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Youv'e done all you can do! same sort of thing happened to me! however the woman refused to take liability! so ive just got in touch with the insurance company and they are sorting it all out!! I had to take photos too! so make sure u have good ones incase you do have to get the insurance company ...

cheers for all the comments ill try what u guys said and last resort new throttle body! reallly hope its not that just had to cash out £130 for new brake pads n disks!

any ideas on an erratic idol? it sounds like im revving the car! usually idolsaround 1x100 but now it goes from 1X100 up to 2X100 then back down and back up etc! its not a Vacuum leak or anything however when the butterfly valve is held down it seems to stop any ideas?? thanks holly

My 1999 is doing the exact same! its saying service oil when my oils full its still staying on! now its displaying the service miles! if you figure out the problem please let me know!

yeah! mines is terrible! ive still got the wholeee front pplastic facia thing off and the three dials are able to be pushed in but i cant get them out! It was soo long ago i took it to bits im actully not sure why i did it really in the first place! :cry: haha oh well! and ive fiddled about so much ...

cheers m8, haha wot u have? i thort they were shat for accelerating! i cnt afford to get insured on a 16v haha ...ah welll wil do me best wth it :P

Do it with one of your parents as the policy holder 8)

Thats what parents are for!!! My dad intended to buy me a 1 litre X reg polo, when we went ...

or.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Polo-MK4-GTi-Front-Bumper-NEW_W0QQitemZ4625133577QQcategoryZ9889QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

if u want to save some money

yeah thinking about getting that one! thanks mate!!! gonna cost me a fortune in total 70 odds to get the new bumper sprayed and 60 to buy it! all coz ...

Police around edinburgh way are terrible with tints, my friends are always being stopped due their windows, then being tested for drinking! I think a light tints nice and slightly darker on the back! but hey if ur going to the expense of modifying your car dont you want everyone to see you driving ...

I clipped it off when trying to find out why my head unit wasnt working... pointless doing this as i later found out it was the fuse :oops:

anyway, it wont clip in, its the panel of plastic that sits tight around all 3 of the heating dials... any ideas how i can get this to fit in tightly ...

Im thinking about just getting mine painted? was gonna take them off aswell but knowing my luck some idiot will open there car door and bump mine next time i go to the shops!

That's exactly why I don't take mine off, they're colour coded anyway so it doesn't really matter :)

Lucky you! I guess ...

Noddy wrote:

polo2k wrote:hi there
i am presuming that these are for a Mk4 so i have used 97 as the model year.
The front bare primed bumper skin is 6N0 807 221C GRU £119.40+vat
The rear bare primed bumper skin is 6N0 807 421D GRU £133.89+vat

Thread I got info from

Cheers

KennyG wrote:

H20LYY wrote:Ill try and go too! anyone heading there from near edinburgh?

I might be headin from that way... Could meet up at Hermi if i am??

Yeaaah that be good!! should try n get a group of people! Im from edinburgh so will defo be able to meet if u decide to head in from there

Ill try and go too! anyone heading there from near edinburgh?

Does any one known of hand the VW part number for an mk4 16v front bumper as im looking to order a new one from the wholesalers and dont want to order the wrong thing!
Thanks Holly

Im thinking about just getting mine painted? was gonna take them off aswell but knowing my luck some idiot will open there car door and bump mine next time i go to the shops!