Love the Polo breadvan, a red one like that was my first car and I always wished I had kept it.

Ha thanks mate, its a little weapon! love it, I ad a mk3 polo coupe as my first car and now i have gone back to a breadvan lol

What seams to be a common problem with fabia headlights is that they can go cloudy over time, like this...

So after a bit of advice off here, I bought some 1500 grit and 2000 grit paper, then polished and got them to look like this...

 

May seem quite silly, but my headlights are in a similar state to this, using sandpaper doesnt seem like a good idea to me, I fail to see how this doesnt scratch up the headlight, any tips on how you went about it?

May seem quite silly, but my headlights are in a similar state to this, using sandpaper doesnt seem like a good idea to me, I fail to see how this doesnt scratch up the headlight, any tips on how you went about it?

Sandpaper is the way to do it.

It's also how you get a mirror finish on aluminium.

Yes, it scratches the surface, that's what you want it to do, but you work your way up the grades getting finer and that gives the clear finish.

If you're unsure about how the sandpaper works, get someone else to do it or buy new headlights.

On another note...Skodalad! ... Engine bay pics?

May seem quite silly, but my headlights are in a similar state to this, using sandpaper doesnt seem like a good idea to me, I fail to see how this doesnt scratch up the headlight, any tips on how you went about it?

 

A gfwc says, a 2000 grade sandpaper is considered polishing paper, i wasn't happy with the finish so i just bought some new ones! 

 

 

Sandpaper is the way to do it.

It's also how you get a mirror finish on aluminium.

Yes, it scratches the surface, that's what you want it to do, but you work your way up the grades getting finer and that gives the clear finish.

If you're unsure about how the sandpaper works, get someone else to do it or buy new headlights.

On another note...Skodalad! ... Engine bay pics?

 

 

I will get some dude, i have been slacking on the picture front, anyone going to GTI International??

Was the steering wheel a straight swap in the end mate?

Was the steering wheel a straight swap in the end mate?

 

it was mate, apart from the wiring of the horn and airbag

Ok cool, easy enough to sort out though?

There's a photo of your car in august's performance vw mag

Thanks mate! i did see it, but thanks for pointing it out :) Might even update this when i get back off holiday haha

Thanks mate! i did see it, but thanks for pointing it out :) Might even update this when i get back off holiday haha

Any updates?

How are you getting on with the front topmount/ camber plates?

So it been a while since I updated this!

 

The battery has now been put in the boot, with a few teething problems, the resistance in the cable is too high when its warm, this is due to the length of the cable, 

over winter this will be rectified by running a direct feed to the starter motor instead of going tot he junction box then to the starter motor, that job number 1 for the winter.

 

 

So on the way to edition my coolant light came on, didn't think  too much of it as i thought it may of just dipped below minimum, then the temperature shot up very quickly,

Pulling over as quickly as possible i was left with this.

 

 

 

 

The bottom hose had popped off and the o-ring had shot out, luckily it clicked back on but there was no chance of it sealing, after a few calls later i got one bought to me my a friend on route to edition.

 

So after sorting that disaster i eventually got to edition, woke up the next morning tried to start my car and nothing, ended up having to change the connection from the power cable to the junction box.

I just managed to get onto the field at edition (2nd to last car) and managed to scoop 3rd.

 

 

Now a few shots from other shows and random things

 

 

 

Going to miss it looking like this, onwards and upwards

 

 

Nice interior shot

 

 

 

Sick picture!

 

 

Few from Dubfiction

 

 

 

Me gurning at nothing ha

 

 

 

 

Few from fitted

 

 

 

Got some big plans for winter, it will involve interior work, bay work and new wheels.

 

Plans already underway, by deleting the expansion bottle, The the fuel filter will be removed/relocated/hidden and the Vacuum pack will be hidden aswell, 

Then all the little holes welded up to make the engine the focus and none of the crap around it.

Well done on getting 3rd at e38 they didn't do that last year. Have you brought everything from Lee I'm sure he did that on his

Cheers ant, i have bought the expansion tank delete off him but nothing else.

Cheers ant, i have bought the expansion tank delete off him but nothing else.

I can't believe he's breaking it. Your bay should be good then for next year

How did you go about relocating the battery? What did you do in engine bay etc?

You got a vent on the battery or is it sealed?

Ant - I know ant, but I suppose evenness can get bored. I hope so man, thanks!

Pip - just running a hefty power cable from the junction box to the boot, and I'm going to run A power cable straight to the starter motor aswell as it sometimes struggles to start, simple process really,

Started stripping the car down again for another rebuild haha I decided to remove the aircon, for a few reasons, as you can see from below, one of the main pipes was linked and over time the system had emptied itself of refrigerant.

Next is to start to relocate the fuel filter, expansion bottle and to get rid of the vacuum control box.

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I plan on making up a few new brackets and relocations the fuel filter near to the radiator hidden away, as putting inline filters in may cause issues of starvation

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Sounds great. Interested to see the simplified engine bay

Hopefully all will goto plan! Then I'm having the turrets smoothed and sprayed

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So I have been trying to tidy up the wiring aswell as other aspects of he bay, so I started removing all of the wire casing and tape ready to run them through the leg,

Here is a close up

All of the casing that has been removed

He is a few more Hingis that have been removed aswell haha

More to come

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What length alternator belt did you go for after removing the a/c?

I haven't researched into it yet, So I don't know, but if you know anywhere to can get them from that would be great.

States to wrap up the loom with material tape, looked miles neater, also I discovered some proven plug and shoddy connections from factory so in glad I'm doing this.

Also ripped out the interior for a few changes.

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