What have you done with your Polo so far (and today)

[aljobar]

I visited Guy and James at Harding Performance for a stage 1 tune on my GTI. Holy smoke!! It's hard to put into words exactly what the tune does, but here goes. It seems to give you a lot more top end grunt. It also has a noticeable "build-up" of boost as you climb in revs, rather than just a constant wall of power. It would be unfair to call this turbo lag, because it isn't, just what seems like a redistribution of power. It does come at the cost of a bit of unhappiness from the DSG and, obviously, increased fuel consumption, but on the whole I'm very impressed. I'm not saying that the stock GTI was lacking in oomph, but this upgrade really does give it the slight air of insanity that this car deserves. I also snagged one of the only remaining new APR badges. The idea is that you add a "stripe" for every stage modification, which I think is bloody awesome.

As I said to my mate, "No Polo should have the right to be this fast. It just shouldn't be allowed to happen." Fortunately, thanks to Guy and his crew, not only is it possible, but very achievable. In the immortal words of Ferris Bueller: "It is so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up."

[Corey_R]

I'm not saying that the stock GTI was lacking in oomph

Yes you are But that's ok, cause compared to a Stage 1 Polo GTI it is!
I had a Stage 1 9N3 Polo GTI, and that made the stock 6R Polo GTI seem rather sedate!

[Gambit]

humm tasty.. ! very nice looking badge there oh yeah and the tune..

[jeremy629]

Who tinted your car, and what film was it? got a quote from VW $390 forget that lol

And Trep found these LED Parker Lights for ALL VW cars, POLO GOLF JETTA | eBay i believe they're the same.

tint a car in howitt street in ballarat. Did an impressive job for 150. Got to be happy with that and the tint almost looks identical to the privacy glass. (privacy glass is darker than legal too )

[Corey_R]

(privacy glass is darker than legal too )

No it's not... it's been measured at only ~42% VLT.

[Hail22]

Idk as i was told by VW that the tint is unique only to Volkswagen group and Audi some sort of "Titanium tint" and was told "oh you could get aftermarket tinting but it won't be as superior and there is no one who has the same film as we do for the polo"

Seriously they aren't helpful and make it so obvious to pressure me in purchasing VW tinting...what two sheets of film + install for $390 yeah ok....

thinking it may be cheaper to strip the entire cars tint and redo it :/ a bit drastic but it's becoming a chore for me now.

[broxigar1983]

Idk as i was told by VW that the tint is unique only to Volkswagen group and Audi some sort of "Titanium tint" and was told "oh you could get aftermarket tinting but it won't be as superior and there is no one who has the same film as we do for the polo"

Seriously they aren't helpful and make it so obvious to pressure me in purchasing VW tinting...what two sheets of film + install for $390 yeah ok....

thinking it may be cheaper to strip the entire cars tint and redo it :/ a bit drastic but it's becoming a chore for me now.

How much to strip tint and do it? Doing it yourself? What if you scratch your windows trying to get the tint off? I would just pay them the $390 (try to get some discount) and get VW to do it. But that is what I would do.


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[Corey_R]

Guys, you cannot strip the factory VW tint. It is tinted glazing, not a film applied to clear glass. The only way to get rid of the factory tint would be to replace the glass entirely...

Beyond that, the dealers do not have ANY proprietary tint film products... almost all of them "outsource" the dealer tint jobs to companies such as Tint-A-Car etc.

There's entire thread on this in the MK6 Golf forum called http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...ion-32781.html

There are plenty of tints which come "close enough" to match. Tonally you can even get exact if you don't mind going "darker than legal" on all windows, or keeping the front windows legal and having the rear side and rear window slightly darker.

[Hail22]

Corey your a saint mate, just read TG.20Ts post and Rob is only a 1 min drive from my place, seems like he did an awesome job on his Golf R looks sexy as.

Will call him tomorrow, thanks for the thread link!

[Corey_R]

No problems. Rob did my car as well (there's pictures in there somewhere). He's an awesome guy.

[Hail22]

No problems. Rob did my car as well (there's pictures in there somewhere). He's an awesome guy.

Yeah saw them with detailed photos and description of VLT % very good and in depth...22% *rubs hands together until getting defect notice*

[jeremy629]

Filled up this morning, 632km done filled up 33.72 litres i filled up with still a quarter of a tank.

[Hail22]

Filled up this morning, 632km done filled up 33.72 litres i filled up with still a quarter of a tank.

Got to love the TSI, power, good handling...takes tiny sips of fuel

[jeremy629]

Got to love the TSI, power, good handling...takes tiny sips of fuel

My last car was a dedicated gas futura 2006. The power and fuel economy is better in the polo, got to love that. $50 to $60 bucks for a full tank of lpg would get 600 or so around town and 800 plus on the freeway. The polo is getting alomst the same kilometers or even better for the same price. Its good to fill up every 2 weeks ( i could have pushed it further but I have decided to fill up at quarter of a tank to reduce the stress on the fuel pump.)

I am also looking at cleaning products too, car is dirty and with all the rain she is shiny on the bonnet but dirty everywhere else

[Hail22]

My last car was a dedicated gas futura 2006. The power and fuel economy is better in the polo, got to love that. $50 to $60 bucks for a full tank of lpg would get 600 or so around town and 800 plus on the freeway. The polo is getting alomst the same kilometers or even better for the same price. Its good to fill up every 2 weeks ( i could have pushed it further but I have decided to fill up at quarter of a tank to reduce the stress on the fuel pump.)

I am also looking at cleaning products too, car is dirty and with all the rain she is shiny on the bonnet but dirty everywhere else

Personally...this is probably seen as anal...but i wash my car once a week (if it rains i slap it in the garage and wash it > )

I use the following however some people are different i like to use low acidic grade washers/cleaners


Wash: Mcguiars Nxt Generation Car Wash

Interior seats/carpet: Mcguiars Cloth & Trim Cleaner

clean/prep: Swissvax Cleaner Fluid

Wax: Swissvax Concorso (yes i know its exy, but she stays fresh and looking brand new)

Tyre Gloss: Swissvax Pneu

Wheel cleaner: Swissvax Wheel

then finally wheel protection: Swissvax Autobahn Wheel Wax

When it comes to that full list i only use all the detailing crud once every month or two months depending on weather and where i have been (contaminants, road tar, bug, bird poop etc)

But usually just the first two is what i use on a regular basis to keep the car smelling/looking great.


on other news awaiting figures to filter through, but seems RS in the UK will be making the front and side splitters official in the next few weeks or so.

So i have put my name down for when it's ready to finish off the car (minus the rear spoiler as still deciding with a few designs)