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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Pirelli08 on March 23, 2010, 11:02:45 am

Title: Lower Front Grills
Post by: Pirelli08 on March 23, 2010, 11:02:45 am: what other options are their to replace the honeycombe lower front grills? :sick:
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on March 23, 2010, 11:06:12 am: R-line grills.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Foemplus.com%2Fbmz_cache%2F4%2F46063ef5d19ae5438e2f7d4ef6523bce.image.400x266.jpg&hash=2636793dcc35193b311b63d800a0469c1e0c6ef8)
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: Pirelli08 on March 23, 2010, 11:39:49 am: Thanks Jaywoo Gti they look awesome are they available from the VW stealers and if so do you know the part number? :happy2:
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: WhiteGTI on March 23, 2010, 01:45:12 pm: Part Numbers:

1K08539899B9
1K08539909B9

Cost Ã‚Â£20 from your VW Dealer.
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on March 24, 2010, 09:57:19 am: Im sure VW had a price hike on exterior parts, does anyone know how much these cost now?
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: Pirelli08 on March 24, 2010, 12:13:58 pm: Are they difficult to fit or is it just pop the originals out and put the new ones in? Anybody have a picture of them fitted? :party:
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: Pablos007 on March 24, 2010, 12:17:27 pm: Anyone have pictures of these on a black GTi? Thanks.
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: WhiteGTI on March 24, 2010, 12:21:19 pm: Quote from: Pirelli08 on March 24, 2010, 12:13:58 pm
Are they difficult to fit or is it just pop the originals out and put the new ones in? Anybody have a picture of them fitted? :party:

Takes 10 seconds! Uncrew the old ones (1 screw), and then slide the new ones into place and do the screw again!
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on March 24, 2010, 02:06:56 pm: (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.wrs.yahoo.com%2F_ylt%3DA0WTf2thHKpLRRQAmWBWBQx.%2FSIG%3D12ohov07d%2FEXP%3D1269525985%2F%2A%2Ahttp%253a%2F%2Fwww.tmtuning.com%2FHOME%2Fmedienarchiv%2Fbilder%2F4996_g5-e-188_2.jpg&hash=af7a166dab28f1f68ee7984c2965c94dca9666cb)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg210.imageshack.us%2Fimg210%2F4792%2Fimg0009fe1.jpg&hash=81cf5194c77c490faa394a9c06fa061163038d3c)
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: edition_30 on March 24, 2010, 04:17:56 pm: does anyone know if its possible to get the honeycomb grills but where they are completely cut out. I have seen the old type which has a section removed but im looking for a grill with all the honeycombs cut out
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on March 24, 2010, 04:46:44 pm: You have to custom make them and tbh they look pretty rubish because you can see the bumper behind them.
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: k6kny on March 24, 2010, 07:01:25 pm: Quote from: Pirelli08 on March 24, 2010, 12:13:58 pm
Are they difficult to fit or is it just pop the originals out and put the new ones in? Anybody have a picture of them fitted? :party:
As already said they are very easy to fit. If you check out my build thread you'll see how they looked when i had them on my car. I had a bit of colour coding done on them to give a slightly different look. I'll post a pic when i get home as i'm using my phone just now.
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: Pablos007 on March 24, 2010, 08:22:25 pm: Quote from: Jaywoo-GTI on March 24, 2010, 02:06:56 pm
Thanks :happy2:
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: k6kny on March 25, 2010, 12:21:18 am: As promised a pic of my cr when I had the r-lines on

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fk6kny%2FEdition_38_DC_Cars%2FDSC01893.jpg&hash=ae751dcdc00279db42576d52b657d3f143054857)
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: FamilyDub on March 25, 2010, 11:21:53 am: I like 'em :party:
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: RedRobin on March 25, 2010, 11:45:04 am: Quote from: edition_30 on March 24, 2010, 04:17:56 pm
does anyone know if its possible to get the honeycomb grills but where they are completely cut out. I have seen the old type which has a section removed but im looking for a grill with all the honeycombs cut out

....Not only they look bad for the reasons Jaywoo says, but they become very weak structurally as a result.

Here's another alternative but very expensive:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FRedRobin_05%2FCarbonfibre%2FCFfogs3.jpg&hash=05f8148d637cc9c07d6070d9672c6b413a1c819f)
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: Pirelli08 on March 25, 2010, 12:01:58 pm: They are awesome, are they custom made? :happy2:
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: paulk on March 25, 2010, 12:04:26 pm: red robins lower grills look mint...i also have seen them in just plastic for about Â£80 a pair
Title: Re: Lower Front Grills
Post by: RedRobin on March 25, 2010, 02:47:31 pm: ^^^^
They're by OSIR via TTshop Bedford. I believe they offer a plastic version but haven't seen any except on GTI's in the U S of A.