Got my car today!

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:51 am

good start mate, you should go ahead with the mark5 lights

I'd recommend getting a shed load of cleaning products and get her nicely prepped and restored! it'll be the most noticable mod you could do.

Dan 6N · Post by **Dan 6N** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:09 am

Tim_GTi wrote:good start mate, you should go ahead with the mark5 lights

I'd recommend getting a shed load of cleaning products and get her nicely prepped and restored! it'll be the most noticable mod you could do.

Cheers mate, yeah I was thinking anout getting some decent cleaning stuff, not really sure what I should get tbh, any suggestions?

randomage · Post by **randomage** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:01 pm

for the plastic bits (and this does work as well as it says it does) you can get a can of stuff called 'back to black'. i have no idea what it does to the black plastic, but spray it on, follow the instructions and all the plastic, and ur wipers n everything, comes up good as new. nice little mod, ive done it and you can see the difference in real life, if not in the photos.

Dan 6N · Post by **Dan 6N** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:47 pm

Great, I'll try that out.

Got a couple of questions, firstly my reverse light and rear headlight aren't working. I tried changing the bulbs but that didn't work. I think it must be a problem with the actual bulb holder thing, are there any common faults that it could be?

Also, are there any guides laying about for removing the front grill because I don't want to break something by doing something wrong, I had a look in the DIY section but couldn't find anything.

Cheers,
Dan

polo-sib · Post by **polo-sib** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:44 pm

Don't worry about the front grill, when you see it you'll be like oh wait soooooooooo simple, if you're still worried ask a friend or relative that knows how to take it off. It's the simplest thing to do to your car trust me. As for the bulbs the only common issue was the cables coming out of the socket or becoming loose to the socket causing my headlight adjustment not to work take a look that the cables are attached well to the adapters.

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:56 pm

Check your fuses for the bulbs also.

In terms of cleaning products anything from the AutoGlam, Meguiars and Collinite range are great. Megs crystal 3 steps is a good start.

Dan 6N · Post by **Dan 6N** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:12 pm

Cheers guys.

Dan 6N · Post by **Dan 6N** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:28 pm

In the back of my car there is a wet patch on the floor, where your feet would go if you were sitting in the back. I have no idea where its coming in, my guess is probably underneath but I really wouldn't know. Any ideas where it could be coming from, how I would find out where its coming from and what to do when i find out where its coming from?

Cheers,
Dan

Polo96CL · Post by **Polo96CL** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:30 pm

Hey mate,

I had a similar problem when I got my car, check the thread out

http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... ht=titanic

Dan 6N · Post by **Dan 6N** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:45 pm

Thats wicked mate, thanks a lot, I'd never have thought of that, gonna take a look tomorrow!

Also... my car has done 77k now and I have no idea when the cam belt was last changed so do you guys reckon it'd be worth changing it just in case?

Polo96CL · Post by **Polo96CL** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:50 pm

No problems bud,

Check the service book, usually it says wether it has or not. If it's running 77k, get it done as it's a costly repair if it breaks and chances are it's on it's way out. Mines on 52k, and i'm gonna get mine done soon along with a MOT. The disks are warped I reckon.

Dan 6N · Post by **Dan 6N** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:04 pm

Ok, cool, I'll probably do the same as you, get it changed when I have the MOT.

Dan 6N · Post by **Dan 6N** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:10 pm

Does anyone know what the name of the colour of my car is? Or the paint code:

polo-sib · Post by **polo-sib** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:25 pm

Dan 6N wrote:Does anyone know what the name of the colour of my car is? Or the paint code:

If you can't find the code on the car give VW a ring stating your registration they should be able to back track and tell you your exact color and code, if your planning on getting paint for touching up then always buy paint from dealer not halfrauds trust me.

I got the same color and CBA to ring VW to find out either lol

Polo96CL · Post by **Polo96CL** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:54 pm

Check the vehicle code, it will say the paint colour code there. Then match it using the paint code number/colour in the DIY section.