MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Decked on October 01, 2010, 09:36:31 pm

Title: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: Decked on October 01, 2010, 09:36:31 pm
I'm sure this GTI had bumpers when I went to work this morning....
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.static.flickr.com%2F4152%2F5042230918_69e0792227_b.jpg&hash=b7efe7fa31c8918c1177aa6a77dc4252f2943672)
Blatantly been ripped off as there were bits of plastic on the ground on the other side of the car.
Feel sorry for the owner as it was probably one of the few places in the car park that a camera didn't seem to be pointing at.
(Chelsfield station, Kent)
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: andrewparker on October 01, 2010, 09:39:06 pm
WTF!

:confused:
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: sam on October 01, 2010, 09:42:12 pm
Bloody hell...... :surprised:
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: Greeners on October 01, 2010, 09:44:20 pm
Can't see that they would be any good to anyone after being ripped off!  :stupid:

Fookin scumbags!!  :fighting:
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: daz5182 on October 01, 2010, 09:45:28 pm
that is terrible, what is the world coming to? must take some serious force to get them off without tools, terrible
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: SeanyK on October 01, 2010, 09:47:41 pm
Utter scum, im not sure why some people find it acceptable to ruin other people's hard worked for property.

Here's an idea, whoever stole that, what about dishing out the same punishment, with their face instead.

If ONLY we had a law system where these criminals actually get punished.
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: TrickGTI on October 01, 2010, 09:53:10 pm
Thats takeing stealing number plates to a whole new level..... carnt believe the cheek of some poeple
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: Decked on October 01, 2010, 10:05:57 pm
Bit blurred but you get the gist...  There is some cable hanging down and a chunk of plastic, and obviously no number plates.
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If I see any silver GT's or whatever driving around with GTi bumpers (in silver)  I'm going to have a word.  :fighting:
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: SeanyK on October 01, 2010, 10:08:55 pm
I just don't get why someone would do this.

Surely by ripping them off they can't even fit them to their own as they will crack the mounting points etc? I'd image the alarm would have gone off too?
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: Decked on October 01, 2010, 10:12:06 pm
I agree, The bolts holding them on are truly in there as well, especially the ones under the bonnet.  I can see how they could have taken the ones in the wheel arches out.
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: stealthwolf on October 01, 2010, 10:32:00 pm
 :scared:

Very scary. Fair enough the rear was exposed, but you'd have thought the front bumper was pretty much "protected" by being against the kerb.

Hope the scum die in hell.  :fighting:
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: monte on October 01, 2010, 10:37:20 pm
Is that where you park too Decked???  :surprised:

Things like this are gonna push the GTI up to insurance group 94  :scared:
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: vwrascal on October 01, 2010, 10:40:07 pm
how the fek did they get them off without undoing screws?!!  :stupid:  bumpers cant be of any use now!  rank that   :mad:
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: vRStu on October 02, 2010, 10:31:27 am
That's shocking!!
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: 182_blue on October 02, 2010, 10:35:13 am
I guess the splitters are mostly attached to the bumpers so they might survive a bit !!, not bloody good

I just don't get why someone would do this.

Surely by ripping them off they can't even fit them to their own as they will crack the mounting points etc? I'd image the alarm would have gone off too?
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: gulfstream11 on October 02, 2010, 11:00:05 am
how the fek did they get them off without undoing screws?!!  :stupid:  bumpers cant be of any use now!  rank that   :mad:

I agree.. Having just done a swap with Gtidaz using proper tools,took ages.4 bolts in total,ripping it off surely would scrap it?.. morons
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: Decked on October 02, 2010, 01:58:55 pm
Is that where you park too Decked???  :surprised:

No, the beast stays in the Garage!
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: Snoopy on October 02, 2010, 06:00:43 pm
Shocking  :fighting:
I guess it was just some scum "doing it for a laff" as they reccon they have nothing better to do.
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: smokeybubbles on October 02, 2010, 07:48:56 pm
not my idea of a laff in any way!  some people just have no morals.  i say i would love to catch someone doing this, but the reality is thats its better not too catch them, as it would be me who got he sharp end of the stick by Mr Police Man. Scumbags.
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: dmac1969 on October 02, 2010, 09:20:37 pm
Surely if it was just done for kicks they would have just smashed the car up? I think it was a piss poor attempt at nicking the GTI kit for another car - wont be much use now however.
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: keith on October 02, 2010, 10:22:29 pm
Pikeys!
Did Scoobie STI owners not have this issue as you couldn't buy the rear spoiler unless you had the docs to show you actually owned one so the pikeys would just rip them off.
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: am1w on October 03, 2010, 10:51:47 am
Whatever next??
Beggars belief.

I've just had new front and rears on my GTi.
Front - a re-spray due to a prang (my fault)
Rear - replaced under warranty due to a deformed section in the number plate area.

Link below will tell you all!

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=164098.0

Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: JPW on October 03, 2010, 06:33:08 pm
I was speaking to someone the other day who has a GT TDI and someone had nicked the rub strips on the bumper that contain the headlamp washer jets, his foglights and his brake ducts.....damage meant that it was well over £1k to repair and replace, so he's had to go through insurance.

There are some scum bags around  :fighting:
Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: Kiwi on October 05, 2010, 08:20:16 am

Ooohh how werid this is on Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/golf-gti-mk5-front-bumper-/280568249210?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item41532bbb7a

Me thinks it could be from the same car ?????

Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: no golf clubs at all on October 05, 2010, 09:00:21 am
^^^^ weird or sus ^^^^

Are the two locations within reasonable vicinity of each other?

Not sure how you'd prove the bumper came from that car though.... Not looked yet (am on phone) is the scroate also selling the rear part too?

Title: Re: Watch out GTi owners....
Post by: Mandy on October 05, 2010, 10:18:49 am

Ooohh how werid this is on Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/golf-gti-mk5-front-bumper-/280568249210?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item41532bbb7a

Me thinks it could be from the same car ?????


I don't think it can be from the Gti, the one on ebay is not an original Gti front bumper. Look at the lower sections of the grill (plastic bits around fog lights etc.), the Gti has the honeycomb inserts, the one on ebay just has the standard inserts.