RE: '96 GLS Automatic - '94 GLX VR6 comparo

[Patrick Sherman <psherman@bigfoot.com>]

The new ones have vent's built into the shade now..


(\X/)Patrick Sherman			psherman@bigfoot.com(\X/)
97 Vento VR6 / Tornado Red / 10K 
"Zzzzzzzz"

On Saturday, January 10, 1998 6:46 AM, George Achorn [SMTP:coolidge@tidalwave.net] wrote:
> Hi All,
> 	I had a loaner from Autohausl last week while my C was in the body shop.
> They leant me a '96 Jetta GLS automatic out of their used car stock. I
> thought I would point out some differences I found from my German built '94
> GLX.
> 
> Performance : I was impressed actually. It was a shadow of my GLX, but it
> had more power and handling than I expected the car to have. I still find
> it superior to the other rentals I have had from Mitsubishi, Chevy, and
> Toyota.
> 
> Sunroof: The new button is cool, but takes some getting used to. When I
> would put it in tilt position, the inner sunroof cover would not
> automatically slide back about 2 inches to allow ventilation if closed. Are
> the newer GLXs and GTIs like this? That kind of sucks, I wonder how hard it
> would be to anti retrofit that function into a newer one.
> 
> Side Mouldings etc - The GLS had cheap side mouldings/bumper rails on the
> doors. They were also unpainted. The license plate frame was also
> unpainted. My '94 has painted side mouldings like the '98s have, and also
> has a painted/colormatched license plate frame segment.
> 
> Lock button - I love this feature. I played with it alot. However the GLS's
> central locking system when locking the door without keyless entry from the
> driver's side lock core, would not unlock the rest of the car, just lock
> it. Strange. This got me to thinking about the button's installation wiring
> thread that has been going across the GTI list. What if instead of cutting
> the wire to the driver's door (or in the case of my '94, the passenger door
> too, what if you used a 1 to 2 connector and used an offshoot to the button
> itself. Would this leave both locking options in use or fry my car until it
> was a carbacue?
> 	Also, for asthetic reasons when I do the install I will put my defog
> button next to the left positioned AC and recycle buttons, and the lock
> button next  to the rightmost rear window controls. If you look at them
> closely the leftmost are more flat on the face, and the rightmost have a
> convex/lowered segment in the center. If I leave the centermost switchblank
> blank, this will separate the different buttons and make them look less
> different from each other. Call me anal.
> 
> Peach Fuzz Seats - You gotta hate those seats.
> 
> Later-G
> 
> PS Autohaus had some sweet toys on the lot. These included a '98 GLX in
> Silver Arrow with black leather, a '98 GLX in Porcelain Blue, a '98 Passat
> GLS V6  black with black leather and on 5-spoke wheels (very sweet car),
> and a '97 911 Twin turbo with only 2000 miles. They also showed me the last
> 993 arrival (a Carrerra S), and stated that the new 911 will be arriving in
> February.
> 
>