Front bumper removal

[Ashby14]

Hi can any one help me and tell me how to remove my vrs front bumper

[Polo6n1600i]

• Open bonnet
  
• 2 hex screws between the headlights
  
• 3 screws between the arch liners on either side
  
• 5-6 screws to undo the under tray
  
• pull firmly
  
• job done - 10 minutes tops
  

[Ashby14]

Wow asif its that easy so no headlight removal and i dont have an undertray so sounds even easier lol

[Ashby14]

What about the fogs will i need to unclip them or something ?

[Polo6n1600i]

the foglights are clipped intot he bumper, just unplug them - dont forget the exterior temp sensor on the p/s too!

[Kevin_Mc]

as above, it couldn't be easier/quicker

[Ashby14]

Whats p/s lol sorry

[Jon_woo]

passenger side

[Ashby14]

Cheers lol where is that sensor ive wondered for a while now

[j.braderz]

Just grab your for light shrouds and give them a firm tug n they come out and u should Easley see the sensor after that the is a hole in the fog light shroud for it if you look closeley on p/s

[Ashby14]

Cheers

[Rhys_RS]

I took the bumper off my vrs a while ago to fit my lcr splitter but where it clips in on the sides to form part of the wheel arch they stick out a tiny bit since I refitted the bumper, which it didn't do before, they are fully clipped in. Has this happened to anyone else? Is there a way to make it flush with the front quarter again?

Thanks, Rhys

[Mk1pete]

Its the top screw in the inner arch by the sound of it, take it out and make sure you have the plastic the right way around. Its hard to describe but i think its bumper side/ body coloured against the screw. Just ordered my lcr splitter today!

[Rhys_RS]

Thanks Pete, will check it soon. I need to order a new splitter already as it got munched in the camping field at Edition 38 this year and then was grinding away against the motorway on the way home, it's less than 3 months old :(

[Mk1pete]

Ooooof gutted mate! Wish id known the price would more than double a few years ago, id have bought a container full!

[Rhys_RS]

haha I second that, they should come in multi-packs!

[Titanium_Man]

Sorry to jump an old thread, but most appropriate asking here.....

Currently in the middle of removing the bumper, have removed all the torx screws but have 3 of these little black things underneath the radiator, which seems to be attached..... do I need to snap these off to free the bumper?

[@Lee]

Sorry to jump an old thread, but most appropriate asking here.....

Currently in the middle of removing the bumper, have removed all the torx screws but have 3 of these little black things underneath the radiator, which seems to be attached..... do I need to snap these off to free the bumper?

Jay, if they're what I think they are push the centre pin up with a small phillips screwdriver. No idea how they are refitted so I never bothered and had no problems

[Titanium_Man]

Sweet, will give that a go.

Somehow I knew it would be you who came to my aid (again )

[joe_vrs_tdi]

As lee said push the centres in then you can pry them out with a flat head. To refit pop them back in with out the centres and then push the centres back in flush to lock them in place.

[Titanium_Man]

No good :( It's not some kind of plastic rivet that can be snapped off?

[Titanium_Man]

Done it :p

[joe_vrs_tdi]

So there's no plastic pin in the centre? If not they must of been replaced with a different fixing. Have you tried prying them out with a flat head?

[@Lee]

Done it :p

18oz hammer and a chisel again, Jay?

[@Lee]

As lee said push the centres in then you can pry them out with a flat head. To refit pop them back in with out the centres and then push the centres back in flush to lock them in place.

ah, so that's how you refit them. I have no idea what happened to mine