MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Mintveedub on January 16, 2011, 01:20:40 am

Title: Red stripe around grill
Post by: Mintveedub on January 16, 2011, 01:20:40 am

How easy is it to take off?

Want it black, what's the best thing to use?

Anyone done it?

Title: Re: Red stripe around grill
Post by: apollo13 on January 16, 2011, 08:56:33 am

Quote from: Mintveedub on January 16, 2011, 01:20:40 am

How easy is it to take off? Easy

Want it black, what's the best thing to use? Primer then paint

Anyone done it? Yes. Darren-Mortygttdi had it for a while painted purple.

Title: Re: Red stripe around grill
Post by: gti265 on January 16, 2011, 10:22:32 am

iv got mine painted white, just use a small flat head screw driver, and just go along and pop it out from your front grill, just dont scratch the black or use so much force that u snap the red stripe :) it is easy realy :)

clean it with hot soapy water then also get some very fine sand paper rub it down, prime it, then sand again, then paint then laquer it :) i just drove round for 2 days without it whilst i painted it :)

then just clip it back on and your done :)

Title: Re: Red stripe around grill
Post by: mlr55 on January 16, 2011, 01:43:11 pm

Can you buy the stripe on its own, i snapped mine D'oh!  Part number??

Title: Re: Red stripe around grill
Post by: Mintveedub on January 16, 2011, 04:33:34 pm

Cheers for that info guys, much appreciated :happy2:





Kenny

Title: Re: Red stripe around grill
Post by: big al on January 16, 2011, 04:46:03 pm

Quote from: mlr55 on January 16, 2011, 01:43:11 pm

Can you buy the stripe on its own, i snapped mine D'oh!  Part number??

Nope,  never been available on it's own.
I do like them colour coded, but not sure how a black one would look, not too keen on the idea myself.
Love it when peoples projects use a couple of colours,IE, delboys black GTI with the light blue theme on the interior and on the grill too.

Title: Re: Red stripe around grill
Post by: GOLDENBOY on January 16, 2011, 05:31:31 pm

 Ive been wanting change red stripe for while, seen couple on here and looks loads better, colour coded to rest of the car!!!!! not sure about black though either?? Going to get some coloured electrical tape, test the water see what looks best before get it painted properly :smiley:

Title: Re: Red stripe around grill
Post by: daboy3000 on January 17, 2011, 11:39:32 am

I'm currently painting mine black as I don't want it to look too much like a GTi(as its not)