GTS front grill mesh replace - how easy? - Finished

[Ryandoc]

Folks

How easy is it to replace the small mesh bits on the GT front bumper? Can I buy them separately and is it just held on with nuts / washers type affair ?

 

[conaero]

If it’s come loose as mine did, I jacked it up, removed the undertray and hot glued it from behind...or was it the wheel arch liner?

 

[Ryandoc]

It’s not loose just wanted to replace if possible, all that white on the photo is the coating stripped off.

Options are replace or try and fix in situ ?

 

[t400ble]

Time to strip the bumper off

Just swapped mine

Factory stuff is rubish. It's glued on.

 

[Scaf]

They appear to be bonded on, one of mine is loose and I hope to access bbt removing the undertray and rebound using either hot glue or something.

 

[Ryandoc]

What a pain in the ***. I ain’t removing the bumper.

Wonder if a decent body shop would mask up and spray ? In fact wonder if I could, seriously.

 

[Scaf]

I would imagine DIY masking and spraying is relatively simple and worth a go.

 

[bigbob]

Yep, I have been watching mine slowly change colour over the years. Last autumn a pheasant tried to move into one of them at speed. It also popped out a parking sensor whilst pirouetting around. Good news is I could stick the sensor back on from behind given the mesh was partially off. Bad news is that mesh fixings partially broke but glued it back in place - okish. Will replace both (parts not too expensive) but looks like bumper off as others have said.

As an aside my rear parking sensors had packed up. Got the 4 Skoda new sensors and plastic grommets, painted the sensors up and just before fitting spring arrived and the sensors started working again - Italians!

 

[namaste]

I did mine when I sprayed my front bumper (thread here). They are clipped and bonded on and you'll probably damage them trying to get them off, so I sprayed them in situ.

 

[Ryandoc]

I did mine when I sprayed my front bumper (thread here). They are clipped and bonded on and you'll probably damage them trying to get them off, so I sprayed them in situ.

Think I’m going to give this a go, will mask up and spray.

Any recommendation on prime first and then also what type spray to use?

 

[namaste]

Think I’m going to give this a go, will mask up and spray.

Any recommendation on prime first and then also what type spray to use?

I gave mine a wire brushing and wipe over with spirit, then sprayed with 2K primer and satin black from a gun. The original black is either satin or gloss so I'd just go with a high quality rattle can brand along with a grey primer. You might want to put something behind the grill before spraying though or you'll get overspray in there.

 

[Ryandoc]

Been researching earlier and you’ve said exactly what I’d figured out. Grey primer and then a black of correct finish and even thought about some cardboard in behind!

Thanks for the guidance. Going to get cracking on this

 

[AaronE]

might even want to just use a small brush and appropriate paint...

 

[Moz1000]

Mine were matt black, and I used a brush after spraying some car paint into the lid. These grilles are going to get damaged by stones whatever you do so don't make a meal of it. I did mine over a year ago and they still look good.
Moz

 

[Ryandoc]

Cheers gents. Will suss out how I want to go about it and then will post some job pics up.

Annoying they never foresaw that these would be sacrificial almost and not bond them in.

 

[Ryandoc]

You ever get that feeling where you’re doing something, and for the first time, and you’re filling your pants that it’ll turn out ok

 

[Ryandoc]

Taping up

 

[Ryandoc]

And Sheeting

 

[Ryandoc]

And as I’m sat here writing this, just waiting for the first coat of primer to dry ....

 

[Ryandoc]

Talking to myself lol but the black is on! Pics from first coat it’s had another 3. Big reveal later, let’s hope my masking up was on point