So here she is, in stock form - my 2004 Black Magic Polo 1.4i.

Features:

2 x Airbags.
Power Steering.
Central locking.
Adjustable headlights (3 different positions).
Aircon.
ABS.
All round disc brakes (vented in front, solids in rear).
14" Alloys (Stock)

Now I have bought a set of 16" Golf 4 GTi rims, they need a slight refurb and tyres.
I might be customising them to match the color of my car with a polished lip to off set all the black. I need to do some photo-shopping.
I've attached a pic o the rims for those interested.

I need to do some research to see if the 16' rims will affect my power steering (and there fore the attached warranty), I know that the TDi's in this range had 16's but the tyre profiles were different.

I believe these rims will see me running low profile tyres (haven't yet found out the correct/recommended tyre specs).

Will update this thread again after I've done the relevant reading.

I am also now looking for a set of TDi spots and lower grille plates for the spots. If I can, I'll take the wiring harness aswell. Might aswell use all the correct kit no?

I've also skimmed a guide on how to change the 3mm Red alarm LED to a 3mm Blue LED.
Will have another look at it a bit later today.

Doesn't the Polo wheels have 4 bolts and the GTI 5?

Nope, these 9N Polo's are 5x100 PCD.

The older 6N (more square) Polo's were 4x100 PCD.

I haven't gotten up close and personal with the 9N POLO yet, good to know.

Wolf do you think the MK4 GTi 16's will put additional strain on my power steering?

I need to find out if the TDi's use the same power steering setup as the petrol 1.4i's.
If they do, I might be able to get away with these rims.

If not, I might flog them and then get 15's from the same range.

my 9n TDI sportline had 205x40x16" as far as I remember

I cant honestly tell, but there should be no differance between the 15 and 16 inch if it is of the same range and if fitted with tyres with the same Circumference.

I got 15" on mine, and they work just fine.

Side note: don't know about the 16's, but the 15's make a hell of a difference when it comes to handling (compared to my old polo).

Yeah, 15's are excellent for road holding and performance.

I think if the 16's don't work out I will go for the 15's from the face lift polo's.

Rolling on 14's feel so funny!

Do you have a plan in mind for what you'd like to do to the car or are you gonna just chop and change/upgrade etc. as you go along?

The last thread was a beast. I'm pretty stoked to see what you get up to with the Polo.

I've been browsing tons of forums for an idea of what to do.

I am fairly limited to what I can do with my warranty in place.

I went for a 50% Smash & Grab on this car because 35% would've made the car too dark.

I want to do things differently with this car, I want her to be different, but in a very subtle way.
She's already debadged at the back so some people expect a 1.6i.

Think I am mostly going OEM+ with this car. Everything changed will be stock VW parts, only better.

With the Golf it was balls to the wall, there was no mistake what she was about. she was fast, loud and looked the part.
Man I miss Malibu some times

I am looking for something unique but I will get an idea of what I want to do with her as I do the relevant reading.

I *might've* found a set of seat in black leather, apparently from a wrecked 1.9 TDi. I am trying to arrange a visit tonight or tomorrow.

If they are they heated Recaro's I'll be really chuffed... if I could get the wiring and other kit to get them working... I'd be even happier.

The door cards will be different coz I don't have the electric windows but the insert can stay grey cloth.

I want to see if I can get the roof lining aswell. Think they were light grey vinyl, but can't remember 100%.

Found this pic of a Polo on Phat 5's! Hehe.

Cool man. I'll be following the progress closely.

That Polo looks sweet with those wheels.

I think they are about 4/6K for the set + tires. Not too sure though.

Yeah, it's around that prive range

Here's an example of the Polo Cup bodykit for the Facelift 9N Polo.

The version for my pre-facelift one is slightly different.

How awesome are those rims?

the sportech Kit looks super awesome on the double light polo.... have you checked it out? i've only seen two on the road with it fitted... so it should do wonders for individuality.

Very tidy. The rims look a bit like the R32 rims. To me at least...

Yeah I've had a look. I mate of mine with a silver TDi has one on his Polo.
Very nice, subtle and not over the top.

I am currently looking for a VSV Body kit, I will post some pics of what it looks like.

In the whole country I have only seen 1 Polo with this kit and that had the full thing, even the vinyls!

Yum yum.

firstly congrats on getting the Polo - its a great car and im sure it will give you lots of happy motoring

i dont think that the 16" wheels will give you a problem considering that they are factory standard on the polo gti - i was using 18" rims on my gti and the only problems i had related to tyres and not the rims

i am now using 205/40/17 tyres on 17' rims and having absolutely zero problems with rims or tyres - so i think that the 16 inchers should be fine in your car with 205/45/16 tyres

heres a pic of what my car looks like now - this is with anthracite rims with a silver lip



heres some 17' gti replica's on your shape of car with a 40mm drop - looks awesome IMHO - i doubt you will have problems with 17" rims on your car if you want to go that big

Hey Naughty!

