suani Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 ive always had a soft spot for black arosa's, couldn't stop myself from getting one a few years back. awesome little car.yours is looking cool on the porsche wheels, love the matte paint, think it makes them stand out but not, if you get what i mean more pics! we only have side shots and its dirty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1_polo Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 ive always had a soft spot for black arosa's, couldn't stop myself from getting one a few years back. awesome little car.yours is looking cool on the porsche wheels, love the matte paint, think it makes them stand out but not, if you get what i mean more pics! we only have side shots and its dirty I know exactly what you mean I loved the wheels when they were polished but I neglected them over the winter, didn't really care for them at all and they ended up looking a bit dull. Moving away from anything polished/chrome now, I'm currently into keeping it subtle and moody looking. better pics on the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1_polo Posted April 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 right... my TA technix coils have started leaking on the rear shocks. Dont see the point in spending big money on coilover kits (KW etc) as none of them seem to go especially low on the rear, whether you spend £200 or £700 for arosa/lupos, so Im considering air.has anyone on here got airride on their arosa/lupo? what kits are you running? where from/how much? any issues? reliability? lowness? chassis mods etc...I remember a red Arosa on air from ages ago, think it was featured in PVW.any advice would be great, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1_polo Posted April 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 HavAir air ride in t-minus 4 weeksstraight pimpin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 awsome!! Will be great to see it done, maybe the 1 out of only 2 arosa's on air in the UK?I cant think of a Lupo on air in the UK?.. i know there's a GTI, but not sure about a standard bodied one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 I have a pair of 40's should you want them damn, i have the 45's in my boot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1_polo Posted April 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 awsome!! Will be great to see it done, maybe the 1 out of only 2 arosa's on air in the UK?I cant think of a Lupo on air in the UK?.. i know there's a GTI, but not sure about a standard bodied one!there certainly aren't many of them around, apparently there's a red GTi on Rayvern and I remember that red diesel arosa on air that was featured in PVW a few years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 ^ yep, they're the only two i can think of aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1_polo Posted October 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 (edited) pic from Players, with Mitch checking out the rear bags. will try to get the ball ralling with more regular pics and updates erm... why didnt that pic link work? Edited October 24, 2010 by mk1_polo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arosabinns Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 1st post "made proper". Sorry if I had noticed it before I would have done it sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emz Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 I met you at Players, I was the girl with the black Arosa on White Cults... i'm still really considering Air.. I loved it haha!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 I want to see photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1_polo Posted October 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 (edited) lets go back to the start...this is what I drove before I got the Arosa. 1981 mk1 polo, 895cc engine (37bhp ) purchased from Gregg who used to work at PVW. great little car, had some custom Gaz coilovers made for it which brought it down to earth, never enough for my liking though. quality kit but VERY firm ride, proper bone shaker. rolled on mirror polished P-Slots wrapped in 175/50 pirelli P5000 tyres.displayed at E38 in 2008.check the rollcage bought it off HotTuning website, it was for a mk1 golf.... so I did a few calculations (which basically means I thought a mk1 polo would be roughly the same size/shape inside as a mk1 golf) and ordered it. it arrived, I did a quick trial fit and quickly realised that some major cutting and shutting would be required. I ended up hacking it into pieces and it still was nowhere near fitting the polo. so it spent its time in the car held together with parcel tape (safety first kids ) until I eventually ripped it out, took it to the local scrappy... and got £4 for it. wheels polished by PureKlas in Coventry, along with a set of super rare Italian spec Pirelli alloy centre caps. would have looked awesome properly spaced/cambered but I never got round to it on this car.what the hell?! why arent my pics working anymore? Im copying/pasting the link from flickr but this ^ is all Im getting now can anyone advise me?? Edited October 30, 2010 by mk1_polo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowdublupo Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 Hey, nice arosa also photobucket usually works fine for me so could try setting up an account there i know its a bit of hassle re uploading all your pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1_polo Posted November 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 (edited) My link Edited November 22, 2010 by mk1_polo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 My link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 is that with the air dumped out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshArosa Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Frame of the car should sit on the floor on full drop.Doesn't look like its on full drop there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowey Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 (edited) I'm pretty sure the subframe is resting on the floor though.and the wheels are touching the tops of the inner arches outback,Only get lower with smaller wheels (which looks s****crap)Or by tubbing out the rear and front arches.Then again.. it's hardly driven at that height *cough* stay static *cough* Edited November 23, 2010 by Jowey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowey Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 (edited) you're pasting the pictures as HTML and the forum only supports HTML code if you use the drop down box marked 'other styles' and select HTML.otherwise put [ i m g ] urlhere [ / i m g ](without those spaces) Awesome car. Edited November 23, 2010 by Jowey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowey Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Frame of the car should sit on the floor on full drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshArosa Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Looks to me like its touching the floor!! Sort the rear out and I'll be impressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1_polo Posted November 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Looks to me like its touching the floor!! Sort the rear out and I'll be impressed it cant really go any lower on the back without seriously major work. its on 16s with 165/40s and the wheels f&r both wedge into the arches on full drop. its already had deep tubular cups welded into the rear beam where the shocks mount, which takes it a couple of inches lower, and it's on extra short Gaz rear dampers. the guys at Havair put a lot of extra work into getting the rear down this much. dont judge it from this photo, its a lot lower than it looks here. the exhaust/suspension arms hit the floor on full drop. as stated above, tubbing the arches and smaller wheels would be the only real solution. when i finally track down some 8" rears and get some camber sorted, the arches will squeeze tightly into the tyre/wheel lip anyway, which is what i hoped for, and the front is fully tucked with the front bumper only about 8mm off the tarmac. Im happy with it as it is, and it will look pretty fresh when everything is done.thanks for showing me what to do with the pics, i struggle when it comes to computers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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