Re: Gas cap fun

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Jay Docherty wrote:
> 
> I have a mk1 scirocco '80 to be excact.  The previous owner put a
> extra stupid chrome, locking gas cap on the car.  This gas cap is the
> ugliest thing I have ever seen in my life.  Its even about halfway
> covered with rust.  Anyway, I can't find a new stock gas cap anywhere!
> I went to rapid parts and they had me try 2 caps neither of which
> fit.  Rabbit caps don't fit.  I'd perfer not to have to go to the
> junkyard.
> 
> Apperenty the 1980, some came with a threaded gas cap and some came
> with the 1/4 turn gas cap.  Mine has the 1/4 turn cap.  Has anyone
> had this problem?  Anyone have or no where I could get a new gas cap?
> 

Hope I don't get flamed for this but, try the dealer.  I just replaced
mine a few weeks ago (Yes, I forgot to put it back on after a fill up
=')
and they showed me a few differn't ones,  The 1/4 turn type $18 the
locking threaded type $30 (Yow!) the non-locking thread type $15.

Good Luck
Etrik
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