MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: ukshaun on October 15, 2011, 04:54:03 pm

Title: fitting gti rear valance?
Post by: ukshaun on October 15, 2011, 04:54:03 pm

any tips on fitting the rear valance, mines half on atm but i cant get the clips to push in as theres too much free play.

ive tried just wacking it but its not happening.

do i have to take the rear bumper off?

Title: Re: fitting gti rear valance?
Post by: Little_Dave on October 15, 2011, 05:28:55 pm

There's a few videos on you tube showing how its done for removal but most people tend to suggest taking off the whole bumper and joining the 2 halves and then re fitting  :drinking:

Dave

Title: Re: fitting gti rear valance?
Post by: ukshaun on October 15, 2011, 05:49:47 pm

cheers i was thinking i would need to do this

Title: Re: fitting gti rear valance?
Post by: skard on October 15, 2011, 06:04:47 pm

No need to remove whole bumper. Start at one end and clip it in one by one.
When you get to the middle you'll need to put your hand/fingertips in behind the upper bumper from underneath to offer some resistance.

Title: Re: fitting gti rear valance?
Post by: vRS_Pagey on October 15, 2011, 06:56:47 pm

I completely removed mine and fitted to 2 halves in the comfort of my garage, reaching up would have posed a problem for my ham fists, getting between the bumper and the rear armature!!

The entire job took less than half an hour.  :happy2:

Title: Re: fitting gti rear valance?
Post by: StephenED30 on October 15, 2011, 10:10:03 pm

Don’t know if this helps as it is really for fitting the R32 rear end which iv just done, it looks really daunting but once you get to grips with it its surprisingly easy. Really helps to have 2 people to lift the bumper off.  :happy2:

 http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3754634

Title: Re: fitting gti rear valance?
Post by: ukshaun on October 16, 2011, 09:54:52 am

thanks

i did something else in the end, for some reason theres four screw holes for the number plate, so i used the two that wasnt being used and put a long screw in them, pulled forward on the screw and then pushed on the valance.

Title: Re: fitting gti rear valance?
Post by: vRS_Pagey on October 16, 2011, 11:46:25 am

Quote from: ukshaun on October 16, 2011, 09:54:52 am

thanks

i did something else in the end, for some reason theres four screw holes for the number plate, so i used the two that wasnt being used and put a long screw in them, pulled forward on the screw and then pushed on the valance.

Improvisation, and adaptation........you must be in the army?  :wink:

Title: Re: fitting gti rear valance?
Post by: ukshaun on October 16, 2011, 03:45:12 pm

Quote from: vRS_Pagey on October 16, 2011, 11:46:25 am

Quote from: ukshaun on October 16, 2011, 09:54:52 am

thanks

i did something else in the end, for some reason theres four screw holes for the number plate, so i used the two that wasnt being used and put a long screw in them, pulled forward on the screw and then pushed on the valance.

Improvisation, and adaptation........you must be in the army?  :wink:

haha i actualy am, adapt and overcome  :happy2: