MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Meallbhan on August 10, 2012, 08:43:41 pm

Title: Red Grille Stripe
Post by: Meallbhan on August 10, 2012, 08:43:41 pm

Evening all,

Is it possible to completely remove the red stripe on the front of a 2005 GTI?

Mine is quite faded and needs a proper clean and polish.

Cheers  :happy2:

Title: Re: Red Grille Stripe
Post by: E30Dom on August 10, 2012, 09:15:00 pm

Yes it just unclips front the front grill, I really want mine silver...

Title: Re: Red Grille Stripe
Post by: Meallbhan on August 10, 2012, 10:05:27 pm

Cool, I assume the grille has to come off first though?

Title: Re: Red Grille Stripe
Post by: monte on August 11, 2012, 12:21:15 am

Yes mate 4 screws and the lot comes off. Then with a small flat blade screwdriver carefully prise the stripe away from the grille. You can see the lugs from the rear.


E30DOM, it's sssssooooo easy to change the colour of the stripe.

Simply buy a roll of 1" go-faster stripe in silver. Then when you have removed the red plastic stripe give it a good clean with meths.
Take you time and stick the silver stripe onto the red making sure you fold it over the back edges. Then simply trim off the excess with a Stanley blade.

Clip back in the grille and fit to car. Job done.

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Title: Re: Red Grille Stripe
Post by: E30Dom on August 11, 2012, 09:06:49 am

Cheers Monte!

Didn't think about vinyl, was concerned about spraying it! Nice one! Will get it done as that looks MINT!

Dom

Title: Re: Red Grille Stripe
Post by: monte on August 11, 2012, 09:55:51 am

Quote from: E30Dom on August 11, 2012, 09:06:49 am

Cheers Monte!

Didn't think about vinyl, was concerned about spraying it! Nice one! Will get it done as that looks MINT!

Dom

If you pm me your address Dom I'll send you a couple of metres. I think I got a 10m roll  :happy2: