Help i have cracked my rear bumper

[apeking]

I cant find the MrkV golf in that catalogue, a quick google of the part number brought up a few results but all foreign and no pics.

I just want to see what price there selling.

Anyway thanks for everything

[Ben]

MK5 is tricky to find. its under golf varient 1998 onwards

[apeking]

Thanks a million for that golfmk5gttdi

i have ordered the skirt and am picking it up tomorrow, costing me 70euro, not too bad.

just one question about your guide for the removal of the bumper, i still have to do everything you did in the installation of yout tow bar??

I can not just take the skirt off some how ??

it looks difficult taking off all the lights and everything.

in your opinion how long should it take me

And do i need to raise the car off the ground??

Thank you

[Ben]

its dead easy...

keep the car on the ground wheels on. remove rear clusters as per instructions, thus revealing the 4 hidden torx. remove torx from wheel arches and under bumper bottom edge, prise out reg lights and hey presto.

[apeking]

Your a legend!!

Thanks alot, you think it will take long??

As in when i get home from work at 6.30 will i have it done before it getrs dark? 7.30!

[Ben]

having done it before i can say it would take me no more than 30 mins.

[apeking]

Only collected the part today,

its rainig out and i dont have a garage so i am going to leave it till tomor morning.

Ill let you know how i get on!

Thanks again

[apeking]

Just finished fitting it there,
I think your estimation of the time was a bit off!!

Ended up taking me 2 Hours, probably because ive never done something like this before.

Problems i encountered were,


Those Gromits are IMPOSSIGBLE to take off without breaking!

When i had the bumper off i spent about 30 min trying to unclip the two bits from each other, wouldnt come away easy

Then when i refitted the whole lot i realiswed i never put the clips back on the lower section i was replacing,the ones you screw into, so had to take that off and do that again.

Also i put the wrong lights into the wrong sides above the number pplate and i ended up getting a bulb error light on the sdashboard.

Anyway all is done,

here are 2 pics of it if anyone is intrested






i must say thank you golfmk5gttdi

i owe you a pint!

Thanks

[Ben]

now you know the ins and outs, i bet you could do it in 30 mins.

Glad i was some help.