Thanks mate.

I like the headlights on that GTi of yours! blacked out always looks better to me

I was looking at those exact 17's just yesterday infact. Might try photo-shop those rims onto my car a bit later this weekend.

The cost on 17' tyres is also better than 16' so I will more than likely go that route.

The 40mm drop looks awesome! Do you know what he used? Eibach? Koni?
My car currently looks like a mini 4x4! It's so high up on the stock springs!

Hey Scott - the guy used Eibach springs (and my bad - it wasnt a 40mm drop as stated - it was a 30mm drop) - those are just as effective as any other high class springs but much cheaper i reckon - those 17" rims are going for R3800 at autostyle - this guy is registered as KJN over at the vwclub and as koogs over at speedandsound forums - but both those forums are down at the moment - heres a thread though where you can see what he has done so far - page 12 of that thread features the latest pics

http://www.tremoraudio.com/team/modules.ph...asc&start=0


about the black headlight - thats standard on the polo gti - but yeah it does look a bit more elegant than the chrome ones

Eibachs are great. Had them on the Golf, the Eibach Pro Kit.

I am gonna take some time to recoup my funds before I play with the car though

You know how it goes.

yeah - i was in that situation too - spent a whole whack just getting the car - so accessories had to wait for a while

Hmmm...

These might look better than the MK 4 GTi rims...

I am also liking the fog lights.

Hehe.

hell yeah - if you can find those - they would look great - ive always liked the look of those on the diesels - that would also look very OEM+ - and the fogs look great too - very very nice and it should hold together very nicely in the black too

I have found a set for around R3600 on Gumtree, comes with new tyres.

Seems like an bargain.

What you think naughty?

Hmmm...

The choices seem almost limitless with the Polo

Sheesh, I dunno what to go for, hehe.

It's a buyers market.

hmmm ..... for some reason or the other i actually prefer this one



just suits the car better IMHO - and ive seen this car with many types of wheels - and at R3600 with tyres it seems like a terrific buy - only problem is replacement value of 16" tyres - you would probably pay more for the second set than i would for my 17" tyres

i reckon that more vw's actually look better with wheels that are closed up a bit more than usual ie like the golf 5 gti rims or the ones pictured in this post - having a wheel thats more open may cool the brakes better - but it doesnt suit the look of these cars - its just my gut feeling and preference

if you prefer a more open look to the wheel and exposing the calipers a bit more then by all means that last one you posted is not bad for your aims of OEM or OEM+ - but i just think that the car will look more elegant with the rim pictured in this post - it looks awesome on that red car above with the fogs - and to have a black version like that ie no body kit - just the wheels and the fogs and a very neat finish will look terrific IMHO and bring out the best of the car i reckon

after that save up properly and work on the luxury items like maybe getting the seats from a smashed Polo gti and covering that with tan OR anthracite leather or something like that - and making the car very luxurious inside - dont know if you can remember how malcolms black TDI looked like with the tan leather interior (over at VWclub from around a year or two back before he sold it to get the golf 5 gti) - that was certainly the "mutts nuts" - and somehow or the other in terms of the exterior nowadays i prefer a clean aesthetic look without too much of exterior work - in fact on mine all im considering now in terms of the exterior is to get maybe honeycomb grilles for the bottom bumper - and leaving it other than for that as is - maybe a small drop will complete the exterior look

besides for that i reckon concentrating on making the interior a pleasure to be inside on trips is a must as well as maybe doing a small bit of work on the performance as long as that wont impact the fuel usage by too much

i know you probably have your own ideas of how to do your car - but those are my suggestions toward keeping it clean and elegant without being too over the top - and for that aim i reckon that the wheel pictured in this post is ideal - but hey i love a clean look like this ...... you dont need the chrome rims though and for practicality it doesnt need to be slammed down as low - but just getting it to that neat effect is great





yeah - it'll soon take over from the golf 1 in that regard - but choice is good - so you dont land up with something identical to everyone elses (another reason why i got rid of those golf 5 replica's - everyone seems to be getting them - they are definitely nice but becoming too common)

Agreement, they look cleaner and less "blingy".....you are NOT a rapper you know

Hey Naughty,

Yeah I like those rims aswell.

The 16" tyres will be almost 6k to replace, a bit scary.

What I really want is to make the car stand out but in a very underplayed and subtle way. So I am abandoning the bodykit idea for now.

I am going to take my time with finding accessories and only buy what I really want this time round.

I went to go look at the seats from a TDi the other weekend and decided not to take them. They weren't in the best of nick and the rear seat wouldn't have fitted properly I don't think.

I wouldn't mind getting my hands on the OEM 6-disc shuttle and MP3 player for the Polo.
The stock sound system in the car is fine for now but it could do with a little extra bass, so a minor upgrade will be on the cards at some point.

