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Kick sill plates
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2003 3:46 pm
by Scorpio1
Does anyone know where I could get some to fit the 9N 3 door?
I don't think the dealer sells them, any ideas at all?
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2003 4:33 pm
by Speedlaw
Perhaps one of the tuning shops? You guys have loads of them in the UK.
I'd try German eBay too, but that's me being addicted.
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2003 4:38 pm
by Scorpio1
Yeah, I've had a look and they say they only have them for the previous Polos
I think it would be a really nice touch
Anyone else done it?
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2003 5:05 pm
by dxg
You can get them for the skoda fabia - i'd guess that they'd fit. Actually, they're pretty ugly:
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2003 5:40 pm
by Scorpio1
As long as they are blank!
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2003 1:16 pm
by des_pd_ tdi
VW do chrome ones in Japan (3/5 door) with the Polo logo on. Maybe you can get them through VAGParts. I want these myself actually.
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2003 1:56 pm
by Scorpio1
Let me know if you order these, I really want some, I think it looks a lot nicer IMO.
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 11:20 pm
by dxg
Given that my baby's getting its passenger door sill resprayed while it's off on holiday at the dealers (b***** passengers!!!), did anyone find a solution for this?? I'd be really interested to know.
Currently thinking of something like this:
http://www.thettshop.co.uk/access.asp?c ... uct=101209
Anyone have any experience of this sort of solution?
Deek.
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 11:34 pm
by Scorpio1
Well I bought some made by Lockwood, they appear to be the thinnest I could find, although may need a little shaving off them still.
Not sure if you've seen this post or not:
http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... php?t=1538
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 7:35 pm
by deeper
dxg
Have you considered this :
http://www.armourfend.com/
Bit pricey for a clear film but works
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 7:38 pm
by Nelson_Wilbury
Dxg, did you see the Seat Ibiza ones I posted not long ago?
I know they're expensive, but surely cheaper than getting your sill resprayed
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 8:01 pm
by dxg
Yeah - £80 quid, though. And "stable door" - see that over the field yonder? That's the horse.
Still cheaper that the <cough>three-figure-sum</cough> I'm paying at the dealer, but I am getting a whole lot of other scratches and chips sorted at the same time.
I will look into the Ibiza ones when I get the car back, but maybe I'll have to ask Santa for them!
I had hoped to get my paintwork sorted a few months back so the new paint would have time to cure, to then wax it up nicely for winter. But a lack of funds got in the way.
I guess I'll have to wait until Christmas sort of time before I can be confident that a full glazing and Zymoling won't destroy any still-soft paint. By which time, of course, I'll have done some more motorway miles and it'll be chipped again!
On previous cars this didn't matter, but this is my baby we're talking about!
Deek.
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 8:02 pm
by dxg
Deeper,
I'll look into that Armourfend stuff and see if they have anything for the 9n - I think it's all pre-cut sheets, right?
Deek.
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 7:25 pm
by deeper
dxg
Yep they cut the sheets on site. I watched them do my other car; had the whole lot, front bumper, headlights, wing mirrors, front and rear leading edge of wheel arches, bonnet, sills and door handle recess. Bit obsessive, but no scratches or stone chips
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 8:53 am
by memm
VW do chrome ones in Japan (3/5 door) with the Polo logo on. Maybe you can get them through VAGParts. I want these myself actually.
Here's the price you would pay in Japan
4doors
Price: 91 Pounds
2doors
Price: 69 Pounds