colour-coded valance fitted

[Digger3]

collected my colour-coded valance from the body-shop this morning, well pleased with the finish, Here's a couple of pics.

[dmac1969]

Looking good , thats how they should have came from the factory IMHO!   

[Digger3]

Looking good , thats how they should have came from the factory IMHO!   

My Feelings Exactly 

[Yawn]

Smart

[big al]

Looks great, nice and clean.
I wonder if they didn't do it from factory so that it made ED30 owners feel they were getting more exclusivity for their extra cash

[dmac1969]

Looks great, nice and clean.
I wonder if they didn't do it from factory so that it made ED30 owners feel they were getting more exclusivity for their extra cash

Maybe , however they should have thought more about making the GTIs arse end look different to the standard Golf IMHO , 3 chrome letters and an exposed twin exhaust arent much of an upgrade from the 1.4 S!

[Digger3]

Looks great, nice and clean.
I wonder if they didn't do it from factory so that it made ED30 owners feel they were getting more exclusivity for their extra cash

Maybe , however they should have thought more about making the GTIs arse end look different to the standard Golf IMHO , 3 chrome letters and an exposed twin exhaust arent much of an upgrade from the 1.4 S!

second that !

I reckon VW should offer to colour-code all mk5 gti rear valances on a recall-basis,,oh and re-inburse people who've already had it done,,, along with a written apology for being cheap-skates in the first place   

[dmac1969]

Looks great, nice and clean.
I wonder if they didn't do it from factory so that it made ED30 owners feel they were getting more exclusivity for their extra cash

Maybe , however they should have thought more about making the GTIs arse end look different to the standard Golf IMHO , 3 chrome letters and an exposed twin exhaust arent much of an upgrade from the 1.4 S!

second that !

I reckon VW should offer to colour-code all mk5 gti rear valances on a recall-basis,,oh and re-inburse people who've already had it done,,, along with a written apology for being cheap-skates in the first place   

Sounds like a plan! 

[laserblue999]

I can't deny it looks great and I'm still considering it, but I don't dislike mine as it is now. I think VW were trying to put a bit of MK1 history in the design like the old arch black spats bumpers and spoilers etc. - if the tartan interior is anything to go by. Most high end cars these days are colour coded so we tend to feel a bit short changed with an unpainted valance! The original Mk1 was designed in quite a subtle way so a three letter badge and a twin exhaust only is fitting IMHO. 

[Gene Hunt]

Looking good , thats how they should have came from the factory IMHO!   

..........x2 

[Vdub13799]

Alright bud, how much did that cost out of interest?

[Neil]

Very smart indeed and it`s a job that`s on a list of things to do with mine.


Did you remove the whole bumper to fit it or manage without having to do that?

[Digger3]

Alright bud, how much did that cost out of interest?

Very smart indeed and it`s a job that`s on a list of things to do with mine.


Did you remove the whole bumper to fit it or manage without having to do that?

£57 for the new valance that's trade price from TPS,,, Then £100 for the prep and painting...

I removed the valance and re-fitted the new one with the bumper still on the car, but wouldn't do it that way again, would definitely remove the whole bumper...

[mvb12]

why didn't you just spray your original lower section?

[Digger3]

why didn't you just spray your original lower section?

in order for it to be done properly it needs to be removed from the car,, then the body-shop need to prep it followed by plastic primer then a two-pack primer all before the base coat and laquer,
in other words they would have needed the valance for a few days, so it's easier to just buy another one,, or be with-out the car.