The Official Scirocco Chit Chat Thread!

[Doug T]

Hey y'all.
I have a MK2 Scirocco question.
What does the MK2 have up on the top edge of the door to defelct the wind/rain?
The MK1 has this:



....but I don't have access to a MK2 to see what they use up there.
Anyone help?
Pics?

The early MK2s have an adhesive applied extruded gutter. The later MK2s have clips to hold it on.
Early shown:

[scirocco*joe]

Ok, so I realized late last week that the parts I needed to install my NOS Enkei wheels were most likely not going to get here in time. Actually, scratch that, they probably will get here in time, but I will not have the ability to install them. Fail.

Plan B. So, I decided to drive down to Delaware to see if I could borrow my brother's Rotas for the trip. Yeah, they are 13x8s and I'm not on coils, but I thought I could make it work. Installed and inspected. One bald tire on the outer edge started to worry me. Same tire had a plug, which made me uncomfortable. Driving at 55 and above gave me the shakes. Yeah, not going to drive on these wheels. Uninstall, swap back. Double fail.

Plan C. Tonight I drive up to my parents house. I plan on swapping my stockers for my other brother's RS replicas from his Mk2 G60. I know he just installed new all season tires last winter and they balanced out nicely. Start to loosen the lugs on one wheel. Stupid tire shop that installed the wheels for him after mounting over tightened the lug bolts, and from the feel of it may have read the axle nut torque specs instead of the lug bolts. I manage to split his lug bolt safety key while trying to loosen the second wheel's bolts. Triple fail.

Someone is telling me to drive on the stock 13s, so damn it, I guess I'm going to listen.

[veetarded]

Someone is telling me to drive on the stock 13s, so damn it, I guess I'm going to listen.

Someone told you to paint them gold too.

<----taps foot

[scirocco*joe]

I love GOOOOOOOOOOOLLLDDJJJJJJJ!

While I am in agreement, Will, the Enkeis, Rotas and RS reps were all goldj, so I'm a little skeered that gold is bad luck for this Cincy trip. Don't want to anger the Cincy gods.

[veetarded]

Point taken....but how does that old saying about plans(planes?) go again?


Just do it man.

[Chris16vRocco]

I think the stock wheels would look like **** in gold. But that's just me.

[veetarded]

Chris must have missed the part where the wheels need to be gooooooldja.

[Doug T]

I think the stock wheels would look like **** in gold. But that's just me.

It depends on the attitude car. I like silver wheels on most cars but RALLY cars look cool with gold or other color wheels.

[Chris16vRocco]

It depends on the attitude car. I like silver wheels on most cars but RALLY cars look cool with gold or other color wheels.

I like the idea of gold wheels on Joe's car, I just think stock Mk1 wheels would look stupid in gold.

[16VScirrocco88]

[Doug T]

I like the idea of gold wheels on Joe's car, I just think stock Mk1 wheels would look stupid in gold.

Like I said, if the car has a stupid attitude then ...... stupid stock 13s with gold rattle can paint works.

[Amsterdam087]

Awesome dude!

More details?

sorry for the slow response, work has been keeping me away from these parts.
im looking at buying a brand new Harley iron 883.
love at first sight kind of thing. I really like the HD1 stuff they are doing now, hoping to walk in and have enough to pay cash buy the end of harvest. (October) then the wife and I are hoping to finally move into our house, if it is ready for us that is. The only thing i don't care for is the chrome exhaust, and that is an easy fix.

[Amsterdam087]

I think the stock wheels would look like **** in gold. But that's just me.

Glad my gold wheels aren't stock then.

[scirocco*joe]

I walked out front to a scene I feel like is straight out of the 1970s:





This was literally right across the street from my house. I haven't seen stock wheels stolen in ages! I mean, stock Ford Fiesta wheels? Really?

Just glad I have wheel locks on the snowflakes.

