3 years and mine will still rattle on occasions, your right about the temp having a effect, useless dealers always deny its a known problem and if there is a tech bulletin about it..............
Foam defo helps though........
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- Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:14 am
- Forum: General Scirocco Talk
- Topic: Tapping wiperblades
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1955
- Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:07 am
- Forum: General Scirocco Talk
- Topic: Window drop
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2959
Re: Window drop
Yep 'dancing windows' was my problem fixed by ignition switch change..............
- Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:02 pm
- Forum: General Scirocco Talk
- Topic: Tapping wiperblades
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1955
Re: Tapping wiperblades
Are you 100% sure that is what is tapping, my car and lots of others have a rattle that seems to come from wipers (confirmed by putting wipers on and it disappears) however it is the plastic cowl inside the engine compartment that rattles against the suspension top..........fixed with a foam pad bet...
- Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:55 pm
- Forum: General Scirocco Talk
- Topic: Window drop
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2959
Re: Window drop
I had intermittent window problems turned out to be faulty ignition switch, others have also seen this issue!!
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:31 pm
- Forum: General Scirocco Talk
- Topic: Air Con Service
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2330
Re: Air Con Service
Tell em to stick it............
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:56 pm
- Forum: General Scirocco Talk
- Topic: Air Con Service
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2330
Re: Air Con Service
Was it a Inchcape owned garage as they seem to like the 2 year Air Con (con) call, best bit is on their website they recommend it at three years!!
Wait for it to pack up I say, never known a car where it didn't work....................
Wait for it to pack up I say, never known a car where it didn't work....................
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:52 pm
- Forum: General Scirocco Talk
- Topic: MOT Pass
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1198
MOT Pass
As a early adopter my Roc has just passed its first MOT, hard to believe these cars are now three years old, straight pass no probs, anyone else been for MOT yet............
- Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:50 pm
- Forum: General Scirocco Talk
- Topic: Need quick advice, Leather or Cloth
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7798
Re: Need quick advice, Leather or Cloth
I had truffle leather on my new car 2.5 years ago, and it still looks like new.........only problem is the crap seat heaters, in that your bum will be cold for the first five miles or so!!!
- Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:38 pm
- Forum: General Scirocco Talk
- Topic: When did you see your first Roc 'in the flesh'
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3525
Re: When did you see your first Roc 'in the flesh'
22nd Oct 2008 when I picked up my car from the dealer, I had never seen one in the flesh prior to this..................
- Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:09 pm
- Forum: Tech Talk
- Topic: AIR CON SERVICE
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1536
Re: AIR CON SERVICE
Strangely I just found this on the Inchcape website recommending Air Con service every two years after the vehicle is THREE years old, this is the same garage group that is trying to get me to have it done now at TWO years old................sharks all of em. Air conditioning service (3yrs +) Air co...
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- Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:28 am
- Forum: Tech Talk
- Topic: AIR CON SERVICE
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1536
AIR CON SERVICE
My Roc is just over two years old (early adopter) my garage is hassling me to take it in for Air Con service, I have never had a car that required a Air Con service (normally keep car 3 years 60k) what is this service about, what do they do and is it really necessary and how much are they going to r...
- Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:43 pm
- Forum: General Scirocco Talk
- Topic: Has your Scirocco ever been 'papped'
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6457
Re: Has your Scirocco ever been 'papped'
Hey Actus nice to see you over here as well as on Boxa.net, I was one of the first to get a Scirocco (Oct 2008) and the attention back then was incredible especially at petrol stations, everyone wanted to talk to me about it ( I just told them it was a Golf in a party frock) it still gets more looks...
- Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:40 am
- Forum: Tech Talk
- Topic: Cars in with VW again
- Replies: 33
- Views: 15784
Re: Cars in with VW again
I have my car in today coz of the chattering windows, again its a faulty ignition switch!!!
- Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:18 pm
- Forum: General Scirocco Talk
- Topic: Niggles
- Replies: 61
- Views: 19093
Re: Niggles
11.rattle behind dash/dials somewhere. I thought I had this problem but it seems to be the front drivers wiperblade knocking/juddering on the screen when not in use. You can tell its the wiper because the knocking stops when the wipers are moving. Not sure what the fix is but I cleaned the wiper an...
- Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:25 pm
- Forum: General Scirocco Talk
- Topic: Rattling noise coming from the front end!!
- Replies: 63
- Views: 26059
Re: Rattling noise coming from the front end!!
One year three months later I fixed the fecking thing myself, just a bit of double sided foam tape under the plastic scuttle inside the bonnet, the plastic rattles against the suspension strut...........why did it take so long!!!
- Sat Jan 09, 2010 12:17 pm
- Forum: General Scirocco Talk
- Topic: Suspension Lights Flashing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3643
Suspension Lights Flashing
On three occasions my wife has had the lights on the suspension switch flashing, both sport and comfort indicators flash at the same time? its obviously related to the cold weather as it only happens in the morning, on the homeward drive they go out (always drive in 'Normal' mode) anyone else see th...
- Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:21 am
- Forum: General Scirocco Talk
- Topic: Its a year old today
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3417
Re: Its a year old today
Mine was a year old on Friday, no problems apart from the rattling wipers but just turn the stereo up now....................15k a few small stone chips but still looks and goes great!! Actually to add to this I have since bought a Porsche Boxster 'S' (Pimp my Box) to replace our Z4 Coupe so now I d...
- Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:47 pm
- Forum: Tech Talk
- Topic: Daytime Running Lights
- Replies: 34
- Views: 15105
Re: Daytime Running Lights
Xenons can be turned off in the car, others need the VAG COM.
- Thu May 21, 2009 11:46 am
- Forum: General Scirocco Talk
- Topic: Servicing Costs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3455
Re: Servicing Costs
10K service cost me £208.48........