ECP Front bumpers

mart1n · Post by **mart1n** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:12 pm

Has anyone had any experience with 16v bumpers from Euro Car Parts. Their catalogue lists 2 different ones a genuine one (Part no 821440870) or a replacement part (part no 821440871) not sure what the quality of this is like as its Â£100 cheaper than the genuine one. Anybody bought one of these who can testify as to there quality?

iggy350 · Post by **iggy350** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:18 pm

I got the replica one and its perfect m8. I have no probs with it

8080 · Post by **8080** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:22 pm

I think someone mentioned getting a replica and it had the splitter built into it, so he couldn't add a GTI splitter to it

JoeG07 · Post by **JoeG07** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:58 am

no i got a replica and its just fine, no spoiler

mart1n · Post by **mart1n** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:05 pm

Nice, nothing but good reviews for the cheap option

that'll save me a bit of money to get it painted. Did anyone do their's themselves or did you get someone to paint it professionally? if so how much did it cost? It's a flat colour not a metallic.

JoeG07 · Post by **JoeG07** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:39 pm

ummm primered it myself and filled in the top slits bit myself, it comes already primered but apparently its just a "transport primer" so i gave it another coat. Remeber it comes with no grilles or toehook cover or splitter. Think i paid about Â£60 to get it painted.

racerjonzo · Post by **racerjonzo** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:45 pm

sorry for semi-hi-jacking this but where did you get the grills for it and how much roughly ? cheers

oh and does the 8v splitter fit the 16v? looks about the same length
cheers Joeg

JoeG07 · Post by **JoeG07** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 3:51 pm

nah the 8 valve dosnt fit its slightly too small. I couldnt find the grilles anywhere and didnt wanna pay vw price so made my own put of a sheet of mesh which cost me Â£20. The tow hook cover and splitter came from vw tho.

racerjonzo · Post by **racerjonzo** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 3:59 pm

cool yea making your own grill/mesh sound the best and cheapest way to go, me being a skint flint and all

gonna have to go get the splitter from vw then but might just smooth the tow eye while smoothing the top side slits, depends, cheers again JoeG
does any other splitter fit tht look half decent, not any big poky ones though, not a fan

JoeG07 · Post by **JoeG07** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:01 pm

the mk5 splitters go on with a bit of work im told they look cool, pretty sure the ibiza splitters fit but im not a fan of those.

Hardcore · Post by **Hardcore** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:11 pm

joe mate. whats that website where you got yours from? cheers

iggy350 · Post by **iggy350** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:29 am

If ur after all the grilles for the bumper m8 i posted somewhere in the forum all the offical VW prices, thats where i got all mine from, inc spoiler but it was about Â£80 in total for it all. If ur not wanting to pay that for it then try and source them from the breakers yards. Noz suggested to me GSF they may do them

Hope u get a bargin m8

JoeG07 · Post by **JoeG07** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:43 pm

Hardcore wrote:joe mate. whats that website where you got yours from? cheers

bumper was from euro car parts mate