MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Vdub13799 on September 05, 2011, 08:12:01 pm

Title: Gti Front Grill
Post by: Vdub13799 on September 05, 2011, 08:12:01 pm

Has anyone bought a front grill off ebay from ukbestdealinter? It comes with both badges and is brand new, they want £50 for it?

Title: Re: Gti Front Grill
Post by: SteveP on September 05, 2011, 08:15:16 pm

Copy grill not genuine, the quality typically isn't the best.

Title: Re: Gti Front Grill
Post by: Vdub13799 on September 05, 2011, 08:20:43 pm

Cheers steve, I won't be buying then!! Do you have any idea how much it is from the stealers? Also where did you get your rear bumper from and how much? cheers!

Title: Re: Gti Front Grill
Post by: SteveP on September 05, 2011, 08:23:11 pm

Rear bumper is a US Spec Thunderbunny one, available from ECS Tuning now.

Title: Re: Gti Front Grill
Post by: Vdub13799 on September 09, 2011, 10:50:43 am

Steve, looked on ECS and they are selling the front grill for 99 dollars and they say its a genuine part, vw want £128, are they a good company to buy from? Cheers bud

Title: Re: Gti Front Grill
Post by: markymark on September 09, 2011, 10:52:37 am

Quote from: Vdub13799 on September 09, 2011, 10:50:43 am

Steve, looked on ECS and they are selling the front grill for 99 dollars and they say its a genuine part, vw want £128, are they a good company to buy from? Cheers bud

ECS are a good and trusted company to buy from, plenty of people on here have bought from them in the past. :happy2:

Title: Re: Gti Front Grill
Post by: Vdub13799 on September 09, 2011, 10:57:54 am

Cheers mark, I take it if they say its genuine it is then? So much cheaper then the stealers I think I will have to buy!!

Title: Re: Gti Front Grill
Post by: vRS_Pagey on September 09, 2011, 11:12:43 am

You could try TPS mate.

Title: Re: Gti Front Grill
Post by: Vdub13799 on September 09, 2011, 11:34:18 am

Nice one cheers mate! Just rang them £92.52 delivered, not to bad really!!! Any idea on how much shipping will be from america on this part? If there isn't that much difference I will buy from TPS, thanks bud!!

Title: Re: Gti Front Grill
Post by: vRS_Pagey on September 09, 2011, 12:46:03 pm

Quote from: Vdub13799 on September 09, 2011, 11:34:18 am

Nice one cheers mate! Just rang them £92.52 delivered, not to bad really!!! Any idea on how much shipping will be from america on this part? If there isn't that much difference I will buy from TPS, thanks bud!!

If its not included in the price, you have got to be looking 20 quid+ for something that size, then possibly import tax.

Title: Re: Gti Front Grill
Post by: big al on September 09, 2011, 01:07:49 pm

I would not buy from the States on this item, Shipping is usually quite a lot from ECS, then there is import duty (around £30) and then the chance it may be damaged when it gets here, and you have to pay to send it back again.  A lot of hassle.
Or keep an eye on e bay as genuine ones do come up now and then. :happy2:

Title: Re: Gti Front Grill
Post by: Vdub13799 on September 09, 2011, 01:16:50 pm

Cheers for the advice people!! Have just purchased it from TPS, will be delivered on Monday!!!

Title: Re: Gti Front Grill
Post by: vRS_Pagey on September 09, 2011, 01:19:35 pm

Best move I think, how much was it from them?

Title: Re: Gti Front Grill
Post by: Vdub13799 on September 09, 2011, 02:26:45 pm

£92.50 mate, cracking deal me thinks!!! Thanks for the recommendation bud!!

Title: Re: Gti Front Grill
Post by: vRS_Pagey on September 09, 2011, 04:59:11 pm

Quote from: Vdub13799 on September 09, 2011, 02:26:45 pm

£92.50 mate, cracking deal me thinks!!! Thanks for the recommendation bud!!

No worries mate, I use TPS all the time.   :happy2: