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Offline Robert74

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Fitting Black front grille badge
« on: March 19, 2010, 10:42:35 am »
I have bought a Black VW badge for the front of my GTI MK5 but cannot work out how to change it. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Do you have to take the whole grille panel off and if so how? Thanks
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Re: Fitting Black front grille badge
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2010, 12:07:11 pm »
If you push the badge in and turn anticlockwise, it should come off. The problem is that there's a good chance you'll break one of the securing lugs. Instead it's four screws and you can pull off the grille and change the badge without breaking anything.

Remember: if *I* can do it, so can you!

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Re: Fitting Black front grille badge
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2010, 12:30:38 pm »
Thanks for that. Where are the 2 lower screws? I can see the ones at the top.
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Re: Fitting Black front grille badge
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2010, 01:47:54 pm »
Thanks stealthwolf I have done it! I managed to just twist it off, easy when you know how. Black badge looks great. Does any one know where I can get a Black GTI badge for the front grille.
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Re: Fitting Black front grille badge
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2010, 07:00:08 pm »
Where did you get the black badge?
I was going to get one from the scrap yard and paint it matt black, but if I can get one already black thats a bonus!
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Re: Fitting Black front grille badge
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2010, 07:58:30 pm »
I got mine from dubstop intl. Something like £8 all in or something equally silly.

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Re: Fitting Black front grille badge
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2010, 10:30:26 pm »
I got it on ebay from "goingfast" it cost about £15 and has a nice black chrome finish.
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Re: Fitting Black front grille badge
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2010, 01:52:06 pm »

I painted mine. Cost £2.50 in wet & dry sandpaper project kit from Halfrauds and that was it.   :happy2:
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Re: Fitting Black front grille badge
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2010, 10:26:44 am »
Thanks for that. Where are the 2 lower screws? I can see the ones at the top.

There's two T25 (i think) screws when you open the bonnet, then there are two screws in the honeycomb under where the number plate sits, once you undo all four screws the panel comes off and you can replace the front emblem, GTI badge and even the red strip once you're done

I did black side mirrors, smoked indicators, yellow strip and blacked front emblem to have something a bit different


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Re: Fitting Black front grille badge
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2010, 03:30:30 pm »
I really think the Pirelli should have come with a yellow stripe and yellow calipers to match the interior.

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Re: Fitting Black front grille badge
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2010, 01:31:24 am »
I'm getting my calipers done the same tone of yellow as the front strip soonish :)

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Re: Fitting Black front grille badge
« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2010, 08:59:54 am »
That Pirelli is lovely. Matt black lower splitter too possibly?

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Re: Fitting Black front grille badge
« Reply #12 on: March 26, 2010, 09:21:25 am »
id be doing the brakes and band yellow asap if i had a pirelli! ;0

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Re: Fitting Black front grille badge
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2010, 12:04:30 pm »
That Pirelli is lovely. Matt black lower splitter too possibly?

Maybe, so many plans at the moment. I just want to break up the silver a little bit, thinking of getting these wheels to go with it... still a bit unsure though



edit: in 5x112 obviously :P

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Re: Fitting Black front grille badge
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2010, 07:55:34 pm »
They're OK, but I love the Pirelli wheels so personally I'd be sticking with them!