Saltyweasel's Front Bar

[scirocco at vintagewatercooleds.com (Eric S)]

Glad you like it Cathy...and as usual, you made things more difficult on
yourself :-) (removing headlights and bumpers?) LOLOL.

-- 
Eric
www.vintagewatercooleds.com

79 VW Iltis
81 Scirocco S (TDI Swap project)
90 Corrado TDI
91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow swap project)

roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca said:
>
> Well, I'm just back from the first test drive with the new front bar. It
> was a bit more than "just a few bolts" on mine, 16Vs have so much crap in
> the way. So it was off with the grille spoiler and grille, and the DS
> headlights to access the bumper bolts, off with the bumper, the battery
> came out too, and the horn was in the way, so it got relocated. Also the
> starter had to come off to get the front motor mount off, with the tranny
> supported by the jack. Anyway, I had to "oval" one of the bolt holes, but
> otherwise the fitment couldn't have been better, so I'd say it's a sign
> the car has never been nose hit, and that the jig they use to build them
> is spot on. Anyway, the test drive revealed no new rattles or squeaks, and
> if it was gonna vibrate, my car would get it going.
>
> And here's the beauty of it, the headache now has had its front bumper and
> motor mount off, so there should be no jealousy issues with the elder
> brother who has been getting parts galore. Gotta make them both think they
> got something eh? Off for a drive in the green beast, but if you're
> thinking of one of those bars, the fit is great. Now time will tell if it
> holds off the cracks, and again, ours is a prime candidate for stress,
> since it gets abused.
>
> Cathy
>
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