Front bumper sagging

[JezGTI]

I have a 91 8v GTI and the front bumper is sagging at the sides.  Anyone else had this problem?  Can it be corrected and if so how?

Thanks

Jez

[Blue MK2]

Your bumper clips on the bumper are broken. VAG should have these for next to nothing

[JezGTI]

Thanks Blue

Are these easy to fit?

[Blue MK2]

Yeh I think they are screwed on.

[JezGTI]

OK, so the bumper clips are easy to fit to the bumper, but do I need to remove the bumper (or anything else for that matter) in order to do this job?

Thanks again Blue.

[Gambit]

if the bumper clips on the inside of the bumper themselves are banjo'd, i.e. the lugs have been broke then you wont be able to get them from VAG

ill put up a pic in my gallery of what i mean

[Gambit]

in the end i had to get some sheet tin and make new lugs for it

it was just bent into this shape
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then riveted to the existing broken bracket

hope this makes sense!!

[Dizzie]

mine's the same on 1 side. I really need to sort it out as it knocks now and then on the wing. the brackets that got onto the wing you have to get from VW and they're ?2 something. If you've converted to big bumpers you'll probably have to drill another hole as the larger brackets have 2 points where they attach to the wing. after that they sit really flush against the wing.

[AL16v]

Yeh I think they are screwed on.

The brackets clip into holes in the wing, then pins in the holes should stop them coming out.  The bumpers should slide over the brackets.  On a genuine VAG bumper I think there is some adjustment in the clips on the bumper.

[Blue MK2]

Genuwine Bumpers have moulded in brackets. Well they where on mine. Aftermarket bumpers have screwed in brackets on the bumpers.