MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: pandaman on June 24, 2021, 11:24:43 am
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Currently have a Chinese front grill put on but plan to paint/refurb the original genuine one I have in the loft.
The Chinese one has become rather brittle and half the tabs have snapped off where I've been taking it on and off over the last couple years.
Also the 2 Philips screws have disappeared and it's basically hanging on but the 2 torx screws at the top.
Does anyone know the size of the Philips screws? And can you get a bag of the torx screws? They are rusty and some missing in other places like from the tray/pan that goes under the engine.
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Ebay "vw torx screws" and you can buy quite a few spares for not much at all, that's what I've done. If you look hard enough you may find the Phillips ones but a box of Phillips assortments from any hardware merchant may have what you're after. They may be the same screws as used on the fog grilles so could use one of those as a reference if you test fit them and it works.
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I’ve got the same problem but I’m just living with it atm.
Ive stumbled across an eBay seller from the TT forum who sells stainless steel self tapping trim screws. Might be worth a look into so you don’t have them rotting off the following year only to do this all over again :doh:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401755569899
He has various different sizes available so make sure it’s the right thread and pitch before buying, looks like they are all Allen head as well.
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More evidence of ebay Chinese rubbish im afraid.
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The screws in question (the 2 just under the number plate plinth, right?) are a cone/tapered head and not flat like those linked above. I'd say they're an M4 size as a guess, approx an inch long, from memory.
Hmmmm, yeah I had a chinese grille and immediately threw it in the bin when it arrived :grin: I ended up painting the original one in satin black to get rid of the 57 shades of grey.