MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Lee01 on December 07, 2010, 04:29:04 pm

Title: GTi Grill Badge
Post by: Lee01 on December 07, 2010, 04:29:04 pm
Would anyone know if it possible to remove the GTI grill badge leaving a smooth just the honeycomb grill behind, or is there a plinth or blanked out honeycomb section?

Cheers

Lee
Title: Re: GTi Grill Badge
Post by: JoshSimpson on December 07, 2010, 04:43:38 pm
Theres few bits of plastic you can see when you take the badge off but im pretty sure you can just file them out!
Title: Re: GTi Grill Badge
Post by: Gene Hunt on December 07, 2010, 05:09:38 pm
Quote from: JoshSimpson on December 07, 2010, 04:43:38 pm
Theres few bits of plastic you can see when you take the badge off but im pretty sure you can just file them out!
.........& a big hole!!!! :grin:
Title: Re: GTi Grill Badge
Post by: JoshSimpson on December 07, 2010, 07:01:12 pm
Is there a big hole?! :grin: i swear when i changed the badges across onto my US spec grille there was no holes!!

My bad!! :ashamed:
Title: Re: GTi Grill Badge
Post by: Pablos007 on December 08, 2010, 11:38:10 am
There's some plastic with mounting holes for the badge.  Can be filed or dremmelled off pretty easily.  :happy2:
Title: Re: GTi Grill Badge
Post by: Gene Hunt on December 08, 2010, 12:17:06 pm
Quote from: JoshSimpson on December 07, 2010, 07:01:12 pm
Is there a big hole?! :grin: i swear when i changed the badges across onto my US spec grille there was no holes!!

My bad!! :ashamed:
............sorry mate,ment behind the VW badge  :ashamed:  :sad1: :grin:
Title: Re: GTi Grill Badge
Post by: Pablos007 on December 09, 2010, 01:36:37 pm
Looks like this......

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi33.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fd70%2FPablos911%2FForum%2520pics%2Fgti025f.jpg&hash=866e7908e8b77ddbb894c8fc6cdd9d6384483a4a)
Title: Re: GTi Grill Badge
Post by: Lee01 on December 10, 2010, 12:36:54 pm
Pablos007, - Thats the look I am after  :happy2:

I guessing thats a replacement / after market grill?
Title: Re: GTi Grill Badge
Post by: Pablos007 on December 12, 2010, 01:18:07 pm
Standard GTI grille with black VW badge.  :smiley: