MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: Deako on January 28, 2012, 07:46:59 pm
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Well, got a fair deal on our Fiat 500, so managed to work out a good deal on this Polo GTI from Birmingham VW. I had tried to buy the one that SteveP ended up buying, and was negotiating a deal at the same time as him last September. He pipped me to the post on it, and i decided to order a brand new one through work. Decided to cancel that, and wait for another 2nd hand one at a reasonable price locally to surface.
We are still working hard to save a decent deposit for a house, so mods will be few and far between for a while. But just glad that i will be behind the wheel of this on Monday, after previously ordering and cancelling 2x brand new ones and also the one that Steve managed to get.
4th time lucky. The elusive Polo GTI.......fingers crossed i dont have any oil consumption issues. It has a fairly good spec, but missing a couple of options i did want. Never mind, i might retrofit at least one of them at a later date.
Specification
Candy White 3dr
Sensor Pack
Winter Pack
Convenience Pack
RCD510 with 6CD Autochanger
Multifunction Steering Wheel
Tinted Rear Glass
Dealer Fitted Fiscon Bluetooth
So it has a great spec really, and the only things i would have wanted in addition to these were climate control (air con is sufficient i suppose) and Xenons.
Only have the dealer pics at the moment. :happy2:
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Pick it up Monday after work. Cant come quick enough.
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Nice one - looks amazing in Candy white
Let me know when you need a zorst - I'll do you a great deal.
Nige
BCS Automotive
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Get it mapped is all i have to say :driver:
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Get it mapped is all i have to say :driver:
Cheers both. Definitely will be wanting to go for a remap at some stage, but need to make sure this is a good engine with no oil consumption issues first. Fingers crossed.
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dont pussyfoot around is my recommendation.
Pretty much all the uys with hefty oil consumption on briskoda have driven it really gentle the first 1k. The ones who worked them from new have no oil issues, ive topped it up, but no where near the amount of others
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dont pussyfoot around is my recommendation.
Pretty much all the uys with hefty oil consumption on briskoda have driven it really gentle the first 1k. The ones who worked them from new have no oil issues, ive topped it up, but no where near the amount of others
Unfortunately i wont have been responsible for the first 5k miles on this car. So hopefully when its been used as a demo car its been given a bit of welly.
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NO one ttotles in a demo car :innocent:
Everyone knows that a demo car is the fastest thing on the road, especially f the garage are paying for the fuel used :grin:
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Must say they are growing on me a lot, I really like that. I don't know if it's cos I really like white hence the 2 cars I have in white but the polo is a good little car and I am liking it. Gotta be the best little car out there in comparison with the a1, mini, fiat abarth etc...
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I'm realy loving the interior in these right now :happy2:
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Ive driven a few of the new Polo now and the quality of the interior in the GTI is a world apart from the lower spec models. Really is a nice place to be.
I was going to try and save a much healthier deposit and go for a Rocco R or Ed 35, but this can do everything they can for a fraction of the price. Just look at Johns. Really happy with this.
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Yaaaay, another Polo GTI owner. We are taking over....slowly but surely, they are all weakening to those Polo curvy lines and tempting sylph like weight, and best of all - underneath she's a little devil with bags of energy. :driver:
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We looked at these last year when they were being drip feed through dealerships. Is it right that the car battery is located in the boot??? :rolleye:
Nice car BTW :party:
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We looked at these last year when they were being drip feed through dealerships. Is it right that the car battery is located in the boot??? :rolleye:
Nice car BTW :party:
Yep :happy2:
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beauty, little rockets
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Yaaaay, another Polo GTI owner. We are taking over....slowly but surely, they are all weakening to those Polo curvy lines and tempting sylph like weight, and best of all - underneath she's a little devil with bags of energy. :driver:
Cheers John. If i had stuck with my brand new order last September, id have already been driving one. :grin:
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Yaaaay, another Polo GTI owner. We are taking over....slowly but surely, they are all weakening to those Polo curvy lines and tempting sylph like weight, and best of all - underneath she's a little devil with bags of energy. :driver:
Cheers John. If i had stuck with my brand new order last September, id have already been driving one and modified it!. :grin:
Fixed that for you :happy2:
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Saw one in Vw showroom last week and got a bit of a flutter.Keep thinking about changing the ED30 for one
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What bridged the gap between the Roc' and this then Deako? :happy2:
Thought you'd always had Dubs TBH.
Polo looks a little h00t. I've heard no real negativity about that engine other than it likes a drink of oil apparently, if you believe anything Evo mag says.
I see it's got headlight jets so I expect to see some OEM Xenons on your to-do list :P
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What bridged the gap between the Roc' and this then Deako? :happy2:
Thought you'd always had Dubs TBH.
Polo looks a little h00t. I've heard no real negativity about that engine other than it likes a drink of oil apparently, if you believe anything Evo mag says.
I see it's got headlight jets so I expect to see some OEM Xenons on your to-do list :P
I had a Fiat 500 that we brought through work as a tide over car. Hadnt originally intended to change it before the summer, but couldnt resist any longer.
Ive mostly had dubs since i could drive. But also tried a Clio 200 in between and also the Fiat 500.
