Archive for May, 2009
Front seat, tilt cable replacement and bolster repair
A very common problem with Mk1 and Mk2 front seats is the failure of the tilt mechanism (usually broken control cables), and wear to the seat fabric on the drivers upper and lower bolsters. Heres a quick guide of how to strip a seat, to repair either or both of these problems, the seat used in the guide is the type fitted to most later, and higher spec model Scirocco’s, but the same pricipals apply to the more basic seats found in GT models.
First off is to remove the seat from the car, easy enough to do, just slide the seat all the way forward, remove the black plastic cover that goes over the seat runner nearest the tunnel. Next look under the front edge of the seat, and you will see a small bolt and domed nut, these should be removed, and then the seat can be slid all the way back, until the front mount is clear, and then just jiggle the seat out of the rear runners. (be careful not to lose the white plastic bushes on the rear runners) › Continue reading
CHECKING FOR RUST ON MK2 MODELS
Now that almost all Mk2′s still on the road today are 16 + years old, and thanks to our wonderful wet British weather and salt covered winter roads, rust is always going to become a problem at some point. Now, with earlier non body kitted models its not too difficult to spot the early stages of corrosion, but with the body kitted models, its a different story. Most body kitted cars on the surface may look perfectly sound, but some can have some nasty hidden surprises in store for unsuspecting owners or indeed , would be owners.
So iv’e put together this short thread to help anyone who is thinking of buying their first Scirocco, or anyone pre-MOTing their own car.
The main areas to suffer are the rear wheel arches underneath the plastic body kit. The easiest way to check is to very carefully ( you dont want to cut your fingers !) feel around the wheel arch edge for rusty, crumbled edges. Also if the self tapping screws that hold the body kit in place are securely fastened, if the screws are’nt holding, and the kit can be easily pulled away from the body, then you’ve got problems ! › Continue reading