but never posted! They have supplied me with a whole host of information which has been extremely helpful.

I have been driving a 2002 1.2E 55 for the past 3 years,which has been totally standard until recent months.

Here is how it looks today.

18" Audi Avus style replicas. (found on audi S4) with 215/35/18 tyres.

All comments welcome

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Thu May 10, 2007 10:23 pm

nice

welcome!

abdnmoh · Post by **abdnmoh** » Thu May 10, 2007 11:10 pm

cool alloys..never seen the Avus's with the vw badge

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:53 am

looking good of course

any problems with the wheels?

LowPoloCo. · Post by **LowPoloCo.** » Fri May 11, 2007 2:17 pm

hey, car looks awesome mate!

ive got a 1.2 55E aswell, but its on 14" steels,

do you have any significant problems with speed loss and speedo re-cal?

FaMeL · Post by **FaMeL** » Fri May 11, 2007 4:52 pm

Looks nice!

But...18'' on a 1.2? Does the car moves?

mc_iver_9n · Post by **mc_iver_9n** » Fri May 11, 2007 5:51 pm

Nice mate, could do with some lowering. Also what colour is it? Green? Navy Blue? Grey? or Black? lol

black-a4 · Post by **black-a4** » Sun May 13, 2007 5:58 pm

Thanks for the comments guys. The car is actually green (oceanic green), I aint seen many on the internet, and only a few locally (usually driven by OAP's!!)

Surprisingly the car does actually move but with a standard 0-60 of 17.5(ish!)with the steelies, id say the 18's have added a few secs ontop of that!
But i aint got any points on my liscense! lol!!

If you roll one of the old steelies up beside the 18's, the overall diameter is only about 5mm greater. I know this can make a significant difference to the car, but so far the speedo is still acurate.

I got the 18's rather than 17's cus I plan to change cars in the future to a mkV Golf. (the alloys are double drilled 5x100 and 5x112)

Has anyone else on here with 18's ever encountered any problems, with suspension or ride etc?

SteveB · Post by **SteveB** » Sun May 13, 2007 7:01 pm

FaMeL wrote:But...18'' on a 1.2? Does the car moves?

Looks very good on those wheels mate. Have you thought of a dark grey/black interior mirror? It does stand out a little bit, but then again it depends upon the rest of your interior.

steve__30 · Post by **steve__30** » Tue May 15, 2007 6:24 pm

when i had 14" steelies the speedo was about 3mph to fast, now i have 17's the speedo is bang on

so i wud have thought its about the same as 18's

black-a4 · Post by **black-a4** » Wed May 16, 2007 12:45 pm

I think the speedo is still acurate, as i have followed a few of my mates down the road at 30, and they haven't pulled away from me and i have gained on them!

But does it become less accurate with speed? The majority of my driving is on motorways, and i just hope that 70mph isn't actually more!

As for lowering the car, i'm still unsure! I really want it to sit lower, but don't want to compromise the ride, as the 18's obviously don't ride well over potholes! But i would consider H&R 35mm lowering springs, as I've seen a few 9n's on polo9n.info with them.

This car has has 18's with H&R springs

As does this one

But insurance is also an issue, I'm 19 and share the car with my wee bro how has recently passed his test.

Chris SDI · Post by **Chris SDI** » Wed May 16, 2007 2:24 pm

Ive got my polo 0n 18s also and lowerd 40mm it does not rub or scrub unless you hit a pothole goin about 40 then the drivers front wheel hits the arch liner but i rarely hit 40 with the heavy wheels

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Cheers Chris

black-a4 · Post by **black-a4** » Wed May 16, 2007 9:24 pm

Thanks Chris, your car looks awesome. Love the colour, I think grey cars look sweet!

Have you ever had any issues, with ride quality? (are you on standard shocks rather than the sports?)

I see your looking to go lower at the back, so are you switching to coilovers in the future?

Chris SDI · Post by **Chris SDI** » Thu May 17, 2007 7:38 pm

black-a4 wrote:Thanks Chris, your car looks awesome. Love the colour, I think grey cars look sweet!

Have you ever had any issues, with ride quality? (are you on standard shocks rather than the sports?)

I see your looking to go lower at the back, so are you switching to coilovers in the future?

i dont like my golf gti wheels at the mo im getting bored of the sdi engine so im looking to but a differnt car tbh im on standard shocks the rides not that bad but u can feel the big dips in the road etc i would get collies but my drives to steep