VDub Polo 1.2 TDi CL - Princess Comes Home

[Sandykudva]

Hey Vipin great work on the wheel caps bro. They look really stunning. Also nice to know that you car came up from the paint shop nice and clean. Even here in mumbai its very difficult to avoid scratches and dents mainly caused by the bikers. My Polo is going through a bad phase at the moment will write up on my page once its completely sorted out.

 

[VipinLJ]

Yes bro, I want to. My alloy got scratched and I am planning to repaint it in graphite grey. Did they repair the scratches? Or else I am planning to paint it in stock alloy color. Does repainting only one alloy makes sense? Will there be any color changes with the rest of the 3 alloy wheels?

I got it done at Joby's Maruti workshop at Ambalamukku. Actually, it is on the Ambalamukku-Muttada road. As you go down from Ambalamukku towards Muttada, before you reach Muttada, you reach a junction which has three roads (crossroads) - going straight takes you to Muttada, left takes you towards Kuravankonam. You have to take the road on the right. Go down almost 1km (I'm not too good with distances) and after a curve, you'll see a small board saying Joby's workshop (Joby - 93 87 82 9968 is his number. Call him up to ask for rates). The workshop is a little off the road. That is the place I got the painting done at and the shine is still there. Looks good.
There is another good place at Pipinmoodu near Sasthamangalam where they do a good job. Don't know the rates though.
Repainting one alloy makes sense as long as the other alloys are in good condition and the one to be painted isn't. There can be a slight colour variation which won't be noticeable since you are getting the alloys painted and the front and rear tyres being a little far away, shouldn't look bad.

Hey Vipin great work on the wheel caps bro. They look really stunning. Also nice to know that you car came up from the paint shop nice and clean. Even here in mumbai its very difficult to avoid scratches and dents mainly caused by the bikers. My Polo is going through a bad phase at the moment will write up on my page once its completely sorted out.

True Sandy. It is hard to keep cars scratch free in India. I'll check out on your thread about your Polo. Hope it isn't too bad.

Regards,
Vipin

 

[Sandykudva]

Hey Vipin i have written about the Problem faced by might help you in the future. Its a bit lengthy just read it if you have time.

http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...278-german-dream-pre-owned-vw-polo-tdi-6.html

 

[BaaZee]

I got it done at Joby's Maruti workshop at Ambalamukku. Actually, it is on the Ambalamukku-Muttada road. As you go down from Ambalamukku towards Muttada, before you reach Muttada, you reach a junction which has three roads (crossroads) - going straight takes you to Muttada, left takes you towards Kuravankonam. You have to take the road on the right. Go down almost 1km (I'm not too good with distances) and after a curve, you'll see a small board saying Joby's workshop (Joby - 93 87 82 9968 is his number. Call him up to ask for rates). The workshop is a little off the road. That is the place I got the painting done at and the shine is still there. Looks good.
There is another good place at Pipinmoodu near Sasthamangalam where they do a good job. Don't know the rates though.
Repainting one alloy makes sense as long as the other alloys are in good condition and the one to be painted isn't. There can be a slight colour variation which won't be noticeable since you are getting the alloys painted and the front and rear tyres being a little far away, shouldn't look bad.



True Sandy. It is hard to keep cars scratch free in India. I'll check out on your thread about your Polo. Hope it isn't too bad.

Regards,
Vipin

thankz vipin for your kind information, i will call and check the rates...
what about the painting the alloy in vw service, is it very costly? i checked the price in evm at tvm, they didn't said the exact price, may be 1500-1800rs for one alloy! what do u think?

 

[VipinLJ]

I'm guessing getting the alloys painted would cost around rs. 1000-1500 per alloy depending on where you get it done from. I got the entire thing done for rs. 1000 only because it was wheelcaps they painted and not alloys.
Do check around at other places too. The quality of painting done by EVM is top notch. I got the rear door on my Vento repainted by them and it was like how it was when it came from the factory. Perfect.
And also, what colour are you planning on getting the stock alloys painted?

Regards,
Vipin

 

[jihu123]

Princess came back from the hospital yesterday

I got Princess back yesterday. And I must say, they have done an excellent job as usual. The owner said there was no need to paint the bumper as no paint was lost and all he did was level it. Looks as good as new and no one would know that it had met with an accident a couple of days back. Plus I got the wheel caps painted gunmetal colour and I've put the alloys on hold. I love the new wheelcaps. It has made me fall in love all over again.

The colour of the wheelcaps look slightly different because I took it in the parking lot. Will take better pictures tomorrow and put them up.

Regards,
Vipin

The wheelcaps look really good mate. I never thought it would look this good. I think its a great idea for those who lack Vitamin-M.
Is it possible to do it as DIY?

PS: logging in after more than 1 month. Hence, digging up old posts.

 

[VipinLJ]

The wheelcaps look really good mate. I never thought it would look this good. I think its a great idea for those who lack Vitamin-M.
Is it possible to do it as DIY?

PS: logging in after more than 1 month. Hence, digging up old posts.

Thank you so much Jihu. It looks so much better in person. Some people actually confused it for alloys and complemented me. I had to point it out to them that those where just the stock wheelcaps painted in gun metal colour.

Yes. It is a very good option for those of us who are cash-strapped
And yes, it should be an easy DIY if you have the knowledge and time to spare. Try it on your car

Regards,
Vipin

 

[Music_Swift]

Vipin,where are the new pics of your Polo with painted wheel caps?

 

[jihu123]

Thank you so much Jihu. It looks so much better in person. Some people actually confused it for alloys and complemented me. I had to point it out to them that those where just the stock wheelcaps painted in gun metal colour.

