Re: Mk1 bumper shock drilling

["Brian Honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>]

Hehe....deathtrap ....that's funny...I've been driving around for a year
with drilled bump stops and I'm still here

All you have to do is remove the bumper and drill a small hole in the
exposed end of the bump stop.....then just bang on it with a big hammer to
press it all the way in.

I would recommend two things.......cover your drill with a plastic bag/and
yourself too....those MkI stops have a lot of pressure in them and some
wierd stinky oil.  Also, you might consider drilling another hole vertically
through the bump stop and putting a bolt through it just so they never
jiggle out.

To get my fronts in as far as I wanted, I had to cut a notch in the bumper
frame to clear the tow hook.

HTH

Brian Honnold
'78 Rocco Ragtop
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Jacobsen <fluidweb@hotmail.com>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Friday, February 26, 1999 9:06 PM
Subject: Mk1 bumper shock drilling


>I've been cruising the list archives but haven't found a good post on
>this topic yet.
>
>I wanna make my ride even more of a _deathtrap_ by pushing in both front
>& rear bumpers... I know it involves drilling small holes in each shock
>and driving the fenders up against a wall, but what are the specifics?
>
>How far will the bumper go in and will i have to do some shaving on the
>ends? Can the rear bumper do the same, and will i have to remove the top
>plastic cover strip?
>
>Now that I've pushed in the bumpers, removed the headrests, and tinted
>out all the signals, should I upgrade to 4-point harnesses or airbags?
>
>Pete Jacobsen
>Silver 1980 Deathtrap
>
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