Did the front bumper design change at some point?

[Jimp]

As per title, did the front bumper design change at some point? Only noticed this when looking at bored_welsh_lad's lower vents thread. Look at the indent line between the fogs and number plate on this car, it is the same width as the line going to the edge of the bumper:

While the same indent line between the fogs and number plate on this car looks thinner than the one coming from the edge of the bumper:


Any info on this?

[kells]

one looks like a US bumper other looks UK

[Jimp]

They are both EU bumpers as they both have the EU plate cutout. The US  bumpers don't have a plate cutout and have side repeaters.

[Wayne]

My guess and it is only a guess, one is a genuine bumper the other is a pattern part, or they used 2 different suppliers.

[kells]

one is texture top one aint, thats prob why the line is different, can someone with non textured bumpers put up a good pic

[Wayne]

one is texture top one aint, thats prob why the line is different, can someone with non textured bumpers put up a good pic

Good spot, just noticed myself

[VR6-Joe]

I have non textured bumpers and the line is the same all the way round. Same applies for the rear bumper, as we had to chop the centre section of the rear bumper out to plastic weld it into the front bumper..

[Adam]

Textured-


GTi-


they are the same?

[VR6-Joe]

Textured-

That looks a really nice, clean, tidy car. What actually happened to it?

[boneybradley]

That looks a really nice, clean, tidy car. What actually happened to it?

Looks like a pile of shi7e to me