Mk1 Cabrio whats hot and whats not

[bad-vw-boy]

Hi guys and girls..i am in the process of putting my cabrio back on the road, however wanting to up with whats hot and whats not, can you let me know whats tipped to be in for 2009 to stand me in good stead to get my cabby in a mag this year...at present the list is so far....
Helios Blue resprayed
Porsche handles in black
2.0 Audi bottom end
8 valve head ported and polished
mild rd TSR cam
Magnicore plugs
twin 45 delhorto carbs
4-1 Ashley manifold with miltek exhaust
g60 288mm brakes and calipers
Lowered on coilovers
Polybushed
OZ polaris stripped and polished rims with graphite centres
single headlight grill with crystal lights
headlight grill
bonnett bra
crystal front and side indicators
crystal rear m3 style lights
de-badged rear tail gate
new mohair (black hood) mohair hood bag to come soon

Inside
mgzr front seats
Corrado rear bench
Lupo dash ...tooo yet be fitted

the interior should be trimmed in a biscuit coloured leather with door cards to match.

so that is the list so far, thoughts and comments welcom..i will try and get some pics 

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[gibby]

Who knows what's going to be hot and what's not in 2009, but if getting your car in a mag is your goal then you're going the right way. Mags want to feature non standard cars and something with a bit of difference with subtle twists. Will yours be totally different to what they've featured before ? Possibly not, but I like the Lupo dash bit as I'm sure they will.

Of your list, I don't personally like the single headlight grille with crystal lights as I prefer the standard, double frosted ones and I'm not keen on M3 rear crystals or crystal indicators, in fact any crystal lights. There is nothing new about any of that. They've all been done to death.

Make it different to standard, get the stance right and go to as many shows as you can to get it seen and you might be surprised. I'm no mag feature expert and I've never had a car featured in a mag, but that's my thoughts.

Oh yeah, keep an eye out on vwvortex forum for some fresh ideas which might not be over here yet.

[bad-vw-boy]

Thanks for that, i was toying with introducing some carbon fibre as well...on the note of crystal lights what other options are there out there?

[gibby]

I like the standard lights, but I guess that's not what you're looking for. Best bet is to have a nosey around and see what's out there lately, maybe look at some of the available lights on Venom's website or have a look on the main page of this site (www.golfgti.co.uk) for links to other companys. Don't know if you'll already know this site, but you could have a look at the galleries on www.cleaned.be for some inspiration.