What did you do to your Polo today?

[kaanage]

Got rear ended while driving home by a Honda Jazz (driven by a tiny chick)
Need to check in sunlight for sure but it looks like no damage to my Polo (the Jazz had a bit of a hole in its bumper)

[End User]

Got rear ended while driving home by a Honda Jazz (driven by a tiny chick)
Need to check in sunlight for sure but it looks like no damage to my Polo (the Jazz had a bit of a hole in its bumper)

Asian chick?

I finally found that m10 spline bit to swap out my cloth interior for the leather. Can't be bothered with the photos, looks like any other leather interior. But pretty chuffed on how it turned out for 1 afternoons work.
The leather seats are definately more comfortable than the cloth ones. I find that I sink into them a bit more, so they are more hugging.

[kangfu]

Installed noones old AP coilovers in a friends Pogo today. Took some time but eventually got it all sorted. Needs a wheel alignment though.

[kaanage]

Asian chick?

Yeah, but I can't really blame her as it was one of those angled intersections where you look over your shoulder to see the approaching traffic and she thought I had moved on (I was waiting for more of the multilane road to clear so that I could drive across to the far lanes after pulling out). It was a shunt about as hard as the ones you see Richard Hammond giving to James May in the Top Gear challenges.

Anyway, we're both OK, the Polo has 3 light marks in the plastic bumper and her Jazz has a bucketload of minor front end damage.

[hazrd]

Normally I get from Melbourne to Gundagai on a tanks, but just inside the right hand side of the filler neck there is a little black nipple, that is sprung. When you are filling up the tank, and it clicks to a stop, reach in-between the nozzle and the filler neck wall and feel for the nipple. With your finger, push it and you will hear air escape under pressure. Keep doing this until you don't hear anymore air escaping. This how I fit 53L into the tank.

had a go last night, got it
will do it a bit more when i know im travelling

KU31's, $120 ea.
So much more traction powering out of corners.

holy crap thats cheap!
i need some 225/45/17s for the missus car, funnily enough its a prick of a size to get



on what i did to my car today, well nothing, but i got a phonecall advising my wheels have been painted

[vwthunder]

Ordered some 386cc injectors from Preeny (INA engineering)

[vwthunder]

Just ordered some Bridgetone RE55's from Trackside

[WHTPOLOGTI]

Went to get 4 new Resma brake pads fitted. Found out my front discs/rotors are un-roadworthy. So just got rear discs machined and fitted rear pads. Got charged $160 labour for this. Does this sound reasonable?

Rang up GSL Rally sport for a set of front rotors. Well priced. Am waiting for them to arrive before i can fit my front pads/rotors. Anyone know where i can get them fitted a bit cheaper? I'm located in Springvale area? Anybody had any experience with ABS on centre road? They quoted me $120 to fit front discs and pads. Do new discs have to be machined when fitted?

[leitch]

Blacked out front badge, installed PD160 intake (after it finally arrived, no thanks to Royal Mail/Auspost).

Car really needs some handling work next, and a service with some new fluids would be just swell.

[bfeboi]

fitted the forge short shifer to my car. set it to the shortest setting. drove home. the throw hasnt shorten as much as i was expecting but the selection feels nice and mechanical.

if anyone is going to fit theirs this weekend i advise you to use a cam gear puller. mine was stuck on the gearbox and all the rust off and levering wouldn't get it off. i removed the battery and battery box to gain access. removal and installation is quite straight forward

[noone]

Rotors can take a little work to get the old ones off if they stick, otherwise if you have a torx bit that fits, you should be able to do it all yourself in <1 hour.

Blitzen's DIY Here


Basically;
Jack up one side
remove wheel (5 wheel studs)
remove calipers and carriers (2 bolts)
remove rotor (1 locating screw), likely require some help to get it free
new rotor and screw, new pads, reassemble
turn on car and push brakes until stiff
drive carefully and bed in.

I'd recommend using a caliper compressor tool to wind back the piston (to make space for the thicker pads), cost me $20 for one, but then you can keep it.

If you are due or want new brake fluid, follow the Jmac bleeding method, then for the price of the pads, rotors, tool and fluid, you have the tools to do it next time and the satisfaction of having done it yourself.

Brakes are important, don't roll far unless you know you are going to stop with your handbrake if your hydrolic pressure is low as you have not pumped the brakes, fluid has air or something else. I've not changed my rotors, but had the pads out too many times and replaced my brake fluid.

[hazrd]

Step 1. Got it high


Step 2 coming later today

[kangfu]

Speaking of brakes, im considering ordering these:

Volkswagen Golf IV 1.8T > Braking > ECS Stage 2v2 > ES&#35;1180 ECS Stage II Version II Big Brake Kit - MK4S2V2BBK-R XS

So tempting thanks to bonus money coming from work soon. Haha.

[hazrd]

So, step one complete.

Whiteline RSB and front lower control arm bushes







Step 2 complete: Wheels sprayed anthracite







Pretty happy with it. And damn, what a difference in ride quality shes toight...

[Driven Threads]

Looks tops adam!

nice work.