new front bumper...

[Rhino]

Ok, 3 years ago i bought a gti style front bumper for my mk5,it never fitted properly, cos i never cut that certain bit away(didnt know). recently i smashed bumper up hit a lump of ice. so now im thinking of getting another gti style front bumper OR GT one, seen a few on ebay (links below) just wondering if they worth getting as im not sure.would prefer the GT look .
cheers guys

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Golf-5-V-GTI-Look-Front-Bumper-MK5-New-with-Grilles-Fog-/400115496327?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5d28bdf587

would prefer this look..

can anyone reccomend anywhere or anyone to get the front bumper, cheers

[Phil Miller]

get a genuine bumper and cut it as it should be and it will be fine mate, i done mine 2 yrs ago and it still looks spot on

[skard]

I recently sold my Xparts one that I'd had for two years - was never quite happy with the fitment although at the time it seemed like the best option.

Managed to get a brand new in primer GTI/GT bumper wrongly advertised as a Jetta one for £80.

My advice is stay genuine.

[skard]

Also, if you had a genuine bumper before I assume you have GTI/GT/Jetta foglights? These won't fit the Xparts bumper.

When I put GT grilles in I got some GT fogs and swapped the glass over to my standard fogs.

[Rhino]

this is the old style bumper i had on...dont fancy putting that back on! later one looks so much more sporty

[omeydz]

Id recommend genuine too.

Looks like a rep ed30 lower front lip in the picture originally in the first post.

[Rhino]

that was just random pic i found, i think the GT grills are better than the gti ones, but everyones different lol,

any good places where i can source a front bumper at a reasonable price

[omeydz]

At the risk of being hypocritical i just found this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251042443990#ht_761wt_932

Reasonable price and its complete with good feedbacks

Hmmm!

[skard]

Like I say, I've had both Xparts and genuine and would definitely recommend the latter.
As I have got genuine grilles all round the Xparts one was not much of a saving, if at all. It just never lined up to the arches properly, even with adjustment and I won't be the only one to say this if you search forums.

eBay is best to look, you will have a good chance of finding a painted one although it may take a few weeks of searching. Beware slightly different Jetta/Golf Estate bumpers being touted as GTI/GT ones.

[omeydz]

Very true skard.

Tell tail sign is the fog grilles on jetta bumpers have the extra extensions on the top that are chromed.

If grilles arent included look for the recess marks on the bumper and you'll see what I mean!