Speedlaw :
Mod's, Not many i think, but after looking at the car properly i have made a little list :
1: Cruise Control. (if i can find the Vag Com socket)
2: Silver Fusion indicator bulbs (all round, inc side repeaters)
3: Change front side lights to Ultra bright LED's ( i just don't like the way the standard ones look. They are so dim)
4: Fit the W8 interior light.
5: Wire up the left hand rear fog light.
6: Possibly fit LED stop lights.
7 : The obligitory stubby aerial.
8 : Sunglasses holder. I miss the Beetle one.
At some point i want to fit the dimming mirror, idealy with the rain sensor but the mirror is more important as i had one in the Beetle. Still got it infact, but it won't fit in the Polo. Also i wouldn't mind a small Sub unit, to enhance the bass a little. It seems all mid-range at the moment.
Nelson:
So far the TDI engine is amazing. I whole hartedly recommend it. It just pulls like an express train, i can't belive the difference between the car we have and the car we test drove. They seem totally different. Now i know why i was being advised to get the traction control. Oh, and the car is a LOT quieter than i thought it would be. It's half as noisy as the Beetle was cruising at 70. We can now have a normal conversation without having to shout above the wind / road noise.
blackpologti
I agree. I was brought up with the idea that if there was a squeak in a VW, check your wife's earrings! But the Beetle suffered from terrible rattles and squeaks, with the seats being the worst culprit.
So far, i have found a squeak in the dashboard on the passenger side somewhere, a rattle on the trim panel that holds the rear speakers on the left hand side, and there was a rattle coming from the seat area at the back. Lifting the seat i found a screw. Not loose or fell out, but a screw that someone had dropped during manufacture rattling around under the seat base. Oh, and the passenger seat squeaks. Nothing new there then.
Cleaned the car today, lifted the bonnet and the plastic cover on the engine is coming apart due to heat. The insert with the badge on it is warping upwards from the rest of the plastic. The washer jet pipe, had come unclipped from it's mountings near the bonnet hinge. The little strip of plastic that seperates the front nearside headlight from the main beam had also come unclipped !
DXG
Pictures. Give us a chance
Busy at the moment, taking my direct access motorbike test. Will try and get some piccys up soon ( i need a decent sig for one thing)
As for colour and spec, see my sig.
I'm hoping mine will be OK though, I'd hate to go through all that time of loosening the engine up again 