Why I'm not lower

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:13 pm

After hearing a noise a few times going over the ramp to get into work I thought I'd have a look at the front of the car and check the clearance I've got, here it is

It does catch from time to time. It looks like there's a bit more room than there is in the pic.

Then hearing another noise (metal on concrete) over another smaller ramp into the main car park/office bit I thouht I'd check and get a pic again.

Guess it must be that then...

CymruPolo · Post by **CymruPolo** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:20 pm

I know the feeling, and I want to go lower

h4r1s · Post by **h4r1s** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:33 am

use the snaking method and you should easily be able to get over those without scraping

btw your car is absolutely filthy

Ian_R · Post by **Ian_R** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:32 am

Ha Ha, Lower

I scrap my Front and Middle Box all the time, and they've done well, and got plenty left, and as said, you come to a Speed Hump, take it at an angle and you'll be able to take the car lower, Trust me

bbspolo · Post by **bbspolo** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:28 pm

A friend off mine had his polo this low and was forever grazing his cat and exhaust so we (well i) removed his heat shield and bought some of the stick on stuff then with a bot off cutting and welding managed 2 move the exhaust about a inch and a half higher into the exhaust tunnel, so the exhaust sat higher than the floor of the car!
Never scraped again (and it dint rattle of anything ither!)
Might be worth getting one of ur tecks 2 do this for u (not that difficult)

then go lower!

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:12 pm

Lol seems a tight squeeze Tom, I agree with Haris...snaking method FTW

adam_0612 · Post by **adam_0612** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:16 pm

whats the snaking method?

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:20 pm

Well it's just when you approach a speed bump, turn right and go sideways over it, then when you're half way over it, turn left and continue!

(do it when theres no traffic coming obviously

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h4r1s · Post by **h4r1s** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:21 pm

adam_0612 wrote:whats the snaking method?

you approach the speed bump at as much of an angle as possible so that one of your front wheel is on the bump, you then full lock the other way and try get your other front wheel to go down first. It does actually work, didn't think it would help but it does. I have to do this in front of uni since the bumps are huugee, end up holding loads of people up and everyone staring at me as snake over bumps, thinking what hell i am doing

adam_0612 · Post by **adam_0612** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:25 pm

haha, i know what you are saying, when im going into my college car park there is like a curb into the car park and i have to go really slowly over it holding up all the people getting off buses, o wel

Bepe · Post by **Bepe** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:36 pm

pfth, you people with low cars!

jason11 · Post by **jason11** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:13 pm

if it aint rubbin it aint dubbin lol, get it all the way down :P

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:22 pm

It does rub

The tyres hit the arches loads, dips in the road, over bumps, round corners etc etc

CymruPolo · Post by **CymruPolo** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:56 pm

I've just had a new scraping sound, which sounds abit like metal on metal when I turn left. It's not there all the time either, more frequent when I have passengers. Any ideas?

adam_0612 · Post by **adam_0612** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:12 am

hmmm could be your exhaust scraping on floor???

ye i get tyres scrubbing against arches alot...grrrr