Time for an update!
Gotta love presents
But don't you hate it when you've been waiting for a month for something to show up only to find this...not surprising when it was flat packed and not protected at all, all the way from Germany...
So I fitted my GruppeM intake, looks and sounds the goods!
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And my DieselGeek short shifter, feels good!
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I found shortly after I bought the car, that the drivers side headlight had bugs and dirt in it.
Upon inspection, I found the retaining tabs for the headlight backing cover were broken, leaving the light open to the elements. So I went to VW and got a new cover. This meant the headlight had to come out for cleaning and replacement of the cover, which was a delicate operation...I also upgraded my high beam globes to some Narva "Plus 120's"
Broken retaining tabs
New backing cover
Clean headlight
When I pulled the front bumper off to fix the headlight, I found this. As you can see the rio is bent...
I took the car to a panel beater mate of mine and got him to respray the front bumper and fill and smooth over the number plate backing holes. I also got him to fix up the rio as best as he could. I asked him to have a go at fitting the Cupra R lip too, but he told me that it wasn't going to sit right and wouldn't look any good, as he would have to cut it up to make it fit. Sounds like I might have to do some more research on this though.
Also I decided to test my patience and cut out the passenger side grill.
Photos of the front end to come as I am currently in the process of replacing the alternator.
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Originally Posted by Tommo_
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