front end body parts

96powerstroke

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Joined
Jul 3, 2013
Location
north-western New Jersey
TDI
'96 Ford Powerstroke (I know, its not a "TDI" haha); '98 Jetta TDI
Hi Folks,
I know this isn't necessarily a TDI related inquiry but I know there are a lot more resourceful minds here.

I had a small 'fender bender' this morning and slid my front end into a Dakota's (Dodge) bumper. At quick glance it looks like I buckled the hood a bit and cracked the grille pretty bad. I am at work so I don't have the luxury of doing a thorough investigation right now.

eBay has a lot of "euro" style grilles (sans center VW medallion) but I would prefer to find a factory grille. I've scoured craigslist and I have yet to check the classifieds on this site but in the meantime does anyone have a vendor the can recommend for an aftermarket replacement factory looking grille (with a badge)? Does anyone have experience with the cheapy eBay parts? I mean they have a $45 grille with free shipping. That's for a brand new part (albeit "euro" style aftermarket). The junk yards wants more than that!

Thanks.
 

vanbcguy

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Joined
Feb 22, 2013
Location
Vancouver, BC
TDI
'93 Passat - AHU mTDI with GTB1756VK
A used factory part will probably fit better than a new aftermarket one, for what it's worth. If you can find a used one in your color you'll be even better off...

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Steve Addy

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Joined
Aug 7, 2002
Location
Iowa
TDI
97 Mk3
You might also check on Vortex B3/4 classifieds for stuff in your area. There should be plenty of parts out there to fix yours.

Steve
 
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