cheap mods?

[popcornfox]

Hey i havent got much money at the mo but want to modd the car further, at the mo i have a smooth boot,and 17" alloys.

Also i just bought subs for the boot but cant find where to run the power cable from the battery through to the dash?any clues?

 

[Electro Ted]

Hey, welcome to the forum!

There are plenty of little mods you can do. First common one is replacing the standard aerial with a shorter beesting version. This can sacrifice radio reception however.

Spend an afternoon giving the car a really good cleaning. Wash and wax, treat the plastics, clean the glass and wheels etc etc. I will make the car look so much better!

Directly up from the battery on the bulkhead is a rubber grommet with a wairing loom going through. You can out the power cable through there and it will pop out behind the dash.

 

[jaketalbot]

hi mate, you could start by getting an aftermarket induction kit? or you could replace the panel filter with a k&n one etc, you could re-spray your brake calipers for the sake of a tenner, i suppose most things cost too much! good luck though mate.

 

[popcornfox]

cheers need all the help i can get! I bought caliper paint with the alloys but didnt have the patience to paint wanted the wheels on asap!
The induction kit my car is a single point injection is there a specific filter i can get and where is the best place to buy one? cheers

 

[Mckellar]

delocked handes - Ebay - rear door handles from a polo 4 or ibiza 2
s2000 aerial - £10
remove bump strips if you have them
pressed number plates - £30
painted calipers (hammerite tin - £5)
debagded grille - £30 on ebay
meguiars products - wash mitt/clay bar/gold class shampoo/GC wax sealant
uprated components - £50
2nd hand backbox - anything up to £80ish?
Drilled airbox and a panel filter - drill + £45

just a few off the top of my head..

 

[popcornfox]

i have a twin 3" backbox but would like a decat pipe! any clues where to find?cheers

 

[popcornfox]

forgot to say car is supagarded as im an ex valeter!

 

[Brummy]

cheers need all the help i can get! I bought caliper paint with the alloys but didnt have the patience to paint wanted the wheels on asap!
The induction kit my car is a single point injection is there a specific filter i can get and where is the best place to buy one? cheers

look for K&N's etc for a POLO... same as , really I had a K&N on my old Single point 1.4 and it made a big difference sound-wise (and Im SURE it gave me about 600Bhp more )

 

[AlpineWhite]

(and Im SURE it gave me about 600Bhp more )

i reckon you're selling it short there

 

[Brummy]

i reckon you're selling it short there

Nahh it was the free K&N sticker that made up the other 400 Brake

 

[Mckellar]

yeah k&n are pretty good, my piperx couldnt match it for BHP per ton but made up for it in ultra low decabels...

 

[surcalation]

Idea for cheap mods:
Step1: Apply 1 pot of glue applied to car
Step2: Proceed to drive through halfords, VOILA.

On a serious not, can we have a look at some pics of your car so we can see what best to suggest