MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: andybon on April 24, 2015, 11:55:32 pm

Title: Non genuine gti front bumper skin fitment
Post by: andybon on April 24, 2015, 11:55:32 pm

just wandering how many people have used these.

I'm not talking about the eBay hobbies, more the ones you can get from the likes of euro car parts and motor factors.

Would like to know how they fit and do the genuine items fit on them ok or do they need to be modified to fit?

Going to be swapping my Jetta front bumper for one (as everything else is gti rear, skirts, interior).

Title: Re: Non genuine gti front bumper skin fitment
Post by: andybon on April 26, 2015, 08:55:35 am

Anyone?

Title: Re: Non genuine gti front bumper skin fitment
Post by: skard on April 26, 2015, 09:26:46 am

My experience of non genuine bumpers is that they are always a bit out in fitment, so if you are ok with being 95% happy then go for it.

Title: Re: Non genuine gti front bumper skin fitment
Post by: andybon on April 26, 2015, 10:16:55 am

As long as they line up I'm happy, just wandering about any mouldings and grilles and how they fit into the bumper itself.

Title: Re: Non genuine gti front bumper skin fitment
Post by: skard on April 26, 2015, 01:53:05 pm

On my GT I had an Xparts bumper with genuine grilles, it didn't quite click together beautifully. I replaced it with genuine and was much happier.

My mate does a lot of facelifts on T5's and Caddy's using ECP bumpers, again it is ok overall, but not like OEM. The grilles are always a smidgen off.

Title: Re: Non genuine gti front bumper skin fitment
Post by: andybon on April 27, 2015, 10:02:35 pm

Found a second hand one so will be picking it up on Saturday, thought I'd keep looking and one turned up that just needs paint.

Title: Re: Non genuine gti front bumper skin fitment
Post by: JoeDarKa on April 28, 2015, 07:01:13 am

If you have a jetta front, cant you just swap the grilles out for the gti ones?

Title: Re: Non genuine gti front bumper skin fitment
Post by: andybon on April 28, 2015, 07:21:12 am

I could but it would annoy the hell out of me that the two fog light grilles are different from the centre grilles.

Title: Re: Non genuine gti front bumper skin fitment
Post by: JoeDarKa on April 28, 2015, 08:04:38 pm

All the grilles are removable and interchangable

Title: Re: Non genuine gti front bumper skin fitment
Post by: andybon on April 28, 2015, 08:55:58 pm

The two outer grilles cut into the bumper and if I put a gti grille in there it will leave 2 notches in the corners