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ECP Front bumpers
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:12 pm
by mart1n
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 £100 cheaper than the genuine one. Anybody bought one of these who can testify as to there quality?
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:18 pm
by iggy350
I got the replica one and its perfect m8. I have no probs with it
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:22 pm
by 8080
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
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:58 am
by JoeG07
no i got a replica and its just fine, no spoiler
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:05 pm
by mart1n
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.
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:39 pm
by JoeG07
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 £60 to get it painted.
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:45 pm
by racerjonzo
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
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 3:51 pm
by JoeG07
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 £20. The tow hook cover and splitter came from vw tho.
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 3:59 pm
by racerjonzo
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
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 4:01 pm
by JoeG07
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:11 pm
by Hardcore
joe mate. whats that website where you got yours from? cheers
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:29 am
by iggy350
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 £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
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:43 pm
by JoeG07
Hardcore wrote:joe mate. whats that website where you got yours from? cheers
bumper was from euro car parts mate