In the meantime I am happy to be driving the car as she is. The fuel consumption is awesome. Like 550KM's off 40L of petrol. hehe.

thats great - i get only around 450km's off a full tank - so you get around 100km's more - guys said it would get lighter as time goes on - havent checked again - but hey filling up the tank isnt exactly cheap nowadays - so yeah now i have to plan ahead to be able to check up on that



you are better off going aftermarket for that - cos at the dealer price of the stock headunit and OEM 6 disc shuttle you could et a complete system ncluding headunit and amps and splits - buying those second hand will definitely be cheap if you can find guys willing to sell them second hand but for example ive got my OEM MP3 headunit but theres no way when i sell my car that im going to give my aftermarket headunit with that and the OEM unit is R3600 from the agents - so ive kept that to replace when i sell the car on

great idea - thats the best way to do it



yeah the TDI is a three door - which is why i say get the seats from a scrapped GTI - those should fit easilly - but make sure you modify those into leather - should take a long time to find though - so maybe you have enough time to save up for something like that - even if the seats are not i the best nick if you are going to cover them with leather - they will eventually look brand new - so keep this in mind for a long terms view

What do you guys think of these?

I've been looking at so many stock rims lately that I've decided it'll be better to buy new rims.
The guys are asking too much for rims that are very rarely in the condition that they claim.

Bah!

those seem to be porsche cup replica's - those are fantastic IMHO - they will be terrifically easy to clean and will look great - what size is that and is that price R2990 correct - if so its a great product at a great price

about new vs OEM i reckon new is a lot better - besides for the obvious warranty you know it was brand new instead of something that someone else kicked the snot out of and then sold cos it was on its last legs

but man - at the price of those if im reading correctly you will definitely not go wrong - put in a good set of tyres and you are good to go - it will make such an incredible difference to your handling and roadholding it will feel like a new car - but you still need to watch the potholes - cos going over one of those will cause a bit of bonejarring and make a bit of noise on your suspension to if it bottoms out - but on great roads its more or less just gonna hug the road better

reminds me of the old elantra mag

Hey Naughty,

The price is correct. Think they're on special and IIRC, these were 17's.
Will go have a look tomorrow morning and maybe get some quotes.

My mind is pretty much made up on this set, I love the Porsche Cup replica's.

I'd more than likely source new centre caps asap, stick in a black badge with a silver VW emblem.

I was also looking at Momo GTR's the other day but they came to R4550 with out tyres.

Will post pics tomorrow.

I have made an offer on this set of Polo TDi Rims.

Lets hope it gets accepted

If so, them they'll be fitted as soon as I have them, depending on the condition of the tyres ofcourse ;-P.

Then onto the next step... a nice drop.

The rims are mine!

Woohoo!

Is what I've been doing since this morning...

See attached pics to find out why.

The car has lost a bit of it's nippyness (if that's even a word) with these rims but feels a helluva lot better to drive.
The increase size makes the Polo feel more grounded.

The tyres currently fitted make a bit of road noise so that will take some getting used to.

I got some quotes on tyres and decided to wait until these are REALLY finished before I change.

Only thing left to do now is consider which drop I am going with.

Will only go with an Eibach product so thats sorted. Just need to decided how much to drop her.
Was thinking of only going 30mm. Will have to see though.

:o

16' wheels must be uber expensive I imagine...

but nice!

Thanks mate, the tyres are between R1300 & R1500... each...

yeah - 16's cost more than decent 17's - mine only cost around R700 each - and ive got michelins which are not too bad - which is why i prefer 17's - the 18's were R4k for the first set - but after the "special" expired they went back to their original price of R3500 each which is why i decided that 18's were an unnecessary luxury

Yeah, I started feeling a tad dispondent after getting the quotes for tyres.

But I am so in-love with these rims that I can't help to ignore the expense for now.

There are a few other small additions in the pipe-line but I am putting spending on hold for a while so that I can enjoy my holiday in Mozambique properly

I am now on the prowl for some black leather seats from a Sportline or a Highline.
I really want a set that has the stowage bins under the front seats.

Not sure how much they seats will set me back so I am gonna take my time and fine a really good set.

Looks like I might be getting my hands on a complete set of Sportline springs

Hehe, they'll drop the car about 30mm - 35mm's.

Should look great!

Looks like my plan of swapping Polo parts with only OEM parts is working out sweetly.

Looks like I missed out on the springs

Oh well, will just have to wait patiently for another set to come along.

Research and brainstorming on Project Polo is still going on.

I am now on the market for some Candy Apple Red paint and some decent gloss/matt lacquer... but what that's for... is a secret

I am currently awaiting prices on 2 bodykits, one is a Polo VSV kit and the other is the Polo Cup kit I've been looking for.

The cost will determine my level of interest

At what Kilo's does a vw digital clock return to zero?

I'll have to check on that for you bud.
Not 100% sure myself.

I know that you can set the mileage when interfacing with the MP9 ECU.

I've attached some photo's of a VSV bodykit below.

Here's another kit I've been looking at.

thanks mate