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Hello UK-MKIV's,
I feel that after browsing since I've bought my MK4 nearly 2 years ago that I should get a thread started. Some of you might recongnise my username, it's common between ClubPolo, Edition38, Nefmoto and various other places. I'm pretty active on Nefmoto (a tuning site, for those that don't know), and tend to be more focused on tuning rather than documenting what I've done.
That said, I had a 6n2 Polo before the Golf that served me pretty damn well for my first 4 years of driving. My thread is still on ClubPolo AFAIK. Spec was pretty basic:
Throttle pedal mod'ed to allow for throttle cable.
Custom electric window loom to allow for OEM electric windows.
Electric central logging.
Hybrid AFH 1.6 16v with CBR600 bike carbs.
Homemade bike carb manifold.
Was driven daily (between all the mishaps, if anyone remembers), until it finally pinked (and I didn't know), smashed a ring land off and died. I couldn't be bothered fixing it, so I came home in a teary mess and started browsing for something a little bit better.
At the time, I worked in McDonald's while I was studying at university and my manager had an anthracite MK4 three door 1.8t. I've always craved a MK4, and as ironic as it is - with 3SDMs. I remember that my manager linked me to one on ScottishVag months previously. On the night that my Polo gave up, I started to trawl through the various sites looking for a new car. I stumbled upon the one that my manager linked to me months previously, and that it still hadn't sold.
It was a 5 door, anthracite grey MK4 with a 1.8t. Something I've always wanted. Not only that, it wasn't even 15 minutes from my house, and advertised at £1400.
I went down to have a look and ended up purchasing it that night for a mere £1250. I later discovered that it was the later 1.8t engine with ME7.5.
Now, there's a lot to talk about in my two years of owner ship, from various body panels, suspension, bushes, brakes, air, audio, custom clocks, etc. But I'll get on with the pictures.
I'll list the main mods here:
Interior
Full Interior LED set
MK7 GTi Tartan roof lining w/ Custom MK5 Sunglasses holder w/ illumination
Recaro leather seats
Bora Sport Clocks w/ R needles & white backlight, MTE, lit needles & cluster de-activate with rear fogs for logging
Auto headlight buzzer disable
MK7 GTi Golfball Gearknob
R32 Trim
W8 Light
TT foot covers
Bora Vents
Newsouth Oil and Boost Gauge
2 "Bentley" Style Keys
US Spec Center Console
6R Polo Heater Controls
Chrome-tipped window switches w/ one-touch rear windows
Custom USB Charger in cigarette socket.
Illuminated Audi door handles
New gearshift bushes
Engine:
Powdercoated bits
N249 Delete
N112 Delete
SAI Delete
Purge Delete
New coolant bottle
TFSi coils
New coil pack loom
Polybushed dogbone
44DD solid shifter bushes
VR6 Flywheel
K04-064 Turbo
New Big End Bearings
Bores Honed
New Piston Rings
New Main Bearings
New Main Bolts
New Rear Crank Seal
Gates Racing Timing Belt
New Tensioner
New water pump
R8 Oil Cap
Porsche Coolant Cap
Custom Intercooler pipework
630cc Bosch Injectors
Southbend 4 Paddle
3" Turbo Back Stainless Exhaust
Suspension/Brakes:
Polybushed front
Polybushed Rear
AirLift V2 Performance Struts
New rear calipers w/ stainless hardware
18Z calipers w/376mm Jaguar XKR discs
312mm rear brakes (stock MK4 front disc). Homemade adapters
Exterior:
Anni rear
Anni skirts
Colour coded badge
De-wiper
R32 Headlights w/ Joey Mod & bi-xenon
Morimoto D2S 6k bulbs
Morimoto 55w ballasts
Genuine R32 Front Bumper
Genuine R32 Front Grills
Genuine R32 Plate recess
I feel that after browsing since I've bought my MK4 nearly 2 years ago that I should get a thread started. Some of you might recongnise my username, it's common between ClubPolo, Edition38, Nefmoto and various other places. I'm pretty active on Nefmoto (a tuning site, for those that don't know), and tend to be more focused on tuning rather than documenting what I've done.
That said, I had a 6n2 Polo before the Golf that served me pretty damn well for my first 4 years of driving. My thread is still on ClubPolo AFAIK. Spec was pretty basic:
Throttle pedal mod'ed to allow for throttle cable.
Custom electric window loom to allow for OEM electric windows.
Electric central logging.
Hybrid AFH 1.6 16v with CBR600 bike carbs.
Homemade bike carb manifold.

Was driven daily (between all the mishaps, if anyone remembers), until it finally pinked (and I didn't know), smashed a ring land off and died. I couldn't be bothered fixing it, so I came home in a teary mess and started browsing for something a little bit better.
At the time, I worked in McDonald's while I was studying at university and my manager had an anthracite MK4 three door 1.8t. I've always craved a MK4, and as ironic as it is - with 3SDMs. I remember that my manager linked me to one on ScottishVag months previously. On the night that my Polo gave up, I started to trawl through the various sites looking for a new car. I stumbled upon the one that my manager linked to me months previously, and that it still hadn't sold.
It was a 5 door, anthracite grey MK4 with a 1.8t. Something I've always wanted. Not only that, it wasn't even 15 minutes from my house, and advertised at £1400.
I went down to have a look and ended up purchasing it that night for a mere £1250. I later discovered that it was the later 1.8t engine with ME7.5.
Now, there's a lot to talk about in my two years of owner ship, from various body panels, suspension, bushes, brakes, air, audio, custom clocks, etc. But I'll get on with the pictures.
I'll list the main mods here:
Interior
Full Interior LED set
MK7 GTi Tartan roof lining w/ Custom MK5 Sunglasses holder w/ illumination
Recaro leather seats
Bora Sport Clocks w/ R needles & white backlight, MTE, lit needles & cluster de-activate with rear fogs for logging
Auto headlight buzzer disable
MK7 GTi Golfball Gearknob
R32 Trim
W8 Light
TT foot covers
Bora Vents
Newsouth Oil and Boost Gauge
2 "Bentley" Style Keys
US Spec Center Console
6R Polo Heater Controls
Chrome-tipped window switches w/ one-touch rear windows
Custom USB Charger in cigarette socket.
Illuminated Audi door handles
New gearshift bushes
Engine:
Powdercoated bits
N249 Delete
N112 Delete
SAI Delete
Purge Delete
New coolant bottle
TFSi coils
New coil pack loom
Polybushed dogbone
44DD solid shifter bushes
VR6 Flywheel
K04-064 Turbo
New Big End Bearings
Bores Honed
New Piston Rings
New Main Bearings
New Main Bolts
New Rear Crank Seal
Gates Racing Timing Belt
New Tensioner
New water pump
R8 Oil Cap
Porsche Coolant Cap
Custom Intercooler pipework
630cc Bosch Injectors
Southbend 4 Paddle
3" Turbo Back Stainless Exhaust
Suspension/Brakes:
Polybushed front
Polybushed Rear
AirLift V2 Performance Struts
New rear calipers w/ stainless hardware
18Z calipers w/376mm Jaguar XKR discs
312mm rear brakes (stock MK4 front disc). Homemade adapters
Exterior:
Anni rear
Anni skirts
Colour coded badge
De-wiper
R32 Headlights w/ Joey Mod & bi-xenon
Morimoto D2S 6k bulbs
Morimoto 55w ballasts
Genuine R32 Front Bumper
Genuine R32 Front Grills
Genuine R32 Plate recess
