Bumper removal tips...

[Holksvagon]

OK i'm going to drop the front bumper....any tips on how to do this i know the layout already just wonderin if there are any little tips i shhould know? thx

[Fluidic Digital]

Have two people help you... less of a chance of the bumper coming off (surprising you) and it getting all scratched up if it were dropped.

[R_Ethug]

umm dont' forget to unplug your side marker lights and two people are helpful although I did mine by myself and it was okay.. umm other than that its pretty easy.. although on my 03 there were like 10 extra torx underneath the stock front valence that was never mentioned in any DIY guide. as for putting it back on there are little guide wedges that you must fit the bumper back into they are located at like the 3/4 mark on each side kinda thing you'll know what i'm talking about when you do it.

[Smartiepants]

I can swap my headlights in a 1/2 hour. For the ones in the wheelwells, don't take of the wheels, turn them.

On the gti, 4 torx 20 in each wheel well, 5 torx 27 under grill, 2 torx 27 behind outside grill pieces. Easy enough, don't drop the bumper.

[R_Ethug]

yea for doing wheel well ones i went out and bought a allen key style torx bit and it works wonders.. which it could ratchet but whatever it works

[Holksvagon]

ya i just did it myself and it was a brezze 13 torx in total and it came of nice..... while i was at iti JOEY modded my headlights and GAAAADAMN they look nice now on the ol' black GTI.... I just did the chrome ring and left the headlights chrome it looks nice... it will last me till i get my HID

[Holksvagon]

Oh ya the Joey Mod scared me at first becuase i just dont have 4 bills to drop on new heads if I screw up but it was a breeze pulling the plastic cover off..... all the props in the hizzouse to Joey the man with some coconut sized ones for tryin it first

[R_Ethug]

cool.. now just angel eye em.. i foget whos GTI down here has angel eyes.. i think 2 of our members do now.. they look tight..

[Holksvagon]

if i knew how i would...... let me know if you know anything about it

[Smartiepants]

I'm looking at buying some as well, homemade ones look like ass, believe me they do. I tried, there is a guy on vortex that sells some for like 150 US a set, and then another group that sell fiberoptic ones that can be seen during the day. For the fiberoptic ones they are 300 US a set, but can be seen during the day as well.