[TECH] Tailight Bulbs

[drew at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (Drew MacPherson)]

I haven't seen a copy of ETKA that has designated other than group 8
(body)  listings for Mk1 Sciroccos.  However, both 5 and 6 in my
experience have been reliable at identifying Scirocco specific parts
under model notes, or chassis numbers.  It's been my experience that if
it's unique to the Scirocco chassis, it will be found under RAG (if you're
looking for 75-80) or JEG (if you're looking for 81-early 84) - As I
understand it this is the way ETKA was designed, and the information is
going to be as (in)accurate as any other 20+ year-old information in
ETKA... :)  Of course, those with 1974 Sciroccos are out in the cold as 
far as I can tell...

Mind you, I don't deal that much in Mk1 parts and it's pretty much a moot
point as they're all NLA from the dealer anyways. :)

My main point is that dealers who state that they don't have information 
prior to 1984 for the Scirocco do NOT know how to use ETKA/EPC (or their 
microfiche.)  The reality is most of these outfits are too busy dealing in 
TDI MAF's and mudflaps for A4's to care about $0.35 parts for a 25 year 
old car.

Drew

On Mon, 5 Jan 2004, David Utley wrote:

> Sure....  However, if you are searching in JEG, you do not know if they 
> included ALL the pertinent information...  If you can find an old listing on 
> the Mk1s, I would trust it before the one in JEG or RAG...  Supersessions 
> after X date, etc...  I may be quibbling, but I have learned the hard way to 
> be a specific as possible...  That, and I have access to the old 
> microfiche...  8-)
> 
> David
> 

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