It does have the winter pack, so OEM Xenons are an option at some stage. Only problem is the self levellers which are going to be checked as part of MOTs in the future. Still, this car isnt due an MOT for quite a while, so its definitely an option. I'd also like to change the RCD310 for an RNS at some stage. Lowering springs, remap, TD Pro Race 1.2, Milltek and CAI and a BBK.
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Levellers aren't that hard to do apart from getting the wiring to the back torsen arm the rest is just coding and the part number. :happy2:
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Might have to get someone to do it all once i have got all the parts then. :happy2: I definitely want Xenons. The only other white one i could find with xenons was about 200 miles away.
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Loving that, I keep looking at these too, my misses would like to trade her 1.8T Polo GTI for one of these! :happy2:
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Lovin the new Polo GTI, especially in white :happy2:
The plans sound good as well :smiley:
Cheers,
Ben
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Looks really nice car, like the styling on em!
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Well, the car is now back home on the drive. Convenience pack is ticked as well.
So chuffed with the car. Cant wait to drive it some more, except not in rush hour traffic through Birmingham.
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Great little cars, my wife has a white one with xenons and I drive it more than she does. :evilgrin:
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I havent driven it since i got it back from the dealership. :laugh: It will sit on the drive most the time to be honest, i walk to work every day and then when i get home i walk the dogs, eat dinner, watch the box for a bit and its time for bed. :grin: Oh well, its there when i need it.
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Knew the bliss couldnt last for too long. 2nd time i drove the car last night and i had the DSG kiss of death when the car limps into neutral while its moving. Happened while at a set of traffic lights, extremely dangerous. New box/mechatronics unit time already. Record time, it took a month or so until it died in my Rocco. :grin:
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:sad1: Sorry to hear that mate
That really blows :mad:
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Borrowing a VCDS cable tonight, so might be able to take a look at some logs and see what faults were reported if any.
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Can't believe the luck you're having with DSG VWs.
So glad I opted for manual in mine.
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Ahh well, this is the car i wanted. So have to put up with it i suppose. :grin:
Accidentally purchased SteveP's old H&R lowering springs. 35/55 drop coming soon. :happy2:
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Bloomin' 'eck! :surprised:
Hope you get it fixed swiftly. :happy2:
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Oh sh00t fella :fighting: :confused:
Sorry to hear. I was going to say you wouldn't expect this from a nearly new Polo DSG.... but I guess you were half expecting it! :grin:
Hope it's the last DSG limp mode experience you have :sad1:
Would it be expected that the A1 1.4 TSFI 185 S-tronic box suffers with this too?
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Knew the bliss couldnt last for too long. 2nd time i drove the car last night and i had the DSG kiss of death when the car limps into neutral while its moving. Happened while at a set of traffic lights, extremely dangerous. New box/mechatronics unit time already. Record time, it took a month or so until it died in my Rocco. :grin:
Sorry to hear that. Wifey's Polo GTI had a new DSG box fitted back end of last year at about 6 months old!
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Seems to be pretty common. Need to see what the dealer think of it tomorrow.
Just done a few things with VCDS.
Enabled the Australian cluster so i can get the instant speed display on the MFD and move the temperature to its proper location.
Enabled auto locking over 15kph.
Enabled auto unlocked on key removal.
Disabled selective unlocking.
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I find it strange that VW cant get the DSG boxes ( mechatronic units ) right after all these years. They must subcontract these parts, and charge the supplier for the failures. It must be costing a pretty penny. :confused: I have had 3 new VW's and the mech unit has been the only fault.
Still, wont be long until you can enjoy the car again, at least it is nice having a warranty with no quibble for these parts. :happy2:
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I find it strange that VW cant get the DSG boxes ( mechatronic units ) right after all these years. They must subcontract these parts, and charge the supplier for the failures. It must be costing a pretty penny. :confused: I have had 3 new VW's and the mech unit has been the only fault.
Still, wont be long until you can enjoy the car again, at least it is nice having a warranty with no quibble for these parts. :happy2:
Yeah i agree. Its a shame that GKN or whoever build the gearboxes for VW seem to just throw them together.
Car was taken out for another drive for about 75 minutes this evening, and was perfect. So its an intermittent issue, as they always are with DSG.
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That is bad! It must be luck of the draw though I suppose as I've now had 4 vw's all dsg and touchwood (hope this doesn't jinx my rocco) I've not had an issue. Is there anyone else out there who has had good experiences like me, there must be? is it not like a 10percent fault issue or something and just bad luck?
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Seems to be pretty common. Need to see what the dealer think of it tomorrow.
Just done a few things with VCDS.
Enabled the Australian cluster so i can get the instant speed display on the MFD and move the temperature to its proper location.
Enabled auto locking over 15kph.
Enabled auto unlocked on key removal.
Disabled selective unlocking.
Can you do the needle sweep with VCDS in the 6R GTI? :smiley:
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I have no idea. Tonight was the first time ive ever used it myself. I am a total n00b. :grin:
If anyone can tell me how to activate speed sensitive wipers and also so that the wipers sweep the window a few seconds after finishing cleaning it would be much appreciated.
