TheNewMe Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Hi Folks. This is what some toss-pot has done to my grill. I'm not quite sure if they were trying to force the hood open. God only knows what their ultimate intentions were. I'm just happy my R's still in my possession. You must forgive the state of the car. I covered over 200 miles in the last 2 days and it's caked in dirt and road salt. Hey, I love the thrashed look but even I must admit the car is filthy at the mo. TNM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vman Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Some nice prints on there for the police, saying that, they will probably not be interested. At least you still have your car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v6tas Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 [ QUOTE ] Some nice prints on there for the police, saying that, they will probably not be interested. At least you still have your car! [/ QUOTE ] Of course they wont be interested, too much paperwork and doesnt make them any money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan32 Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 From the photos it looks like it will all just pop back into place which is good news and I would say its vandals as opposed to a thief/someone trying to get into the engine bay as anyone who does that sort of thing would know the grill is held on by the bonnet release and unlikely it could be pulled off with bonnet shut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 It does look like it will click back on, the grill plastic is pretty flexible. Could be just the excuse you need to clean her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Sorry to see what happened and hope it's easily sorted. I'm glad to see how dirty your car is. Normally the pictures posted are gleaming and I always feel guilty how dirty mine is especially during the winter. I don't get much chance to wash it and I really do hate cleaning the Zolders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfer Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 [ QUOTE ] Some nice prints on there for the police, saying that, they will probably not be interested. At least you still have your car! [/ QUOTE ] I was just thinking the same, give the boys in blue a ring, they may just suprise you and take those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Little feckers. Sadly it looks like if it needs to be painted it'll need to be the grill and the bumper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v6tas Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Some nice prints on there for the police, saying that, they will probably not be interested. At least you still have your car! [/ QUOTE ] I was just thinking the same, give the boys in blue a ring, they may just suprise you and take those. [/ QUOTE ] Not a chance mate, the wifes JCW was vandalised last year and they couldnt be less interested. "Is unfortunate but not a lot we can do"...."These things happen alot now im afraid"....were two of the helpful comments that i remember. I eventually got a crime number but feck all else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decked Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Cheeky buggers! I hope it doesn't need spraying... and it doesn't cost much to fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonsko Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Actually, even if the police were interested, they wouldn't be able to analyse the prints anyway. Their 'new improved fingerprint IT systems' are a right bag of shite, and, for example, possible throughput has dropped from 20,000 to 8,000, purely because of shitty systems. I'm not defending 'Les Flics' but merely pointing out that yet another government controlled IT project has gone up the swanny becuase of needless 'improvements' to give the illusion of progress and 'being in the 21st century'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 I understand they are going to less interested than say a murder but I would have thought a good set of prints might interest them although if there is no damage than I doubt a crime has actually been committed (or at least a crime that there is any chance of a successful conviction for) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxyboy Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 if the grill is the same as on a mk4 gti i have a black pearl grill that has never seen the light of day as i swapped it for a apt grill before the car was delivered. not looked at it in a while but its hanging in the garage and could be yours if yours has seen better days now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonsko Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Yeh, but I think that's the point. They have a 4 month backlog of finger prints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Well I suppose I had better confess. Some months ago Jim promised me his black grille & I still haven't collected it so the other day I just cracked & went for this one without taking Dan's removal advice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewMe Posted February 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Thanks for all your comments guys. A friend has clicked the grill back into place. You see, he's got no emotional ties to the car and was therefore able to apply more force than I was prepared to. The vandals had already broken the clip between the VW emblem and the left end of the grill and I feared losing another clip would be careless. Maxyboy, full marks for your generosity ( ) but the damage is not that bad. TBH, I was more concerned about what their intentions were. I promise to wash it this weekend if only to see the full extent of the scratches. TNM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrakeSnake Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Hope too much wasn't damaged and marked and it comes up good after a good clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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