Help please!

[oliverconnell]

Here's Oliverconnel's match.. it has GTI wheels and coilovers I think.. and looks pretty wicked when it's not stuck in a ditch

haha thanks for reminding me.

congrats on the purchase, i definatly would have gone the tdi if i had known the potential. as for changes, definatly put some wider wheels and in time replace the suspension with something with abit less roll, dont know about the gti's but on the other models the diference it makes is huge, makes it alot more fun to drive regardless of power.

a mate has done some simple changes to his toyota starlet - suspension and tyres and while only a 1.3l the speed he holds up nebo is crazy.

[golfyvic]

Good Work

Hi Jessica,

Congrats on your new purchase... Don't know much about replacing the grill, but shouldn't be too hard??

Post some pics when you get it done, it will look sweet!!

[Joe Chu]

Welcome to the club

Hi Jess,

There's a polo TDI in my area with Gti front end and wheels in Black, looks the goods!! What am I saying?? all polo's look good!!

[Buller_Scott]

Thank you, I understood that!

So 16s or 17s?

i would go 16's. i appreciate the gorgeous 17's all over the place out there (the red gti with the tt comp wheels in the wheels thread is absolutely stunning), but then again, my car's never going to see bigger than 15. 15inch, with 45 profile rubber, and lowered.

and no need to thank me- thank these guys. if it werent for this forum, i'd know jack all about my car.

[GoLfMan]

I wouldnt go bigger than 16" Jessica

what you car lacks in wheel size it should make up in lowness!!!

[Y2008]

Not if you do things properly. As you increase the size of your rim you decrease the size of the profile on your rubber. Doing this will keep the circumference of the entire tyre and rim the same as it was when stock.
If you don't do this your speedo will be wildly incorrect.
Cheers,
Trent

But the speedo is way off as is. I think its calibrated to accept a larger wheel+tire diameter. I remember when we were talking about speedometer inaccuracy a long time ago people with 205/17R40 were having a lower error rate with the speed accuracy. And also i think the wheel arch could do with a slight filling (both wheel & tyre). I think the 17s with H&R 35mm drop couldn't be surpassed for looks. Has the ideal balance of everything.

[Jessica]

I have an idea...

Change the grills, Tint windows, Take all badges off except the VW one and then eventually wheels i dunno what one but!

[Joe Chu]

I have an idea...

Change the grills, Tint windows, Take all badges off except the VW one and then eventually wheels i dunno what one but!

Grab Mikes wheels, looks sweet with Gti rubber!!

[Jessica]

Can you get your headlights tinted? Like your windows?!

[Blitzen]

Can you get your headlights tinted? Like your windows?!

You can, but I don't think its too legal.

[Buller_Scott]

Can you get your headlights tinted? Like your windows?!

you might not be able to tint headlights, but i think that the polo gti headlights look slightly darker e.g.

http://www.autospectator.com/cars/files/images/06gtiheadlight.jpg

than the standard headlight:

http://www.nicedeals.co.uk/panels/Volkswagen/polo-headlight-5s.gif

maybe if you can find some at a wreckers, or if you can convince anyone to swap? or maybe you'll find something in the classifieds.

i think they might cost too much if you were to ask your local dealership to buy them as a spare part, but you never know...

[gtimk5]

Get some headlight protectors and tint them maybe. That way, you can remove them at night when you need to use them. Or when the police pull you over and ask about them!
Andrew

[Transporter]

Can you get your headlights tinted? Like your windows?!

Why would you do that?

[Jessica]

It looks better.

The normal polo headlights look to happy

[Blitzen]

It looks better.

The normal polo headlights look to happy

My Polo likes being happy

I don't like a sad Polo

Yeah...Tinted headlights are a defect waiting to happen...

Chapter 6, Section 29, of the QLD Transport is where they will get you...Its a fine and one demerit point if you get defected. I have seen it happen a couple of times up here to guys at work.

http://www.transport.qld.gov.au/resources/file/eb2774458c0db56/Pdf_demerit_point_schedule_january_2009.pdf