hanley Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 Can anyone help how to take off my engine cover on my GTI giving me a simple step by step guide. style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altern8 Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 if its like my tdi it was just pushed on style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshirt2k Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 Just hold the front of it and PULL. Its on rubber bungs, its not screwed on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanley Posted March 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 So I just pull the plastic cover upwards from the front end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 What are them bolts for on the engine cover?Been and take a pic, but battery died, so waiting for charge to show what I meen.towards the front of the cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshirt2k Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 JUst lift the front, Trust me. Then unhook the back.The bolts just hold the rubber together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 cool thats good to know.Not that Id ever take it off lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshirt2k Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 Not sure about other lupo's but GTi's are def like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 Heres my cover.do you have these bolts here? border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" class="linked-image" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshirt2k Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 No they're a bit different, they are like allen bolts on the gti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreno510 Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 they're not bolts, are they not just rubber pull off things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 lol it just shows how many times I open the bonnet... as you can see from the dirt :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish_Sport_16V Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 wheres the engine tigz i thought that was the boot style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 haha it aint that bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 I had to take some allen bolts out on my sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupogtiboy Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 early gti's have bolts, late ones just pull off the rubber bungs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanley Posted March 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Mine is an early one Y reg 5 speed, so where are the bolts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshirt2k Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 They don't have bolts mine is a Y Reg. Too many people confusing this. Just pull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanley Posted March 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Cheers again for keeping it simple. Also are you still running the original exhaust? If not what you got on and how much did it cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshirt2k Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanley Posted March 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 I'm toying with the idea of getting a letterbox boxter style exhaust fitted but not too sure??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshirt2k Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 I had ideas of a new zaust but i like the standard one too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanley Posted March 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Yeah that's why I'm not sure. Have you any pics of how your car is at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Lupo Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 QUOTE(r_hanley)I'm toying with the idea of getting a letterbox boxter style exhaust fitted but not too sure???i had powerflow do me one like this on my first gti - it was the dogs and sounded / looked awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Lup Gti Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 http://forum.clublupo.co.uk/viewtopic.php?...706932a0dcddeb2there u go boy's! powerflow exhaust with no cat, hope the link works style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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