Can't believe how easy changing the front Grill is ...

nikefans · Oct 27, 2006

This morning i asked a question of how to replace the front grill ...
This evening i did it within 10 mins .. can't believe how easy it is.

4 screws, 6 clips. Thats it.

Before with license plate drilled on my Front grill ... stock fog grill... rattling dash vent ...

Screws and clips that u need to take care of before u can take the grill off.
2 more screws on the bottom of the grill.

Front Grill and Fog Grill off

New Grill and open Grill installed. Looks so nice .. :wub:

Replaced the rattling useless dash vent into a usefull dash tray .. now i can finally place my sunglasses other than my compartment or my cup holder... I can actually use the cup holder for Coke!!!~~~:thumbup:

All you need to do all these jobs ..

The left overs ...

I finished all these within an hour .. very very fast and easy job.

Items from OEMPL.US

Front Grill = $98.95
Dash Tray= $60.00
Fog Grill = $49.00

The brand new look of my lovely GTI = Priceless

335 Trojan · Oct 27, 2006

Nice job man!

I know a lot of people are looking for grill stripes etc....so you might want to post it in the Classifides

TopGearNJ · Oct 27, 2006

Why did you change it if u dont mind me asking?

335 Trojan · Oct 27, 2006

TopGearNJ said:
Why did you change it if u dont mind me asking?

Cause the one he got from the dealer already had the holes drilled in it for the front license plate. If he took the license plate off, there would be 4 ugly holes.

So he got a new, undrilled one.

Hong Chau · Oct 28, 2006

that looks HOT man.. always pays to try and do it yourself.
so much more satisfaction that way. also costs less!!!

Gtiguy182 · Oct 28, 2006

where do u put the license plate now... i live in new england and i hate having the license plate in the front i wanna take it out so i can get that smooth look but i dont know where to put the plate

Call.me.Junior · Oct 28, 2006

where'd you get the grill from, order from the dealer? Does it come with any emblems or do u have to swap them?

Gangstarrr_Val · Oct 28, 2006

GTI Trojan said:
Cause the one he got from the dealer already had the holes drilled in it for the front license plate. If he took the license plate off, there would be 4 ugly holes.

So he got a new, undrilled one.

so paying $96.00 for a grill that looks the exact same without 4 little holes?

meh

i guess to each his own.

my07blkgti · Oct 28, 2006

looks clean man...keep up the good work, is that emblem blacked out? cant really tell

nikefans · Oct 28, 2006

Call.me.Junior said:
where'd you get the grill from, order from the dealer? Does it come with any emblems or do u have to swap them?

Got it from the dealer with employee discount. original price $120+tax

u have to take the emblem off from the old one to the new one. there's 3 clips behind the emblem. 15 sec is all u need to take that off.

nikefans · Oct 28, 2006

my07blkgti said:
looks clean man...keep up the good work, is that emblem blacked out? cant really tell

no it's not .. i like it silver cuz my GTI is already dark color .. wanna keep the contrast ..

my07blkgti · Oct 28, 2006

oh okay got ya...it looks nice like that, just asking becasue i love seeing UG with blacked out emblems

dpham00 · Oct 28, 2006

i'm so glad my dealer didn't install the front plate!

GTI2007 · Oct 28, 2006

Looks good. Nice job.

GTI DSG · Oct 29, 2006

I am waiting for a badgeless grill to come out, I hate the drilled front but bodyshop will fix it when I'm ready to install my bodykit

Can't believe how easy changing the front Grill is ...

nikefans

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335 Trojan

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TopGearNJ

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335 Trojan

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Hong Chau

Banned

Gtiguy182

Clean MKV Owner

Call.me.Junior

is overboard.

Gangstarrr_Val

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my07blkgti

I'll do it!!

nikefans

No Kiss mah Kar!!!

nikefans

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my07blkgti

I'll do it!!

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