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did u buy ur bonet extention online or from a store?

polo_dude wrote:did u buy ur bonet extention online or from a store?

Bought my bonnet from a other mk4 fdriver, he sold his Polo in parts, and I got the bad-body bonnet. But it's not properly welded on, so I'm gonna put on the original bonnet again when I saved enough cash to get it sprayed again to clear all the stone-chips (or whatever you call them)

Think its great what your doing.

However slight question about the changing the rear drum brakes to disc brakes... im cosidering doing this as i want the car to brake instead of slide.

You make it look easy. But how did you get around the handbrake linking up??? i really want to do the conversion but think you make it look much easier that it really is?

Petrol_Head wrote:Think its great what your doing.

However slight question about the changing the rear drum brakes to disc brakes... im cosidering doing this as i want the car to brake instead of slide.

You make it look easy. But how did you get around the handbrake linking up??? i really want to do the conversion but think you make it look much easier that it really is?

dunno what u r talkin' about m8 I'm gonna change my front discs (which are now the massive VWI system) to the vented VWII system. Rear will remain drums.

But m8 of mine DID do a rear disc conversion, to do this properly you need a rear axle from either a mk4 16v or GTI (yes, the mk4 was also made in a GTI version, only sold in Germany) or mk5 16v or GTI or a Ibiza Cupra or Golf mk2 GTI rear axle (these last 2 are mostly cheaper to buy second-handed). Golf axle is a bit more work, but otherrs are a straight swap. Hand brake won't give you that much trouble, dunno the exact mods, but my m8 modded it within an hour to get it fitted

Why I haven't done this myself yet?:
1) money, still a student, can spend the money on "better" parts
2) don't need the extra brake power (yet ), since I don't need the extra power, the discs will easily start to corrode and rust, which is not to well for future braking power and costs you a lot of money (by buying new discs every time since your old one's are rusting ........... again)

nice work mate, how much did u pay for it all

No Car Yet wrote:nice work mate, how much did u pay for it all

I absolutely haven't got a clue, and don't want to think of that since the total amount will probably scare me

Well, haven't been around here to much lately

But got some "minor up-dates" since recently I wanted to share.

First of all I went to the Motorshow in Essen Germany again last december, scored myself some treats there:



Got myself some silicon hoses, volt- oilpressure- and oiltemperaturemeters, chrome vents, chrome cap for the radiatorfluid, chrome Wolfsbrug Edition buttons for the heating, adaptor for the oilpress&temp meters and chrome doorhandles for the inside.

It's all gonna be black & chrome from the inside So to complete this I had to do something to the interior/seating, which isn't all black now

Scored myself a solution for that on Ebay last week, picked it up this afternoon. Took a trip with my brother to Germany (4,5 hour drive in total) and got myself this:



Rearseat:



Yep, that's a dead cow wrapped around some seats
It's a Golf mk3 VR6 Highline interior to be exact. Sportseats, adjustable in hight, dividable rearseat with headrests, wrapped in black leather and supplied with electronic heating, in total mint condition. The German I bought it from ripped it out of his show-car (he's now got Audi TT seats in it), the fellow hardly used the car, or the seats, and totally refurbed the bastards

Also scored some more on the Bay:



50mm spacers, sanded of the rust and coated them black:



these will come up front, also bought a pair of 60mm spacers, that will come on the rear axle. gonna paid these black too of course.

also scored this litle item on Ebay:


all the lighting in the interior will be transformed to original VDub blue and red. (the meters I bought in Essen are also blue lighted, with a red needle sweet)

Started to smoothen my mid-concolse again, now used a different method which is much stronger, used polyester this time, it's as hard as my cock in the morning



And finally I took over a new coilover set from a mate of mine:





It's a FK Highsport one, got it for a bargain, now refurbing it completely. Actually it's for a mk5 Polo, but will fit a mk4 too, just have to adjust the topdome-rubbers then it will fit like a glove



Already got the front-shocks almost completely cleaned and ready

And finally bought an extra JBL GTO606ce compo-set. This will come in the front doorpanels too. How will I fit these? The answer is easy:





THere polyester doorpanels made for the mk4 doors, and house 2 6" speakers, which will do fine to hold my 2 JBL compo-sets


Well, got a lot to do in the next couple of weeks/months, but that doesn't stop me, the total interior will probably be ripped out in the next couple of weeks, then I can start with that at first, and work on the coilover during days. I try to keep you all posted on a more "regular basis" then the last couple of months

sounds like you have a busy couple of weeks ahead of you mate

vdubyabush wrote:sounds like you have a busy couple of weeks ahead of you mate

a well, a VDub-enthousiast has got to do, what he has got to do

Don't mind working on the Polo, alwas keep the end-result in mind, then the work isn't that hard

haha fair point mate

hmmmm can't wait to see the updates on this!!

Jarno, where did you get these from?

M

mmh wrote: Jarno, where did you get these from?

M

I bought a couple of these from a German company (funny thing was they were located in Wolfsburg , so you could call it a WOB-mod-item ) Got me 7 in total, used 1 for myself, and sold 6 of them. Which means I still have a spare one lying around here

Lookin' good!

I'm also working on the black and chrome interior ( just got the chrome handles, and now i'm going to light them up like the audi's), but i'm converting the interior lights to red.

What are you going to do with the old air vents? I need one, if you are going to get rid of them!

Got me 7 in total, used 1 for myself, and sold 6 of them. Which means I still have a spare one lying around here

7 total, sold 6, used 1 for yourself. Doesn't that mean they are all gone?!

With those leather seats the car will be mint!

Are you sure mk5 coilies will fit the mk4,,,ive always thought otherwise.