I like the grille. Just pulled my T5 for the 3rd time in 2 months. Kept getting an intermittent growl when the clutch pedal was depressed. First 2 times was to double check and re-grease the release bearing. Everything pointed to that as the problem but I kept hearing the growl.
Pulled and opened the T5 for inspection this time. Everything checked out.
Growl is gone. I’ll hold my tongue as to what caused the growl for now since my test drive was only 5 minutes. But I think it’s gone.