MattyK's "I'm actually going to work on this car" Build Thread.

[noone]

hey dude,

I don't frequent here as much as i used to, but would like to offer my 2c...

Chip it. Don't ask questions, don't delay. It is NOT the same car afterwards and IMO is a wasted car without it.

Uprated DV - you don't have to worry about this on day 1, but i'd keep it in mind to do within 10,000k's of chipping as the stock one will slowly fail, stealing your boost.

Coilies, see the other threads going on, but the used KW V1's on offer are a great set.

Wheels: Those wheels would fit, but by the time you add on adapters, would Poke a fair amount. Get something that fits, if you have cops looking at your car, you want it legal.

Get your rear control arm bushes done at the same time you get your new suspension done.

The short-shifter mod for the gearbox was a winner. didn't cost much and makes the car more fun to drive.

I'd do the rear sway bar.

Then what? Well, get it looking nice. I like the eyelids, I like the Polo's with some extra colour coding. The exhaust is fine, but if its noise you want, see how the chip goes maybe? If you can get a good rear muffler / tips cheap, could be a good sound, hit and miss IMO.

Enjoy mate, if you want to know anything specific about my toy, I've a thread someplace, used to spend 1/2 my life on here and know the Polo pretty well. Feel free to PM me. I've got a bunch of junk on sale in some thread I'm about to find and bump.

You have some great Polo enthusiasts down there, get to know them.

[MattyVW]

Hey all,

Hehe maybe I will have to bump the chipping up the priority list... though, it will definitely happen after I get a bit of engine bling, considering my friend can customize the tune, rather get him todo it with the bits in and then and there with minimal playing around afterwards)

Good advice on the wheels and on that note i'll sit on the fence and see what i can get out from this forum, buy a set down the track when someone is selling

The RCA bush, the SEAT ones, i've read jmac sources? i'll pm him and get them .

Havn't seen a short shifter mod about? but I saw the shift link / bush mods in on of your (noone) threads... I dont mind the feel of my shift, so no reason to change... and if i made it harder/shorter... I fear that might put too much pressure on the syncros, which havnt crunched since I had the MTL put in, but rather not test lol.

RSB is a HUGE definite! anyone recommend somewhere to get one? or anyone offloading one, pm me and consider it sold.

@noone - Thanks for your post, and I did indeed check out your thread, its a pretty awesome build. If i have any questions ill PM you

[Smead]

The forge short shift is a win in my book and well worth it. There was a group buy that had them landed and delivered for around $100, do I reckon you could get it for not much more

Got my coilies ( FK AK Streetlines) for $430 landed from the UK. Good budget coil overs and I've never had issues, must have over 15000kms on them now.

I don't want to start a chip war, but get your car chipped. Personally I'm running APR which is an awesome tune but a lot of people your way are running GIAC. Might be worth talking to some one and seeing what they think.

PD 160 SEAT intake, RSB and dump pipe are all worthy mods.

As for wheels, 17" seems to be the perfect choice but larger can be done.

Just my 2c worth

[MattyVW]

Got my coilies ( FK AK Streetlines) for $430 landed from the UK. Good budget coil overs and I've never had issues, must have over 15000kms on them now.

Hey man, where was this from? .. then Konigsport ones must be baller cheap then from the same place? i'd buy them straight away.

[Buller_Scott]

Hey man, where was this from? .. then Konigsport ones must be baller cheap then from the same place? i'd buy them straight away.

on dpm performance, the ak streetlines are £195 and the konigsports are £700 (the konigsports are the ones with the koni shocks).

i didnt know how much the ak streetlines were - that's a bit of a friggin bargain

[Smead]

Place called Performance 3000 on ebayUK. Didnt have the FK's listed as such, but I emailed them

[MattyVW]

Place called Performance 3000 on ebayUK. Didnt have the FK's listed as such, but I emailed them

I has emailed them ... dahhh dun.... dahhh dahhh dahhh.... (think sort of space eery music)...

[Smead]

Got them within a week, so was super impressed with their service

[Ryan_R]

Do you reckon you'll change the tail-lights? Personally I've never liked the old Polo ones (don't suit the rest of the car). Would be cool if the new LED ones fit (although there's $600+ gone)

[MattyVW]

Do you reckon you'll change the tail-lights? Personally I've never liked the old Polo ones (don't suit the rest of the car). Would be cool if the new LED ones fit (although there's $600+ gone)

As in the 6R lights? grafted to fit inside the Polo's housing?...

To tell the truth I actually quite like the taillights... i'm impressed they made them look so good versus the 9N style the car was originally designed to be. Clever cookies.

If i would do anything, it be like the R31 skyline boys and take the lens apart, paint the inner circle black so that after re-assembly, the brakelights look like hotplates

[Bflat]

As in the 6R lights? grafted to fit inside the Polo's housing?...

To tell the truth I actually quite like the taillights... i'm impressed they made them look so good versus the 9N style the car was originally designed to be. Clever cookies.

If i would do anything, it be like the R31 skyline boys and take the lens apart, paint the inner circle black so that after re-assembly, the brakelights look like hotplates

I've got the blacked out ones