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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:31 pm
by SpikeyG40
dan's only got the two outer Non GTI grills ollie. the middle one stayed on the car and was never replaced. :cry:

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 8:19 am
by Ollie_R
Ah OK, no worries guys. I'll definitely get back to you on the splitter though :)

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:26 pm
by Ollie_R
I'd just to say one thing before going on about my new bits on the Rocco:

I love this car :mrgreen:

It feels so right driving it. It has the torquey 1.8 litre engine, which produces all the power I could ever need. It sounds sexual when you get past 3k rpm in 3rd gear, and it has so much pull. It handles sublimely, I've yet to discover its limits, but it has a lot of grip. I can't imagine how it will handle when I put the suspension kit and strut braces. Alright, it has its foibles, such as the brakes and the headlights, which have slightly less lighting power than a candle. But I love it, it feels great to drive now, since I've gotten used to driving it and it's great, in fact it's hard to find a superlative to describe it.

Moving on from my gushing love story to the Rocco, I've done some new mods :D

To alleviate the headlight problem, I've fitted a set of Philips Silver Vision bulbs, which are much brighter than the standard bulbs. I have a set of LED sidelights on order, and I've unplugged the dim-dip unit, as it was unnecessary.

I fitted a new head unit, the Alpine CDE-9881R, with iPod integration. It looks nice, and the sounds have been greatly improved. A picture of it is below:

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For my 21st birthday I got a Momo steering wheel and boss. Nice and leathery :D

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And an overall look of the interior:

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I still love the seats :D

Still got the RA's on, and I'll be keeping them on regardless of snow, salt, rain, sun or ice 8)

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The Polo's almost ready to be sold. All it needs is a clean and some hubcaps :D

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:46 pm
by DanDiesel
liking the mods Ollie! :D

Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:45 pm
by SpikeyG40
looking good ollie! loving the steering wheel, and still want those wheels! :wink:

did you get rid of those spacers off your polo or you still have them? :roll:

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:34 am
by Ollie_R
I still have those spacers Doug! I think they're in my room, I'll check later. You wanted a pair for the rear of the Vento, right?

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:18 pm
by Ollie_R
I've got an H&R Cup Kit all ordered for it, for a very good price :D

Lowers 60/40, like the Mk1/2/3 Polo ones, which is the ideal drop for me.

Keep tuned for more updates :D

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:19 pm
by dino
Liking the new mods - the Rocco is coming along nicely!

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:53 pm
by DanDiesel
Ollie, were you perhaps planning on going to the Oxford Edition show on Nov 4th?
we are too late for a stand but i think i'm off that day and it seems like it could be a good day out! me and Doug are thinking about it!

i think Bryony is aswell!

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:01 pm
by Ollie_R
Yeah, I may be up for it, circumstances permitting. Should be lowered by then as well 8)

Oxford isn't that far is it?

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:33 pm
by DanDiesel
nope! quick bash round the m25 and off the m4! doug reckons from margate way, it should take us roughly hour and a half!

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:41 pm
by Ollie_R
I guess it's no further than going up Northampton way for a show. It looks like it'll be a worthwhile show to go to. I think I could manage an hour and a half, I managed to do the trip from Farnham to my place last night in less than an hour!

I may even check if the Scirocco Register have a place on their stand 8)

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:00 pm
by Ollie_R
New photos:

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Lowerage to come :D

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:03 pm
by SpikeyG40
car looks cool mate, and the pics are also very cool. can't wait to see it with lowerage! :lol:

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:44 pm
by carerra91
very smart as it is. looks really nice!