What did you do to your Scirocco today?
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
Drove 160 miles from Oxford to North Wales for Christmas.
The motorways were quite busy and the A roads were full of 'driving miss daisy's' who were out for a 40mph tootle but nothing a drop to 4th or 3rd and a prod of the right foot didn't sort out
The motorways were quite busy and the A roads were full of 'driving miss daisy's' who were out for a 40mph tootle but nothing a drop to 4th or 3rd and a prod of the right foot didn't sort out
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
I know the feeling, I had yesterday off and went for a drive out but was continually frustrated by lorries and people carriers on our 20 mile trip, no chance of getting by either. I only seemed to get into 6th for a few seconds before somebody else pulled out in front of me.Kev wrote:Drove 160 miles from Oxford to North Wales for Christmas.
The motorways were quite busy and the A roads were full of 'driving miss daisy's' who were out for a 40mph tootle but nothing a drop to 4th or 3rd and a prod of the right foot didn't sort out
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
I ordered mine
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
Took a long trip to Darlington to spend chrimbo Merry and happy Christmas to you all
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
Not really today but yesterday, gave mine and the wifes car a good old wash! I love using the snow foam lance! gets people stopping and asking me about it
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
dropped it 50mm
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
Nothing today it's Christmas hooray
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
Added a lip
(sorry for the bad picture and the dirty car..)
(sorry for the bad picture and the dirty car..)
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
matteeee wrote:Added a lip
(sorry for the bad picture and the dirty car..)
Is that one of the ebay splitters? How easy was it to fit? I know someone else had one and said it was easy just wondered how you found it? Quite tempted myself!
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
Yep, eBay! Really easy to fit. Included 11 self-drilling screws, I used 9 in the 9 pre-made holes, added 2 holes (drill) for 2 of the OEM torx-screws holding the front bumper from the underside. (Unscrew, drill hole in lip, position lip and put screw back on) 2 included screws were not used.
I didn´t bother using the glue that was included either.
I didn´t bother using the glue that was included either.
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
Thanks for the quick response!matteeee wrote:Yep, eBay! Really easy to fit. Included 11 self-drilling screws, I used 9 in the 9 pre-made holes, added 2 holes (drill) for 2 of the OEM torx-screws holding the front bumper from the underside. (Unscrew, drill hole in lip, position lip and put screw back on) 2 included screws were not used.
I didn´t bother using the glue that was included either.
Would you say it's do-able on the driveway or do you need the front raised on ramps or something?
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
My car is lowered 35mm, so I didnt even try it without raising it. I also have a huge workshop at my work (we are building machines on truck chassis so my Scirocco fits without problem ) so I did it indoors. Winter time is not nice here in Sweden.
Also, with a normal screw driver, you wouldnt have space to fit the screws in from below without raising the front end I guess.
With a tool with a 90 degree angle it might work, but then you have to be strong, pushing the screws in at the same time... I would recommend indoor space and the front lifted about the height of one screwdriver or so
Also, with a normal screw driver, you wouldnt have space to fit the screws in from below without raising the front end I guess.
With a tool with a 90 degree angle it might work, but then you have to be strong, pushing the screws in at the same time... I would recommend indoor space and the front lifted about the height of one screwdriver or so
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
Cheers!matteeee wrote:My car is lowered 35mm, so I didnt even try it without raising it. I also have a huge workshop at my work (we are building machines on truck chassis so my Scirocco fits without problem ) so I did it indoors. Winter time is not nice here in Sweden.
Also, with a normal screw driver, you wouldnt have space to fit the screws in from below without raising the front end I guess.
With a tool with a 90 degree angle it might work, but then you have to be strong, pushing the screws in at the same time... I would recommend indoor space and the front lifted about the height of one screwdriver or so
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
Stayed in the house and missed having it, it's in getting the roof painted again
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Again?! What happened to it when you painted it the first timescott.taylor wrote:Stayed in the house and missed having it, it's in getting the roof painted again
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
Treated it to the alloy wheel care kit I got for Christmas - thorough wheel clean followed by a coat of protective sealant and then tyre dressing.
Along with snow foam pre-clean, shampoo wash and rinse, towel dry, cleaned all inside windows, cleaned and polished dash etc., cleaned sills and sill plates and chrome tail pipes and finally new application of gummi-pfledge to rubber seals.
Along with snow foam pre-clean, shampoo wash and rinse, towel dry, cleaned all inside windows, cleaned and polished dash etc., cleaned sills and sill plates and chrome tail pipes and finally new application of gummi-pfledge to rubber seals.
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
Investigated last nights ECP Warning in the MFD with VCDS... No fault found. Cars honking at me again.... looks like the battery is giving up after 2 years & 2 months. I think the ECP warning is part of the low battery volts problem.
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23 Oct'09 Now Complete on the dockside, 24 Oct'09 Sailed from Portugal, 27 Oct'09 In the UK,
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Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
I never painted it, some mongo done it cheap but it wasn't dry when I drove it away so the gloss black turned into a dreadful patchy matt black which he refused to Polish. So it's now been done again by a different guy and it's dried glossy and looks brilliant. Just gotta get a quick flatten and polish and it will look amazing.Hannan wrote:Again?! What happened to it when you painted it the first timescott.taylor wrote:Stayed in the house and missed having it, it's in getting the roof painted again