What did you do to your Polo today?

**572** · 22-02-2009, 07:24 PM

Lookin' good Rhys.

I finally got the power cable for the new amplifier through into the cabin (without drilling

) - what a mission. Hopefully I can get more than one thing done next weekend!

**Kai** · 22-02-2009, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by j0n_GTI

Lookin' good Rhys.

I finally got the power cable for the new amplifier through into the cabin (without drilling

) - what a mission. Hopefully I can get more than one thing done next weekend!

passenger footwell?

**RhysQ** · 22-02-2009, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by pixl

Looks amazing!! -- I wanna do this but I really need to find out how it rides. If anyone in Melbourne has H&Rs on stock shocks and feels like taking me for a little drive around, please PM me.

to be honest mate it's the best $300 i've spent. the ride quality is noticeably bumpier, which is to be expected with lower stiffer springs, but it's far from unbearable and is actually quite fun. keeping the standard shocks retains that ride comfort for everyday driving.

on to the more important stuff, when taking corners at speed or going through round-abouts, the car sits flat and all fours feel extremely planted on the black stuff, it's like the tyres have found new life. on the throttle in corners, understeer is pretty much gone and there is no more back end step-out.

last night was pretty much a monsoon here on the gold coast and i gave it a bit of stick through some round-abouts on the way to a mates house... there was only VERY SLIGHT understeer but still felt very safe and planted. with the stock springs i was all over the road struggling to keep the fronts in line.

highly recommended to anyone!

**mozzzy_2000** · 23-02-2009, 02:23 AM

Originally Posted by [-Polo GTI-]

to be honest mate it's the best $300 i've spent. the ride quality is noticeably bumpier, which is to be expected with lower stiffer springs, but it's far from unbearable and is actually quite fun. keeping the standard shocks retains that ride comfort for everyday driving.

on to the more important stuff, when taking corners at speed or going through round-abouts, the car sits flat and all fours feel extremely planted on the black stuff, it's like the tyres have found new life. on the throttle in corners, understeer is pretty much gone and there is no more back end step-out.

last night was pretty much a monsoon here on the gold coast and i gave it a bit of stick through some round-abouts on the way to a mates house... there was only VERY SLIGHT understeer but still felt very safe and planted. with the stock springs i was all over the road struggling to keep the fronts in line.

highly recommended to anyone!

Very nice! The handling sounds great too! I must also say that I think they're some nice rims you got there. They go really well with the silver duco. I think its quite hard finding the right rim for the polo but these are amongst the only ones I've liked.

**Giallorosso** · 24-02-2009, 06:28 PM

Got my H&R springs put on. Also recently put on the honeycomb grill and got the windows tinted. Here are a couple of pics:

**VWindahouse** · 24-02-2009, 06:34 PM

Great look! How do you like the ride??

**drnick** · 24-02-2009, 07:55 PM

Yeah, does look good indeed.

S

**Giallorosso** · 25-02-2009, 04:36 PM

The ride is excellent IMO. Of course, its a little bouncier, but it handles a little better around corners and the bumpiness isn't too harsh.

**RhysQ** · 25-02-2009, 04:54 PM

looks good mate. isn't it a huge difference in handling! i couldn't believe it.

be very careful of speed bumps. i went over some in a toyota dealership yard yesterday and had a reflective glass office next to the road so i could see the clearance.....let's just say there wasn't any. that little flap about half way along the underside on each side of the car got scraped the bump. i guess i'll have to do the ricer-boy angle drive over the speed bumps now.... what a loser i'm gonna look like (no comment from you please sam, preeny, steve, jason et al.

).

i suppose i have good reason for it, not like some of the riced up excels around here that must think a cheap body kit significantly lowers the car, because they all drive SLOOOWLY over bumps on an angle and the car is still at standard height