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The needle sweep doesn't work. I've tried it. Just get an error message. :sad1:
Have you done the beep sound for locking/unlocking too?
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I have no idea. Tonight was the first time ive ever used it myself. I am a total n00b. :grin:
If anyone can tell me how to activate speed sensitive wipers and also so that the wipers sweep the window a few seconds after finishing cleaning it would be much appreciated.
can't help with the activate speed speed sensitive wipers, but the wipe your are refering to is called tear drop. Can enabled it on the front and rear wipers.
Based on what is capable in the MK5/MK6
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The needle sweep doesn't work. I've tried it. Just get an error message. :sad1:
Have you done the beep sound for locking/unlocking too?
I havent enabled that one. I'm not sure if i prefer silent unlock/lock. Is it subtle? Where is it located in VCDS?
can't help with the activate speed speed sensitive wipers, but the wipe your are refering to is called tear drop. Can enabled it on the front and rear wipers.
Based on what is capable in the MK5/MK6
Yeah, thats it. Tear drop wipe. Should be in the same place on the Polo as the Golf i would have thought.
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Probably in the convenience module.
Have a play around with all of the modules so you get a feel for which does what (make a note of any changes). Work your way through the bits and bytes on the long coding helper.
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Have now also enabled the following:
Tear Drop Wipe
Speed Dependant Wipe
Beep on Lock/Unlock
Heated Mirrors on with heated rear screen.
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Looking forward to more pics! :wink: :party:
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Just ordered some Boxster S rear calipers, brackets and HEL lines. Having them refurbished in red with white brembo stickers, rather than Porsche. 2 weeks. Cant wait!!!! :happy2:
I wish Id remembered to order some Cupra Decals when ordering the Turbo calipers
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Thanks guys. :party:
They will be clear powder coated over the vinyl as well. :happy2:
Looking forward to bringing the few planned mods together.
After the brakes/springs, i will be looking for some Pro Race 1.2. Same spec as i had on the Clio 200.
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Looks great Luke :notworthy:
I too keep contemplating one :smiley:
Just out of interest mate, what spec are the wheels? Im guessing they aren't the same as the golf?
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Typical 5x100 fitment on the Polo. I'll most likely be going for ET35 17x7.5".
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You sticking to 17's? can you fit 18's, 19's without any probs?
Also am I right in thinking they are the same spec as mk4 golfs? (not sure what the ET was on the mk4)
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As above, definitely sticking with 17s. Im sure 18s would look ok under there, but the standard fitment tyres are 215/40, so would need to go for very harsh tyres to maintain rolling radius for the road. Yeah, basically same assembly as a Mk4 Golf.
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Accidentally purchased this earlier:
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Love this new polo , looked at one at my local dealers when i got the golf. build quality and interior are fantastic! just out of interest what functions does the rcd510 have on it compared to the new one you have ordered . i just have the bog standard cd player in the golf
just seen your for sale ad mate with all the info on :happy2:
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Cheers mate. The RCD510 is an awesome upgrade to the standard CD player. Its all the looks and features of the RNS510 except the HDD/Nav.
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My cherished plate was put on the car today after visiting the DVLA office after work yesterday. D9 AKO is back in business. :happy2:
I mullered the front plate when i fitted it wonky, needing some bending back into shape, and about 30 minutes of removing damn sticky pads again.
Also some changes to the BBK specs, as can be seen in the NQSBBKLB thread. Now going for Boxter front calipers, on some DaveB custom brackets. Seems the Boxster S rears would have been dangerous due to the small piston sizes and the brackets unsuitable due to a 4mm boss being required for the Polo 6R hubs.
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Yay. My RNS510 (1TO 035 680 F) arrived today. :jumpmove:
Guess i'll be fitting that tonight. Pics to follow. :happy2:
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You'll love the RNS510 Luke :love:
Will you be fitting it yourself?
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Yes. This will be my 3rd RNS510!!! :happy2:
Where did you stick the GPS aerial? Did you take the dash vents out to get access?
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I have just purchased these for the NQSBBK from Danboy!! :jumpmove:
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Yes!! :happy2:
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Now I've gotten over the excitement. They will look mint mate, very cool purchase congrats.
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Cheers Mike. They are going to push my OCD cleaning to the extreme. But will look ace!!
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Cheers Mike. They are going to push my OCD cleaning to the extreme. But will look ace!!
Keeping them clean, hmmm :scared:
Refurbing rears in white?? 8)
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Yeah, i think the rears need to be white to match. But DaveB thinks it might look chavvy, and has suggested gloss black. But id rather they match to be honest.
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Cars looking cool, whats the space like in the back of these ?
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Space is ok in the rear. Boot is quite small, due to the high boot floor.
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How do these handle/go compared to your Clio?
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How do these handle/go compared to your Clio?
It goes very well. In fact, the in gear acceleration feels much better. I think its a well known fact that its never going to handle anywhere near as good as the Clio did out of the box. Hoepfully, it can be improved. But the Clio was devastating on track, the front suspesion on those is just awesome.
Fitted the RNS510 this evening. In fact, i only just finished. Was a major pain in the bum. Ended up wedging the GPS antenna somewhere near the passenger air bag in a little alcove, and i rammed it into so it wouldnt move.
