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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: jdjd on 04 June 2010, 15:58

Title: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: jdjd on 04 June 2010, 15:58
Anybody know how I remove the dirty grey front grill on the front bumper (Not the grill sprayed black with the GTI logo attached)
 Getting mine sprayed vinyl black but the guy wants me to remove it 1st or ill be paying alot more then the £40 quoted
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: Rolfe on 04 June 2010, 21:24
Maybe not like this....

(http://www.b5-dark-mirror.demon.co.uk/duck2.jpg)

Rolfe.
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: stupot on 05 June 2010, 17:32
nice catch! winging it's way to the local chinese near you :laugh:
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: am1w on 05 June 2010, 17:34
nice catch! winging it's way to the local chinese near you :laugh:

It is pretty rancid by now! :sick:
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: Neil gti on 05 June 2010, 17:46
nice catch! winging it's way to the local chinese near you :laugh:

It is pretty rancid by now! :sick:

Yes but they will still use it  :sick:
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: am1w on 05 June 2010, 17:56
nice catch! winging it's way to the local chinese near you :laugh:
It is pretty rancid by now! :sick:
Yes but they will still use it  :sick:

Fcuk a duck! :sick:
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: Rolfe on 06 June 2010, 16:35
Aw, come on.  Somebody answer the guy seriously!  Or do I have to ask the guy at my garage when I get mine fixed later this week?

Rolfe.
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: FamilyDub on 07 June 2010, 17:16

Surely it's just a couple of allen key bolts...?

Couple up top near the lights, and maybe a couple under the licence plate and/or the bottom half of the grill?

Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: PenguinGTI on 09 June 2010, 23:17
None under (as in behind) the license plate. Had mine off when I swapped them for wolsburg plates last week
 
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: Rolfe on 10 June 2010, 23:50
The good news is Prospero is all fixed now, both the new front grille and a nasty scratch picked up during the icy weather.

(The garage asked to have the car for two days, so I resigned myself to the bus.  This morning, day 2, I noticed the car parked right beside the bus stop, which is next to the garage.  It looked done to me, but I thought it couldn't be, maybe there was another coat of lacquer to go on.  Got back this evening, to see car in same position.  Yes, all done!  So, did you do anything to it today?  Well, no, we got it finished last night.

Damn.  If I'd just gone into the garage and waved my credit card this morning, I could have saved myself a bus ride and a half-mile walk each end.  Probably do me good really.  I didn't know you could do a spray job that quick.)

Anyway, Andrew says you have to get the whole of the front bumper off, including the indicator lights.  You then have to detach the central section which has the three fins on it.  Once you've done that, the grille comes out.  It's the very first bit to go in when you're assembling the front end.

Rolfe.
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: VWpartsguy17 on 11 June 2010, 00:35
Anybody know how I remove the dirty grey front grill on the front bumper (Not the grill sprayed black with the GTI logo attached)
 Getting mine sprayed vinyl black but the guy wants me to remove it 1st or ill be paying alot more then the £40 quoted

Hope this helps

(http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/953/bumperremoval.jpg)
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: VWpartsguy17 on 11 June 2010, 00:38
(http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/7865/rmimageaction.png)

(http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2834/rmimageaction1h.png)

(http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/7865/rmimageaction.png)
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: jdjd on 11 June 2010, 01:38

Hope this helps



Yes thanks, Looks like im going to need some help to do all this
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: Das Auto on 11 June 2010, 11:22
Good luck with that lol
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: FamilyDub on 11 June 2010, 15:34

 :laugh: :lipsrsealed:

Do you have an engineering degree? I wouldn't be even trying to remove that.
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: gizzywizzy on 11 June 2010, 16:54
Why would you want to spray a white cars bumper black? It's gonna look look  :sick: should have just bought a black car or carbon grey  :wink:

Gizzy
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: Snoopy on 12 June 2010, 16:05
 :cool:
VWpartsguy17
Don't suppose you have one of those for the door panels / window guides/motor do you?
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: VWpartsguy17 on 12 June 2010, 17:41
I do, ElsaWeb is a beautiful thing  :cool:  2dr or 4dr?
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: Snoopy on 13 June 2010, 09:38
thanks 4dr :smiley:
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: VWpartsguy17 on 14 June 2010, 20:49
:cool:
VWpartsguy17
Don't suppose you have one of those for the door panels / window guides/motor do you?

(http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/6272/panel2.png)
(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/7087/panel3o.png)
(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/3696/windowguide.png)
(http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/3695/windowmotor.png)
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: p3asa on 15 June 2010, 16:43
Thanks for that. Does it have a guide for removing the tweeter that is attached to the back of the wing mirror?

I have slight distortion from either my drivers door speaker or the tweeter after I had to mount the kerb to avoid a dog in the first few days of ownership and I've always meant to replace them but couldn't figure out how to
a) remove the door trim if needed or b) if the tweeter could be removed independently of removing the door trim.
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: Snoopy on 15 June 2010, 17:13
Thank you for posting the door info
Geoff.  :smiley: :cool:
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: VWpartsguy17 on 15 June 2010, 18:02
Thanks for that. Does it have a guide for removing the tweeter that is attached to the back of the wing mirror?

I have slight distortion from either my drivers door speaker or the tweeter after I had to mount the kerb to avoid a dog in the first few days of ownership and I've always meant to replace them but couldn't figure out how to
a) remove the door trim if needed or b) if the tweeter could be removed independently of removing the door trim.

(http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/9914/tweeter.png)
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: p3asa on 28 June 2010, 12:16
Much appreciated VWpartsguy17   :wink:
Title: Re: Removing the Front grill?
Post by: Snoopy on 24 October 2010, 18:13
Useful info i could not find befor on removing the front bumper and grill from the mk6