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Title: Rear end scuff :-(
Post by: Fletch..gti on August 19, 2012, 04:39:47 pm
Just scuff the black lower half of my rear valence , how much roughly are they new from vw .
Also are they easy to change yourself or not ?
Been under my car and can see 5 fixings which are easy enough but what about were the lower half meets top half ?
Title: Re: Rear end scuff :-(
Post by: gazon69 on August 19, 2012, 07:02:42 pm
About £65 from vw pal.
Title: Re: Rear end scuff :-(
Post by: Fletch..gti on August 19, 2012, 07:06:27 pm
Cheers are they easy to take off and what are they like to put back on ?
Title: Re: Rear end scuff :-(
Post by: Fletch..gti on August 19, 2012, 09:00:47 pm
Will I need to remove the whole rear bumper to fit the new lower valance
Title: Re: Rear end scuff :-(
Post by: brown-1234 on August 19, 2012, 10:21:02 pm
Yeah £65 mate, ive just ordered one on thursday.. Its been a right pain tho! It came in on friday and was scuffed so i said im not taking that.. They then ordered another one in for Saturday (Yesterday) that was also scuffed, Worse than the first one. I was then told they will ring where they are made and ask for it to be checked before sending and they have said Tuesday now. Grrrrr

Just make sure you double check before leaving VW if you go there for one lol
Title: Re: Rear end scuff :-(
Post by: Fletch..gti on August 20, 2012, 06:00:50 am
Cheers will check before I leave with it . Will you be taking your bumper off the car or leaving it on and just taking the lower half off ?
Let me know how you get on please mate
Title: Re: Rear end scuff :-(
Post by: Tortaruga on August 20, 2012, 10:02:01 am
I've heard that it's MUCH easier to take the entire back end off and then change the lower part. Apparently getting the lower part off on its own is fairly tricky.

I haven't done it myself, but a bodyshop told me this from their experience.
Title: Re: Rear end scuff :-(
Post by: brown-1234 on August 20, 2012, 01:46:35 pm
^^^^^^^ yeah this is what I also heard. I will be doing it this way