Took a while to get rid of all the faults in VCDS as well. Had to play around with the Radio/Navigation modules to select various options until all the faults were gone.
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i had some white brakes from DaveB and you know what I'm like for cleaning!
they were always a joy to clean, the powder coating is very generous and good quality so no issues with it coming off! ;)
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nice motor!
i really like these, I have a feeling that my next car will be something smaller due to the step kids learning to drive in a few years..
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humm :/ not convincing myself on this!
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Love those brakes Luke :happy2:
I'm not OCD myself...........yet! :scared:
Where did you plumb in the microphone for the voice recognition on the RNS510?
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Love those brakes Luke :happy2:
I'm not OCD myself...........yet! :scared:
Where did you plumb in the microphone for the voice recognition on the RNS510?
My car already had a Fiscon kit fitted. :happy2:
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Love the brakes deako, brings back memory's of my white 4 pots! They do look very good, just be really careful putting them on and have a bucket of soapy water at the ready! They are a pain to keep clean, it does come off but after about 1 year they are mingling just with the heat getting into them with the grime. All be it I was really hammering mine on track so that wouldn't have helped, yours won't experience anything like that so should be ok.
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All be it I was really hammering mine on track so that wouldn't have helped, yours won't experience anything like that so should be ok.
1 ring trip every year, and the odd track day. Im sure they will get hot enough! :laugh:
I plan to seal them up with some decent stuff, so should make them easy to clean. Got an assortment of wheel brushes too for the job. I'll have the wheels off every couple of months. :happy2:
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That's not the issue pal it's the heat that cracks the powder lacquer then the dirt swaps in slowly but surely and they turn yellow over time mine were sealed many times but there is unfortunately no cure apart from a refurb when it inevitably happens. You'll get a good year though pal.
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That's not the issue pal it's the heat that cracks the powder lacquer then the dirt swaps in slowly but surely and they turn yellow over time mine were sealed many times but there is unfortunately no cure apart from a refurb when it inevitably happens. You'll get a good year though pal.
Yeah, true. Hopefully ill get more than that out of them without a refurb. Our Clio 200 calipers were a year old and showed no signs of discolouration. But in total we only covered 6k miles. Polo will probably have even less mileage added by us, as we dont need to drive to work any more. :)
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Space is ok in the rear. Boot is quite small, due to the high boot floor.
Have you taken the false floor out? :grin:
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Parts are coming along nicely for the NQSBBK.
I have now got the following either purchased or on order.
- 312mm Discs gone for some grooved MTEC Brakes discs from Minibitz on eBay. Only £75 the pair.
- Brembo pads. Seem good for £50.
- Boxster/Cayman front calipers refurbished in white as pic above.
- H&R 8mm spacers and 40mm wheel bolts for front.
- Eibach 15mm spacers for rear. Being supplied by Jabbasport
- Pagid cera tec synthetic brake grease. Shouldnt use copperslip.
- 2x sets of Anti Squeal shims from ECP. Im hoping this is actually 4x shims
- Brake kit from DaveB (still waiting on this bit) including lines and brackets/bolts.
- 2x new Mk4 Golf 312mm splash shields from VW, bargain at £8 each.
Pics will follow once ive got all the bits. I'll put it all out on the floor before it all gets fitted up on the 10th March along with my lowering springs. Cant wait!!! :D
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looks lovely mate, looking forward to seeing the brakes on!
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Just fitted a Gulfstream footrest to the Polo this morning. Finishes off the pedals a treat, and better than the plain black plastic that was there before:
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Lovely footrest :happy2:
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Gave the car a spruce up today.
Excuse the mark on the wheel in this pic. Was on the wheel when we got it. [:(] Ive now checked this against the dealership high res pics, and it can be seen.
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Ah so it was clean! :grin: :wink:
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Ahh, this was after i popped down to see you Nathan. Couldnt leave it looking like that. :evilgrin:
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Ahh good man! :happy2:
Gave mine a quick one after you'd gone too! :wink:
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Bloody smart these things, especially in CW when clean :smiley:
What's the bolt arrangement on these Deako, 5x100 or 5x112? Ta.
P.s. The wheels look white in the first three pics :rolleye:
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Ahh good man! :happy2:
Gave mine a quick one after you'd gone too! :wink:
It really was a mess after i left. Especially after i took the dirt path by mistake <ooooh matron>. No pun intended. :grin:
Bloody smart these things, especially in CW when clean :smiley:
What's the bolt arrangement on these Deako, 5x100 or 5x112? Ta.
5x100 unfortunately. Been trying to find some 2nd hand TD Pro Race 1.2 for ages for it. If i wanted 5x112 i could have had 10x sets.
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Here it is. The first ever production NQSBBK fitting kit for the PQ25 platform. :drinking:
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Thanks to Dave for pulling out the stops to get the kit to me before my install takes place on Saturday.
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17" TDs in Brum (http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3607952.htm)
Worst advert ever, but worth an ask to see what the specs are.
Early Scoobies are 5x100 too, not sure on your Polo's offsets, but Subaru Speedline Turinis go for pennies - might be with some more investigation. :happy2:
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Cheers mate. Thanks for thinking of me. Can't stand Tds with writing on rim lol.
