Re: Suspension 16v vs 8v

[Ryan Schuermann <ryan@radio.nwpros.com>]

Yeah I told him to cancell his damn $1,000 order of parts from 
VW...called up Ron's Parts and got all i needed for under $200.
Not Bad =] Sheesh, Houston Needs more VW shops on the North side, hehe.

Ryan

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On Sun, 25 Aug 1996 SWilli2476@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 96-08-23 11:25:22 EDT, ryan wrote:
> 
> <<  hit a curb..a lot harder than I thought on the driver
>  side front wheel...collapsed my control arm, bent the frame
>  and did some body damage. Suck thing is..all we have here in Houston are 
>  8v..and the repair shop told me that parts from an 8v wont work on a 16v 
>  suspension. >>
> ************************
> 
> good news, your mechanic is ignorant. the Scirocco 8v and 16v are the same
> chassis. for that matter so are all the A1 cars -Scirocco I, Rabbit, Jetta I,
> Cabriolet, Pickup, etc. they're all the same chassis with minor differences.
> the control arms from the 8v *WILL* fit the 16v. in fact, my '80 'rocco has
> '88 control arms and rear beam. your guy either doesn't know or he's trying
> to jack you...
> 
> -Scott F. Williams
> NJ Scirocco nut
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