You will get screws put in the sides of the bumper. Have a look at the pics on this thread here
VW forgot to build my t6 with LED lights - what to do?
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Thanks - spoke to the dealer and asked them not to fit. He was sure the ones from factory are different ones (no screws in bumper reqiured) to the VW parts dept. supplied ones (screws in bumpers).
OEM camera being fitted. Asked him to thoroughly check all through the order this time!
OEM camera being fitted. Asked him to thoroughly check all through the order this time!
Have you seen the rear factory flaps?
They're half way down the bumper, you need them directly behind the wheels otherwise half your bumper is going to be dirty and the other half relatively clean.
The shortie flaps fit directly behind the wheels.
Forum saves the day just in time.
Not sure that's the majority view.
Well I can report that I had my first accident in 30 years of driving. 4 days after getting the van.
An early start, bit of a damp foggy morning, Google maps throws me off a dual carriageway on to a country road on the way to location, I don’t see a traffic island that doesn’t have the usual bollard on it or any lighting.
I hit it square on at quite a slow speed and fortunately the van bounces on the standard suspension and is such a high ride height (standard) that the only damage is a small crack on the plastic undertray. It sounded awful in the van as it bounced but thankfully I got away with it.
Pretty sure LEDs would have let me see that - could have been a lot worse.
An early start, bit of a damp foggy morning, Google maps throws me off a dual carriageway on to a country road on the way to location, I don’t see a traffic island that doesn’t have the usual bollard on it or any lighting.
I hit it square on at quite a slow speed and fortunately the van bounces on the standard suspension and is such a high ride height (standard) that the only damage is a small crack on the plastic undertray. It sounded awful in the van as it bounced but thankfully I got away with it.
Pretty sure LEDs would have let me see that - could have been a lot worse.
Glad you're OK, must have been a shock !
Reminds me of when I ended up front end in the air on a traffic island on the A23 at Norbury whilst going to a 'job' in the Stations T4 Police Van (ZY2)......the illuminated traffic bollard merrily sliding its way south towards Croydon in between the lanes of traffic.
Reminds me of when I ended up front end in the air on a traffic island on the A23 at Norbury whilst going to a 'job' in the Stations T4 Police Van (ZY2)......the illuminated traffic bollard merrily sliding its way south towards Croydon in between the lanes of traffic.
Couldn’t agree more, no damage to your rear bumper that way.
The holes are visible as they are on the outside of the bumper just behind the rear wheels. PITA to get rid as they very obvious if you decide to remove them.
Understandable.
Sorry to hear of your misfortune @mrbump
You mention you were using Google Maps, check your map timeline here. That should show the route you took and will probably show you had stopped briefly.
An unmarked island is lethal, you may be compensated and may save someone else from a similar misfortune.......
You’re not driving fast enough or the Audi lights weren’t working/you’ve x Ray vision The standard lights are plain dangerous.
It’s not. The std lights are dangerous. Wouldn’t have another without LED’s, was in a std lit highline short term, and I can, without exaggeration ‘see’ how you could quite easily plow over an island with them. They’re worse than my bike lights!
