Re: Rear Wing

["Lee Folkman" <general_lee_f@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>I think that after 84.5 all sciroccos got the big spoiler.

Lee Folkman
'84 Wolfsburg Scirocco 8v
'82 Jetta Diesel(225,000+ and can still get 50mpg)



>From: Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>
>To: SCIROCCO@t-online.de
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Rear Wing
>Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 00:35:07 EST
>
>On Mon, 8 Nov 1999 02:52:18 +0100 SCIROCCO2@t-online.de (Dirk Schneider)
>writes:
>
> >so, at least here, it's not correct to call them "16v wings"
>
>
>How true. Especially when they're not really "wings" either! :)
>
>
> >in fact there were three types of original VW rearwings for the Mk2 :
> >1.) the mentioned above
> >2.) like the one above but without running up the hatch. ( basic 8v
> >version )
> >3.) the GTX or Scala style wing , horizontally divided. ( Euro only )
> >
> >
>
>
>
>Its easy to understand how the rear spoilers got labeled. The "8V" rear
>spoiler is the little dude. Not much to look at but its better than
>having that "Toyota Celica bald" look.
>
>The "16v" rear spoiler is the big beefy spoiler. I really hate the
>extensions that run up the sides of the hatch. WTF were they thinking
>when they did that. The larger spoiler surface area is really much nicer,
>like it might actually do something after 190mph. Id does do a great job
>of holding a soda can! It got labeled that because no 16V Scirocco ever
>got the little spoiler.
>
>The GTX rear spoiler, to me is just TIT! I don't know if Zender made all
>of those for VW or not but (Mine is a Zender unit) they take the ass end
>and make it look like something. I got mine a few months ago and just
>love the transformation it does to the rear of the car. (Especially when
>you have had the little 8V spoiler sitting back there for so long.)
>
>
>
>               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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