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Alex_6n2 · Post by **Alex_6n2** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:30 pm

alreet everyone, just come across these forums.. been looking for some good UK polo owners ones for ages!

had my little 1.4 Match just over a year now and its getting there

REALLY need one of those debadge grills for get rid of the bonnet curve but dont fancy paying over Â£100 for one, anyone know where i can get a good one for a little less?

also in the process of getting my boot smoothed, replacing my splitter (yes its knackered) getting some new fogs, a properly painted rocker cover

and gettin some more horses outta her (induction kit etc then maybe 1.8T conv

)

anyone reckong GTi front lights would look any good?

anywho here are some pics

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:42 pm

Hello chap, welcome to UK-P

A debadged grille, brand new, is about Â£120 at the moment for a kamei item. To get one cheaper you'd probably have to source one off eBay or a second-hand sale on the forum? Foglights will look pretty sweet, even if you don't get around to wiring them up just having them in the bumper it'll make a positive impact on the looks

GTi-spec gas discharge headlights will look superb but might be a pain, there's a lot to think about, the lights, the ballasts, the headlight washers, the whole setting up of them... bit of a 'mare! JWC on here has done it to his car, might be worth asking him what is needed for the job?

Nice Polo btw, a good bit of colour-coding going on there, and something a bit different to what we usually see! Where'd you get your sunstrip done mate - done with the tints I guess?

Cheers

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:42 pm

whoa, thats a really nice lookin motor

keep it up!

badboypolo · Post by **badboypolo** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:30 pm

hi and welcome

I used to be really into bodykits and all that but Ive kinda went off them, but if thats what your into......

keep it up.

tom_mk5 · Post by **tom_mk5** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:34 pm

It's not to my personal preference, but at the end of the day it's your car- and I can appreciate the work you've put into it- so nice one.

Really like the tints. Also, the addition of foglights would be spot on I think (no pun intended).

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:04 pm

Not a fan of the Exterior, a little too much for me. But loving the colour coding inside. Was this hard todo? I fancied having a go at doing something like this with my gti. What did you use?

Alex_6n2 · Post by **Alex_6n2** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:54 pm

i did the sunstrip maself with a freind along wit the tints

as for the inside i used a laquer and gloss paint, basically took the bits that i could off and sprayed them outside the car and bits that wouldnt budge i masked up and did it that way

anyone reckon it needs lowering/bigger wheels, i was thinking m3 replicas, looks pretty sweet on the photoshop i had done with a skyline front end too

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 7:09 pm

Another thing with the GTi Headlights is they're bloody expensive items!

Alex_6n2 · Post by **Alex_6n2** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:18 pm

how much you looking for a pair then? Â£300+?

also i like the badboy bonnet idea on ur sig mate, looks sweet

polopowah · Post by **polopowah** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 8:20 pm

welcome to the forum bud
nice polo you have there! bet it turns heads

not a fan of bodykits for the mkv either, mainly because it has quite a chunky exterior as standard.
but yours looks well done!
-Ben-

nothin2lose · Post by **nothin2lose** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:53 am

another birmingham lad eh.
cars lookin good bro, but in my opinion theres a couple of things that cud be done such as changin the front splitter- kinda looks 2much and sorting out a grill that covers the curve such as kamei or just a debadged one or even a gti grill. apart from that its look spot on. did u paint all that stuff urself ( interior, wipers, seats etc..)

A11XLG · Post by **A11XLG** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:38 am

hello and welcome, hope you enjoy your stay here, nice car by the way what size alloys are they???

Alex_6n2 · Post by **Alex_6n2** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 12:10 pm

nothin2lose wrote:another birmingham lad eh.
cars lookin good bro, but in my opinion theres a couple of things that cud be done such as changin the front splitter- kinda looks 2much and sorting out a grill that covers the curve such as kamei or just a debadged one or even a gti grill. apart from that its look spot on. did u paint all that stuff urself ( interior, wipers, seats etc..)

thats wot im in the process of doin lol, i reckon even if it were perfect condition the splitter still dnt really work, no idea why i bought it but it was the last thing that went on so i rushed it a bit

and yea i painted everything apart from the seats which have the gti retrim i got done at a place in burton