Face lift badge fitting Help!!!!

[spadey69]

Hi there

I got my red s3 this week and love it, just making a few more modern improvements. Its a 1999 plate and im putting facelift badges on as I like them better, back one no probs, front one, help!!!!

How the hell do I get the grill off or dont I have too? How do I get my hand in there, basically what is the easiest way?

Any help is once again appreciated.....

Steve

 

[grathies]

The front badge just needs to be wiggled, you push down on it, that releases the back clips then lift up and pull and it should come off

I only know this because I had to take one off an early car to fit on my facelift as I prefer the older ones!

 

[NoggyDS3]

Yep - agree with you there Grathies, i've a facelift but bought some of the older style badges a few months ago as i much prefer them too! Just need to get round to fitting them...!

Take it it's the same story for removing the facelift badge then (and when you say down - do you me mean towards the ground as opposed to in towards the engine?). Daft I know, but i dont want to break it!

 

[grathies]

As far as Im aware they do, and I pushed down towards the floor, only gently tho

Their like a double clasped claw fitment so they just clip over

The original ones remind me of the old RS2 badges which I always liked the look of... I only have a front one tho, on the back I only display my MTM badge lol. Funny that Ive seen a few facelifts fitted with older badges, and alot of the earlier ones fitted with facelift badges lol

 

[NoggyDS3]

Yea - i've seen pics of your rear end somewhere )!!!) and like the mtm badge. I'd feel a bit cheeky doing that though... so i'll settle for the older S3 badge. Like you (and a lot of newer S3 owners) i like the look of them and simply just prefer them to the more blatant newer stye 'S' badges!