Polo After Market page (body kits, light kits, etc) P.S try not to post rice items.

**Hail22** · 05-01-2011, 03:17 PM

Who knows may be a sales pitch but with the price im getting it at even if i get 1-3 i merely did it for the personal enjoyment of having it centered.

It was either that or pay $1200 with paint on a Reiger rear bumper...which was...idk a rip to me

**team_v** · 05-01-2011, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by Hail22

Who knows may be a sales pitch but with the price im getting it at even if i get 1-3 i merely did it for the personal enjoyment of having it centered.

It was either that or pay $1200 with paint on a Reiger rear bumper...which was...idk a rip to me

Hopefully it is all you want it to be then.

**Hail22** · 05-01-2011, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by team_v

Hopefully it is all you want it to be then.

If not mate you live and you learn, thats sometimes the only way we become wiser. However at least im a Guinea pig for the VWWatercooled forums, so if it turns out well i really don't care if other people get it.

Fingers crossed.

**Corey_R** · 05-01-2011, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by Corey_R

lmao...
It's simply amazing how much BS is out there

Ooops... after reading team_v's comments, it just occured to me how mean my comment might sound! I meant that the BS is about a TBE ripping the heads of manifold bolts.... not the HP increase claims of the exhaust! (though, they're a bit suspect anyway). Most of your increase comes from the downpipe and cat replacement, which is why you often see people leave the catback section and just replacing the "invisible" bits.

Catback is good for changing the exhaust note, and the looks. So if that's the reason you bought it, then I'm sure you'll be happy!
I once purchased a TBE for the looks as well (Quad pipe on my MKV GTI) when I could've just gone for the downpipe for the Stage II requirements

**Hail22** · 05-01-2011, 05:03 PM

Yeah i love the beat she has now, i really did it for the aesthetics of the rear as it doesn't do much justice, hell even if they chromed the tip it would of been nice, but im glad these mods come out as it looks like a Baby R without having to be a rice special with stickers and crap hanging off.

Don't worry i didn't take offence personally i know two bits of F all about car mods, turbos etc however if it comes to replacing parts (globes, wipers, oil, filters, sumps, fuel lines and internal items inside the cabin) and driving a car/Go-kart or Tourer like its stolen thats a different story. xD

**Corey_R** · 05-01-2011, 06:13 PM

Well... all you need to do now is post some pics of your car

**Hail22** · 05-01-2011, 06:21 PM

yeah until i wait for my tight ass postage wait period for the parts to arrive, by the time Thomas orders the part and gets it here will be looking at an Easter weekend *hoping*

**Allegiance** · 05-01-2011, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by Hail22

Yeah i love the beat she has now

What do you mean the beat it has now? You haven't got it :S

**graeme86** · 05-01-2011, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by William_Foster

I went to see my dealer today to discuss dealer fitted options seeing as my delivery date is getting close, unfortunately I got a few surprises. Firstly, I was told the towbar option is $1,600 and the rear parking sensors don't intergrate with the standard car at all. So I have some questions:

Has anyone got a quote for a towbar on the new Polo? Does this price reflect what you have been told?

Does anyone have the OEM Polo dealer fitted parking sensors fitted? If so, any pictures or information about its operation would be greatly appreciated. I understand that sometimes the OEM Golf system is fitted instead of the Polo system because of cost; but I am not sure whether this is the reason that is doesn't intergrate.

Can anyone tell me what the led on the rearview mirror does? Does this have anything to do with reversing sensors or is it something else?

Thanks!

Usually the dealers here fit an "aftermarket" kit sold as the genuine accessory though VW (sourced from Cobra by VW Germany). They can just drill a hole in the bumper and they clip in and look neat. That's why they don't integrate with the car electronics.

The genuine sensors require a whole new bumper skin which has the sensor mounts molded into the back skin. Then the factory sensors clip in from the back and everything sits flush on the bumper skin.

If you have the factory sensors they can also be programmed to allow for having a towbar (so the sensors dont go off every time you reverse because they are picking up the towball signal).

The towbar fitment itself is expensive because it requires a module and special harness as well to integrate all the extra load from the extra tail lights etc into the vehicle electronics. The factory harness would also turn off the rear fog light in the car automatically once you plug it in.

That price even sounds excessive for VW Australia.