adrian13's RS golf TDI Build

[adrian13]

Update:
I have received all my parts which include:
-Votex front lip
-Winglets
-Gloss black front badge with red inner slotting
-silver rear badge inserts





-Took off "DevSport" decals and stuck on some "illmotion" stickers



The car was dropped off Monday morning for paint and installation of my newly added front lip and winglets. I also booked it in for a couple other things that ive been meaning to do for a while, these include:
-GTI Front Mouth piece: When removing my number plate holder, the holes beneath it all became very visible (obviously) and i didn't want to purchase plugs for it, so I decided to get them filled in with a plastic filler and to be repainted in a glossy black finish.
-Rear VW Emblem: To match both the front badge AND the black/silver/red theme I've created, I decided to get the rear badge resprayed in a gloss black finish as well. In doing so, the rear badge will become completely black! I didn't like the idea of having an awkward black circle on the centre of my boot, so i purchased silver badge inserts to bring out the glossy black VW.

Car is to be complete by Friday as there were a few complications that popped up in regards to the oem front lip being removed. The existing front lip is integrated with the front bumper itself, making it a complete piece! However, the rest of the lip easily clips off the tabs. In order to get the lip off, they will need to cut through the front lip and smooth out the bottom of the front bar were the lip previously existed. Only then can my new lip be fitted ARRGGHHH!

[Fatherless One]

Looking forward to the pic's.

How much did the lip cost and where did you buy it?

You can text or phone me if that suits

[adrian13]

adrian13's RS golf TDI Build

Looking forward to the pic's.

How much did the lip cost and where did you buy it?

You can text or phone me if that suits

No im happy to post here for others who may want to go down the same route i paid $170 for the front lip off ebay, i know there are heaps of copies but i made sure these were the real deal with proper fittings and slots to fit onto an oem bar.

[adrian13]

adrian13's RS golf TDI Build

Ive got good news and bad news for everyone, mostly bad news though bad news, i was pulling the plunge on installing the lip and winglets. Why? Because my gti bumper is not an oem bar, but an aftermarket bar. What has happened is my aftermarket bars existing lip is actually a complete piece with the bumper itself. Problem? The lip DOES NOT unclip and therefore the lip cannot be installed. Next method was to cut off the lip, smooth out and bolt on but theres no room for it and the lip will stick out 1.5cm past the bumper itself. Good news is i have decided to purchase an oem gti bumper and get everything installed properly. More bad news is i am broke as hell as everything came and hit my bank at once! So from an $800 job, turned into a $1000 job, and now at $1400! Good luck to me. I hereby declare myself mod-free for the next 6 months.

[Fatherless One]

I'm interested in the lip if it's for sale bro.

[Fatherless One]

Whoops, just re-read the post, of course you'll need the lip for the new bar, good work

Can you point me in the direction of the Ebay Votex Lip seller?

[Fatherless One]

Btw, a genuine GTI bar will need some trimming around the radiator to fit properly (this happened to me), your panel shop should have no problems doing this, it's just a few inches of plastic need cut away either side of the radiator.

[AlexRO]

The mod bug bit you hard on this one hey

Really looking forward to seeing how those winglets look on the front, I had been thinking about it but didnt want to lose too much of the OEM look ..
Im pulling the trigger on either an R front bar if I can get my hands on one or a GTI front bumper in the next week or so. So we can share our stories of how the bumper never actually fit on the first go haha

[Fatherless One]

You'll probably need to buy new fog lights and fog surrounds too (sorry for the news), the fogs that came with the one piece bumpers have a different lens angle.

The first bumper I bought from Body Kits Kingdom (currently on my car) were all separate pieces i.e. bumper (which needed trimming around the radiator) and lip.
Ihe one piece bumper I bought from a forum member I sold on, I noticed the projector fogs from the one piece have a different profile/ angle to the supplied reflectors.
I've since replaced the aftermarket reflectors (in the photo's) with genuine Hella reflectors.

[Fatherless One]

BTW I feel your pain pal.

[Fatherless One]

It's still worth it in my opinion, if you didn't want to fit the Votex lip your car will still look bloody stand-out.

I love the look

[adrian13]

adrian13's RS golf TDI Build

You'll probably need to buy new fog lights and fog surrounds too (sorry for the news), the fogs that came with the one piece bumpers have a different lens angle.

The first bumper I bought from Body Kits Kingdom (currently on my car) were all separate pieces i.e. bumper (which needed trimming around the radiator) and lip.
Ihe one piece bumper I bought from a forum member I sold on, I noticed the projector fogs from the one piece have a different profile/ angle to the supplied reflectors.
I've since replaced the aftermarket reflectors (in the photo's) with genuine Hella reflectors.

You
Are
Kidding
Me
:O

So i need to now replace my fogs and grille inserts? If so im gonna break the bar into a million pieces and sell my car out of anger. I really hope my grille inserts fit on the oem gti bar. The oem bar doesnt come with any grille pieces (mouth piece and lower grilles) will they still fit onto the bar?

[Fatherless One]

Relax bro, obviously try the fogs and grilles first, I'm sure your current grilles (all of them) will fit into the bumper, I'm only concerned with the fog lights, actually if you're using your current fogs and grilles there shouldn't be an issue.

[Fatherless One]

I'm pretty confident everything will fit into place perfectly.

When do you get the new bumper?

[adrian13]

adrian13's RS golf TDI Build

Relax bro, obviously try the fogs and grilles first, I'm sure your current grilles (all of them) will fit into the bumper, I'm only concerned with the fog lights, actually if you're using your current fogs and grilles there shouldn't be an issue.

Haha na im all good, just upset this car keeps going round in circles for certain bits and pieces. Im pretty sure the grilles will pop in perfectly, and the fogs are sitting in those grilles so im sure it will be fine the front bumper was already at the body shop as they wanted to compare fitment of the lip on a genuine bar vs aftermarket bar. In the end they didnt want to touch my bar as once its damaged i cant exactly sell it. Purchasing an oem bar is a far better option though