MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: JigBake on October 28, 2012, 01:42:49 am

Title: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: JigBake on October 28, 2012, 01:42:49 am
I usually put my car in the garage every night. Its typical that the one night that I cant be bothered and I wake up in the morning to find out that somebody has nicked my bootlid Edition 30 badge! Absolute scumbags. I am just thankful that the paintwork isnt damaged. I am shocked that somebody would steal something that probally isnt that expensive to buy.

I have missed the VW parts departments opening hours, so wont be able to phone them untill monday. Does anybody know roughly how much these are to buy??

Cheers.
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: Black9 on October 28, 2012, 01:59:07 am
U can buy them off eBay for around 11.95 posted. Genuine too
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: Nodz on October 28, 2012, 06:05:36 am
It's probably kids, I remember when I was at school people used to nick them off cars and swap them with each other or sell them to other kids.
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on October 28, 2012, 06:54:37 am
U can buy them off eBay for around 11.95 posted. Genuine too

Here you go :happy2:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160859589778;jsessionid=ED3D157AC422B6DD70D2D475D8147443?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D160859589778%26_rdc%3D1
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: MC71 on October 28, 2012, 07:15:20 am
Kids!  :fighting:

As mentioned, eBay. Bought a couple from there and they are OEM parts.  :happy2:

Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: flinty on October 28, 2012, 07:56:53 am
iits just an inconveinence you dont need, i had the rear reflectors stole from my rear bumper from someone in another mkv r32
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: sanj on October 28, 2012, 08:01:19 am
Fcuking cnut's! :fighting:
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: Pirelli08 on October 28, 2012, 08:38:56 am
Count yourself lucky mate it's not a Pirelli the badges are £60 from the dealers and I am still waiting for a replacement 2 years later . . . !!!
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: Baz300 on October 28, 2012, 08:52:29 am
Keep an eye out incase you see any corsa or Saxo edition 30s floating about  :signLOL:

At least there isn't any marks or scratches from them taking the badge off so it will just be a cheap fix
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: monte on October 28, 2012, 08:58:41 am
Count yourself lucky mate it's not a Pirelli the badges are £60 from the dealers and I am still waiting for a replacement 2 years later . . . !!!


 :surprised:  I think I'd resort to some decals from VC if the badges were £60, and there was a chance of it being nicked again.  :wink:


http://bit.ly/ThuXZx


Someone tried to nick the one I had on my grill but I think I disturbed them when I shouted out "wtf are u doing". They just scarpered.  :fighting:
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: George on October 28, 2012, 09:52:34 am
Don't forget to ask VW for the badge location measurements, get some masking tape too  :happy2:
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: JigBake on October 28, 2012, 10:18:45 am
I didnt think about looking on ebay. As long as they are genuine I will order one. The car looks crap at the moment as I havent had time to remove the sticky foam.

Can VW supply these dimensions?? Do they just print them off for you??

Cheers.
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: MC71 on October 28, 2012, 11:31:37 am
^^^^ if your boot still has the sticky bit from the badge, just measure up and then across and you'll be fine for putting the other one on. Sounds a bit anal but when I replaced my GTI lettering on the boot I used a spirit level and masking tape to get it level, using the top of the masking tape as the bottom line on which to place the lettering.

EDIT: if that doesn't help use this "how to" on badge placement, use the measurements for the lettering "FSI" as to where to place the EDITION30 badge.

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,4111.0.html

 :happy2:
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: markymark on October 28, 2012, 11:49:21 am
Count yourself lucky mate it's not a Pirelli the badges are £60 from the dealers and I am still waiting for a replacement 2 years later . . . !!!
They aren't that expensive as I have one on order too at my local dealers. From memory I think they quoted me £38, mines been on order for at least 6 months now! :mad:
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: nathangallo on October 28, 2012, 12:39:00 pm
There is one fore auction on eBay at the moment fella! Would give a link but I'm on the iPhone :)
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: JigBake on October 28, 2012, 02:25:44 pm
^^^^^^^^^

Cheers for the help but i have literally just bought one. It was buy it now at £11.95 including postage. Not too bad. Hopefully should get it at the beginning of the week.

Cheers.
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: Mk5 GTian on October 30, 2012, 04:46:36 am

Man. you are so lucky they didn't damage the boot. They normally don't give a sh1t, and just get any old tool behind it and yank it off, scratching or even denting the bodywork.

As far as gettting the dimensions right for the sticker, well worth getting from VW. I have seen so many V6 4 moitions where they've got it badly wrong,it spoils the whole look of the car.

Glad it's a simple job for you  :happy2:
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: GTI-Pirelli on October 30, 2012, 09:24:01 am
markymark,

Do you have a part number for the Pirelli badge? I contacted my dealer and they quoted the "parts bulletin 0-172" which they didn't have. Also appeared to have no clue as to how to get it.

I e-mailed VW UK and they said "Contact your local dealer!" :stupid:
Title: Re: Somebody seems to have borrowed my Edition 30 Badge!!
Post by: markymark on October 30, 2012, 08:01:33 pm
markymark,

Do you have a part number for the Pirelli badge? I contacted my dealer and they quoted the "parts bulletin 0-172" which they didn't have. Also appeared to have no clue as to how to get it.

I e-mailed VW UK and they said "Contact your local dealer!" :stupid:
Unfortunately I don't have a part number, when I went into my local dealers they took the chassis number from my car and ordered it via that. I think they contacted VW Germany directly and it's still on back order. :happy2: