MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: jimmy-s3 on December 12, 2009, 09:23:32 pm

Title: lower front bumper removal
Post by: jimmy-s3 on December 12, 2009, 09:23:32 pm

Im getting the lower part of my gti front bumper colour coded and would like help/advice on removing it ready for painting please

Title: Re: lower front bumper removal
Post by: Greeners on December 17, 2009, 03:56:00 pm

Not sure if you have done this already but......................

If by lower bumper you mean the lower splitter/spolier then it is a few screws and it clips into place. Gotta be easy as I've replace mine!  :happy2:

Title: Re: lower front bumper removal
Post by: tinydave on January 08, 2010, 12:39:05 pm

How many screws need to be removed before it can be popped off. i had i bit of a run in with a kerb in the snow.

Title: Re: lower front bumper removal
Post by: Top Cat on January 08, 2010, 12:43:19 pm

loads and loads.  :laugh:  and there is two different sizes under there as well.  :stupid:

Title: Re: lower front bumper removal
Post by: Greeners on January 08, 2010, 12:50:48 pm

About eight and all mine were the same. (ED30)

Title: Re: lower front bumper removal
Post by: JPC on January 08, 2010, 04:12:11 pm

there are t20 and t25 screws under there i think, but you can normally get a t25 screw with a t20 bit  :jumpmove:

Title: Re: lower front bumper removal
Post by: joesgti on January 10, 2010, 01:32:27 am

i have cable ties.  :grin: