Yay or nay scirocco R conversion HELP please!

[faceliftme123]

Hi people,

I am new to this forum. I have recently bought a viper green 2.0 litre tsi dsg scirocco.
The car is very nice and has a very high spec, its a credit to the last owner as there isn't a mark on the car.
Now I know this is the kind of subject that divides people, but I love the look of the green scirocco R's.
I cant afford to spend near £20k on a car but could possibly do the conversion to my one for a couple of grand.
What is peoples opinion on this? I am bound to get the "cant afford one don't try and make it look like one" sort of answers but what I am interested in is when I come to sell the car on.
Could this de-value the car or make it more desirable?
I will use genuine parts and keep all the original bits to put it back to standard.
I am in two minds as people may think it has been crashed and then I have stuck new bumpers on while repairing it.

Any info would be great!

Thanks

Dan

[CleanDiesel]

Do whatever you want you don't need anyone's permission.

If you keep the OEM bumpers stick them back on before sale and sell the R bumpers seperately. R bumpers won't make any effect to the value imo but you'll get a better return that way as R bumpers will sell for more than standard ones. Or you could give any potential buyer the option at different prices.

[roc82]

I say go ahead with the mod . As long as you take down the r badges, it's not a wannabe r, just an awesome looking Scirocco.
And by the way, the facelift r looks absolutely gorgeous in viper green, especially if lowered.

[Gazzagood]

I converted mine to an R using all OEM parts, Including buying the car, and everything for 400bhp+ setup I have spent APPROX 24-25k. But I prefer it to any R because most of the parts are after market/performance.

I'd say 4-5k to do EVERYTHING R spec, not just bumpers etc.