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Re: Hello from new Scirocco owner
Ahh a fellow houstonian scirocco owner =] cool. if you drive
down 45 ..and see a red blurr..thats me =] I guess yours is
better off..my ac doesnt work..hasnt for the last 8months...
I've gotten fond of 90-air.
If you want parts..your screwed. You can try Acorn foreign
auto on 34th Street (Off 290 in W houston) or thers some place
up N on 1960 by 59 that has lotsa parts but charges new prices.
I would definitely start with new bushings up front. that
should smoothen the ride out a lot..and check the struts,
are they in good shape? has all the oil leaked out? I have
a set of Konis (yellow) on my rocco and love them. I have
also heard good things about BOGE pro gas. hrm 84..8v?
shakes bad...is the car loud? check your motor mounts..mine
were bad..replacing them made a world of quietness.
about where to get new struts..if you dont already subscribe to European
Car..you should there are lots of parts advertisers there that
lets you shop around for the best price.
If your slightly mechanically inclined..replacing struts are easy.
jack car to stands, remove wheel, unsecure brake line from strut,
remove top two strut bolts, remove lower 2 strut bolts, pull out
strut from well, and stick in new one. follow in reverse order and
get an alignment. took me 2 hours (and 4 beers) to replace all 4 of my
struts.
if you want a shop to do it..i recommend Herr Schmidt off Richmond
(W houston).
Ryan
'87 16v Scirocco
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On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, C.R. Rowland wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> Let me start out by introducing myself. My name is Chuck Rowland and
> I live in Houston, Tx. I'm a previous owner of a '88 VW Fox which I was
> always quite fond of ( but had to trade in on my wifes Explorer). Well I
> recently had to pick up a used car to commute the 90 miles round trip to my
> job. Well after searching the VW section of the paper and looking at a
> couple of abused GTI's for around $1500, I finally found my recently
> purchased '84 Scirocco for $900. It is red with black leather, PW and a non
> functioning sun roof. The car runs OK, has a straight body and most
> importantly here in Texas a working A/C. The odometer and trip-ometer quit
> working at 66,000, although the speedometer still works. The engine runs
> rough at idol and above 3,000 rpm, but it is presently making my commutes
> above 70 mph fine. The suspension has some problems, it makes clunking
> noises when I hit bumps as small as the ones in between lanes on the
> highway, bottoms out to easily, and shakes bad above 75 mph.
>
> I figure to fix the front end first, replacing struts, bushings, and
> ball joints and anything else i find worn under there. I would like to go
> with the quality , nicer handling aftermarket suspensions. Anyone have any
> suggestions on which way to go here? Where to purchase the parts? And any
> special tools needed for the job?
>
> I hope I'm not breaking in group rules or asking a question that is
> asked everyweek here. TIA and i look forward to a long time of sharing
> Scirocco tips and ideas. Chuck
>
> p.s. My car has two Karmann emplems mounted behind the door jams? Do these
> belong? I haven't seen them on any of the pics I've looked at on the net.
>
>
>
>
>
> ........................................................ crowland@insync.net
> Chuck (Rich) Rowland
> ........................................................
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