I'm quite tempted by the new Golf R and might get a 1-2yr old one in the future.
But what I won't like about the car is the extra attention it will receive, particularly from the criminal element. So, I'm wondering, how easy would it be to turn it into a more standard looking Golf?
Madness I know, and I'm not that serious about it but would be curious anyway...
The obvious things I can think of are:
Front grill: maybe just remove R badge
Front bumper: replace with standard golf bumper, but may not wrok as wheel arches seem bigger on R, maybe GTI bumper would work?
Wheels: Could replace with some more bog standard Golf alloys?
Wing mirrors: Painted black aren't they? Maybe replace with standard mirrors too, or just have painted body colour.
Rear bumper: Fine but exhausts are a giveaway. Suspect it would be very expensive to replace with standard exhaust? Easy to remove the R badge.
Rear lights: Bit of a giveaway but lots of people fit aftermarket lights.
Interior: R badge on seats and on steering wheel. Might leave these.
I guess all the above inc labour would be about 5k? And you end up with worse looking car, lol, madness.
