david burton's 9N WIP thread - for sale

[PHILIP1193]

loving the photo's if u ever sell yr car i want first dibs on yr wheels

nice install too. i feel my self getting jealous lol

Phil

[david burton]

thanks!

I'll let you have first dibs on the wheels then, still in great condition

not selling it yet though - but I've tinkered with the idea of selling up and getting a silver GT model and swapping all the bits over.

the install was quite simple to do, just time consuming. I forget if I took pictures of the frame or not - but once you've done the measurements it's not too technical. the carpet is from a guy on a T5 forum and is a perfect match.

the main thing about the install is that it's subtle and I've got full use of the car. the weekly shop still fits in but beer goes on the back seat

[Tim_GTi]

Not completely - still the fronts to do.

The install is on a false floor the whole way across the boot but I can still get access to the spare. With 350 miles a week to and from work I can't afford to have a puncture and rely on tyre weld. The sub is on a separate piece of wood so the right hand side of the boot just lifts out.

The Boston G5 is highly recommended, on the other side of it is a 10" passive rad.

Yeh I read all about it in the ICE section

[DanDiesel]

still absolutely love how this car turned out with just a few simple mods! that is a very neat audio install Dave, something i would like to do myself, just like that!
i recognise some of those photos from the Oxford Edition show

[rs_tdi]

One very nice looking Polo you got there mate!

[speedsix]

david, i was thinking about getting your led sidelights but am i right in saying that these plastic leds melt/fuse pretty easily? Especially with HID dipped beams being used at the same time. Im pretty sure I heard that somewhere on this forum...

[Tim_GTi]

david, i was thinking about getting your led sidelights but am i right in saying that these plastic leds melt/fuse pretty easily? Especially with HID dipped beams being used at the same time. Im pretty sure I heard that somewhere on this forum...

I've heard a fair amount of info like this too, but I've never head any problems with mine, and can't imagine it being that different throughout the polo models

[speedsix]

david, i was thinking about getting your led sidelights but am i right in saying that these plastic leds melt/fuse pretty easily? Especially with HID dipped beams being used at the same time. Im pretty sure I heard that somewhere on this forum...

I've heard a fair amount of info like this too, but I've never head any problems with mine, and can't imagine it being that different throughout the polo models

I just got 8000K HIDs fitted a few days ago, pretty awesome but i think i need to change the sidelights as the yellowness of it looks weird with the blue hids.

Can anyone else confirm that plastic leds melt/fuse when used with HIDs?

[mc_iver_9n]

I've got HID's with Led sidelights and one of mines gone doesn't confirm it was due to the HID's tho.

[david burton]

I would have thought metal would conduct the heat even more effectively and be more likely to melt the plastic inside...... but I can't say either way.

[david burton]

Recent update, just to keep things fresh:

I decided to get some proper wax and sealant since I do so many miles and I was getting fed up of meguiars "tech wax" being washed off every wash. It has the resilience of a wet fart.

So I purchased a carlack68 sealant and Collinite 476s kit.

I won't harp on about all the steps, basically

1) Wash
2) Dry
3) Autoglym super resin polish (use a Autoglym applicator sponge - brilliant)
4) Carlack 68 sealant applied with damp microfibre applicator
5) Collinite 476s wax applied with Meguiars sponge applicator

The idea is that the sealant doesn't get washed away as the wax should last 6 months, so you just keep topping up the wax as needed. It's a popular method.

Took about 4 hours and I went out to take some pictures this evening. I'm not too hot at night shots and need inspiration!

After the SRP step the car looked pretty good, the sealant improved a fair bit on this and the wax didn't give that much more shine - but it's there to protect rather than to give tons more shine.

[chewy]

Looking good, av just bought the carlack68 sealant and Collinite 476s kit going to give the old girl a full detail in a couple of weeks

[DanDiesel]

Still looking fresh Dave! I really need to get some decent wax for mine!

One question, I take it you are running 205/40/17s on the Comps? What tyres are they as they seem to give a nice little bit of stretch as this is what I will be needing eventually!

[david burton]

Thanks Dan,

Tyres are Yoko Paradas on the back, not recommended on the Polo, they seem to be incredibly slippy in the wet. Fronts running Avons (ZV something or other). They seem OK, decent wear rate and good grip.

Best tyres I've had on it were BF Goodrich Profiler Sports. Superb tyre and more stretch. Very very grippy too, and lasted for 20k!

[Tim_GTi]

Looking good mate, wasn't sure if you were still around! Almost a year since your last update haha