Correct front bumper alignment?

[Peeair]

Hi Everyone,

I had a bumper respray just before Christmas, picked the car up and didn't think much more of it.
Then tonight when having a look around the front I spotted a gap between the front grille and the bumper.
I can't remember if that's how it came from the factory or if it has just been re-fitted badly.
Would you guys be able to have a look at yours to put my mind at rest?

Thanks in advance!

[p3asa]

What's the other side of the grille like, is it the same?
That's definitely not fitted right. The grille should be on top of the bumper not behind it.

[kalimon]

That looks a right shambles!
Anyone can see that's not been fitted correctly.

[Peeair]

What's the other side of the grille like, is it the same?
That's definitely not fitted right. The grille should be on top of the bumper not behind it.

It's the same both sides.
I think the the grille is sitting above the bumper rather than behind it.
Either way it makes me wonder how they could get it wrong? Surely its just a case of putting the bumper/grille in place and tightening the screws?

[p3asa]

I recently took my grille off as I was planning on doing something with the badge but changed my mind but its pretty straight forward. I'd have a go myself if I was you. It just looks like its not been fitted correctly

I can't get photobucket to take my upload but here's a picture of mine

https://www.dropbox.com/s/at4c84epss4aatv/IMG_1861.JPG?dl=0

Even the gap between your grille and light looks abnormally large!! It could be because the grille is sitting on the bumper though.

[JoeGTI]

It's definitely not right but it could be just not clipped in correctly. It's really easy to remove the grill though if you want to try re-seating it yourself. I took mine off the GTI to fit the red GTI badge.
Open the bonnet and there's 2-3 torx screws. Remove those and then just give it a gentle tug, the whole grill will pop out easy. I think there's a few tabs/clips along the bottom, maybe they're just not seated into the bumper properly.

[Peeair]

It's definitely not right but it could be just not clipped in correctly. It's really easy to remove the grill though if you want to try re-seating it yourself. I took mine off the GTI to fit the red GTI badge.
Open the bonnet and there's 2-3 torx screws. Remove those and then just give it a gentle tug, the whole grill will pop out easy. I think there's a few tabs/clips along the bottom, maybe they're just not seated into the bumper properly.

Thanks for the input, I shall take a look tomorrow.
If I can't see anything obviously out of place I'll be going back to VW on Friday.

[Sootchucker]

For reference, here's how mine looks if it helps ?

[dubber36]

There looks to be a bit more to it than just refitting the grille. It looks like the gap between the grille and headlight will still be too wide.

[jv]

Yeah, that's miles out!