gti grill badge

stani540 · Post by **stani540** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:52 pm

has anybody taken the gti badge off there gti grill am trying to do so but am struggling!

is it literally a matter of perseverance or is there a specific technique to get it off??

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:55 pm

Haha I have just been out in the rain doing the same thing, and came on to post the same thread, judging by the replacement in my hands it has clips, i assume you need to take the grill off?

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:00 pm

Take the grille off, and literally it just unclips from the other side.

It's a pain to do, and you'll probably stab yourself on the back of the grille a few times, but all you need to do is use a flat-head screwdriver to work one partially out then the other.

Apart from that there isn't really a big technique to doing it, just keep trying!

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:00 pm

Grille needs to be out yeah, start off by getting the clips at the side out then go from there.

It's not very easy, is fiddly and does hurt your fingers a bit, but once you've done it it's easy

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:01 pm

ok how do you go about taking the grill off? I can see what look like 4 plastic clips do i just pull as hard as poss away and up?

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:04 pm

No. Don't just pull it.

Use a flat head screwdriver to gently lever the four clips up. You don't need much force to do it. The clips should push towards you (ie. to the front of the car). 30 second job.

stani540 · Post by **stani540** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:05 pm

my grille is out and have been at it for ages its a pain in the arse!

do you recon go for the two big clips first then the 4 smaler ones!?

i can get the two small end ones out but the 3 at the other end are seriously annoying me!!!

JPR_polo_gti · Post by **JPR_polo_gti** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:05 pm

just undo the clips one by one with a flathead screwdriver it's dead easy, don't just yank the grill though as there's three clips on the bottom aswell but these pull out just as easy.

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:08 pm

stani540 wrote:my grille is out and have been at it for ages its a pain in the arse!

do you recon go for the two big clips first then the 4 smaler ones!?

i can get the two small end ones out but the 3 at the other end are seriously annoying me!!!

If you can get one of the end ones part of the way through, that's a good way to start. It's a real pain in the arse I know! I've worn like work gloves in the past to stop myself getting stabbed by various bits of grille!

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:21 pm

I cant get this bastard out!!!

Ian_R · Post by **Ian_R** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:22 pm

shantybeater wrote:I cant get this bastard out!!!

Hammer

JPR_polo_gti · Post by **JPR_polo_gti** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:25 pm

shantybeater wrote:I cant get this bastard out!!!

grill or badge?

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:26 pm

i really dont want to snap the clips off the back of the badge but its a total s**t, everytime one side pops out as soon as you try and push the other it clips back

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:33 pm

It's just a case of trying to hold one side out as you get the other side out.

It is fiddly but it gets easier.

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:07 am

I got it off

, although i'm not sure I like the all red badge so might have to take it off haha