Face lifting front end

[KevMK5]

I am in the process of looking to facelift my GT Tdi.

now here is my question,


does the Jetta facelift (gti) bumper fit a golf? and is it a simple job?

or would i be better off trying to get a gti front bumper for a golf to start with?

i have tried to search and just seem to find lots of wanted posts.

[apples12]

Hi

the process of facelifting from the 'old' look bumper to the facelift/jetta/GT Sport/GTI bumper is all the same, the ONLY differences between the jetta/GT sport/GTI bumpers is the grills!

if i was in your position i'd look into changing the carrier too, although some people have gotten away with some cutting of the bumper - something which is very simple to do

good luck  its a worthwhile mod!

[KevMK5]

cheers for the reply apples,

at the minute im watching several bumpers on ebay, problem is most of them dont come with carriers so looks like i will be doing the chop/cut mod.

[skard]

Keep in mind if you get the Jetta bumper the lower grilles are different to a GTI/GT (the top moulding for the fog grilles is elongated).

You'll find that most eBay sellers either neglect to mention this, or don't realise and sell them as GTI/GT bumpers.

Otherwise they are all the same.

[KevMK5]

cheers for the heads up.

at the minute it seems i can get a jetta bumper for about £30/40 quid cheaper and some are in better condition.

unfortunatly none are in laser blue.  but i will just have to get a bumper sprayed.

i am staying aware from the "pattern part" ones

[GTsport]

Mortygttdi has put a Jetta front bumper on his - so might be worth getting in touch with him on what was required.


Seen it in the flesh and it does look spot on, on his car

[skard]

The fitting of a Jetta bumper is no different, it's just if you want to change the lower grilles over time then you're a bit more restricted.

[GTsport]

The fitting of a Jetta bumper is no different, it's just if you want to change the lower grilles over time then you're a bit more restricted.

I thought that the slam panel was different on non gt sport/gti golfs?  And required a bit of cutting to make the facelift bumpers fit.

[skard]

The fitting of a Jetta bumper is no different, it's just if you want to change the lower grilles over time then you're a bit more restricted.

I thought that the slam panel was different on non gt sport/gti golfs?  And required a bit of cutting to make the facelift bumpers fit.

What I mean is it's the same process to fit a GTI/Jetta/later GT bumper, just that the Jetta one has different grilles.

[KevMK5]

thats what i seem to have found on a few sites. appears you need to cut a small square out of each side of the middle, which is hidden behind the grill itself anyway.

[hugh jass]

 You might want to consider these prices before going Jetta (Im going Jetta because theres not going to be that many about. I hope)

1K0 807 243/4 A 2ZZ LEFT/RIGHT CHROME DIESEL £59.08 each

1K0 807 243/4 2ZZ LEFT/RIGHT CHROME

1K0 853 963/4 LEFT/RIGHT NEED PAINTING £10.32 each (This is the bit that goes between the grill and the chrome strip)

  Dont forget theres always Ebay/Hong Kong to save a few pounds.

[KevMK5]

well it would appear after a bit of research that most of the bumpers on ebay are actually Jetta ones.


anyone with a Golf front lift bumper for sale, please see my wanted thread 

[Phil Miller]

I fitted a GTI bumper to my TDI about 18 months ago, didn't bother with a new carrier I cut the bumper, it's a perfect fit and I wrote a how 2 guide on a couple of site about how to do it

[Rich666]

Does the Mk5 R32 bumper fit? I got these parts ff R32 in blue

[KevMK5]

yes rich the r32 front bumper will fit. not sure if the R32 grills will work in a Jetta bumper though