Re: Misc Questions

[Scottish <scottishs@yahoo.com>]

O.k I'll try and do this shit, I just finished building my roc, so I
finally have the experience to answer a lot of shit, here goes

1. Don't think any factory roc ever came with that type of toy, unless
someone else I don't know did it, you're on your own. good luck, but
why not, not waste your time putting one in and stop being so lazy, oh
yah.

2.if you wanna caulk this baby go ahead, might work, but do you really
want caulk instead of the real solution, go to the VW dealer and ask
them for one, yep it's that easy.

3.same thing get it from the dealer, they charge you for it, but yours
will be the first car that part as ever been on, unless you go by the
motto, why new when used will do.  But that seal actually does shit to
stop the rain, just slows it down and then it drains away inside.

kay this is going to get a lot shorter, real quick like

4. front of the seat
5. who cares.
8. stupid question
sorry the rest were pretty dumb
16. yah it will be louder the motor is inside your car, oh yeah.
19. not worth the effort, get a car that already has it.
24. WD-40
sorry if I got narky during answering this stuff, but some of it, you
just gotta figure out for yourself, just take your time and you'll do
fine. huh.  Later


--- Toby Reed <archive@porknet.ml.org> wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> I just got an 87 16V and came up with some questions that listers
> might be
> able to help out with:
> 
> 1. I'm not used to having a trunk, so getting my key every time i
> want to
> open the hatch is bothersome. I bought a trunk actuator kit from MCM
> Electronics that has a pull-action solenoid. I haven't looked at the
> mechanism in the Scirocco much yet, but I was wondering if anyone
> here has
> any experience putting trunk actuators in a Scirocco. The kind of
> actuator
> i'm looking for opens the trunk without affecting the position of the
> lock
> (ie. popping the trunk with the actuator will not unlock or lock it).
> In
> my Bentley it refers to a vacuum actuator in the hatch.... does
> anyone have one of these (i'm guessing it was an option), and are the
> common enough that you could hack one in from junkyard parts?
> 
> 2. The grommet/gasket around the key cylinder in the hatch has
> cracked and
> fallen off from old age. Is it necessary to replace it to repair
> leaks? If
> so, where could I find a replacement gasket? I'm thinking if I don't
> get
> something before the rain comes I'll just caulk the inside around the
> lock
> cylinder (and hope it works)... Anyone else had this problem? If you
> removed the gasket, did it look better or worse?
> 
> 3. What is involved in changing the seal around the sunroof? (the
> seal you
> see from outside when the sunroof is closed) Where can I get a new
> seal
> and how much will it cost? Mine is sagging a bit and I'm afraid it
> will
> leak.
> 
> 4. My passenger seat rocks sideways when you sit in it and go around
> a
> corner or something. I think maybe its just missing some bushings or
> something... where should I look?
> 
> 5. The car I have is missing some interior trim pieces. Is there a
> plastic
> piece that covers the fuse panel or are you supposed to see the fuses
> and
> relays from the drivers seat?
> 
> 6. Under the hood there is a metal-cased factory relay just in front
> of
> the battery fastened with a special bracket and two screws. Anyone
> else
> have one of these? What's it for? I tried to follow the wires but
> they
> went into sealed factory looms. I'd pull the relay and "see whats
> broken"
> but im in the process of getting a new battery (one of the cells in
> my
> current battery died).
> 
> 7. Accustomed to riding around in my friend's GTI, I was disappointed
> to
> see that Sciroccos lacked the "oh shit" handles found in GTIs. I was
> thinking about a transplant but now I'm wondering if there is any
> metal to
> drill into above the headliner in that area.
> 
> 8. What is up with the funky windshield washer controls?!? Up, Down,
> Push,
> Pull... nothing short of turning the ignition off will stop the
> windshield
> wipers (!), whether it be the wipers front or the one in the rear.
> Could
> someone please explain this? I'm usually really quick to get used to
> different controls in different cars, but this one is really elusive.
> 
> 9. I think my back-up light fuse/relay/bulbs might be dead. Do the
> back-up
> lights come on when the ignition is at "run" but the engine is off?
> They
> don't in my case, and I can't start the engine to see if that fixes
> the
> problem.
> 
> 10. I'm used to a carburated stick shift, where I clutch-started the
> engine just for fun whenever I was on a hill. I haven't tried this
> yet in
> my rocco, but I hear it can damage the engine or transmission. Any
> comments on this? What if I'm in the middle of a desert and my
> battery is
> dead? Just how bad for the engine is it? Do I need to hotwire the
> fuel
> pump or something?
> 
> 11. Do I need to pull the steering wheel off and/or remove part of
> the
> dash to take off the steering column covers?
> 
> 12. I just went to a locksmith and paid $20 to get new keys cut from
> a
> lock cylinder code (thanks guys for telling me where to find it :P).
> Unfortunately they aren't the cute black factory kind with the silver
> VW
> in the middle. Is there any way I can get ahold of either a factory
> key
> with my lock code or a factory blank? When I bought the car it came
> with
> only one key which was a cheap hardware store copy.
> 
> 13. Sometimes the oil pressure light, parking brake/seat belt lights
> and a
> buzzer of some sort will come on intermittantly when i'm driving. I
> know
> the oil pressure light is wrong because its blinking at an unsteady
> rate,
> there is plenty of oil in the car, etc. Anyway, any idea of where I
> should
> start looking for shorts? Do you think its possible that the oil
> pressure
> sensor is faulty? Can I nab one from a VW parts place or do I have to
> pay
> a dealer....
> 
> 14. An ill-driven car backed into mine and slashed the black moulding
> along the side of the car (among other things, like a wheel-sized
> dent). I
> imagine I could get replacement moulding from a junkyard, but how
> should I
> re-attach it? My car is silver and I think it looks better with
> moulding
> than without so removing it all isn't a good solution.
> 
> 15. The car needs a new battery so I bought one but unfortunately I
> didn't
> notice until I got home that it had only side terminal posts.
> Naturally
> while it fit perfect in the battery seat, the side terminals didn't.
> Well
> okay they did, but the positive terminal shorted to the sheet metal
> :P
> Before I go to return it tomorrow, is there any good place to put it
> where
> it wouldn't take up any of the trunk space (except maybe in the side
> of
> the trunk under the speakers).
> 
> 16. My rear wiper makes a ton of noise compared to the front ones.
> Are all
> of them like this? Part of it is probably that I was running it dry.
> (Oh
> well, the blades are shot anyways)
> 
> 17. How hard is it to change the shift bushings? Maybe I just need to
> adjust the linkage, but its a little hard to get it into 2nd
> sometimes.
> 
> 18. Are armor door plates needed on the Scirocco? If so are they the
> same
> exact model as for other VWs? They're ugly, but I don't want the
> little
> chumps around here taking my stuff without asking.
> 
> 19. My car doesn't have an MFA but I think it'd be a neat addition.
> How
> difficult is it to stick one in? Do I need a whole new gauge cluster
> or
> just a replacement for the LCD clock thingy, a circuit board and a
> new
> wiper control wand?
> 
> 20. I had the wheels off when I swapped tires and took a look at the
> brakes. It looks like the pads are glued instead of bolted on. Is
> there a
> trick to changing these?
> 
> 21. The car has 124k miles on it, is there any reason to switch to
> synthetic oil? I don't have any noticable oil leaks at present but
> I'm
> afraid if I switch the thinner oil may start to leak out of the 12
> year
> old seals, but at the same time I'd like to keep the engine parts
> lubricated well. What should I do?
> 
> 22. Where could I buy accessory switches that match those in the dash
> for
> the headlights, emergency flashers, etc? I'd like to put an
> oem-looking
> switch in for fog lights or a three-position (two on, one off) switch
> in
> for a special circuit i designed. Too bad there's only room for one
> :P
> 
> 23. Can anyone recommend some good but inexpensive hood lifts? I
> really
> hate putting up that flimsy metal rod.
> 
> 24. What can be done to make the sunroof slide smoother? It takes
> quite 
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Scottish
'83 Rocco (parts)
'87 Project Skiroc (soon)
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