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I've got an FK grill at home but the clips along the bottom do not line up as my car is an early valver. How do i make it fit? Or can i sell it and purchase one that is made for the earlier C's?

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I think its just a case of modifying the fk to fit....zip-tie stylee!!! Thats what i've read from previous posts anyway :D

 

I'd like to know if you can get a new style, 2 or 3 bar grille for an early valver too. Hopefully someone will enlighten us!

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Nope not going to happen.

 

Your going to have to modify the VR grill. Mattig made a G60 badgeless grill...not sure if its the same as a 16v.

 

The only way your going to get a VR grill to fit right...is to get the VR rad support. :drinking:

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FK one you say. I've got a FK one on my 93 VR, no modding required.

 

Well...its because FK made the grill for the VR6.

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i have a VR, and just bought (hopefully, not looking too good so far) an FK grill, i think its come off a g60, now i'm not sure if it'll fit? thought they all the same.

 

so if you have probs with could swap maybe?

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i have a VR, and just bought (hopefully, not looking too good so far) an FK grill, i think its come off a g60, now i'm not sure if it'll fit? thought they all the same.

 

so if you have probs with could swap maybe?

 

That sounds like a plan.

 

The early grills have 2 plastic clips along the bottom, the lates have 3 (why VW did this i have no idea). So my late FK grill dont fit onto my early front end. Stupid thing is i've had the grill for 3-4 months before realising as it just sat in the box on my wardbrobe

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I just broke the tabs off and glued them in the right places with some uber strong glue. Worked absolutely fine until the gypo garage I used briefly broke the top ones off and lost them. The bottom's perfect though.

 

I ended up buying a JOM one anyhow so the FK one is up for grabs if anyone wants it (saves breaking another!) £10 delivered.

 

It can be done though if you are going to rip the tabs off, just make sure you use araldite or something.

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- remove the old bottom tabs

- get 2 'L' shaped brackets (90deg) from B&Q

- spray them black

- using holes provided in the L shaped bracket (or drill new ones), use self tapping screws to fix the brackets into the correct positions for your early slam panel

- put insulating tape around the part of the bracket that sits in the slam panel

 

costs about £1.50 and works better than gluing.

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