6n2 grills/ ofset gti/tdi badges

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6n2 grills/ ofset gti/tdi badges

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Hi guys wondering if anyone could shed some light on my honeycomb grill endeavours,
looking to buy a gti style grill for my 1.0 6n2 but being put off by the gti badges at the top right of the grill, can they be simply unclipped and removed or are they there to stay? And if anyone is interested in selling a grill let me know ! cheers :D
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The GTI grille doesnt come fitted with the badge in any case, but yes it can be unclipped if its fitted.
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Will 16V badges fit as I am thinking of buying a GTi grille too :?:. The reason I ask this question is because I haven't seen one on a GTi grille yet. Also; this may sound like a stupid question but does the grille come with the VW badge :?:.
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Grille does come with a VW badge

I honestly dont know if a 16V badge fits a GTI grille...I think I have a spare 16V badge at home somewhere so can take a look, but im pretty sure they mount differently

That said, nothing is impossible and there are ways to make it work

Personally, i would just drop the 16V off the front grille - looks cleaner in any case! Plus being a 1.0, its only an 8V so a 16V badge is untrue lol
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alexperkins wrote:Personally, i would just drop the 16V off the front grille - looks cleaner in any case! Plus being a 1.0, its only an 8V so a 16V badge is untrue lol
Mines a 1.4 and the standard grille has the 16V badge on as I own a 100bhp model :D. It looks quite sporty at the moment but I feel a GTi grille with the 16V badge in the corner would improve the look.
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Oops... I read it as though you were the first poster haha!

There would be nothing to stop you peeling the GTI off and sticking 16V on if it didnt work 8)
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alexperkins wrote:Oops... I read it as though you were the first poster haha!

There would be nothing to stop you peeling the GTI off and sticking 16V on if it didnt work 8)
Just out of interest are the 100bhp models rare as Iv'e heard they are. Anyway I have done a quick (rubbish) Photoshop to give you an idea of what it might look like.
(The picture isn't of my Polo as it's too dark to take a picture at the moment so imagine it without a GTi splitter. It's the closest I could find too mine 8))

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Speaking of grills; how easy is it to take out the middle grill at the bottom and replace it with a honeycomb :?:.
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Depends. It's easiest with the bumper off so you can lever the clips open with a screwdriver

Otherwise it's a case of levering it out
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alexperkins wrote:Depends. It's easiest with the bumper off so you can lever the clips open with a screwdriver

Otherwise it's a case of levering it out
Thanks, what about putting it in; is it a case of just pushing it :?:.
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Yup you just push it in
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alexperkins wrote:Yup you just push it in
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