I’ve been looking with this GTI with it being a 23 plate I’ve not had any issues at all unlike my GTD.
But I think it’s because it is the 2023 model, I love how they’ve added the wing protectors on them now too, it finishes it off.
All mk8’s with factory 19’s have the little wing extenders, missing ones on a car with factory spec 19” wheels suggests the bumpers have been off at some point.
Some owners take off those little wheel arch lip spoilers as they don’t like them. There’ve been members on other forums who’ve removed them without having to take the bumpers off first, so if they’re missing it doesn’t necessarily mean the bumpers have been off.
Very true, I was thinking more along the lines that just two were missing, most likely being the front ones, this would certainly indicate a front bumper removal had occurred, but yes, removal of them doesn’t necessarily mean the bumper has been off, but it would prompt me to look a bit closer if it were I car I was looking to purchase.