Open up the side honeycomb parts around dim lights

[Hurdy]

....Damn it, Hurdy!! I wish I hadn't seen those!

LOL

[SteveS]

not keen on either me :p

[Peskarik]

http://www.fischermotorsport.de/Volkswagen/VW-Golf-Mk5-VW-Jetta-Mk5/GTI-Mk5/open-front-grille-VW-Golf-5-GTI-6.743.html

O, ja, ja, genau! Vielen Dank! 

[Peskarik]

It's plenty warm enough over here, looks like a standard part worldwide...

actually, when I wrote about warmer climate, I went specifically to look for pics of your car, Phil. 

[Peskarik]

I thought about these:-



http://homepage.mac.com/risowu/OSIR/FOGGT.htm

Although I would not have it in silver

that thing sticks out from the skirt. And 300 quid?  Na, I'd rather have the original ones with holes in them.

[john_o]

I reckon it would look great with ALL the honeycomb cut out.
But I would worry about strength and airflow changes , maybe increase drag = decreased economy lol

Those OSIR parts are nice , and open up the possibility of modifying them a bit more , e.g. R8 lights , or some other detail touch.

this is one way I prefer the horiz slats of the R32 , widens the front end.

last possibility is to remove it all .....

JohnO

[08micsta]

The GTI grills with the big square cut outs (or whatever they are called) are for American GTi's. Over there the first mod is to remove them and fit the universal ones as seen on Phils car.

South Africa is warm and we also get the closed grills. Those carbon ones look awesome. Im starting to really wish my dad would buy my mom a new car 

[RedRobin]

The GTI grills with the big square cut outs (or whatever they are called) are for American GTi's. Over there the first mod is to remove them and fit the universal ones as seen on Phils car.

....Not so, according to my sources - The 'square cut' vents were on the early DSG Mk5 GTI's because VW thought that the DSG oil cooler would need more venting. But they found it wasn't necessary and the vents didn't help anyway. So they were dropped from the production line....So I'm told.

However, some of us don't like the 'imitation vent' appearance of the closed ones and bought OEM square cuts from FischerSport.

[08micsta]

Why is America still producing GTI's with the square grills then? 
Not arguing, just wondering...

[RedRobin]

Why is America still producing GTI's with the square grills then? 
Not arguing, just wondering...

....Are you sure they are? [I'm only wondering too ]

The story I've posted might not be true but....