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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:18 pm
by Tony_
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:35 pm
by jokjok11
hey tony, VERY nice car (y) most of them mods are exactly what i wanted to do lol... like the alloys, the rear lights and colour coding lol.... just asking, have you felt a significant decrease in acceleration after having them 16 inch Montreal wheels on? (are they 205/45 profiles on them?)
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:44 pm
by Tony_
jokjok11 wrote:hey tony, VERY nice car (y) most of them mods are exactly what i wanted to do lol... like the alloys, the rear lights and colour coding lol.... just asking, have you felt a significant decrease in acceleration after having them 16 inch Montreal wheels on? (are they 205/45 profiles on them?)
First of all, thanks
Well, I was riding on 15' steel and now with the Montreal I do feel a slight decrease in acceleration. But nothing that takes away the true horsepower of the car. Exactly, on 205/45, Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D2 on front

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:53 pm
by Tony_
Been a while since I posted here...
Now on 17' inch Santa Monica and 205/40 R17 Nankang NS-2 tyres (best deal I got, next setup will be the Toyo Proxes).
Also got the FK head-lights for improved Xenon lights.
Suspension also got a good revamp! Now on Billies B8 and H&R 35mm lowering springs with the Ibiza Cupra strut brace.
Interior now includes the VW RNS MFD1 with a CD/DVD/DivX player w/ USB interface.
IMO it looks nice but... I feel I need to take another step beyond! May include Weitec Hicon GT adjustables and BBS rims (not telling which ones

), to take my project from OEM+ to German style.
And, why not, 9N->9N3 full convertion?
Remarkable to see a 1.2 12V 65HP engine with such dedication around, ain't it?

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:17 pm
by chewy
Looking good, some nice little touches. What was the MFD like to fit? Also is that the GTi back box?
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:17 pm
by drewbar
Looks pretty cool on the santa monica's mate, not seen one before, i nearly got a cheap set off a mate for mine

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:40 pm
by whitegtipolo
love it , you beat me to the rear bumper mod , i went for a quote for the rear bumper lower bit spraying like that , but then was not shure how it would look , but looks mint ill be doing it now for definate!

does that bottom bit of the bumper come off??
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:06 pm
by Tony_
Thanks everyone for the kind words!
drewbar: you should've got them! They look sweet on 9N's

And look even sweeter if your car's darker than mine, quite the nice contrast
whitegtipolo: yes, the bottom bit is just a piece of plastic. You need to take care of a few screws and delicate hands to take it off harmlessly. I got this idea from a friend that saw such a paint job on a MkV Golf GTI, and look really nice. Had a go at my Polo... and here it is!
BTW, love your white GTI mate!
Cheers.
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:17 am
by whitegtipolo
cheers, ill have a go at removing it then i can prep it ready for paintin!
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:25 am
by Tony_
chewy wrote:Looking good, some nice little touches. What was the MFD like to fit? Also is that the GTi back box?
Sorry I passed by your reply mate
That's the GTI rear spoiler alright, with partial colour coding
Last, but not least, the MFD was technically easy to fit. But I'm still having some trouble adjusting settings; the GPS position is taking ages to update!

Working on some possible solutions, may include total reinstallation to review every step...
I'll keep y'all posted on the MFD dramma conclusions
Cheers!
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:55 pm
by Tony_
A pic I forgot to post...

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:07 pm
by Tony_
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:10 pm
by pip_polo
mint!! mine looked like that for 30 seconds with my porsch turbo alloys.
all sweet touches

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:20 pm
by black-a4
Looks great Tony. Love the look, very impressive for a fellow 1.2 owner!
How do you find the Hicon GT's compared to H&R springs and the standard suspension. I have heard good things about them.

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:57 pm
by chewy
Looking good, thats the kind of wheels I want for summer