Scooby centre bore is too small. Need machining. Just got myself a set of bbs rk 504 split rims. Watch this space. :)
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After installation of the kit at Jabba. :happy2:
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Bit dirty from the drive up and installation. Cleaning to come as soon as i get home.
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A quick stop off at Tesco Express.
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After a clean back at home!!! :drool:
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Discs will look better after a quick drive. This was a partial completion of the clean today in prep for UD tomorrow.
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Quick beauty shot at the garage. Had to take the car out this evening after its clean unfortunately. Might require a quick once over in the morning.
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Just wanted to add a HUGE thank you to Dave for pulling out the stops in getting the kit to me in time. Was a real push at the last minute, but the brackets are a work of art and its a pleasure to have the first set out of production on the car.
I will do a full review/write up at a later date once i have sorted the rear end out as well.
So thanks again Dave.
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Lows :drool: Brakes :drool:
Looks gorgeous :happy2:
Early Scoobies are 5x100 too, not sure on your Polo's offsets, but Subaru Speedline Turinis go for pennies - might be with some more investigation. :happy2:
Mike raises a good point! Anthracite/Grey Turinis would suit it down to the ground Deako :love:
IIRC in 17x7 or 17x7.5J they're less than 9kg each in weight too.
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Looks great! :happy2:
Polished TT Competition alloys with white inner/rear detailing would also look great IMO.
Alan W
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Saw this in the car park at Ultimate Dubs - very nice indeed :notworthy:
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Thanks all. Coming together nicely. :happy2:
New wheels wont be too heavy at all really:
Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 | Cast | 17x7.5 | 19.8lbs | 9.0kg
BBS RK 504 | Cast | 17x7.5 | 20.7lbs | 9.4kg
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saw this at UD yesterday, looked so nice :smiley: the brakes suit the car so well
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What a little cracker of a car you have there mate, love it!
Very tempted to down size, how does she feel to drive now with all the new mods? :happy2:
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looks 1000000x better now its lowered. :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
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What a little cracker of a car you have there mate, love it!
Very tempted to down size, how does she feel to drive now with all the new mods? :happy2:
Thanks all.
It drives great. Little more vibration through the cabin with the superpro dogbone bush, but i have gone for the race/track version. Brakes are so much more purposeful. The standard ones are very poor in comparison. H&R springs will do for now, eventually i would like coilovers.
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those stoppers are delicious :pomppomp:
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Nice, very nice! Those brakes look awesome! :congrats:
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Fitted some silver indicators front and rear this afternoon when i was at home for lunch.
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A small mod, often overlooked. Makes the difference, cleans the front and rear up a bit imo.
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I like it now as is, But I'm sure it can only get even better from here,
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The brakes and the drop makes this car look even better, but as you said it wont do your OCD for cleaning any good!! :laugh: I bet you are cleaning the calipers after every drive arent you! :grin:
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Luckily i am fortunate enough to not need to drive the car during the week. So it sits in the drive. But still, even after the drive back from UD on Sunday, they are minging. Sorted again this weekend no doubt. :happy2: Car is with DMR on Monday, so looking forward to that as well.
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That is looking great Mate. Love it in CW. :drinking:
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Amazing brakes. How much for the white refurbed calipers and how much for the kit from DaveB (lines and carriers+bolts) ?
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You are looking at £400-450 approx for a set of calipers (not including anti squeal shims, or brake pads), and £250 approx for a fitting kit including brake lines. Other parts you need to source are:
Suitable pads
Suitable discs (Dave can supply a variety, standard or j-hooked)
Anti squeal shims
I also purchased pagid cera tec anti squeal paste which is cheap. But proper synthetic stuff.
Always best contacting Dave in the first instance.
There is a Mk5 setup for sale in the classifieds at a bargain price. All you need is to buy a set of brake pads.
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Wheels have arrived from Ireland. Not happy with the finish on them at all. :sad1: They definitely need a full refurb. Will end up costing me a fortune by the time they are finished.
Also mega pissed off that one of the BBS bolts is missing. Now i know where its missing from as well, you can even see it clearly missing on the original photos of the wheels. :fighting:
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Where did you get them from?
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They were advertised on a few forums. Originally purchased from Edition 38, described as freshly refurbished. Sent over to NI and didnt fit in front of a Brembo GT kit without spacers. So i bought them from him.
Original advert where i saw them on Club GTI
http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=248831
I would have been really annoyed if i paid asking price. You can see the far left wheel with a missing bolt by the valve. Jason has arranged to get a replacement bolt sent out from PW Motorsport directly to me, but its all still hassle.
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Well, today im rather depressed. Firstly, the wheels werent quite as good a condition as i hoped for ............fresh refurb............... standards. Fresh DIY refurb maybe, but the finish is pretty rubbish. A BBS bolt was missing from them, considering they were all meant to be new and genuine ........... -1.
And i was really, really hoping that the ET35 BBS rims would clear my brakes without issues. Errrrr..............no. Not even close.
The wheel needs a minimum of a 5mm spacer, even being 11mm difference in offset. Actually really frustrated at this point, as Dave told me 3mm would be fine for standard rims. It wasnt, i needed a 15mm spacer on the front to clear the standard rims.
