Ross' GTI
Ross' GTI
well ive owned the polo now about 3 years or so and been a member on here for a while so thought i might aswell do a sort of progress thread
so here it is.
bought the car fairly standard just with eibach springs
Shot at 2011-10-02
Shot at 2011-10-02
after a while of owning it i change a couple of interior cosmetic bits
Shot at 2011-10-02
Shot at 2011-10-02
i also did the door grab handle parts in the same 3m carbon .
also got myself a lil sub and built a false floor in the boot
Shot at 2011-10-02
and smoked side repeaters
Shot at 2011-10-03
The wheels were in the usual corrodedstate so was time for a refurb
Shot at 2011-10-02
how the car rolled while i was doing the wheels
Shot at 2011-10-02
so i split them down myself and polished the lips
Shot at 2011-10-02
whilst they were apart i decided to go for a slight colour change
Shot at 2011-10-02
Shot at 2011-10-02
then a few month after this the dreaded gearbox issue, it developed an oil leak and dried aout destroying 5th
Shot at 2011-10-02
so sent it off for a refurb and put back in, then 250 miles later this happened!!
Shot at 2011-10-02
a scrap lorry didnt tie its load down and sent a sheet of metal flying down the dual carriageway at 60mph not fun luckily there insurance paid for this
Shot at 2011-10-02
Shot at 2011-10-02
a new front end consisting of new bumper grills headlights and bonnet respray.
visited the 2010 polo show
Shot at 2011-10-02
Shot at 2011-10-02
also when to editon that year and ended up with a few stickers so sticker bombed the rear window
the next little change was the aerial
mk5 golf style
the next few items started to get more major then just cosmetic
ended up buying this from alex perkins.
gave it a good clean and clay bar also yellowed the fogs.
these were the next purchase
i then ended up blowing up my lil sub
so bought this off a mate
the floor has now been changed to plain suede but with a layer of faom so the sub is sunken.
then found myself a set of these
set about having them cut and welded to fit the polo and this was the end result
then back to the subtle changes
de sticker bombed and de wipered to leave this.
so thats a quick progress of my polo a few other pieces have changed since but need to get some pictures first.
so here it is.
bought the car fairly standard just with eibach springs
Shot at 2011-10-02
Shot at 2011-10-02
after a while of owning it i change a couple of interior cosmetic bits
Shot at 2011-10-02
Shot at 2011-10-02
i also did the door grab handle parts in the same 3m carbon .
also got myself a lil sub and built a false floor in the boot
Shot at 2011-10-02
and smoked side repeaters
Shot at 2011-10-03
The wheels were in the usual corrodedstate so was time for a refurb
Shot at 2011-10-02
how the car rolled while i was doing the wheels
Shot at 2011-10-02
so i split them down myself and polished the lips
Shot at 2011-10-02
whilst they were apart i decided to go for a slight colour change
Shot at 2011-10-02
Shot at 2011-10-02
then a few month after this the dreaded gearbox issue, it developed an oil leak and dried aout destroying 5th
Shot at 2011-10-02
so sent it off for a refurb and put back in, then 250 miles later this happened!!
Shot at 2011-10-02
a scrap lorry didnt tie its load down and sent a sheet of metal flying down the dual carriageway at 60mph not fun luckily there insurance paid for this
Shot at 2011-10-02
Shot at 2011-10-02
a new front end consisting of new bumper grills headlights and bonnet respray.
visited the 2010 polo show
Shot at 2011-10-02
Shot at 2011-10-02
also when to editon that year and ended up with a few stickers so sticker bombed the rear window
the next little change was the aerial
mk5 golf style
the next few items started to get more major then just cosmetic
ended up buying this from alex perkins.
gave it a good clean and clay bar also yellowed the fogs.
these were the next purchase
i then ended up blowing up my lil sub
so bought this off a mate
the floor has now been changed to plain suede but with a layer of faom so the sub is sunken.
then found myself a set of these
set about having them cut and welded to fit the polo and this was the end result
then back to the subtle changes
de sticker bombed and de wipered to leave this.
so thats a quick progress of my polo a few other pieces have changed since but need to get some pictures first.
