The Poor Mans Mod Page

I have heaps to add, I'll have to put togethor a list and post it up later ;)

For now ill just say this, not a mod so much, but cheap and makes all the difference. A good proper detail and nice wax, with proper washing to advoid swirl marks and to keep the paint perfect makes what is normally just a 17 year old **** box look <5 years old when outside black plastics are restored etc aswell. My old cars paint looked like it had just rolled off the showroom floor, if not better. Good times. My new cars paint is ****ed :/

Just because it's cheap and easy doesn't mean you should do it.

Taking front brake calipers off is cheap, easy and saves weight but I wouldn't recommend you do it.

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I have to agree with Ben. The best thing I ever did was clay bar, polish and wax my car. Turned my car from being dull grey to a lovely metallic bluestone blue!

Drilling an airbox on a VR is cheap, easy and is totally worth it!

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Originally Posted by Jarred

Drilling an airbox on a VR is cheap, easy and is totally worth it!

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make sure you drill the cold side only though :cookie:

Glove box install $15!
More of a poor man's Essential. :P

And as stated above, cleaning products, Forever Black etc.

Where'd you get a glove box for $15??

Also slow polish on bumpers works well. Spoiler delete is cheap and easy! Only a few dollars worth of grommets and it's done.

Another one is to buy some h channel weather strip from Clark rubber or an equivalent shop and stick it to the rain tray to seal against the windscreen. On most cars this area has gone hard and cracked or peeled off.

3 Hovex 990g Napthelene mothballs per tank. Octane booster in most all octanne boosting products, whuich are usually napth and toluene. Any more than 5 per 50L fuel and you risk burning the oil off the cylinder walls!!

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Originally Posted by ffoff

Where'd you get a glove box for $15??

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The wreckers :P
Got one with a broken latch for $5, then found a Mint one a month later :)
Still got the broken one in my room though.

Wished I had a glove box.

What year did they introduce the glovebox to the mk3? That pocket under the airbad is the most useless thing I've ever seen! I put a pen in it for storage, turned right and it drew a line on my door :(

Keeping the thread.

1.8t iat sensor.