dannymacca Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Pick up my approved used Polo on monday, good job as well as I think mine is on its last legs (im going to have to park at the far side of the car park so he doesn't hear the noises his part-ex is making!). It's in a colour thats actually called racing green by volkswagen and its metallic, not my first choice of colours but it really is growing on me thinking about it. Never bothered with my current car as it was just a starter car to get at least a years no claims under my belt but im looking to make a few changes to this one. Don't get me wrong, I hate chv cars as much as you lot but I want it to look a little more serious. Read a few places that Ritey recommended the front splitter gets colourcoded but with it being dark already it might not make much difference. With regard to the alloys, I really like multispoke (i.e. lots of thin spokes) ones and will either get some of these or some similar to the GTI ones. What you all think will look better? An the topic of the GTI, does the GTI have any styling changes to the normal mk4 facelift Polo? Also, how do you all think white alloys would look on the car? Anyone got any pictures of any dark green car with white alloys? Have had a read of other posts regarding alloy size and drops but any comments would be helpful. Get a feeling Ritey will be a big player in any replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritey Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Who moi Is yours a 6n model aka or a 6n2 aka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannymacca Posted April 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 6n2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritey Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Read a few places that Ritey recommended the front splitter gets colour-coded but with it being dark already it might not make much difference. <font color="blue">Trust me it will, if you can afford it, do it </font> With regard to the alloys, I really like multispoke (i.e. lots of thin spokes) ones and will either get some of these or some similar to the GTI ones. What you all think will look better? <font color="blue">If you want to keep it in keeping then finding a good set of GTI alloys would be the prefered choice, if you want multi spokes some OZ super t's would be a good bet </font> An the topic of the GTI, does the GTI have any styling changes to the normal mk4 facelift Polo? <font color="blue">The GTI has an extended boot spoiler with highline brakelight embedded where by the standard 6n2 has a flush highline brakelight. The grill also is honeycomb instead of slatted and fogs would be optional extras.</font> Also, how do you all think white alloys would look on the car? Anyone got any pictures of any dark green car with white alloys? <font color="blue">Pic above is shiny silver is that any good </font> Have had a read of other posts regarding alloy size and drops but any comments would be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannymacca Posted April 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 What do you think white alloys would look like? From what I've seen the car can be made to look very good with relatively small wheels and a bit of a drop, quite like the look of black alloys and some quite chunky tyres myself, dont know why but it just make me think racecar! Had a look around uk-polos.net and theres all sorts flying about regarding drops and wheel sizes, not keen on rolling the arches or anything at all, infact I just wont do it, would 16" alloys fit with no rubbing with a drop? Also, any recommendations on what size drop looks good? Read somewhere that the GTI's are 30mm lower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritey Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 I believe the GTI's are lower, but I've dropped mine another 35mm allround as pics in my gallery show they were still far too high for a sports car. I believe 16"'s providing the right offset and caliper clearance shoud fit without having to roll arches. I'm constantly on the lookout for some BBS RXII's in 16 as these are the GTI wheels just an inch bigger, same offset etc. They were available on the older style golf cabrio a few years back and are really hard to find. I'll try do a photoshop later of some white wheels on the above polo but busy doing dissertation at the minute, kind of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannymacca Posted April 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 That would be great thanks ritey! So you think 15" wheels would look good with a bit of a drop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si_GTi Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 DannyMacca, I've got a few pics of Polo GTis on the standard 15" BBS RX2s: Firstly, my Polo, standard: Ritey's Polo, approx. -35mm drop: "Dubpolo"'s Polo fitted with coilovers, approx -75mm drop: Should give some idea of how low you can go and what it might look like! Compare the arch gaps from top pic to bottom and you'll see what I mean! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritey Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Dubpolo's is on 16"'s though is he not Si ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si_GTi Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Not yet he isn't! That shot is definitely with the standard 15"s on I think, like yourself, if he comes across a set of 16" RX2s for sale, he'll be buying them up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannymacca Posted April 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Quite a considerable change with just a 35mm drop there! Might go for that myself, 15" wheels with 35mm drop or some 16" wheel with some lower profile tyres, what you guys think? Your after some 16s Ritey so I kinda know what you think! What tyres you got on there? I dont mean brand, I mean measurements! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritey Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 I'm running 15" with 195 x 45 standard on the BBS RX II rim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritey Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Your site Si This polo has 16" BBS RX II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3WOB Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 Got to be having a laugh with that roof rack - looks more like a set of aerofoils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si_GTi Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Got to be having a laugh with that roof rack - looks more like a set of aerofoils [/ QUOTE ] Official VAG roof rack, that is! Apparently its "rack stylz" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriGGa Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 hey guys wot do u think of VW santa monicas?? from what ive seen they look pretty good and im thinking of buying a set 4 my polo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si_GTi Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Hello mate, Your 2001 Polo will be a 4-stud 4x100 ET38 alloy wheel fitment, and the Santa Monicas are a 5-stud 5x112 fitment as standard IIRC. So basically without any modifications they won't bolt straight on. What you'll need are hub adapters to convert your 4-stud setup to take 5-stud wheels. It's something I've never investigated seriously so I can't help on the technical or pricing side of things, but the bottom line is that to get a set of alloys that will bolt straight onto your Polo with the least of fuss, you will be looking for 4x100, ET38 - there should be a good selection of similarly styled alloys out there for your car! HTH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriGGa Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 o kewl thanx 4 the info.. ive bin lookin 4 a week or so now and ive found a few.. so ill investigate further n see how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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