Re: New to List

[Murray Nesbitt <murrayn@home.com>]

I too am bugged by the location of the changer, and its
tendency to skip under moderate cornering.  And the GAs
seem to be a bad match for the car, I'm leaning towards
Pirellis (sp?) as soon as I can justify replacing the GAs.
Anyway, just thought I'd tell you "me too" to these points.

As for simple mods, I'm planning a Garrett chip and the
reversible airbox mods you've already made.  I've only
had the car a month, I've been having too much fun driving
it the way it is to rush into making mods.

A question for the list: where's the best place to get the 
Bentley manual for the '97 GLX delivered to Canada?  I called 
a local VW parts place and they told me they only had the
one that covers thru '96.

Murray in Vancouver
97 Black GLX (stock)

At 08:59 PM 7/11/98 -0500, Michael & Carmen Keith wrote: 
>
> I have a green '98 that was purchased in February.  The only mod's that I
> have made are the removal of the sound baffling tubes in the air intake, & I
> put a K&N in there.  As much as I love this car, there are a few things that
> I'd like to change about it, & I'm hoping to get some helpful input from list
> members.
>  
> 1)    It has the dealer-installed CD changer.  They installed it on the floor
> of the trunk close to the rear of
>        the car & on the driver's side.  I do not like this location because
> of the risk of damage to the
>        changer due to cargo shifting.  I feel like I have to drive like a
> grandma when I have something in
>        the trunk.  Also, it has a tendency to skip if I take a curve, even a
> very smooth curve, at an
>        enthusiastic pace.  I would be interested to know if anyone has had
> their changer installed in an
>        alternate location with improved results.
>  
> 2)    The Eagle GA's are pretty lame; especially considering that I race an
> '85 Golf in SCCA Club
>        Racing, & I'm used to the stick of a BFG R1.  I'd like to know of
> other tires have made a
>        substantial improvement in the car's handling in both wet & dry
> conditions.  I want to stick to the
>        stock size or at least a size that will fit on the stock wheel & will
> not change the overall diameter.
>  
> 3)    I'd like to make some mod's that will increase power.  I'm interested
> in keeping them simple &
>        warranty friendly.  I'm also not so much interested in top-end power
> as I am in mid-range power.
>        The most obvious would be exhaust, but I've heard too many stories of
> aftermarket exhaust systems
>        that only make noise rather than power.  I want to find out what
> actually works.  It doesn't have to
>        make the car outrageously fast, but I do want to be able to feel the
> difference in the seat of my
>        pants.
>  
> 4)    I've seen the round headlamps, & I'd like to get a set for my car. 
> However, I refuse to replace my
>        hood in order to make them fit.  Are there any round headlamp packages
> out there that do not
>        require the hood to be replaced with one from a Golf?
>  
> Sorry for the length of this e-mail, & thanks in advance for any helpful
> advice.
>  
> Michael Keith
> Pasadena, TX
> '98 Jetta GLX
> '85 Golf SCCA ITB/DSP