Looking into replacing or smoothing my front bumper. I cant really be arsed with the whole smooth 16V bumper as i want something a bit different. I have seen 1 or 2 mk4's on here with the 8V bumpers that still look sick. Just interested to know the smoothing options and what splitters people are running. So upload any pics you think may help........thankyouplease...

Colour coded 8v splitter.

8v front FTW

Coor that does make a difference doesnt it! (Great Pic btw!)

IF your going to smooth it, get rid of the towing eye hole, and i'd get the numberplate recess removed and reposition it somwhere sneaky on the grille

Might need a photoshop whizz to manage that though....

Lol, I'm repping 8v bumpers and I dont like the look of 16v bumpers in pistashio green. Looks a bit erm. . . . in your face!!

But if i find some cheap enough when the time is right i'll do it!

I have a Polo saloon splitter in my garage, slightly wider so will have to be cut in the middle but think I'm gonna stick it on!!

Dont really want to paint my splitter but a list of which splitters fit with a bit of bodgeification would be a great help.

mk5 gti splitter

mk2 ibiza splitter

any others?

i remember renault laguna splitters maybe fitting too some1 put me straight...

bodgeification - Wow what a word!!

Well i like the saloon splitter, how about trying that?!?!?

Its all about standard, slammed on steels! Well gold Minilites like my avatar!!

bodgeification - Wow what a word!!

Well i like the saloon splitter, how about trying that?!?!?

Its all about standard, slammed on steels! Well gold Minilites like my avatar!!

u gotta get them fitted mate, on an 8v all the way I'm keepin mine as longa s i can smoothing them hopefully, i wonder what a 8v lower front would look liek smoothed hmmmm

Chrispy is that the gti splitter on Bex's car?

Just found this 1 that proves 8V bumpers work...

Sorry to WatsonC for rinsing your pic.

Edited 15 January, 200818 yr by tomadomeit

^ Yeah its a GTI splitter..

Too bad rear 8vs don't look as good

maybe a future project

u gotta get them fitted mate, on an 8v all the way I'm keepin mine as longa s i can smoothing them hopefully, i wonder what a 8v lower front would look liek smoothed hmmmm

Some1 photoshop a 8V bumper with no lower grille! Wait maybe thats not the best idea as surely that helps cool the engine?

^ I remember seeing that before. The wheels are so cool

maybe a future project

thats stunning, i actualy prefer 8v bumpers, with a nice splitter, look sweet :p

Definatley. I wish I did smoothed 8v bumpers now, so much better and different!

8v bumpers work very well i remember quite a few yrs ago a blue mk4 got feature in revs or fast car with as smoothed 8v bumper!

did look extremely good!

the gti splitter on the 8v bumper need to be trimmed a each end to fit

watsons car looks ace

Wow alot of interest in this thread keep the pics and advice coming!

Going to photoshop mine with no lower grille now, stand by

^ I think you might having cooling issues there though..

Going to photoshop mine with no lower grille now, stand by

Edited 15 January, 200818 yr by chrispy

My car in its early stages of life

8v bumpers are for winners!

^ I think you might having cooling issues there though..

Thank God I'm only photoshopping it then

Just whack a couple'a hand held fans and youll be fine

couple of my faves:

Not the best chop, still.

Looks okay imo, shame it'd be a headache to do and impossible to run daily! Good show bumper though !