wow my grille is a piece of poo

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Blitz16v

Discussion Starter · Nov 30, 2001

wow my grille is a piece of $hit.

Okay who the hell made my grille, the keebler elf? This thing is the biggest piece of poop I’ve ever come across, it’s like LINCOLN LOGS. ITS CLIPPED ON THERE AND ITS CLIPPED there is nothing other than clips holding my grille.
The other nite I came back from school, and looked at my grille and it was loose so I clipped it back on, I had the hood open and then proceeded to shut the hood, it came unclipped, I was like "is this for real" I took a big ass sledghammer and starting beating the poop out of the grille it kept snapping off the clips once again I was like "is this for real". At this point I am laughing hysterically at the design or the grille and how illogical it is to have a grille clipped on with weak ass plastic, as I am laughing at the grille I give it a tap the whole grille clunked to the floor, oh wow this is getting good so I line it back up , I muttered "you like it you piece of poop plastic what a design you are HAHAHAHAH" I took my staple gun to the top part of the grille injected staples into it, it kept getting unclipped! OH MY GOD THANK U VW FOR A STUPID GRILLE DESIGN, MY GRILLE IS NOW HELD ON WITH TWISTIE TIES AND TETHER ROPE, ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS HOW TO MAKE THE GRILL STAY ON THE CAR, LIKE OTHER VEHICLES, IM SORRY IM MORE INTO GO THAN SHOW, BUT I WOULD LIKE A FRONT GRILLE TO STAY ON MY CAR!!

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E Coded

· #2 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (Blitz16v)

zip ties

Blitz16v

Discussion Starter · #3 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (MK2_Jetta)

twistie ties, zip ties same thing! we shouldnt have to use trash bag ties to hold a part on the car, its sooo GHETOO. oh well may just leave the grill off

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negativl

· #4 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (Blitz16v)

self piloting metal screws. buy a pack for a couple dollars at Home Depot. The exact locations are left as an exercise to the owner.

Just make sure you hit the metal side with some POR15 or something.

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Blitz16v

Discussion Starter · #5 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (negativl)

I might just take it off go for the "neglected" look we will see.

yellow68

· #6 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (Blitz16v)

Yeah, the vw grilles suck. I've had nothing but frustration with them. Couldnt they have just made them fit the contour of the car from the factory instead of using those lame clips to hold the shape. All my grilles have been ziptied after one or two removals.

eastcoastdubs

· #7 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (Blitz16v)

thats what i've been sporting since wednesday bro! I'm swaping my dual round gti grill for vw problems single round and ive been cruising around with just my 7" h4's all by themselves. it looks good man. dont let anyone tell you otherwise. screw hood scoops. go for no girll.

j/k
but serisously tho it looks like crap w/o my grill

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mk2jetta

· #8 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (eastcoastdubs)

have your grille ever popped when you were driving??
it happenned to me once, ok it was aggressive rally driving so after a few bumps it popped and i rolled over it, after that i had only two freakin little plastic clip to hold the grille!!!!!!!!!!!!! but after a few

the anger fell

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lyledriver

· #9 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (Blitz16v)

Tie it on with haywire.
Thats what I did with my 85'spec-million-slat grille.
I just like saying it "haywire"
I havent had a problem with the clips on my 3-slat one yet, none have bent or broke, and I have yet to use screws or "haywire"

"haywire"

hoodita

· #10 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (Blitz16v)

After I hit a deer TWICE at 65mph I had to get a new grill and also am using tip ties. Yea I dont think im going to drive my Jetta at night ever again. The deer cost me at least $500 dollars in damages.(hood,fenders,radiator,radiator support,both radiator hoses,grill,quad lights,blinkers.cooling fan and shroud)

Matt

· #11 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit.

Apparently the early grills dont have the screws? My 92 Grill has 2 screw holes on the top and just 2 clips. It takes 30 seconds to take off and 30 to put back on.
Mine's doing pretty good for being nearly 10 years old.
Matt

88gti16vracer

· #12 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (Matt)

man i know how you feel mine just fell off on the freeway!!!!

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hoodita

· #13 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (88gti16vracer)

The original grill that I had on my jetta fell off and my friend ran over it with his raddo. He found me a 3 slat grille so it wasn't that pissed.

Numbersix

· #14 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (hoodita)

They suck, end of discussion. I'd be *really* pissed if I bought a Rallye Golf grill and the clips broke like they have on both my 4 round grilles.

Ankh

· #15 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (hoodita)

Okay, now I am curious - when you hit it the first time, were you so pissed off that you had to turn around, get back up to speed and hit it again?
Ankh

quote:[HR][/HR]After I hit a deer TWICE at 65mph I had to get a new grill and also am using tip ties. Yea I dont think im going to drive my Jetta at night ever again. The deer cost me at least $500 dollars in damages.(hood,fenders,radiator,radiator support,both radiator hoses,grill,quad lights,blinkers.cooling fan and shroud)
[HR][/HR]

negativl

· #16 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (Ankh)

Isn't it obvious? He clearly said AT NIGHT. Obviously, he was out for a night of dancing and driving, and the deer was messing with him. Stupid thing was probably drunk and tried to hit on his girl or something. Honor required no less. One hit wasn't enough of a lesson.

quote:[HR][/HR]Okay, now I am curious - when you hit it the first time, were you so pissed off that you had to turn around, get back up to speed and hit it again?
Ankh
After I hit a deer TWICE at 65mph I had to get a new grill and also am using tip ties. Yea I dont think im going to drive my Jetta at night ever again. The deer cost me at least $500 dollars in damages.(hood,fenders,radiator,radiator support,both radiator hoses,grill,quad lights,blinkers.cooling fan and shroud)[HR][/HR]

eightvalvejettacarat

· #17 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (negativl)

poop, yea i know my quad grille is (was) held on by two tiny screws and clips just like you mentioned. I saw [was] because while changing my headlight bulb, one of the tiny screws fell off, but havent had misfortunes like you have had, yea true ****ty design on the grille, I guess VW left the subcontracting of their grilles up to NOPI or some poop

Ankh

· #18 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (negativl)

Actually, now that I am reading this again, I think that not only was he out for a night of drinking and dancing, but he brought the deer along with him - how else could he hit him twice at 65mph? Obviously they had been out "wining and dining" at some local restaurant and were all headed home in his Jetta when the deer, being a bit tipsy, made some nasty comment. Hoodita, being a gentleman, politely asked the deer to knock it off, whereupon the deer made another rude remark and Hoodita clobbered him, not once, but TWICE, resulting in him running off the road and causing the front end damage.
Ankh

quote:[HR][/HR]Isn't it obvious? He clearly said AT NIGHT. Obviously, he was out for a night of dancing and driving, and the deer was messing with him. Stupid thing was probably drunk and tried to hit on his girl or something. Honor required no less. One hit wasn't enough of a lesson.[HR][/HR]

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jervwgti

· #19 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (lyledriver)

quote:[HR][/HR]
I just like saying it "haywire"
"haywire"[HR][/HR]

sounds like a good user name too...anyone?

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Blitz16v

Discussion Starter · #20 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: wow my grille is a piece of $hit. (jervwgti)

wow about time people speak up about these lame grills. http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

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