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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: simon44 on 29 December 2009, 00:06
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Hi, please can someone help me with two questions:
- how to remove the front spot lights (set within the front bumper)
- is it possible to replace the spots with air intake style vents?
Many thanks,
Simon
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Are you referring to the section where the indicator and fog lamps are?
If so, put a flat headed screwdriver between the fog light and the reflector, and carefully prise the reflector out, this will reveal two screws for the fog light, unscrew the two screws and pull the fog light out towards you, then disconnect the wiring. Repeat for the other side.
As for the air intakes, I've only ever seen them a couple of times, they're quite hard to get hold of!
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Bored Welsh Lad was selling a HUGE group buy months ago.
Might still have some.
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Bored Welsh Lad was selling a HUGE group buy months ago.
Might still have some.
No, his ones go at the bottom of the bumper (underneath the indicators)
The OP wants the intakes that replace the fogs
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nothing a bit of 2x4 and some rusty nails wont cure!
i would proably make my own out of cold air intake tube (they sell it at my local motorfactors, apparently its different from normal tube :huh:!!) and some mesh or something!?
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You can make a half decent cold air intake from the existing fog light unit.
If you take the fog light out, then take the lens and bulb unit off you will then be able to see you can remove most of the internal plastic which will leave you with a decent size squarish hole. Tody it all up, paint it to match your bumper, add mesh if you want to and attach some ducting to the rear.
Then you have a free cold air vent which fits the car and has cost you some time and a bit of paint.
Paul
Perhaps I watched too much Blue Peter when younger.
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You can make a half decent cold air intake from the existing fog light unit.
If you take the fog light out, then take the lens and bulb unit off you will then be able to see you can remove most of the internal plastic which will leave you with a decent size squarish hole. Tody it all up, paint it to match your bumper, add mesh if you want to and attach some ducting to the rear.
Then you have a free cold air vent which fits the car and has cost you some time and a bit of paint.
Paul
Perhaps I watched too much Blue Peter when younger.
You missed out sticky back plastic and a washing up bottle. :laugh:
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Yeah and sell me the fog glass, mine are cracked to fook.
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Yeah and sell me the fog glass, mine are cracked to fook.
about 20 quid at dealer for the glass, but tricky to fit and get to seal..
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£20?
:shocked:
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£20?
:shocked:
yeah, £23 i think to be exact, its about £100 each for the fog unit complete, thats per side
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I'm just gonna look for some Anni ones.
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thats what iv got, bought em at the dealer, £££
got a spare (used but good condition) set up of the annie ones too
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A guy on VW vortex made his own one ages ago by cutting up one of those big water cooler bottles. Worked too :wink:
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thats what iv got, bought em at the dealer, £££
got a spare (used but good condition) set up of the annie ones too
How much are the genuine Anni ones worth? I've got a set on my motor at the moment
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Thanks guys, lots for me to go on! Thank you also to VR6-Joe for removal tips. Perhaps the off side fog lamp vent could be a second feed into the airbox?! I was reading a long post on this and some are for and some are against?! I'm on my weight saving mission so everything that I dont need on a daily basis is up for consideration!
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joe they are 95 quid each for the fogs, 15 quid each for the reflectors and 15 quid each for the indicators
so your talking about £230 for the full set up both sides
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Yeah and sell me the fog glass, mine are cracked to fook.
about 20 quid at dealer for the glass, but tricky to fit and get to seal..
Cheaper to buy a new set from ebay, lol
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Yeah and sell me the fog glass, mine are cracked to fook.
about 20 quid at dealer for the glass, but tricky to fit and get to seal..
Cheaper to buy a new set from ebay, lol
Yes but the cheap ones let in water.
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Thanks guys, lots for me to go on! Thank you also to VR6-Joe for removal tips. Perhaps the off side fog lamp vent could be a second feed into the airbox?! I was reading a long post on this and some are for and some are against?! I'm on my weight saving mission so everything that I dont need on a daily basis is up for consideration!
Mine now supplies a cold air feed into the airbox and had no problems with it even in the pouring rain.
For extra weight savings consider dumping the carbon cannister and valve and the 2.5 kg weight attached to the top rear of the engine subframe.
Paul