What did you do to your Polo today?

**DeanB** · 23-05-2012, 03:29 PM

Got my XCarlink interface finally working

Apparently late build RCD200s need a different chip in the interface. So the folks at XCarlink in the UK sent me a new chip. Pulled the interface apart this morning, swapped the chips and bingo I've got it all working

**jasn78** · 23-05-2012, 09:01 PM

I proved a crap load of people on the forum wrong tonight

more to come

**Bflat** · 23-05-2012, 09:12 PM

Got a new X-Force muffle installed.
Hello ear-to-ear grin

**Blitzen** · 24-05-2012, 05:52 PM

Thinking about taking the road less travelled and looking at one of these...

VW JETTA / GOLF 02-05 1.8T SIDE MOUNT INTERCOOLER [ICK-037] - $350.00 : GodSpeed Project, The Art of Performance

I just have to pull the front bar off and see how much room I have to play with...

**Servo** · 24-05-2012, 06:05 PM

So I've just picked up the car from the mechanics who did a 45K service. There was a few things that I also asked him to do.

1) See if he could bring the exhaust down a bit as one of the exhaust tip is melting a small section of the plastic.
2) Install the Hels brake lines that I ordered from the UK

When I picked up the car I had a yarn to him. He told me that the ball on my right drop link exploded and the left drop link snapped. And he couldn't install the brake lines because the nuts were too big and would not mate with the existing line. He could've installed them but he would have to tighten them using zip ties which he refused to do, he doesn't do dodgy. He's an awesome mechanic, it exactly the stuff that I want to hear. So anyways since I need new drop links I thought that I'd order the front sway bars as well. So I've just ordered both from Whiteline. Now I just need to source new brake lines. Any recommendations other than Hel?

**jasn78** · 24-05-2012, 06:10 PM

Servo mate jmac did the same brake lines on my car but didnt have to use cable ties did he say why he would have to?

**VWindahouse** · 24-05-2012, 07:24 PM

Put some gear up for sale you Polo peeps might be interested in

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...tml#post815541

Enjoy!

---------- Post added at 07:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:22 PM ----------

Originally Posted by Blitzen

Thinking about taking the road less travelled and looking at one of these...

VW JETTA / GOLF 02-05 1.8T SIDE MOUNT INTERCOOLER [ICK-037] - $350.00 : GodSpeed Project, The Art of Performance

I just have to pull the front bar off and see how much room I have to play with...

I hear some good things on Vortex about these guys! It will be good to have another option for the polo.

**Servo** · 24-05-2012, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by jasn78

Servo mate jmac did the same brake lines on my car but didnt have to use cable ties did he say why he would have to?

He said the nuts were too big and that the existing lines didn't fit correct into them. I did mention to him that some of the guys here have installed them with no issues. Either Hel have given me the incorrect one or they've changed on my current model? He did mention that he's installed a few braided lines and these just weren't right.