Might be worth doing that. One thing I remember from the TV at the time this Polo was new (early 90s ?) was the number of cars with intakes set quite low - Renaults mainly. Some of them would drive through a sizeable puddle and then suck in water, water doesn't compress - so bang goes the engine.
Look forward to the pics. Did you find replacements in the same colour or are you going for the Harlequin look ?