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Debadged GTI?

Yeah it's a keeper
1 (5.9%)
Hmmm it's not for me
16 (94.1%)

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Offline Jimmgc51

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De-Badged GTI Grill... Yey or Ney
« on: 13 December 2013, 18:09 »
So noticed that my bonnet is looking pretty worse for wear in terms of stone chips, and after my detail and using a full range of chemicals to clean the paint these chips have started to rust. I think whatever protectant was on the bare metal has been striped away and they look awful. To make matters worse I put K-Rust on them and it seems to have a left a black blob that won't come off around all the chips.

Anyhoo kind of went into a bit of an essay then so back to the point I'm considering having the bonnet sprayed and saw a picture of a debated GTI and though it looked the nuts, but I can't make my mind up if it's a Yeah looks good for a bit kind of look or not and so wanted to gather peoples opinion.

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Offline Mattyj

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Re: De-Badged GTI Grill... Yey or Ney
« Reply #1 on: 13 December 2013, 18:16 »
Ney personal preference
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Offline Raffe

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Re: De-Badged GTI Grill... Yey or Ney
« Reply #2 on: 13 December 2013, 18:20 »
If you creating a show car then maybe, wouldn't be my choice to do and think a black badge is plenty different enough.
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Offline Snooze

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Re: De-Badged GTI Grill... Yey or Ney
« Reply #3 on: 13 December 2013, 18:39 »
Nay
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Offline mwad gti

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Re: De-Badged GTI Grill... Yey or Ney
« Reply #4 on: 13 December 2013, 21:48 »
Not for me
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Offline Mattyj

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Re: De-Badged GTI Grill... Yey or Ney
« Reply #5 on: 13 December 2013, 22:04 »
Maybe if you could change out when you like but because of bonnet cut out not poss :/
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Re: De-Badged GTI Grill... Yey or Ney
« Reply #6 on: 13 December 2013, 23:12 »
Nay  :sad:
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Re: De-Badged GTI Grill... Yey or Ney
« Reply #7 on: 14 December 2013, 10:52 »
nay  :cool:
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Offline Ginge 35Edition

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Re: De-Badged GTI Grill... Yey or Ney
« Reply #8 on: 14 December 2013, 17:55 »
As said above, show car, smoothed bumper yes, daily driver No.
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Offline pryda

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Re: De-Badged GTI Grill... Yey or Ney
« Reply #9 on: 14 December 2013, 22:42 »
not a fan because it's honeycomb, this looks much better...

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