MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Dundy53 on February 16, 2014, 08:01:56 pm

Title: Rear Valance options
Post by: Dundy53 on February 16, 2014, 08:01:56 pm

Hey, I've just bought a '06 plate mk5 gttdi and looking to swap the rear valance for a gti one, the gti one comes with a cut out for the exhaust, just wondering if anyone has modified it so there's not one, or if there's any aftermarket ones without the cut out or is it just a case of changing my backbox?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Rear Valance options
Post by: Joshy on February 16, 2014, 08:04:19 pm

I think Luke from Plush Automotive did this on his old mk5 gti. Search for his thread, should be around somewhere :)

Title: Re: Rear Valance options
Post by: Dundy53 on February 16, 2014, 08:19:29 pm

Okay cheers!

Title: Re: Rear Valance options
Post by: Nodz on February 16, 2014, 08:33:30 pm

The facelift TDI ones come with the cutout iirc and then it's just get one of them back boxes, a gti back box or an after market one

Title: Re: Rear Valance options
Post by: George10 on February 16, 2014, 08:58:12 pm

There's a fair few people that have deleted the cut out.

Any relatively good body shop will be able to do it for you

Title: Re: Rear Valance options
Post by: Andy on February 16, 2014, 09:02:24 pm

you can buy the rear valance with out the cut out but most people go the other way

Title: Re: Rear Valance options
Post by: Dundy53 on February 16, 2014, 09:38:52 pm

Hmm, okay, thanks, do you know if the gti backbox will affect the power at all or do they just have different tailpipes?
Thanks

Title: Re: Rear Valance options
Post by: George10 on February 16, 2014, 10:03:03 pm

Won't affect the power at all

Title: Re: Rear Valance options
Post by: Andy on February 16, 2014, 11:32:47 pm

as above just different tail pipes..few months time my milly back box will be up for sale