Yes. It is a very good option for those of us who are cash-strapped
And yes, it should be an easy DIY if you have the knowledge and time to spare. Try it on your car

Regards,
Vipin

I'll surely try it out soon. I'm currently out of station.
Gotta convince dad after reaching home.

 

[VipinLJ]

Vipin,where are the new pics of your Polo with painted wheel caps?

He he. I will put up pictures after I wash her. I am spending a lot of time on pampering my Vento that the Polo is left neglected in my parking lot. I got a couple of coupons because of the Bandhan scheme from VW and plan on using them for a free car wash and free wheel alignment. I will put up pictures after that.
My Polo has done only around 3500kms in the last 5 months (which was when the Vento came into my life) compared to the 2000kms per month she used to do before.

I'll surely try it out soon. I'm currently out of station.
Gotta convince dad after reaching home.

He he. Try it. It makes the car look fresh and is a cheap alternative to those who do not have a budget for alloy wheels at the moment.

Regards,
Vipin

 

[VipinLJ]

Finally, after a well deserved wash, I'm putting up pictures of my Princess. The poor girl has been doing the daily run about but was also neglected when compared to my Vento. So finally, I decided to get her washed inside and out, properly. The rains meant that getting her dirty was not a difficult job but then, cleaning her was. But I finally cleaned every nook and cranny, including the engine bay. But no pictures of the clean engine bay or interiors because, the moment I finished washing her, it started to rain. So a couple of rushed photos and she was sped off to the covered parking.
I'll put up better pictures after the weather clears up.

Some stats:

Age: 1 year and 7 months
Odo reading: 29650
Average mileage (90% city and 10% highway): ~16 kmpl
Niggles/faults: The squeaks from the door (inherent to all Polos/Ventos) that does not seem to go other than when I clean her properly, the second gear is difficult to slot into at times when downshifting from a higher gear (seems like it hits something and refuses to fall into place unless I try 2-3 times and this becomes embarrassing when I'm driving and the car loses speed).

It is almost time for the second service. Planning on getting these issues looked into.

Regards,
Vipin

 

[VipinLJ]

A couple of pictures of the cleaned engine bay. The engine bay of the Polo/Vento becomes unbelievably dirty. The grills let in a lot more dust compared to my Getz which had a much cleaner engine bay even when it was used under much worse circumstances. Another area that collects huge amounts of dirt is the door sill. It makes it hard to keep clean (requires cleaning when I wash the car everytime whereas my Getz, again, didn't require this much effort to keep clean) and is also one of the main reasons for the squeaks common to all Polos/Ventos.

Regards,
Vipin

PS: Sorry for the poor quality pictures. The light levels in my parking lot were not that great. There is still some dirt in the engine bay but around 95pc of it has been cleaned up compared to how it was before.

 

[type-r]

pardon my ignorance but i have seen polos with 2 different designs of wheelcaps... one is the design similar to yours and there is another design? is it two different batches of cars or?

 

[vishnu vichu]

Finally, after a well deserved wash, I'm putting up pictures of my Princess. The poor girl has been doing the daily run about but was also neglected when compared to my Vento. So finally, I decided to get her washed inside and out, properly. The rains meant that getting her dirty was not a difficult job but then, cleaning her was. But I finally cleaned every nook and cranny, including the engine bay. But no pictures of the clean engine bay or interiors because, the moment I finished washing her, it started to rain. So a couple of rushed photos and she was sped off to the covered parking.
I'll put up better pictures after the weather clears up.

Some stats:

Age: 1 year and 7 months
Odo reading: 29650
Average mileage (90% city and 10% highway): ~16 kmpl
Niggles/faults: The squeaks from the door (inherent to all Polos/Ventos) that does not seem to go other than when I clean her properly, the second gear is difficult to slot into at times when downshifting from a higher gear (seems like it hits something and refuses to fall into place unless I try 2-3 times and this becomes embarrassing when I'm driving and the car loses speed).

It is almost time for the second service. Planning on getting these issues looked into.

Regards,
Vipin

IMO grey is not actually blending in. Gloss black would appear better. Strictly on my taste.

pardon my ignorance but i have seen polos with 2 different designs of wheelcaps... one is the design similar to yours and there is another design? is it two different batches of cars or?

Yes, the base model gets a different wheel cap, the second option get's this ,the one showed in the picture above and the top end gets the alloys

 

[VipinLJ]

pardon my ignorance but i have seen polos with 2 different designs of wheelcaps... one is the design similar to yours and there is another design? is it two different batches of cars or?

Like what Vishu said below, the trendline gets a simple design, the comfortline gets what is seen in the picture (though it is in silver colour) and the highline gets some lovely alloys.

IMO grey is not actually blending in. Gloss black would appear better. Strictly on my taste.

He he. I got it done just to see how it looked. I wanted gloss black too but then I thought the entire wheel will look extra black (because the steel rims are also painted black and it will be an overload of black). That's why I thought I'd get it painted gun metal coloured (because I saw some lovely alloys which were gun metal coloured) and since the guy didn't have a gun metal colour card, the closest I got was this and decided on it. Doesn't look too bad in real To each his own, I guess.

BTW, do you know any GOOD automotive painters in Trivandrum? I've tried two places and while they do a good job on white cars, the Vento keeps getting colour differences. The first place I got it done (where my Polo was worked upon to) had a poor clear coat (was matte compared to the rest of my car and the paint was slightly light too) whereas the second place I got it done (Srihari autoworks, Pippinmoodu) has a bit too much of silver in it (looks silvery from some angles). Not satisfied with either of them. Looks like the only option I have is the VW A.S.S itself (and they do a real good job).

Regards,
Vipin