[khalua80]

Originally Posted by ///MeraldCity_G82

This ended up not fitting for me. Something with the grill is causing the foam to push onto the passenger side sensor. The sensor clip on the passenger side ended up breaking off. So pissed. I was able to put the stock grill and bumper back on with no issues multiple times.

You can see where the sensor was pushing into the bumper foam in the red circles

Exact same thing happened to mines broke at the same spot.

[mattssi]

Originally Posted by ///MeraldCity_G82

Yeah I am not sure if the its the angle of the sensors on the V grill, or the lower portion of the grill. The length of that plastic on the lower section of the grill VVVVVV seems to be much longer than the length of the OEM.

I am done changing grills and sticking to OEM. Had fitment issues with the Autotecknic grill and now this one.

Just because it didn't work for me doesn't mean it won't work for someone else.

What happened on the autotechnic grill? You’d think with all the ads and posts all these grills are flawless. Aftermarket game is rough sometimes.

[///MeraldCity_G82]

Originally Posted by khalua80

Exact same thing happened to mines broke at the same spot.

Damn that sucks, I tried to epoxy mine back but it kept dislodging when trying to put the bumper back on. at least its not a one off thing for both of us and we can make the claim.

[khalua80]

Originally Posted by ///MeraldCity_G82

Damn that sucks, I tried to epoxy mine back but it kept dislodging when trying to put the bumper back on. at least its not a one off thing for both of us and we can make the claim.

LOL...i did the same on one side with no luck too.. I brought mines from kevin @ eas on here and told him the issue waiting to hear back

[Limegrntaln]

I told myself I would never take my bumper off, again, and then I do some dumb shit, like this.

[///MeraldCity_G82]

Originally Posted by Limegrntaln

I told myself I would never take my bumper off, again, and then I do some dumb shit, like this.

Hope they work out for you. I have removed my bumper so many times that I am very fast at it now LOL.

[Limegrntaln]

Originally Posted by ///MeraldCity_G82

Hope they work out for you. I have removed my bumper so many times that I am very fast at it now LOL.

The PG GT3 grill looks different from the rest of the Vorsteiner style that has the square center beam.

[mattssi]

Yeah, the PG one is a weird one, has a pointy protruding grill. I need to see more photos to judge it more though. Good luck!

[FISH22]

If anyone has issues with the grills rubbing against the bumper foam, just shave some of the foam down. I did this with my Stradale Design grills and it worked well. As mentioned above, every car and bumper is going to be different, but I noticed on mine, the foam was applying a bit too much pressure to my liking.

[Limegrntaln]

Originally Posted by mattssi

Yeah, the PG one is a weird one, has a pointy protruding grill. I need to see more photos to judge it more though. Good luck!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Choek..._web_copy_link

[JTO24]

Damn, that's a shame... hopefully they figure it out.

[tom @ eas]

Got this from Vorsteiner this morning:

Originally Posted by vorsteiner

There is a Styrofoam like bumper support behind the grill that needs to be removed in order to get the Abs grille to fit. The customer needs to either trim or remove the bumper support to ensure the sensors or brackets are not damaged.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Yours Sincerely,

Jose Valle
Vorsteiner

Trimming would be the best option, I wouldn't recommend removing the support completely. We'll be installing a set this week and follow up with our experience.

[///MeraldCity_G82]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

Got this from Vorsteiner this morning:



Trimming would be the best option, I wouldn't recommend removing the support completely. We'll be installing a set this week and follow up with our experience.

LOL no instructions were included, installers were supposed to know it need to be trimmed? Or do they now know because I sent them an email with pics and an explanation of the issue this morning?

not blasting EAS as it is not their fault.

And I am not removing or trimming part of the bumper foam, that should have been disclosed by Vorsteiner

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by ///MeraldCity_G82

LOL no instructions were included, installers were supposed to know it need to be trimmed? Or do they now know because I sent them an email with pics and an explanation?

not blasting EAS as it is not their fault.

Outside of BMW and AC Schnitzer, I haven't seen any companies include instructions with aero parts. Most companies will usually assume their installer will have experience in installation.

[///MeraldCity_G82]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

Outside of BMW and AC Schnitzer, I haven't seen any companies include instructions with aero parts. Most companies will usually assume their installer will have experience in installation.

So installers have to figure out exactly where something is not clearing(which is hard to do) and figure out where to trim parts on the car? I have installed two other grills and NONE had clearance issues. Clearly they did not test fit these or else they would have stated that trimming is needed.

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by ///MeraldCity_G82

So installers have to figure out exactly where something is not clearing(which is hard to do) and figure out where to trim parts on the car? I have installed two other grills and NONE had clearance issues. Clearly they did not test fit these or else they would have stated that trimming is needed.

Installers almost never get instructions, it's implied that should know what they are doing. I do agree if there was trimming needed, it should be disclosed beforehand. However, don't shoot the messenger.

We have an install scheduled later this week and will follow up with our experience afterwards.

[///MeraldCity_G82]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

Installers almost never get instructions, it's implied that should know what they are doing. I do agree if there was trimming needed, it should be disclosed beforehand. However, don't shoot the messenger.

We have an install scheduled later this week and will follow up with our experience afterwards.

Like I said, not your guys fault. I guess what I meant to say was if trimming is required, there should be instructions for that or people would be blindly chipping away at something that is a part of the car(which I bet most people don't want to do). Removing the grill is straightforward so there is no need for those instructions.

[///MeraldCity_G82]

Update, Vorsteiner sent me a return label for a refund. They admitted the issue and handled it well.

[mattssi]

Originally Posted by ///MeraldCity_G82

Update, Vorsteiner sent me a return label for a refund. They admitted the issue and handled it well.

Glad to hear! Hope they revise, but I think it will be too $$ for them to do.

I held off on ordering for now.

[khalua80]

Originally Posted by ///MeraldCity_G82

Update, Vorsteiner sent me a return label for a refund. They admitted the issue and handled it well.

Yes they did the same for me as well

[exmowner]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

Installers almost never get instructions, it's implied that should know what they are doing. I do agree if there was trimming needed, it should be disclosed beforehand. However, don't shoot the messenger.

We have an install scheduled later this week and will follow up with our experience afterwards.

Hey Tom the one you sent out should get to me Wednesday. I will be trimming the foam bumper support cover to allow fitment. Once you install yours do you mind posting pictures of how much foam you removed?

Thanks

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by exmowner

Hey Tom the one you sent out should get to me Wednesday. I will be trimming the foam bumper support cover to allow fitment. Once you install yours do you mind posting pictures of how much foam you removed?

Thanks

Absolutely.