So with that in mind............i will now need to run 5mm spacers on the BBS RK504 as well. Not only that, they need a refurbish before i put them anywhere near the car on a permanent basis, as they just look crap.
On the upside, once they are done ------------------ and by this time then will have cost me more than £900 (is it really worth it? why dont i just get some brand new replicas?????) they will actually look really decent, and pretty rare. And im certain nobody else will be running these on a Polo GTI.
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So opinions?
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The offset is an indication of the inner rim clearance but it is not exact. You need to find the inner rim profile and measure it to see if the brakes fit.
I have the same caliper and I tried some OEM and non OEM rims. Some require spacers others don't. There are some differences because of the different wheel offset and brake disc bell.
1. BBS VZ 032 - I have these rims on my car and I don't need a spacer. These are 5x112 so they won't fit your car but I am willing to bet that a BBS CH would fit without a spacer.
2. Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 - I have these rims for track days and the brake clearance is HUGE. I would buy a 8x17 anthracite rims if I had your car.
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Bear in mind that, no matter what rims you buy, the rim clearance must be huge very close to the hub:
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Hope this helps! :drinking:
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I know Rex. I have had 10s of cars with big brakes. I ran TD PR 1.2 on my Clio 200 which was way more clearance than the standard rims. I just hoped these would clear.
I would have just ordered pr 1.2 but the wife wouldn't let me "every Chav car has them" so wanted something different.
Just fed up. I can't really afford the refurb now either after spunking £500 on the rims that I didn't have. But needed to do something as not comfortable running 15mm spacers. Which incidentally only give a couple of mm clearance on the brakes.
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"Every chav" here! :wink:
This is one reason why people go for tdpr's. The BBS alloys you have are most likely going to scrub badly on the outer rim with the spacers. Even a 5mm spacer will lower the ET down to 30 and in my opinion that will be too low. Basically you will need a super stretch tyre to get away with it and that would defeat the purpose of having the brakes fitted in the first place.
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Subtle arch rolling / modifying? Alex has an arch tool :smiley:
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I know. I love Tds. But the wife has seen yours John and blades before and "thinks it will look awful." :(
Just a bit peeved.
Not sure I could even get my cash back that I paid for the BBS RKs by selling them on.
Easier to just refit standard brakes. Lol. :fighting:
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turinis would looks awesome on this get anthricite like mine too
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Too expensive for me im afraid.
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"Every chav" here! :wink:
This is one reason why people go for tdpr's. The BBS alloys you have are most likely going to scrub badly on the outer rim with the spacers. Even a 5mm spacer will lower the ET down to 30 and in my opinion that will be too low. Basically you will need a super stretch tyre to get away with it and that would defeat the purpose of having the brakes fitted in the first place.
Why would the tyre need to be stretched with a lower offset
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Lower offset pushes the wheels further OUT of the arch. So more likely to scrub on hard cornering or on straights over big dips.
When I just trial fitted the wheel, I used the existing 15mm spacer. The rim was easily sitting 2cm or more outside of the arch.
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Feel your pain as the kit never got on with my stock rocco rims when I took the tds off
I'm hanging fire on brakes for Ed35 until I can trial fit
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That makes sense. :happy2:
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Subtle arch rolling / modifying? Alex has an arch tool :smiley:
And it works too. Played with it today on the vRS.
I need 5mm spacers on the front of mine to fit the r8 calipers. Thats 5mm that I don't have, but I have some sneeky ways to get it to work.
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Must be really frustrating :sad1:
You will get there in the end mate.
Have you asked the guy for a refund on the BBS?
After all they were well below your expectations, and I guess he didn't mention the missing bolt or the crap refurb in the ad?
Hope you get things sorted soon.
:wink:
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Very frustrating. It's so disheartening when you spend large amounts and it goes wrong or the desired outcome ends up costing much more than planned. :sad1:
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Yeah I agree Mike, especially when like Deako said (and like me...with every mod I do :ashamed:) itS money you can not really spare at the time.
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I'll just have to punt them on unfortunately. I think the only option is to go for the TD Pro Race 1.2 as I originally planned. I just wanted to try something different. It's so close with these wheels. When they are on the disc flush, they are on the caliper flush too.
But like John said, with another 5mm on a spacer, they really will sit too far out.
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Gutted for you mate!
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DMR Enhancement Detail completed today!!! :jumpmove: :pomppomp:
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Cleannnn old girl she is :happy2:
(Is that a Z4 next door? Who's is it, not one of Nathans own? :smiley:)
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Cleannnn old girl she is :happy2:
(Is that a Z4 next door? Who's is it, not one of Nathans own? :smiley:)
997 C4S iirc.
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Sounds like your wife has taste :notworthy:
Sorry, but I think TDs look awful on most cars, let alone a Polo that looks as fine as yours. It looks amazing with the Monzas IMO.
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Sounds like your wife has taste :notworthy:
Sorry, but I think TDs look awful on most cars, let alone a Polo that looks as fine as yours. It looks amazing with the Monzas IMO.
