Polo Tail Light Design: how would you have designed it

[Y2008]

Most of us agree that one of the aesthetic weak points in the polo is tail light. I've been thinking of what i would have changed if i was the one who designed it. How you you have designed it? I think it would be interesting if we can include some sketches of our ideas maybe we can come up with something interesting.

[Piotr]

I think the tail light isn't too bad, but the rear is pretty bland. I was thinking maybe the lights spilling into the tail gate abit like the golf.

[GT3]

..not sure Pina Farina would give me job styling their cars but I had a quick go at streamlining the rear-end of a 9N3 GTI

[Pumpe-Düse]

How can anyone think the 9N3 Polo taillights look anything but awesome? The original 9N taillights were bland and boring, but the 9N3 are great!

[GT3]

How can anyone think the 9N3 Polo taillights look anything but awesome?

I reckon the shape of them looks dated ...just my opinion. If you're completely blown away with them maybe should get some 9N3 taillight tats or something

[Pumpe-Düse]

9N3, nice.



9N not nice.

[VW GTI]

..not sure Pina Farina would give me job styling their cars but I had a quick go at streamlining the rear-end of a 9N3 GTI

Apart from now having no boot, that looks awesome.

[firdausasri]

IMHO, Polo GTI tail lights are too Japanese and to a certain extend ricey

[RhysQ]

..not sure Pina Farina would give me job styling their cars but I had a quick go at streamlining the rear-end of a 9N3 GTI

thats looks good. take off the rear wiper and it would look sweet. but as sam said, no boot??

[WEDEL.1]

That reminds me....I must change the tail lights on our Polo....

Maris

[GT3]

ok the original pic I attached has been modified, no rear wiper, even disposed of rego plate ..so the whole rear hatch is one section that opens with the remote release. just needs some Lambo doors up front and job complete

[Y2008]

i think VW tried to cut their costs when they did the facelift from 9n to 9n3. I see the main problem is the lights are too vertical. They tried to maintain the same spirit as the golf by having that circle in the centre. It makes the back look too long (vertically). Does anyone know anything about regulations for tail lights and their size or something. I think it might look good to have some treatement similar to like the HSVs where there isnt any alteration to the panel work but just streamlined the tail light unit a bit.

[DaveMack]

ok the original pic I attached has been modified, no rear wiper, even disposed of rego plate ..so the whole rear hatch is one section that opens with the remote release. just needs some Lambo doors up front and job complete

Yeah ... that looks better, Neil ... very clean-shaven.

Dave

[bahjah]

that photochop reminds me of the new Alfa Romeo MiTo, which is a good thing.

[PogoAmy]

FWIW I'm also for a 'mini-Golf' Mk5 look. The taillights are the only thing (other then the rattles) I don't like about Pogo.

Cheers!
PogoAmy.