Re: [OT] need your experience - '88 Cabby

[Dubdaze68@aol.com]

A Top is a big purchase, take it from me, mine exploded after the dry rotted 
stitching let a little air into the header bow...Look at the condition of the 
rubber all over the top, those pieces are expensive.  Take it for a drive and 
listen to where air comes in.  If it's by the header bow, check for worn 
rubber.  Check under the hood where the scuttle drains are, make sure that 
they're not blocked or rusted.  Make sure the windshield is in good, the seal 
can make for nasty rust  problems.  Also check the doors, and window glass 
adjusters, since the windows don't have a frame, they can become loose from 
people leaning on it, and also the doors can sag (lack of rigidity at the 
roof, or lack thereof)  Check the trunk for leaks, and always put the cover 
over the top when you have it down....Will save you a lot of headaches.  Also 
make sure that it doesn't have one of those cheesy Stant Chrome Gas caps, get 
a real VW ones, the other comes can get vaccumed on and stuck.  To test for 
major water leaks, take the car to a quarter car wash and pressure wash the 
top. a little water si acceptable, but if your seat is soaked and water is 
dripping off the headliner, you're in deep doo-doo

Pat
'87 Scirocco 16v
'87 Cabriolet
'84 Rabbit GTI

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