Like ive said to everyone though. The monzas would stay on if it wasn't for the spacers. :(
15mm spacers when pushing 120mph on the ring won't be fun. At high speed you already get a little vibration.
I do still love TDs personally though. Nathan had a good idea about keeping them for daily use with a little work, and then getting the TDs for track use.
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Awesome car Luke! Just going through the pics now and I do love the stance! :happy2:
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Great looking car mate , have you your old gti stoppers ??? Could they be for sale if you have ??
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Great looking car mate , have you your old gti stoppers ??? Could they be for sale if you have ??
Yeah. Will probably sell the front and rear standard setup eventually.
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Please could you PM me when your ready to let go of em ??
I've a good friend of mine that's got a polo tdi that's in need of some of these , any rough idea of price ??
Cheers :happy2:
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Will send you a PM.
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Ahhhh. Now have a wheel dilemma. Ive tried to order some Pro Race 1.2 in ET35, anthracite and my spec of 17x7.5.
Unfortunately Rimstock have absolutely no blanks on the shelf for this size. :sad1:
My options are 7" (which I dont want to go for) or 8". If I went for 8" I'm not sure what offset to choose to A. Clear the brakes and B. Not cause any rubbing issues. :fighting:
When I originally enquired, they were on the shelf with a 4 week turnaround. :mad:
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Personally I'd avoid 8" width as I think they will rub on either the inner or outer rim whatever offset you choose. It is quite tight under there with 7.5" wide rims. :smiley:
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OZ alleggerita.... :happy2:
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OZ alleggerita.... :happy2:
Too expensive. Over twice the cost.
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Worth it tho... everyone and his dogs got the TDs.
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Wolf race Pro-lite. Same weight as TDPR 1.2 but I haven't checked the offset or width availability. :smiley:
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Wolf race Pro-lite. Same weight as TDPR 1.2 but I haven't checked the offset or width availability. :smiley:
I've looked at those, but don't like the multifit bolt pattern. And it appears only 17x7 according to rimstyle.
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Worth it tho... everyone and his dogs got the TDs.
Agree. But it's ecause they work. I can't afford another expensive mistake with wheels that don't clear brakes. You can hardly trial fit a special order.
Oz are too generic as well. I can order TDs with the correct centre bored and my chosen offset as well as order with no writing on the outer rim. It's just so frustrating Rimstock are out of cast blanks in this size.
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Deako, if you go for the TD's, for 215 tires, I think 7.5 is the best choice.
I had the same problem as you are having now. Nobody tried 17 inch TD's on nqsbbk. So, to be sure not to make a mistake again (I previously bought some OEM wheels that did not clear the brakes) I went for ET45 and 8inch wide rims.
The clearance is huge in my case.
If you tell me the bell size (the distance from the disc surface to the rim hub) I can give you some indication on whether the TD will clear the brakes.
As far as I know the bell size (not sure this is the correct expression) is 25mm for mk5 platform and 15mm for the mk4 platform but I need some confirmation.
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This is how much room there is behind my 7.5" TDPR 1.2's with the TAROX BBK on. If you want I can measure from the centre of the disc to the outer side of the caliper and then measure the gap between the caliper and the wheel to give you some idea of how much room you would have for your brakes.?
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Thanks guys. Appreciate the help. I need to just meet up at some stage John and try one of your wheels. :happy2:
Still frustrated that even should i place an order for 7.5" TDPR1.2s that it could be any number of months before they would be ready. Ahhhh!!!
John, do you know if VWR keep stock of these in 17"? They dont even list 17s on their website, and only list the 18" for the 5x112 platform.
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IIRC VWR simply order from Rimstock to an individuals order. So you would not get the alloys any faster. :sad1:
Your welcome to try my wheels on when you want to :happy2:
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IIRC VWR simply order from Rimstock to an individuals order. So you would not get the alloys any faster. :sad1:
Your welcome to try my wheels on when you want to :happy2:
I thought as much, but just wondered if they carried a stock. :happy2:
Definitely need to get up and try one of your wheels over my brakes then. Then just decide if i want to wait for new castings to be made or look for alternative wheels.
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Latest. Jabbasport are hopefully going to get an 8x17 cast blank sent out for trial fitting. The guys at jabbasport are so helpful. :drinking:
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Latest. Jabbasport are hopefully going to get an 8x17 cast blank sent out for trial fitting. The guys at jabbasport are so helpful. :drinking:
What ET offset blank are they sending out?
Most would normally be ET45 as that is the most popular?
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The base catalogue spec for a Polo GTI in 8x17 from Rimstock is ET38. I'm sure that will clear the calipers, just arch clearance to worry about then.
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You are looking at £400-450 approx for a set of calipers (not including anti squeal shims, or brake pads), and £250 approx for a fitting kit including brake lines. Other parts you need to source are:
Suitable pads
Suitable discs (Dave can supply a variety, standard or j-hooked)
Anti squeal shims
I also purchased pagid cera tec anti squeal paste which is cheap. But proper synthetic stuff.
Always best contacting Dave in the first instance.
There is a Mk5 setup for sale in the classifieds at a bargain price. All you need is to buy a set of brake pads.