Ross' GTI
Nice car Ross, I love the old boot fabric, very different.
Any future plans?
Any future plans?
Re: Ross' GTI
cheers yeah i loved the old fabric but new sub sorta ruined it not too many plans maybe an ss custom hidden exhaust a few bit have changed already im uploading images as i speak lol.
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Re: Ross' GTI
Welcome!
Nice to see another black GTI
Lovely car, look forward to progress
Nice to see another black GTI
Lovely car, look forward to progress
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so it turned out that i needed new pads and disks on the front so much that the pads fell out of their carriers lol
so i thought it was a good idea to upgrade whilst i was at it
G60 carriers, brembo max 280 discs and greenstuff pads, abit dusty but they STOP!
I went to a local show "veedub at the pub" with the club im part of
was a good little weekend.
also i found a random bit of pipe lying around so did this for a laugh!
dont worry it has come off lol
i also recentely attended DC12
spent all saturday before cleaning the polo
ready to enter show and shine
surprisingly and i dont really know how but collected my score card for a laugh at end of the day and ...
i came third! unfortunately no prize for 2nd or 3rd in polo class.
also picked up a new sticker lol
the next purchase was a set of 15mm spacers for the rear,
but before i got these fitted this happened
parked next to it and it blew over damaging bonnet bumper and pressed plate, i have an unlucky front end and im still in talks to get it fixed by the company whose carpark it is.
still got the spacers on
then developed wheel wobble lol so whilst in my mates garage took this
since then i got some heko wind deflectors but no pics as of yet.
then my most recent purchase was completely impulsively bought while at a local meet i blame Ebay!!
picked them up at 10pm and fitted the fronts by 10:40 pm oops lol couldnt wait.
then gave them a good clean and and fitted the rears
next up is to get the front damage sorted and cosmetic clean up then see what comes really.
so i thought it was a good idea to upgrade whilst i was at it
G60 carriers, brembo max 280 discs and greenstuff pads, abit dusty but they STOP!
I went to a local show "veedub at the pub" with the club im part of
was a good little weekend.
also i found a random bit of pipe lying around so did this for a laugh!
dont worry it has come off lol
i also recentely attended DC12
spent all saturday before cleaning the polo
ready to enter show and shine
surprisingly and i dont really know how but collected my score card for a laugh at end of the day and ...
i came third! unfortunately no prize for 2nd or 3rd in polo class.
also picked up a new sticker lol
the next purchase was a set of 15mm spacers for the rear,
but before i got these fitted this happened
parked next to it and it blew over damaging bonnet bumper and pressed plate, i have an unlucky front end and im still in talks to get it fixed by the company whose carpark it is.
still got the spacers on
then developed wheel wobble lol so whilst in my mates garage took this
since then i got some heko wind deflectors but no pics as of yet.
then my most recent purchase was completely impulsively bought while at a local meet i blame Ebay!!
picked them up at 10pm and fitted the fronts by 10:40 pm oops lol couldnt wait.
then gave them a good clean and and fitted the rears
next up is to get the front damage sorted and cosmetic clean up then see what comes really.
Re: Ross' GTI
Nothing beats pictures
Looks good mate exhaust is cool something different
look forward to more progress
Looks good mate exhaust is cool something different
look forward to more progress
- Endi_GTI
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Re: Ross' GTI
looks like a very clean example mate. Very nice
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Re: Ross' GTI
Very Nice Example good to see another V plate too because they are extra rare
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Re: Ross' GTI
Nice man, same seats as me !
Re: Ross' GTI
The Purple wheels look pretty cool actually!
Re: Ross' GTI
Welcome Ross
Loving the progress of this!
Thought the purple was a good shout and looks really well
Loving the progress of this!
Thought the purple was a good shout and looks really well
Re: Ross' GTI
thanks guys n girls for the comments.
my mate has finally sorted his photos from DC12 so thought i would post a few
my mate has finally sorted his photos from DC12 so thought i would post a few
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Re: Ross' GTI
Really like this, the black paint looks amazing with the purple wheels, nice one dude.
Re: Ross' GTI
any pics of how you did the false floor?thinking of doing something similar in mine
cheers
cheers