MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: matsu on December 08, 2010, 01:40:15 pm

Title: change of front?
Post by: matsu on December 08, 2010, 01:40:15 pm
i,m thinking of changing the front grill of the car..... i already have the osir front grill/fog light covers and splitter-which i,m keeping!!
 and i reaaaaly want the osir front grill peice like neil had but they are a lot of dosh ,prob too much for me for the next 7-9 months
so was thinking of the grill top and bottom like dis.......
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fvv264%2Fmatsu66%2F20100930-_dsc2055-1.jpg&hash=83699600944d9b8088591abecdcf3ff109f939f0)

but i,m wondering if i,m losing the whole GTI personna if i do?
anyone wanna pitch in their thoughts?
.......................runs and hides lol :jumping:
matsu
Title: Re: change of front?
Post by: GTsport on December 08, 2010, 02:38:49 pm
I think that car looks the badgers nadgers.  And its good to be different.

If you like it, do it!!!

 :happy2:

PS im not biased in anyway with the grills  :signLOL:
Title: Re: change of front?
Post by: RedRobin on December 08, 2010, 02:44:36 pm
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I think that the example of the black Mk5 you show is excellent. I don't much like it when folks mix the slatted grills with the honeycombe ones.

The only consideration then becomes that your GTI no longer looks like a GTI and if you put a GTI badge on it looks like a Golf pretending to be a GTI.

I do think that Neil's solution is a much better one but it is a much more expensive one.
Title: Re: change of front?
Post by: apollo13 on December 08, 2010, 03:12:29 pm
Do what YOU want to do Matsu!!   And its only grilles,they can be swapped around very easily so you can chop and change as much as you want!!

I have a pre facelift GT TDI and changed the front to the new GT SPORT (like your first photo shows) but I did for a while (much to Robins disgust!!!  :signLOL: ) run with the main GT grille and the lower 3 GTI grilles AKA the Golf Speed Edition below

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fm520%2Fapoll013%2Fvolkswagen-golf-speed-4524.jpg&hash=11a05be48e7a0c2d18118ca647ab5aa89549c845)

AFAIK it was a limited edition only in Germany but I might be talking rubbish!!  :rolleye:

Lee.
Title: Re: change of front?
Post by: RedRobin on December 08, 2010, 03:41:13 pm
^^^^
Nothing worse than seeing LED tail lights on a Golf GT though, Lee  :P  :evilgrin:  :laugh:
Title: Re: change of front?
Post by: apollo13 on December 08, 2010, 03:46:53 pm
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(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fm520%2Fapoll013%2FRED_RRfinger.jpg&hash=4a2745137780ea8968a775a72f51fe9d91f003bd)
Title: Re: change of front?
Post by: mortygttdi on December 08, 2010, 03:56:25 pm
Matsu go for it mate,  The US boys love it I sold my original GT grilles to a guy in the US for his GTI and its all the rage over there,

I was running with GTI grilles but wanted to get away from the GTI theme has I only have the GTtdi so went down the GT sport grilles.

As below

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss4%2Fmortygttdi%2FS1051136.jpg&hash=414a99db98e26dae8dc35fe1f0f4184405a501b8)

Darren
Title: Re: change of front?
Post by: GTsport on December 08, 2010, 04:31:41 pm
Matsu go for it mate,  The US boys love it I sold my original GT grilles to a guy in the US for his GTI and its all the rage over there,

I was running with GTI grilles but wanted to get away from the GTI theme has I only have the GTtdi so went down the GT sport grilles.

As below

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss4%2Fmortygttdi%2FS1051136.jpg&hash=414a99db98e26dae8dc35fe1f0f4184405a501b8)

Darren


 :drool:  That looks well stunning!!!  Is it an edition 30 Splitter?

 :happy2:
Title: Re: change of front?
Post by: john_o on December 08, 2010, 05:30:35 pm
well done morty, that is lovely  :happy2:
Title: Re: change of front?
Post by: mortygttdi on December 08, 2010, 10:39:40 pm
Cheers John_o

GTSport yes its a eddy spoiler got it off a forum member when he was putting his car back to standard.

I had just had it detailed from chip20 on this forum. And it was ready for VWFestival the next day.

Cheers

Darren
Title: Re: change of front?
Post by: matsu on December 09, 2010, 08:52:31 am
morty that looks stunning...very classy finish.

is it gti enough for me tho lol.
oh gawd... lots to think about... and you havent helped at alll :evilgrin: :drinking:

matsu
Title: Re: change of front?
Post by: RedRobin on December 09, 2010, 12:35:25 pm

oh gawd... lots to think about... and you havent helped at alll :evilgrin: :drinking:

matsu

....You've seen this before, so surely you know all about the help you'll get here!:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FRedRobin_05%2FRED_INK%2FGTIforum_HelpSlipperySlope.jpg&hash=84efac0c69de7d6ccf6d3b434354e0f596c81722)
Title: Re: change of front?
Post by: matsu on December 09, 2010, 02:15:06 pm
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fvv264%2Fmatsu66%2FL1010080.jpg&hash=1cac94392f03b63ce6932f11cfef8a7b80fe2d81)

this front and these wheels.....summer 2011
Title: Re: change of front?
Post by: mortygttdi on December 09, 2010, 05:47:24 pm
Sorry mate :grin:

Whichever way you go it'll look the dogs do da's mate especially with them wheels and the osir front :happy2:

Darren