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by GazVDub
Sun Jul 10, 2022 4:57 pm
Forum: Scirocco R Talk
Topic: Sooty black talipipes - why?
Replies: 5
Views: 3033

Re: Sooty black talipipes - why?

Looks like they all do it. Looked at cars on ebay & Autotrader before I got my Scirocco, and nearly all of them had black exhausts. You'd have thought the sellers might have cleaned them! My exhausts have started getting black again after a few weeks, so it's just part of the cleaning routine no...
by GazVDub
Sat Jul 09, 2022 8:20 pm
Forum: Cars and Motoring
Topic: Cars you have owned before getting a Rocco??
Replies: 122
Views: 240479

Re: Cars you have owned before getting a Rocco??

A varied collection of cars has passed through my hands, lol!

Austin A40 Somerset
Hillman Imp
Ford Granada 2.0
Ford Escort 1.6
Cadillac Seville STS
Pontiac Grand Prix GT
Jaguar S-Type 3.0
And the current one, VW Scirocco 2.0 GT TSI Exclusive.
by GazVDub
Fri May 06, 2022 7:51 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Toolkit
Replies: 1
Views: 2806

Re: Toolkit

Looks like the only thing missing from the standard kit is the metal hook tool for removing wheel nut covers; now ordered.
by GazVDub
Fri May 06, 2022 7:48 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
Replies: 3070
Views: 1592890

Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?

Believe it or not, I used a combination of Brillo pads, bug/sap cleaner, Solvol, and LOTS of elbow grease.

Pitting was probably caused by not being cleaned by previous owners of my car. It was a good job I cleaned them as carbon/crap had blocked the drain holes in the underside of the tips.
by GazVDub
Fri May 06, 2022 3:41 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: What did you do to your Scirocco today?
Replies: 3070
Views: 1592890

Re: What did you do to your Scirocco today?

Only had my car a week, but something that drives me mad had to be sorted. Nearly every Scirocco for sale online has dirty exhaust tips, like they've never been cleaned in the cars life. Mine was no different, covered in burnt on carbon, etc. Managed to clean them up quite a bit, but the metal is pi...
by GazVDub
Sun May 01, 2022 2:41 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Toolkit
Replies: 1
Views: 2806

Toolkit

Just checking the tools that came with my car, and noticed there are spaces in the polystyrene for extra tools. Any ideas what is missing from the standard kit please?
by GazVDub
Sat Apr 30, 2022 5:21 pm
Forum: The Showroom
Topic: Black 2.0 TSI GT Exclusive
Replies: 2
Views: 2787

Re: Black 2.0 TSI GT Exclusive

CS_SCR wrote:Looks amazing all black. Enjoy
My very own stealth car, lol. :)
by GazVDub
Fri Apr 29, 2022 4:40 pm
Forum: The Showroom
Topic: Black 2.0 TSI GT Exclusive
Replies: 2
Views: 2787

Black 2.0 TSI GT Exclusive

Collected my new toy today. Driving home took a while to get used to it, but all ok in the end.

It's a 2010 2.0 TSI GT Exclusive edition, with black/cornsilk seats. Previous owner had fitted a Kenwood DNX521DAB, so a lot more to learn about as well as the car!