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hi there , havent been on for a while but had to drive the other halfs car the other day , and it dont have power steering
its mkiv 1.0L POLO on a T reg
and its like driving a bus compaired to golf
so is it possible to convert to have power steering and what would i need ??
anyone help

dunno, but i drive a 1.0 witout powersterrin and wot i have did 2 inhance the steerin is pumped up the tyre pressures to 35psi, recommend is about 28/30/32 dependin an its made a huge difference,

but wont that scrubb the tyres alot faster ??

it will slightly wear a little more inda middle but really it wont make 2much difference, if u pumped them up to 40psi, they wud wear quick

it would cost a hell of a lot to upgrade. as poloboi said jus keep tyres inflated to correct pressures or sligltly over and it will make it easier.

parts needed for conversion

new steering rack
tie rods and ends
pump
bigger alternator
res and pipes.

lots of swareing and some cut knuckles

how much would it cost then; just out of curiousity

new steering rack £125
tie rods £42.50
tie rod ends £10 each
pump £85
bigger alternator £85 - 165 ( depends if you go for the 90 amp or the 120amp)
res and pipes unknown cost.


then theres the headache of getting it all in there. you have to fabricate a bracket for the pump as it connects to the drive belt ( alternator belt)
plum the whole system in and get her tracked its not worth the hassel imo but i think you can buy kits for abotu £200. /me wanders off to look for you.

so i supose part if they can be found on ebay and local breakers would come to about 150 ish plus loads a swearing fitting then lol
has anyone done it to their polo

Nosaj wrote:so i supose part if they can be found on ebay and local breakers would come to about 150 ish plus loads a swearing fitting then lol
has anyone done it to their polo

i dont know anyone whoes done it but if you want to have a bash feel free but you will ned to fabricate mouning points for things. and teh steering racks may mount different.

and you will need a ramp as you will find its a b***h to remove the rack when its on stands. and there quite heavy so you have to watch youself.

T REG AND NO POWER STEERING

Man...vw had a few lazy days and thought nah fuk it no power steering for this one... I remember when I was shoping aroung for my car I came across bucket loads without power steering... no central locking... wtf was they thinking ( as u can tell im still pissed of with a few of my wasted trips only to find no pas n cl )

[Moan/Over]

mysteryboy wrote:T REG AND NO POWER STEERING

Man...vw had a few lazy days and thought nah fuk it no power steering for this one... I remember when I was shoping aroung for my car I came across bucket loads without power steering... no central locking... wtf was they thinking ( as u can tell im still pissed of with a few of my wasted trips only to find no pas n cl )

[Moan/Over]

PAS, CL and passenger airbag were all options on the mk4 i have a 1999 S reg 1.4 L ( basic spec model) and it has power steering and pasengers airbag but had no leccy windows or CL. the model up from mine the CL model had the central locking but no pas airbag or leccy windows they were options awell.

American cars make me laugh, they had power steering and electric windows back in the 70's

Or at least some of them in magazines have done (American version of Autotrader)

PAS, CL and passenger airbag were all options on the mk4 i have a 1999 S reg 1.4 L ( basic spec model) and it has power steering and pasengers airbag but had no leccy windows or CL. the model up from mine the CL model had the central locking but no pas airbag or leccy windows they were options awell.

thats not right mate, mine is a 96 cl model and has pas, airbag, c/l, e/w, e/, as standard.

wils0n86 wrote:

PAS, CL and passenger airbag were all options on the mk4 i have a 1999 S reg 1.4 L ( basic spec model) and it has power steering and pasengers airbag but had no leccy windows or CL. the model up from mine the CL model had the central locking but no pas airbag or leccy windows they were options awell.

thats not right mate, mine is a 96 cl model and has pas, airbag, c/l, e/w, e/, as standard.

if you look at my quote that you quoted i have hilighted a bit in bold saying that most were options but in the CL model central locking come as standard. so who ever baught your car from brand new payed extra to have these extras fitted. and i was saying the passengers airbag is optional the drivers was standard as far as i can gather.

if anyone has a mk4 brocour knocking around to prove or disprove my point it woudl be gladly appreciated but this is how i belive it to be.

the GLX model was the one wth electric everything AFIK

I was under the impression that the CL came with c/l, e/m and e/w as standard. however, i may be mistaken.

and having re-read what you wrote i understand what you were meaning!! long day and all