Face off pt.1

We’ve spoken about the T5.1 facelift conversion so much, we thought it time we actually did it and changed project T5 into a ’10-plate-on looker. Here’s how we got on

Words and photos James Wallace

“the budget option can be had for as little as £750” “definitely within the realms of any home mechanic” The T5.1 facelift front end is now such a well-documented change that there’s a rising tide of resentment and a backlash against its popularity. And now having seen for ourselves the difference it makes in virtually no time at all, it’s no surprise it’s so very popular. Currently, there are two different ways of carrying it out. The first, and the way we decided to go with on project T5, is the ‘budget’ option, which makes do with the original T5 metal upper and lower crossmembers for the 2003-’09 T5 crash structures. As a result, we’re missing three fixing points that would be available if you were to use the…

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