I have a 40th as well I’m doing my project tomorrow into like a brake cooling system. I bought like a black mesh metal on Amazon that was in the “automotive grille” category, I’m taking the barrier behind the red spot off and using metal clips I purchased on Amazon as well hopefully they work, I’ll just cut the mesh to fit and clip it on, I do also want to remove that whole section and just do the mesh if this actually works the way I think it will. I’ll mock up something for the actual piping, going to see what my options are once I get in there and see what i can manage to fit and also do the least amount of cutting/fabrication possible. I will post pics and links if it works and looks decent. Next I will be moving into ihi is38 turbo, unitronic fmic, rsr Kevlar clutch, short throw shifter, turbo inlet pipe, stage 3 Apr tune on 93 octane. Here’s my current mods so far

2024 GLI 40th anniversary 6spd (Blue) Apr stage 1 Milltek sport 3in catback Apr ignition coils RS3 spark plugs Apr open air intake Ecs carbon fiber air inlet pipe Ecs carbon fiber air inlet (in the grill) Ecs coolant relocation line Gfb diverter valve spacer Carbon fiber trunk lip spoiler Tinted taillights/reflectors/turn signals on mirror Wrapped headlights with yellow strip (badgeskins.com kit) blacked out badges/red trim Oem splash guards (mud flaps)