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Mk5 General Area / Re: Question for those that have had their sills replaced

« Last post by Marticus on April 13, 2024, 08:29:04 am »

DIY

Thanks for that, but it looks like they're not using the part I'm talking about anyway.

Im talking about parts 8 and 9 here:



I wanted to reuse that instead of just glueing the skirt on, but maybe I'll just end up leaving it out.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Question for those that have had their sills replaced

« Last post by terrier on April 12, 2024, 08:34:28 pm »

VW self tapping screws N10354602 20mmx5mm come with the fitting kit.  I used 3M double sided tape Sill will have to be very clean for the tape to hold properly  The blocks underneath are vital

Awesome, thanks for the response, so if everything just self taps into the new sill, are there reference points on the replacement panel to show where they go, or is the old panel used for reference? Any idea?

Ill be ordering all the new fittings soon.

DIY

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Metallic sound from engine, possible timing stretch?

« Last post by hcmzah on April 12, 2024, 04:53:38 pm »

Thanks for the response, I did end up doing the chain and tensioner along with the adjuster and it's now a lot quieter and the sound has gone.
However, I did hear a lot of ticking from the purge valve, so I put back my old one and that's also a lot quieter

Reason I changed the purge valve initially was because of the P0441 code but that was due to needing a new charcoal cannister 

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Mk5 General Area / Re: GTI grill replacement

« Last post by Lewo on April 12, 2024, 10:55:19 am »

Forgot to say I put some c4 on the unpainted bits which has lasted well.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Question for those that have had their sills replaced

« Last post by Marticus on April 12, 2024, 10:19:14 am »

Well I'm in Poland, so labour costs are much lower than the UK.

I was quoted £300 without parts and painting, and from what I've seen the replacement panels should cost between £60 - £80 for the pair, but the guy doing the work will order them from his source.

Add in the new hardware and fittings, and I will do all the external paint and protection myself.

All in I'm hoping to be in under £500.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Question for those that have had their sills replaced

« Last post by shail on April 12, 2024, 09:42:04 am »

Hi, I think I will need to do this soon.  If you happy to say, what is the sill replacement costing you?

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Mk5 General Area / Re: GTI grill replacement

« Last post by TheBALDpuma on April 12, 2024, 08:32:19 am »

Thanks! :)

The above company I bought these from to a gloss black grill.  I don't think it has a red strip though, I think it's all gloss black.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: GTI grill replacement

« Last post by Marticus on April 12, 2024, 08:21:14 am »

Wow that's a huge improvement, looks great!

I really should do mine too, I was casually looking for some glossy black grills recently, but I don't know if they exist.

But this looks good.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Question for those that have had their sills replaced

« Last post by Marticus on April 12, 2024, 08:18:18 am »

VW self tapping screws N10354602 20mmx5mm come with the fitting kit.  I used 3M double sided tape Sill will have to be very clean for the tape to hold properly  The blocks underneath are vital

Awesome, thanks for the response, so if everything just self taps into the new sill, are there reference points on the replacement panel to show where they go, or is the old panel used for reference? Any idea?

Ill be ordering all the new fittings soon.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: GTI grill replacement

« Last post by TheBALDpuma on April 11, 2024, 07:41:24 pm »

The new grill and lower grill arrived today. I'm happy with the quality, and it looks much much much better than what it's replacing!

It has one small scuff on it just on the raised circular bit around the badge. I briefly considered sending it back but figured it's going to get scuffs on it from road debris pretty quick, and although it looks bad in the up close photo, take a step away and you can't see it.

Fit wise I'm very happy, really easy install and a tight and very good fit. 

I had two small casualties. One was the GTI badge. Snapped the fixings getting it off the old grill so I'll be offering a new one. The other was my plate holder, snapped a hinge, but luckily I had a spare in the garage.

I decided to keep with the original plate location and drilled holes to attach the plate holder.

Anyway here's some photos..