Some questions from South Africa - Polo MK2

[blitzVwZA]

Hi guys,

Cool forum you guys have here.

I'm a VW enthusiast from South Africa, mainly on the aircooled side of things. Have a fastback at the moment.

Anyway, I drove past this imported Polo today and seeing that it's quite cheap, I'm rather tempted to buy it because of its uniqueness as they were never officially sold here





Would look wicked on a set of widened steelies

Now I have a few questions.

1. How readily available are parts in the UK? I'm talking about lenses, windscreens etc etc and where would be the best place to buy them, bearing in mind that I would have to import everything...

2. How would I identify what size engine is fitted in there??

3. Can a Golf MK1 engine be fitted in there with no issues? What gearbox does it use??

4. What parts can interchange with Golf MK1s and 2's and other VW\Audi cars of the same era??

I'd appreciate any help I can get, as that will sway my decision on buying the car or not...

Any links to cool Mk2 Polo build threads or pics would be awesome!

regards from ZA

[alexperkins]

id register up on polo3.co.uk and ask there too - very good resource

but your questions
1. very easy to get parts over here
2. most likely a 1.3 but youd need to find the engine code or get a pic of it really
3 and 4. not really sure mate!

[blitzVwZA]

Took it for a spin earlier on. The gears are rather floppy and it goes into reverse very easily...

Has a cracked windscreen, are they the same as the Audi 80 windscreen??

[steveo3002]

dont think its a audi screen

parts to sort the gears are fairly cheap

[polokris]

there are a few bits and bobs that fit the MK2 from a golf MK1/2
do u know what engine it is yet?
seems like a nice little ride!

here is an old pic of mine