THE Polo. 1.8T - GONE replacement buildthread started...

[Tim_GTi]

Yeh Black badge beats no badge.

Aye mate as Bradley said. here you go:


Although since that it looks better. I've re-painted the rocker cover, fitted a red OMP upper strut brace, had the manifold heat shield polished and fitted a black custom relocating bracket for the coolant tank. I just haven't got round to putting it all back together with being at uni!

[Prabz]

^^ looks good mate ... want my engine bay to look this clean

[chrisjames]

^

What do you mean by re-locating bracket tim?

[tomo87]

i had to move mine on my 1.8T aswell

[Tim_GTi]

^

What do you mean by re-locating bracket tim?

The coolant tank on the Polo gets in the way of fitting an upper strut brace, so OMP normally give you a bracket which shifts the coolant tank forward and left a little bit. I bought my brace new but from a private seller so didn't get one, so a mate made one for me and I sprayed it black. I'll get pics up in my progress thread soon hopefully.

[tomo87]

Really happy with how the smoothing has come out...just need to put on my LCR splitter now next week



yes my tyres are dirty! haha

[Tim_GTi]

Looks siick mate

[alexperkins]

niiiice did LSD do the bumpers?

[tomo87]

ye lyle did it, the smoothing is awesome...the colour is soooo hard to paint though as it has loads of pearls in it. its going back next wed to have the the colour blown into the wing to make it perfect.

[alexperkins]

nice gotta get him to look into respraying the front of the GTI (bumper and bonnet) - could you ask him the cost? (seeing as I know you, maybe itll help lol)

[tomo87]

ye sure, txt me wednesday to remind me otherwise ill forget! He's always really anal about saying prices without looking at the car though...

[Si_GTi]

I love it! Great work so far

[tomo87]

New front splitter from a Leon Cupra R has been put on now and makes quite a nice difference to the front making it look a bit more aggressive!



Got all the engine covers and bits back on there gloss black which tidies up the engine bay a bit.



Shiny!

[Tim_GTi]

Looking sweet, you need a fat set of wheels and a hefty stance now mate!

[tomo87]

indeed wheels are the next stop...just massive decision between 18's or 19's

also went for a ride in a 450bhp TT the other day but I need to try and banish thoughts of a big turbo!