Re: GTX - a few questions

["Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>]

1.  chrome paint's probably worn off.  I've only ever seen black or 
silver ones, apart from the odd one that looked like it had been 
oversprayed with another colour.
2.  All depends on what sort of alarm you have.  Find out what it is, 
with a model number if possible, and try calling one of the shops - 
Hannah in Glasgow are pretty good.  If it is a common or newish model 
they can probably tell you straight off.
3.  I've never bothered trying to change the bulbs any way other than by 
taking the whole cluster out of the dash.  If it is the bulb for the 
clock, you might be able to get it out by removing the driver's side 
shelf and under-dash panel: if you get your head under the dash and have 
a look with a flashlight you might be able to see the bulb holder,  but 
they are a pain to remove and even more of a pain to refit if you don't 
have good access.

good luck,

Ewan.
>From: EGJ123@aol.com
>Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 06:31:42 EDT
>To: scirocco-L@scirocco.org
>Subject: GTX - a few questions
>
>Hi everyone,
>well, after a couple of weeks off the list, I've returned, and I've got 
a new
>car to show off too!  I've just bought a 1988 GTX, its only done 50k 
miles,
>the body is absolutely perfect, and not to put to fine a point on it, I 
love
>it!  Just a few questions for you lot though:
>1. The badge on the radiator grille is dull grey, rather than shiny 
silver
>like most VWs.  Is it supposed to be like this (something different for 
that
>model?), or should I just swap it for the shiny silver badge I've got 
lying
>about?
>2.  The car's got an alarm, unfortunately the first thing I did after 
buying
>the car was to take the battery out to put on charge.  As soon as I put 
the
>battery back in, the alarm goes off, and the key fob won't switch it 
off.
>Anything obvious I should try?
>3. The bulb in the dials cluster which lights up the clock has blown - 
is
>there any quick and (relatively) straight-forward way of replacing it?
>Thats all for now, thanks in advance!
>
>Jamie
>http://members.aol.com/egj123
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