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Title: Advice about some parts????
Post by: tomoc2003 on April 21, 2009, 12:11:26 pm: Hi everyone just after some advice was wanting to get a gti bumper and then get it sprayed as you might of read in another post, we'll i came across this already sprayed bumper for 80 quid so a new one from vw is 50 ish and i think that's only the bottom half just the plain plastic

So do you think i should or will the colour not match etc any advice welcome

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2nd i've found someone selling this and am seriously thinking should i just go for it....
Similar things on my mind about will the colour match in and the guy wants 250 so what do you think???? :confused:

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Cheers in advance

Tom
Title: Re: Advice about some parts????
Post by: VC on April 21, 2009, 12:18:07 pm: is there any way you can get the parts and the car together before you commit?
Title: Re: Advice about some parts????
Post by: joesgti on April 21, 2009, 12:24:34 pm: loving that smoothed boot! :drool: how would you open the boot though? :confused:
Title: Re: Advice about some parts????
Post by: VC on April 21, 2009, 12:26:24 pm: solenoid from the key fob maybe? does look very trick 8)
Title: Re: Advice about some parts????
Post by: T88OMM on April 21, 2009, 12:27:44 pm: Quote from: joesgti on April 21, 2009, 12:24:34 pm
loving that smoothed boot! :drool: how would you open the boot though? :confused:

+1 that looks amazing :drool: :drool:
Title: Re: Advice about some parts????
Post by: tony_danza on April 21, 2009, 12:31:02 pm: The badge isn't mechanical, it just triggers solenoid, so all you do is stick a spring in the system and pop it off the fob.
Title: Re: Advice about some parts????
Post by: Gene Hunt on April 21, 2009, 12:36:08 pm: Ã‚Â£80.00 For the painted bumper seems fair to me. :happy2:
Title: Re: Advice about some parts????
Post by: tomoc2003 on April 21, 2009, 02:18:24 pm: Thanks for the advice so far....

So what about the colours matching (there from different people and obviously the bumper would go into my top half)

also what about the price of the boot 250???
Title: Re: Advice about some parts????
Post by: tomoc2003 on April 21, 2009, 02:19:34 pm: Quote from: Very Cherry on April 21, 2009, 12:18:07 pm
is there any way you can get the parts and the car together before you commit?

how do you mean???

if i think i got you there from different people and the boot is in scotland
Title: Re: Advice about some parts????
Post by: markymark on April 21, 2009, 02:22:48 pm: The colour matching could be your biggest problem as we have all noticed DBP is not the same on GTI's!
Title: Re: Advice about some parts????
Post by: tomoc2003 on April 21, 2009, 02:30:29 pm: So may be not the bumper do that myself and just pray the boot's close :signLOL:

just so tempted at making the car have some impact
Title: Re: Advice about some parts????
Post by: markymark on April 21, 2009, 02:32:07 pm: I think you would have to factor in that they both may need re-painting and hope for the best!
Title: Re: Advice about some parts????
Post by: tomoc2003 on April 21, 2009, 02:37:19 pm: How much do you think a boot spraying would cost

cause if its alot then the 250's getting more off putting :sad:
Title: Re: Advice about some parts????
Post by: markymark on April 21, 2009, 02:39:39 pm: Quote from: tomoc2003 on April 21, 2009, 02:37:19 pm
How much do you think a boot spraying would cost

cause if its alot then the 250's getting more off putting :sad:

TBH im not entirely sure but they would have to blend it in I guess with the rest of the car! Its an area im not 100% on, but metallic paint I know is a nightmare!
Title: Re: Advice about some parts????
Post by: tomoc2003 on April 22, 2009, 09:27:08 am: may be go for it if it's really bad match may be come up with a plan b :signLOL:
Title: Re: Advice about some parts????
Post by: Moschops on April 22, 2009, 10:59:21 am: Quote from: tomoc2003 on April 21, 2009, 02:37:19 pm
How much do you think a boot spraying would cost

cause if its alot then the 250's getting more off putting :sad:

I've had two quotes for boot spraying, one was nearly Ã‚Â£600 VW approved bodyshop boot off job and another private, was Ã‚Â£250 and that was with the boot lid left on the car. Both of these quotes were for the same job too!
However I do appreciate the boot lid will be off the car.

HTH
Title: Re: Advice about some parts????
Post by: tomoc2003 on April 23, 2009, 03:17:10 pm: I think am going to leave it and concentrate on the bumper and some other more important items first :happy2: