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congratulations on the new car tim! i really like the theme atm, class

i only wish there were OEM projector lights!! had to settle for alternatives unfortuneately.

what temperature xenons did you go for? good luck with the build!

Godderz23 wrote:Ha, ok well i thank you, my bank account does not. Got loads of new stuff to try out, can't wait to give mine a go.

Machine polisher this year at some point. May have to ask you for a few tips at a later date if thats cool.

Also that music video you did was rad, love the way its shot.

Thanks mate!

Yeh of course, just fire away.

6N2 GTI 00 wrote:Will you be doing any bodywork to this Polo Tim?
Set of cup bumpers would look awesome they are a crazy price though

Probably not mate, one of the reasons I sold the 6N2 was because I cared so much about the smoothed bumpers (parking, stone chips etc..), not to say I won't take extreme care with this one, but just not to the level where I put a full frontal bra on the front if I'm driving more than 30 miles on the motorway!

beijing polo wrote:congratulations on the new car tim! i really like the theme atm, class

i only wish there were OEM projector lights!! had to settle for alternatives unfortuneately.

what temperature xenons did you go for? good luck with the build!

Thanks mate! I've got 6000k all round, going to see if I can fit them tonight!

Found the thread !!! Seen it in the flesh gotta say wow
Thew little things to tidy up nothing major tho...

Need your help tim thinking of carbon fiber wrapping the center consol =) like the look of that idea

I'll pop by and show you mine soon dude! It's a ball ache of a job, but definitely worth it.

Gotta get pics up here too...

It is a ball ache but looks goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

Few updates.

I've kind of fell into sorting all of my interior plans out now. I've had some free time to do all the carbon fibre taping, and ripped out all the pillars ready for the black suede!

I haven't taken any decent pictures as I haven't had time. Will get some up when it's all done!

In the meantime, here's some raw iPhone pics

Vent surrounds and passenger handle insert:

I've also done the centre console, and steering wheels inserts.

Pillars removed:


B pillars and rear strip done!


I'm spraying my tweeter grills black, and will pre-cut the holes for these in the suede cloth. Bit fiddly but I'll get it perfect. Here's them mid primer:


I still have my old handles from my previous car. They're exactly the same on the 6N2 and 9N3 so I thought I may aswell give these a go at spraying. Primer stages, along with the seatbelt inserts for the B pillars:


Other news.
Fitted my H7 and H1 HIDs, LED fogs and sidelights to follow shortly.
Bought some 6N2 black with red stripe seatbelts, to match the one I have with my GTi rear bench. They should arrive tomorrow and will hopefully fit!
The previous owner's private plate have been removed, so will send off for my UK pressed plates as soon as I get back the V5. And have ordered the following parts for the big service:

Oil
Oil filter
Brake Fluid
Fuel Filter
Gearbox Oil
Cambelt
Tensioner
Waterpump
Clutch

Wow,

Looking good , cant wait to see it all done mate!!
Once you get the air vents back in the make the dash look so much less bland!!

How did you get the handle insert out/off? Eagerly await your next updates

Very cool indeed.

Is there really such a thing as a polo GTD?

I've never seen it..

All the dash bits are back in!! They look really good.

It's a 1.4 TDi, with GTi cosmetics: GTD

Ahh, I see.
Thougth it really was like a gti diesel engine in it xD

Joz wrote:Ahh, I see.
Thougth it really was like a gti diesel engine in it xD

That would be awesome!

I'm definitely gunna tweak the engine after the summer. I'd love to get it up to par with my old GTi

Have you considered Superchips BluFin?

Looks like you can get 30ish more bhp, and they promise your fuel consumption will go down!

Haven't looked at anything in detail yet, as I know I'll get sucked in! Sounds very interesting. After the summer is when I'll start have a ganders.

All the interior trim, was it easy to get off? does it just pull off or is it bolted on ? I would love toget stuff off, but too scared of breaking something.

Great idea, i would the interior of mine, headling etc to be like the golf from the same era the anthracite colour looks well swish.

Yeh the anthracite is cool, I actually prefer suede though. More plush! And reminds me of motorsport flocking too.

They all just pop out, just be careful. Start with the plastic beam across the back Of the C pillars, can't go wrong with that and you'll get a feel for the tabs that hold everything in.

The A pillars are simply pop, just pull from the top, but be careful of the tweeters, as they're connected to the pillar trim.

Do the C pillars next, you'll need to remove the plastic shelves that the parcel shelf sits on (they are bolted in), and also the rear belts. And to get to the rear belts you'll need to move the rear bench (just push the hinges back).

With all that removed, the rear cards will come of pretty easily, just watch where they meet the trim across the bottom of the door.

After the rear cards comes the front belts, which in turn comes the B pillars, which like everything else just pop out!

Just take your time and you'll be fine, took me half hour to get it all out.