my bumper / gti

vee_dub · Post by **vee_dub** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:51 am

i have recently cracked my front bumper on my mk4 1998 6n 1.6cl. i have seen a "VW Polo MK4 GTi Front Bumper" on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Polo-MK4-GTi-F ... dZViewItem

i was just wondering will this fit my car.
thanx, Adam

James14100 · Post by **James14100** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:55 am

Looks like a 16v bumper. Not alot of people call our mk4's mk4's - they think its the mk3. Just email and ask for what year polo it would fit

James

James14100 · Post by **James14100** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:58 am

Ok update

Just gave them a call for u it does fit

James

vee_dub · Post by **vee_dub** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:12 am

alright good stuff looks like i'll have to purchase one now, thanks for that james.

large · Post by **large** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:26 am

is there any thing avalible to put in the inserts apart from the grills????

Alex_6n2 · Post by **Alex_6n2** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:21 pm

James14100 wrote:Looks like a 16v bumper. Not alot of people call our mk4's mk4's - they think its the mk3. Just email and ask for what year polo it would fit

James

That's because it is infact the mk3......

The UK mk system for polos isn't really correct

DScape · Post by **DScape** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:28 pm

Hey matey, I bought that same bumper off ebay from the same people...

To me, the untrained eye, it looks like the real deal and it's fully primered. I haven't tried it on, and I've had it a couple of months now

Reason for this is cause I want to get the grilles first, and from VagParts it adds up to more then the bumper was in the first place for some bastard grilles!

All in all though, the bumper is alright in my eyes, but then again I haven't tried it yet...can't see any obvious complications though. Delivery was quick and well packaged too.

large · Post by **large** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:19 pm

DScape wrote:Hey matey, I bought that same bumper off ebay from the same people...

To me, the untrained eye, it looks like the real deal and it's fully primered. I haven't tried it on, and I've had it a couple of months now

Reason for this is cause I want to get the grilles first, and from VagParts it adds up to more then the bumper was in the first place for some bastard grilles!

All in all though, the bumper is alright in my eyes, but then again I haven't tried it yet...can't see any obvious complications though. Delivery was quick and well packaged too.

smooth it out they look the dogs!

LeMeph · Post by **LeMeph** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:23 pm

or just get mesh and spray it black. Be cheaper and its err... weigth reduction....

Chris,

DScape · Post by **DScape** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:54 pm

I'm tempted by both options!

It's definately getting sprayed when I get paid (woooo poetry)

LOL @ Weight reduction, well how can I not buy that eh!

James14100 · Post by **James14100** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:57 pm

Fill in the side grill mounts and just get the grill for the centre - job done. Result euro looking polo!

James

DScape · Post by **DScape** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:00 pm

James14100 wrote:Fill in the side grill mounts and just get the grill for the centre - job done. Result euro looking polo!

James

Aii, I've noticed that seems to be an in thing with valver bumpers...sounds a simple enough job for a bodyshop, shouldn't cost alot right?

Probably cheaper then getting the grilles and spraying them thinking about it

LeMeph · Post by **LeMeph** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:06 pm

if you say so. spraying grills should probably cost about 30 quid maybe. filling in the spaces is gonna be a fibre glass job. Your gonna need someone with a brain to do it so make sure theyre good. Id spray it mainly because it was my suggestion. therefore better then everyone elses.

Though admittedly that look with the filled ends is smexy as hell.

Chris,

DScape · Post by **DScape** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:30 am

LeMeph wrote:if you say so. spraying grills should probably cost about 30 quid maybe. filling in the spaces is gonna be a fibre glass job. Your gonna need someone with a brain to do it so make sure theyre good. Id spray it mainly because it was my suggestion. therefore better then everyone elses.

Though admittedly that look with the filled ends is smexy as hell.

Chris,

The good thing is that a couple of my mates work in bodyshops, so whichever option is cheap enough......it's just that I have no mates @ VAGParts

So totalling up spraying 1 bought grille and smoothing the bumper, compared to spraying 5 bought grilles could work out the same cost wise.....maybe

I'm going to enquire about the smoothing, spraying the whole bumper is costing me Â£40.

Just waiting til payday now...this bumper has been an ornament in my room for a good couple of months! It was an impulse buy.

vee_dub · Post by **vee_dub** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:53 am

how much do you think it would to get smoothed off? or can you buy them smoothed already?