MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: kam on June 22, 2013, 02:52:59 pm

Title: Removing front slam panel??
Post by: kam on June 22, 2013, 02:52:59 pm

Hi team I will be shortly fitting a genuine r32 front bumper to my gt tdi. My question is how difficult is it to change the front panel so I don't need to cut the bumper to fit properly, do the air con pipes pass through the front panel, if so will I need to disconnect the air con pipes to get the old panel off and new panel in,
I have seen a guide which states all the rad and inter cooler can be supported snd tied out of the way to remove and refit the front panel if anyone has done it or knows there advice would be very much apprechiated .

Title: Re: Removing front slam panel??
Post by: xjay1337 on June 24, 2013, 10:26:16 pm

Don't mess around with that. You can't trim the slam panel and you need to buy a whole load of parts

Just trim the bumper. Fits life a glove that way, free as opposed to around £400, and also where you trim is not visible at all.

Title: Re: Removing front slam panel??
Post by: kam on June 26, 2013, 06:47:17 am

Thanks for the reply but I already have all the parts to do the conversion , don't want to cut the bumper so if anyone else can give me the heads up thanks

Title: Re: Removing front slam panel??
Post by: lm_gauci on June 26, 2013, 01:53:15 pm

I can't access this guide at work but it should be in here.....

http://www.goapr.co.uk/support/ (http://www.goapr.co.uk/support/)

Have a look at the 2.0 TFSI Intercooler installation and it will be a step by step guide in there.

Title: Re: Removing front slam panel??
Post by: apples12 on June 27, 2013, 08:48:23 am

its a piece of cake to replace the front panel - to be honest quite intuitive - just have plenty of WD40 with you for the chassis bolts, make sure you put all the air guides back - i'm not 100% sure but they *may* just all be the same between the different panels.

i changed 2 panels on mine - one for a GT conversion and another after a disagreement with a caravan, really not a hard job at all! you will need to support the radiators

 :happy2:

Title: Re: Removing front slam panel??
Post by: xjay1337 on June 27, 2013, 10:09:28 pm

5L pot of dulux paint seems to do well for the rad support.