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    New Polo GTI

    G'day all,

    Have been lurking on the forum here for a month or so after picking up a Polo GTI, so thought I'd share a few pics as it might be a bit different...







    Now that it's had it's highlights done it's off to the gym tomorrow for some decent brakes and an APR chip to start the serious work. New suspension, half-cage, seats, harnesses and further engine & exhaust work is planned once I get a feel for the car on the track and figure out what changes best suit my driving style.

    The goal is to be properly prepared (both car and driver) for the NSW Dutton Rally later this year (as inspired by the red APR cars in last year's rally that I've seen elsewhere on this site) and then Targa Tasmania in 2009.

    Thanks to all on the site for all the useful information I've read so far - the car purchase and decision to go down the APR path for performance upgrades were all based in part on opinions of people from this forum. Hopefully one day I'll be able to return some knowledge back to the group.
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    Welcome to the forum James. Can't actually say I've seen another Pogo GTI in those colours ... interesting.

    Hope you time here is productive and helpful and that your Pogo gives you the pleasure mine does for me.

    Dave

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    • #3
      Welcome James never seen a yellow GTI and I can say that it ain't bad at all To tell you all about the red cars see Guy_H he owns both Golf and Polo GTI's and is the APR specialist in Australia.
      I'm soo euro even my missus is shaved...

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        Thanks all for the warm welcome - most appreciated.

        The yellow is our company colour, so it went down on the Polo as a base for some signwriting but I managed to snap a few photos before the rest of the work was done last night.

        We've actually got a V6 Touareg in the same colour too...

        I will have to keep this post updated as the car progresses...

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        • #5
          welcome!!

          thats a strange colour.. looks werid
          Passat 1.8T K04 | Audi A3 1.8T | Bora 4Motion

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          • #6
            Love the yellow and black combo - awesome

            Not sure if I have seen a new Polo with different coloured roof to the rest of the body. That will make you stand out from the crowd.

            Very keen to see how this goes when it competes

            Did you have to special order the colour, or has it been applied after purchase?
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            • #7
              Originally posted by jamesatfish View Post
              Thanks all for the warm welcome - most appreciated.

              The yellow is our company colour, so it went down on the Polo as a base for some signwriting but I managed to snap a few photos before the rest of the work was done last night.

              We've actually got a V6 Touareg in the same colour too...

              I will have to keep this post updated as the car progresses...
              Crowes Curtains?

              I used to see the Toerag most mornings on Canberra Ave, but can't say I've seen it for a while.



              Cheers Liam


              MY10 S3 3dr

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              • #8
                Looks great!

                Make sure you post progress pics of the build.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by minigolf View Post
                  Crowes Curtains?
                  That's the one - I've given the Touareg to one of my staff who lives in the Woden area, so it's not hanging around Canberra Ave as often these days.

                  The yellow on the Polo is actually a wrap (think big vinyl sticker about 3mm thick) rather than a respray, as I've found that reselling yellow VWs is a bit hard (anyone want to buy a yellow Touareg??).

                  The black roof was kinda accidental - the signwriter needed assistance to stretch the roof panel and so he hadn't put it on when I picked up the car the other day, but I think we've decided it looks better in black.

                  Thought I'd have some new photos today of the brake install, but sadly I've discovered that the big Brembos that I purchased don't fit under the current set of factory VW 17" wheels, so I need to find a suitable set of wheels before the brakes go on.

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                  • #10
                    After signwriting and APR flash upgrade yesterday - some better pics to see the yellow & black combination.



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                    • #11
                      Goes well with the Touareg!!!!!!
                      Old Skool Passat Power Rules!!!
                      1974 Passat LS with a SEAT 1.8, 32/36 Weber, full performance exhaust and a K&N filter. 80kw at the wheels??

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                      • #12
                        wow that looks like a pirelli edition color... dunno if they came in the polo gti though... i know the same color is with the mkv gti

                        wabit

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                        • #13
                          Great colour, I like it.
                          Cupra 20VT

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                          • #14
                            Nice work with the vinyl sticker, it looks like it has been sprayed. That must have taken a lot of hours to finish the job.

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                              Originally posted by Bubu View Post
                              Nice work with the vinyl sticker, it looks like it has been sprayed. That must have taken a lot of hours to finish the job.
                              In all it took them 2 full days to do the vinyl wrapping - from about 10am the first day through to 8:30pm on the second day. By contrast the actual sign writing took only about 2 hours for the whole car.

                              The colour is simply called 'Bright Yellow', which is as close a match as possible to the Ford 'Rapid Yellow' on the Touareg.

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