Re: very little technical content, some discussion

[skerocdriver@juno.com (SHAWN C MEZE)]

On Thu, 4 Sep 1997 09:40:05 -0500 edix@eve.assumption.edu (Ed Dix)
writes:
>Hi Gang-
>
>There's a question at the end of a bunch of unrelated topics-
>Since I don't race my Scirocco, I'm not sure my inside rear wheel has 
>ever been off the ground while cornering.  But I'm not sure.  When it
comes
>down, is it a thunk, or (as I imagine it) does it just settle in?  
>I've had Rabbits before, I can't imagine that I've never done this.  You
folks 
>who race, could you fill this neophyte in?


Well, it depends on how the road is and how your driving it. Ive felt a
big bang on certain autox courses and thought it was something wrong.
Then I was told my inside rear wheel comes WAYY off of the ground. (That
was before Race springs/Konis. Now it only comes off a little) Then I
have felt the inside rear wheel come off the ground and the wheel
stopped. When it came back to earth I could feel the wheel spin up again.
(Smooth touchdown bruddah!) To know for sure, have somebody on the inside
of a tight turn and have them watch the wheel for you. Better yet, have
them videotape it!  


>I've tried Mother's Back to Black now on my bumpers to make them black
>again.  To anyone who's used it:  Does it take several applications to 
>get the black permanent?  Am I 'tuggin on Superman's cape' (remember Jim

>Croce and the next line?)  Is this a losing proposition?  I thought this
was 
>one of the good ones from an earlier discussion.  The car looks awesome,

>except for these bumpers, and when I park near a Corrado (I've got
serious 
>envy).
>Slainte
>
>        -Ed.
>84 Scirocco


Its probably better to have Corrado envy than penis envy, I suppose.
(Depending on WHO you are I guess.  I haven't found that "Mother's Back
to Black" stuff so I don't have an opinion on the stuff. Anyways, Ive
used "No Touch Tire Care" on all of the black plastic of my GLi and on my
Euro bumpers. (I got lots of gray plastic on the GLi too!) It works
pretty good, lasts about 3-4 weeks, depending on the weather ect. Usually
it will reactivate and look black again by just washing the car. (After
about 2 weeks.) then it lasts another week or so until all the plastic
looks gray again. 
That's my double duckets worth.


              Shawn Meze
86' Jetta GLi           82' Scirocco GTi
The Fastest, Quickest, Cleanest and
best looking Scirocco in all of San Diego!
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