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Offline devilscaff

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VW grill badge colour
« on: 12 March 2012, 15:56 »
Just brought a quad light grill and the badge needs repainting,not sure silver or black what is the most orriginal for a 1990 16v in oak green?
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Offline The Mighty Elvi

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Re: VW grill badge colour
« Reply #1 on: 12 March 2012, 16:12 »
Black.

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Offline walchy01

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Re: VW grill badge colour
« Reply #2 on: 12 March 2012, 20:10 »
Silver is the only choice :grin:
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Re: VW grill badge colour
« Reply #3 on: 12 March 2012, 20:18 »
that helps!!!
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Offline Jamtarts

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Re: VW grill badge colour
« Reply #4 on: 12 March 2012, 20:22 »
I want silver :D
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Offline clipperjay

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Re: VW grill badge colour
« Reply #5 on: 12 March 2012, 20:22 »

Black! :cool:
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Offline Thom89

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Re: VW grill badge colour
« Reply #6 on: 12 March 2012, 20:29 »
In the OE world, it should be Black :wink:

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Offline walchy01

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Re: VW grill badge colour
« Reply #7 on: 12 March 2012, 20:30 »
Have black but always had silver previously, not had chance to change it yet :rolleyes:
I feel the black one just fades into the bumper, where as the silver one you see gleaming coming  towards you :grin: :grin:
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Re: VW grill badge colour
« Reply #8 on: 12 March 2012, 20:31 »
Thats interesting Tom, never new that on the 16v... :shocked:
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Re: VW grill badge colour
« Reply #9 on: 12 March 2012, 21:19 »
Quote from: walchy01 on 12 March 2012, 20:31
Thats interesting Tom, never new that on the 16v... :shocked:

Iirc, VW dumped the chrome emblems around 83/84 replacing them with lower key satin black items, even early cars ended up with the black items, why? well it was all thanks to these boys :grin:



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