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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??

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?

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!

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

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?

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.

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!!!

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.

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!

I cant get this bastard out!!!

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

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

grill or badge?

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

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.

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