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Offline Jaywoo-GTI

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Re: Replacement grill
« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2011, 08:48:33 am »
The grill is about £115 now from vw last time i priced on up,
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Re: Replacement grill
« Reply #16 on: January 20, 2011, 09:01:06 am »
Quote from: Jaywoo-GTI on January 20, 2011, 08:48:33 am
The grill is about £115 now from vw last time i priced on up,

Wow that's gone up a bit. Thanks  :happy2: do you know if those part numbers are correct?
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Re: Replacement grill
« Reply #17 on: January 20, 2011, 02:30:02 pm »
As I suspected they say 'we never said it was an oem part' even though I specifically asked if it was to which they replied yes it is. The guy said 'oh it's an oem replacement grille'! If that isn't a underhand play on words I don't know what is. Not only do I have to pay a 25% 're-stocking' fee, I've got to pay for the shipping to send it back!  :fighting:

I'm not a happy bunny. I will not be using them again. Jokers.
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Re: Replacement grill
« Reply #18 on: January 20, 2011, 08:19:05 pm »
Why don't you just keep it? The shinyness will become dull soon, if that makes sense!  :laugh:
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Re: Replacement grill
« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2011, 08:59:02 pm »
I know what you mean! But just the fact that I know it's not oem will niggle away at the back of my mind!
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Re: Replacement grill
« Reply #20 on: January 21, 2011, 04:26:00 pm »
Quote from: swf7y on January 20, 2011, 08:19:05 pm
Why don't you just keep it? The shinyness will become dull soon, if that makes sense!  :laugh:

I dont think it will.........if its like the ones iv seen the honeycombe is made from the same plastic as the main grille mask.

Its because its one piece. The OEM grilles are two pieces, the gloss black mask comes away from the honeycombe  :happy2:
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Re: Replacement grill
« Reply #21 on: January 21, 2011, 04:38:19 pm »
Just get a sprayer to blow over the honeycomb part with matt black, Shouldnt cost more than a tenner and will look identicle to original.
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Re: Replacement grill
« Reply #22 on: January 21, 2011, 11:34:24 pm »
My MY06 gti has only covered 7000 miles and the grill is a kind of satin black rather than matt. They do go matt with age I notice - my father in law's 07 ed30 is completely matt.
Exactly what do you call shiny? - pics?
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Re: Replacement grill
« Reply #23 on: January 22, 2011, 06:53:20 am »
Quote from: apollo13 on January 21, 2011, 04:26:00 pm
Quote from: swf7y on January 20, 2011, 08:19:05 pm
Why don't you just keep it? The shinyness will become dull soon, if that makes sense!  :laugh:

I dont think it will.........if its like the ones iv seen the honeycombe is made from the same plastic as the main grille mask.

Its because its one piece. The OEM grilles are two pieces, the gloss black mask comes away from the honeycombe  :happy2:

If it's one piece it will look  :sick: no matter what you do to it.
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Re: Replacement grill
« Reply #24 on: January 22, 2011, 09:51:10 am »
As far as I am aware all the grilles are one piece.
Do you still have the e mails from the company?
How did you pay? I would not just  send it back, as you are losing out on postage and on the 'restocking fee' which sounds crap to me.
I would not let them do this.
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