Remove all plugs on the grille.

Insert screw driver here, unlock grille.
 

Grille pops up out of the plugs on the bottom of it the way it detaches from the hood latch is kind of weird, you pull up on a metal tab to unlock it, then stick a screw driver in between the two "fingers" and turn it to pull them apart.  You'll see when you get there.

Remove the Torx bolt here (I think it was a t30).

And these two, on both sides.

Remove these Torx bolts (t25) as well as the ones on the bottom front of the bumper that attaches the plate to it.

TIP: There are 7 Torx screws to be removed per side in the fender well, and 4 more screws that hold
the bottom center cover to the engine, and to the rest of the cover on each side. The center cover comes off by itself for access to the oil filter.

Pop the grilles out (just pull outward), and remove the nut here (10mm I think) on both sides.

TIP: There are little clips that
hold them in up top. Stick a flat blade screwdriver in edgewise (vertically), and push the plastic clips downwards while simultaneously pulling out on
the grill a little, until they're all unhooked.

With the nuts removed, the bumper should be able to pull slightly forward to expose the lower bolts: (only pull one side forward at a time so you don't have to pull the whole bumper off).

And remove the top bolts.

Remove wiring harness (feel around for the clip at the bottom of the big plug, should click out).

TIP: The wiring harnesses unplug by pushing the single "ear" on the factory one in in the middle, and pushing in both "ears" on the 10 to 12 pin adapter on the outsides. The adapter ones are VERY hard to get loose, and it's easy to break off the ears.

U.S. vs. Euro housing.

Re-install housing, screw back in, re-attach bumper on that side.

Proceed to the next side, attach all of the Torx screws on the bottom bumper plates and in the wheel wells, attach the grille and the hood latch, and you're done.

VW TECH BY: Joshua Stein