[Mtl-Marc]

what is that? A mansion? ^^

[scirocco*joe]

what is that? A mansion? ^^

Romanian Orthodox Church.

[85roccoZ400]

That is nuts

Lower it

[vwdaun]

Cincy update!

Yard is apparantly mowed (dad spent 9 hours on the tractor yesterday) but I will likely do some refinish around the house tomorrow.

The garage is a disaster area. Something I will be working on tomorrow.

Now if I could just get out of work today... yeah, not gonna happen. I'll be heading out there mid-morning tomorrow and meeting up with Cathy / Drew when they arrive. (I imagine I'll see Rob and Melissa too?) At some point we'll have to head back to Dayton to pick up vehicles.

[Mtl-Marc]

Romanian Orthodox Church.

Amen

[bigtavo]

I walked out front to a scene I feel like is straight out of the 1970s:





This was literally right across the street from my house. I haven't seen stock wheels stolen in ages! I mean, stock Ford Fiesta wheels? Really?

Just glad I have wheel locks on the snowflakes.

What is that under the driver's door?

[Amsterdam087]

looks like a foot pump operated lift
kind of like an inflatable pillow to jack your car up with

[85roccoZ400]

What is that under the driver's door?

Looks like a Milk Crate to me

[My Old Roc]

Maybe the owner removes the wheels at night so no one can steal them?

[bigtavo]

Looks like a Milk Crate to me

I think this as well.

[theenico]

looks like a foot pump operated lift
kind of like an inflatable pillow to jack your car up with

Anyone remember the actual "pillow" jack from the 80's? It used the exhaust pipe to inflate (engine running obviously).

I love Google: http://www.carbasics.co.uk/inflatabl...t_air_jack.htm

[cholland_]

Welp, one Scirocco doesn't run, one doesn't have any body pieces or glass, my Golf has bald tires, a dead tie rod, a dead front wheel bearing and it seems one of my strut bushings (installed two weeks ago) has fallen apart, causing the worst thumping you can imagine. Of course, no time to fix anything.

Yep. I'm ready for the drive.

[theenico]

Welp, one Scirocco doesn't run, one doesn't have any body pieces or glass, my Golf has bald tires, a dead tie rod, a dead front wheel bearing and it seems one of my strut bushings (installed two weeks ago) has fallen apart, causing the worst thumping you can imagine. Of course, no time to fix anything.

Yep. I'm ready for the drive.

That's why I have a refillable prescription for fukitol. Roxanne needs a lot of attention, but she'll make the drive anyway.

[scirocco*joe]

Looks like a Milk Crate to me

Yep, one that likely collapsed slowly since the car has been resting on it since about 3 or 4 am.

[scirocco*joe]

Anyone remember the actual "pillow" jack from the 80's? It used the exhaust pipe to inflate (engine running obviously).

I love Google: http://www.carbasics.co.uk/inflatabl...t_air_jack.htm

This doesn't look to be an approved jack point.

[cholland_]

Meh, it's an 11 year-old mk4. I'm expecting things to break, I'd just appreciate not everything at once, the week before I have to drive 600-miles each way.

Oh well, no CEL's yet!

[jedilynne]

Oh well, no CEL's yet!

This is the important part, right?

Am ready to pack clothes and start loading the car. They are releasing me from work super early Friday morning so I will be able to depart and go straight to the hotel and take a nap before everyone starts arriving Friday afternoon. So nice of them at work to be on my side.

[punchbug]

Out the door kids....WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!111!!!!!!!!!

[Chris16vRocco]

Out the door kids....WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!111!!!!!!!!!

And so it begins........

<-----can't wait.

[scirocco*joe]

And so it begins........

<-----can't wait.

Me neither.

Jealous of your early departure, Cathy. Very jealous.

[Michael Bee]

I walked out front to a scene I feel like is straight out of the 1970s:

looks like a 2011 GTi that is in our lot. Last Sat vandalls swiped all of the wheels n tires and smashed the back vindows.