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

[nomadx38]

I believe it is illegal for wheels/tyres to foul any part of the vehicle. If you blow a tyre due to scrubbing on some part of the guard or suspension because something was outside legal specification, and cause an accident where you injure or end somebody's life... then I wish you well in a court of law.

Oh yeah I agree with that fully. But saying the tyres are too big for the car is a really poor way of saying it. Chances are MrDeathLad is running 225/35 profile on the 18" which will keep them in spec like most other polos on 18s, it's probably the spacers (or lows) that's causing problems.

Still I think scrubbing would be a hard thing to fault. If I fully loaded / overloaded my stock car I'm sure I could get it to scrub. I guess been stock means it shouldn't and is probably not designed to but I guess it could happen.

[brad]

Police aren't automotive engineers. They are just an organic go/no-go gauge. All they have to tell you is if it is good or bad. The people at the motor registry are the ones that need to do the explaining.

Keep in mind the wallopers have to remember hundreds of laws that extend beyond traffic regs.

[MrDeathLad]

Please keep in mind I'm in nsw not vic. Laws may be different.

They checked the wheel placard on the fuel filler lid, then said that the 215/35r18 would have a larger diameter than the 215/40r17 that the car came with so it did not comply. The also noticed the scrubbing that had occurred from a previous setup and assumed it was from the "too large" tyres. Not from being ridiculously low. The exhaust they questioned if it was modified and I said yes, they assumed it was a custom job with only one muffler and not the required two (so those with the mid res or rear delete, you are driving a defective vehicle) when actually the rear half of the exhaust was in place but not attached to the front half. So the same as in my vid but with stock components in place just not attached. Tint was retarded, I explained it was from factory but wanted it check out anyway. Tool. Still surprised I wasn't done for too low. And wheels are not allowed to foul any part if the car as it will lower the structural integrity of the wheel.

[PoloDave]

Maybe I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, but something keeps bothering me.. I dont consider any 6R on coils 'very' low, heck, I think mine is still a monstertruck and it's sad I'm restricted by the wheels needing to turn.

When the oilpan or subframe is on the ground, the car is low, any higher than that and it's just aerodynamic

[MrDeathLad]

yeah, but dave, here in aus a car can be no lower than 100mm off the ground and must retain i think its 2/3rds of original suspension travel. in NSW at least... mine was 90-95 at lowest and had bumpstops cut at the rear (though still less than 2/3rds)

[llai8501]

GTI6R from the forums came over yesterday and sold me his cousins Harding Performance CAI!

They installed it for me and showed me how to take it out for cleaning.

Great guys! Thank you!

She already went well with the Stage 1 tune, and now she's even better with the CAI! Very happy!

Stage 2/DSG tune 2014!

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Close up:

[GTI6R]

GTI6R from the forums came over yesterday and sold me his cousins Harding Performance CAI!

They installed it for me and showed me how to take it out for cleaning.

Great guys! Thank you!

She already went well with the Stage 1 tune, and now she's even better with the CAI! Very happy!

Stage 2/DSG tune 2014!

Before:


After:


Close up:

All you need now is a turbo back exhaust, intercooler and a dsg tune and your done!! Lol enjoy the intake

[POW]

Sorry im not good in cars,but i saw lot of ppl done this.what is this for?

[nomadx38]

Sorry im not good in cars,but i saw lot of ppl done this.what is this for?

If your talking about the above post - that's a cold air intake.

They come in various shapes and sizes, but the general idea of them is to get cold air from the front of the car into the engine quickly - usually with as little piping and bends as possible to keep air flow up.

Most use foam / cotton filters which have better flow compared to paper filters without sacrificing filtration.

Cold air is more dense and contains more oxygen which is more fuel to burn.

In a stock engine the gains would be minimal 10nm / 2kw at the crank at best. They are really designed for engine tunes which take advantage of the increased air flow.

[gavs]

If your talking about the above post - that's a cold air intake.

They come in various shapes and sizes, but the general idea of them is to get cold air from the front of the car into the engine quickly - usually with as little piping and bends as possible to keep air flow up.

Most use foam / cotton filters which have better flow compared to paper filters without sacrificing filtration.

Cold air is more dense and contains more oxygen which is more fuel to burn.

In a stock engine the gains would be minimal 10nm / 2kw at the crank at best. They are really designed for engine tunes which take advantage of the increased air flow.

Not quite right there mate, yes they increase airflow with the filters but I am yet to see a single after-market filter provide EQUAL, let alone better filtration than from the factory. It's a trade off, more airflow (which as you correctly pointed out, is only really beneficial to those with an ECU tune) with less filtration....

[Lemonskin]

Anyone like these wheels? I'm seriously looking at them. Can anyone tell me if they'll fit with the tyres that are on my car already? I have the standard 17" Denver's that came with the car.

[jayc29u]

Stock tyres will fit. Just as long as the new wheel you buy isn't a bigger/smaller diameter it'll fit!

[ATYPIC]

Yes the tyres will fit no problems at all. If you like the wheels then don't be concerned about what others might think. You will always get positive and negative opinions about wheel choice.

Just make sure you get the correct offset so you don't end up requiring spacers.

[Lemonskin]

Yes the tyres will fit no problems at all. If you like the wheels then don't be concerned about what others might think. You will always get positive and negative opinions about wheel choice.

Just make sure you get the correct offset so you don't end up requiring spacers.

I think offset is 42 on these wheels what does this mean for me?

[MrDeathLad]

quick look says et42. will fit but will have similar fitment to the stock wheels (will sit 4mm out from stock(not alot))

also, what site are you using? good to have a visual of the car...