Re: New to List

["Terrence Murphy" <terryjm@teleport.com>]

Hi Micheal,

Regarding tires, I have been extremely pleased with the Dunlop
SP Sport 9000 in both the wet and dry.  This is a new tire, I had
to order them through Discount Tire.  Check out the specs at
www.dunloptire.com.  They seem very quiet at highway speeds,
and have excellent grip.  The best part is the car is no longer
"squirrelly", or grabs the ruts, like the old GA's did.  Basically, it
made my car drive like a more expensive car.  I liked them so
much, I put them on both my cars.

Terry Murphy
96 Jetta GLX
95 Passat GLX
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Michael & Carmen Keith <mikeandcarmen@pdq.net>
    To: jettaglx@igtc.COM <jettaglx@igtc.COM>
    Date: Saturday, July 11, 1998 7:00 PM
    Subject: New to List


    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