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Was: Scirocco Spy Shots on Autoblog, Now: Vw Engineers I'd like to slap



I'd love to slap the guy that made you have to remove the engine to get to
the clutch on the VR6 passat spent the last 3 days, only to find out
something in the clutch is making a noise so it all has to come out again

On 7/22/07, Mike Smith <smithma7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> You want the euro headlight switch :)
>
> On 7/22/07, Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > In semi related news... filed under the Catagory "VW Engineers I'd
> > love to slap the shit out of"  I replaced the H7's in my "headlights"
> > yesterday.  (R32)
> >
> > They make it harder than chinese arithmatic to get to... and then I
> > have something than can only be described a "pelican" case to get into
> > to actually get the bulbs out.  Good idea but they hold it all
> > together with a friggin coathanger?  Grr.
> >
> > One side has an extra panel to remove and actually has less room than
> > the other.  I don't get that.  Why not make it universally stupid?
> >
> > Bitch #2 about this...
> > I don't get WHY these headlight clusters work the way they do.  MKIV I
> > guess are all the same I don't think the R32's are different.  When
> > the car is running and I release the emergency brake, the larger of
> > the headlights come on.  I can't override it or disable.  If I turn
> > the headlights on, the friggin City Lights come on (and tails
> > obviously)  So turning on the headlights in a low light condition
> > gives you NO additional light at all in front of the car.  The Fog
> > lights are crap--the look cool but don't really shed additional light
> > in front of the car only the sides.  What I would like to have is the
> > ability to turn on the city lights and OFF the main beams of the
> > headlights.  It seems that the wires are reversed or something.  Is
> > that what the "european" switch does for me?
> >
> > Of course there is no place to mount additional driving lights or
> > anything.  Not that I really want to--it would screw up the look, but
> > there aren't alot of options.  I would be better off mounting some
> > offroad hella's on the roof rack.  LOL I am kidding.
> >
> > On 7/21/07, Allyn <amalventano1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Yup.  They screwed it up as expected.  This scirocco lover will have
> nothing to do with that 'iroc' crap.  How could VW miss how
> > > everyone went apeshit over the red concept photos.  Instead they stick
> with something not even fit for the 'kia' side of Dauns
> > > driveway.  Hopefully there is enough room in the barn for them to park
> in the coming years.
> > >
> > > Red concept - I would 2nd mortgage my house and buy 2 of
> them.  Today.  *right now*.
> > > Green concept - hinted at by the article - I'd sooner buy a last gen
> civic hatch - and I'm not too crazy about hondas.
> > >
> > > Way to drop the ball, VW.  The scirocco name *does not* beling on that
> car.  Call it a corrado if you want the sales numbers to
> > > match the name...
> > >
> > > Al
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Brad Sterling [mailto:bgsterling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 11:31 PM
> > > > To: Scirocco List
> > > > Subject: Scirocco Spy Shots on Autoblog
> > > >
> > > > I'm having a hard time making out the lines through the
> > > > camouflage, but the comparison to a Civic SI is not a good sign:
> > > >
> > > >
> http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/18/spy-shots-first-look-at-production-vw-scirocco/
> > > >
> > > > -Brad
> > > > '86 Scirocco 16v
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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