mk1 LEON grille and "S" Removal - to paint the "S" now with pics

[MarkWales]

please dont flame me I have tried searching but getting no where

could anyone tell me how to remove the "S" on the fron of the car - want to paint it and as I am going to be home for a while thought now would be a good time to do this


Many thanks

 

[daboy3000]

The center grill bit just pulls out, lift from bottom and pull towards you but getting the S badge out is a lot harder, you will have to cut the 2 bits of plastic off the back where it holds the badge in place, it doesn't need gluing afterwards, it a tight enough fit for it to hold and after a while you will need to repaint due to stone chips.

 

[MarkWales]

so I just walk upto my car and pull the grille from the base

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

so I just walk upto my car and pull the grille from the base

No you have to undo the screw at the top first.

 

[LEE69]

Yeah screw on mine too.

 

[daboy3000]

I guess it depends which grille you have, but mine didn't.

 

[MarkWales]

its a mk1 tdi cupra face lift if that makes a difference

daboy3000 yours is a cupra r

adam yours is the same front as mine

 

[daboy3000]

yep FR+/LCR, so go with what these boys say.

 

[MarkWales]

cheers guys grille is off pull off clip on trimto view screw then pull up from base

Need to be careful as my grill is allready damaged

 

[MarkWales]

ok so grille is out

chrome S has been removed and scotch padded

Plastic Primer apllied and allowed to dry

Just aiting on Black top coat

pics to follow when i get them uploaded

 

[Andrewcupra TDI]

practice for mine !!

only im puting vinyl on

 

[MarkWales]

decided to go and use the damaged gril as a tester here so added some red to the frme which hold the S and hlued it back together

going to ring and find out cost of replacement as there are no honey comb style on ebay

 

[MarkWales]

pics are here

the green lines show what I had to glue to repair the grille even though it is missing the top curve on one side

scotch padded to a dull finnish

Primmed

Drying the S

hand painted the red

left over night to dry / harden

built up this morning ready to put on before driving to work - fitted it when car was defrosting - not going in now

will get a pic on the car when the light comes

 

[dh00001]

make sure the badge is secure. I vinyl wrapped mine a while ago and now its somewhere on the m25

 

[MarkWales]

have glued the tabs at the back of the badge

 

[MATTCR]

I did this once... you just watch one day you'll park your car up after a journey and I guarantee you will have a stone chip somewhere on the 'S' - lol, it always happens.

Looks good though

 

[MarkWales]

not 100% convinced if I will keep this look when i get my new grille but it was worth a go

next one will be masked and painted - not hand painted like this one (Brush marks and highs and lows)

 

[greganderson]

woow thats lookin really good, your giving me ideas haha

also, where did you get your honeycomb grills from?

 

[MarkWales]

standard fit on the leon cupra - not R

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

Only on the facelifts the pre facelifts have the slatted grilles.