I see there's a wide choice of Boxter calipers on ebay > http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A6003&rt=nc&_nkw=porsche+boxster+caliper&_dmpt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&_nkwusc=porsche+boxter+caliper&_rusck=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_sop=3&_sc=1 So the calipers, carriers and lines from Dave would be about 650. I suppose the discs and pads should be about 300 so the total cost of a kit would be around 1000 pounds !
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You can pay anything from £650 for the complete kit.
Dave charges £250 for brackets and lines.
I got my calipers for a good price which had previously been supplied by Dave to someone else.
Discs £75
Pads £50
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I'd also take the calipers from Dave since it's impossible for me to refurb them at that quality. I don't thing there's anyone in my country that can paint them like that !
So it would be :
Calipers : 400-450
Carriers + lines : 250
Pads : 50
Discs : 75
TOTAL : approx. 800 pounds (the discs and pads seem too cheap...what do you have in mind at those prices ?)
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I purchased discs from a seller on eBay. Brand new grooved. They are M-Tec brakes. Time will tell how good they are and if they warp.
The pads were Brembo. So should have no issues.
You can obviously build the kit to whatever budget you choose. Dave can supply j-hooked Brembo discs and you can buy pagid rs4-2 pads. But with all that you are looking near to £1100+ for the setup.
I'm happy with my kit. Much better stopping power over standard, but on a very tight budget.
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Interesting...I see Bremobo already has 2 kits available for the Polo :
1) 1 piece 323x28mm
2) 2 piece 328x28mm
Wonder what would be the price on these and how would they compare to the NQSBBK !
http://www.brembo.com/en/car/Racing/Street-products/Documents/GT-GTR-TURISMO-RACING%20PACK%20Application%20list%202011.pdf
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It's £1200 for the 1 piece setup. Quite a considerable amount more.
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Some time ago I payed ~1100 GBP for the nqsbbk with RS4-4 and J Hooked discs.
But the Brembo kit is with some weak pads (from what I read and heard from Laurent) and weak discs.
The piston size is identical with the nqsbbk but the Porsche caliper is one piece opposed to 2 piece in the Brembo kit.
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It's 1200Euro in my country, so a little bit less and comparable to trhe NQSBBK. If I get there, I'll probably replace the pads !
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Currently deciding if its worth sticking with the NQSBBK due to the severe limitation on the wheels that i can fit due to the already lower offset of the Polo. Bit depressed about this situation at the moment. :sad1:
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What do you mean Deako ? Do these brakes fit behind the OEM 17'' wheels ? From what I've seen, with the OEM wheels there's room for 20mm spacers without rubbing issues !
As for the Brembo 323x28 with 1-piece disc :
A > 51mm
B > 108mm
c > 190mm
And here's the drawing for the caliper clearances > http://brembo-shop.de/gt-bremsanlagen/13308-brembo-gt-bremsanlage-volkswagen---polo-gti-1-4--180-hp--va--gelocht-1a16033a.html
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Yes. With 15mm spacers. I don't want to run big spacers. There is considerable wobble over 120mph.
My Porsche calipers are between 55mm and 57mm from the disc face on the Polo.
TDPR 1.2 in 7.5" width could take any number of months to arrive. Hopefully, a trial fit of 8x17" will go ok, but I cannot afford to just buy random wheels in the hope they clear.
Is that correct, that the caliper in the Brembo GT kit only sits 45mm from the disc? Seems low.
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45mm is for the 2-piece kit wich is double the price (2500-3000Euro). For the 1-piece it's 51mm wich is a little more. With the OEm calipers and rims I've got about 7mm clearance. The distance from the face of the disc is about 27mm so I'm about 51-27=24mm short of fitting the Brembos under the OEm rims. In order to have some clearance around the caliper let's make the 24 > 30mm. I know the OEm rim is 7x17'' but what's the ET ?
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45mm is for the 2-piece kit wich is double the price (2500-3000Euro). For the 1-piece it's 51mm wich is a little more. With the OEm calipers and rims I've got about 7mm clearance. The distance from the face of the disc is about 27mm so I'm about 51-27=24mm short of fitting the Brembos under the OEm rims. In order to have some clearance around the caliper let's make the 24 > 30mm. I know the OEm rim is 7x17'' but what's the ET ?
Standard is ET46. With 15mm spacers, I have 2-3mm clear of the calipers.
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15mm spacers :scared:
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15mm spacers :scared:
Exactly my problem at the moment. :happy2:
Would not go on track with this setup. So i need it sorting ASAP. Ring Trip booked for August. Sprint circuit in May. Want to get another track day in before the Ring as well. So i need to get my wheels replaced as soon as i can.
Ive also been looking at the Sparco Assetto Gara wheels. In an ET35 7.5x17 they are 7.6kg each. Which is super light.
http://www.ozracing.fr/car_wheels_var/Sparco%20Wheels/25188/SPARCO/ASSETTO%20GARA/40388.aspx
Its just an unknown as to whether they would clear or not. Ahhhhh.....
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Luke,
I don't suppose you know what front axle weight the springs were weighted at do you? How's the van treating you?
Luke
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I'm pretty sure it was written on the box Luke. :)
Van is great, sadly for sale. Been offered a mortgage rate via work at BoE base rate. So need the cash for a deposit.