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Re: Dumb Question but easy



Patrick what color is the leather in your car?  Mine is beige and I want to
know will the lexol darken the leather?
John Hopkins
98 Porcelain GLX Biber Beige leather int.
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Sherman <patrick@volkswagen.org>
To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Date: Thursday, September 03, 1998 11:13 PM
Subject: RE: Dumb Question but easy


>I have been using Zymol Carbon since day one, and have nothing but SHINE
and
>SHow to show for it.. Wheel Cleaner Eagle A-Z, quick and painless, I then
>just wax the wheels with Zymol Carbon. Interior Lexol Leather Care and
>Cleaner.
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>Patrick Sherman
>mailto:patrick@volkswagen.org
>"97 Vento VR6"
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
>> Of cyng
>> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 1998 3:42 PM
>> To: JettaGLX list
>> Subject: Re: Dumb Question but easy
>>
>>
>> >>>An orange light came on in my dash, Its the circle witht the 3
>> dashes on
>> >>>ether side, next to the Red Brake light, WHAT is this?
>> >>
>> >>Brake pad wear sensor light. I'm 99% sure of it (my manual is
downstairs
>> >>and I'm lazy). It means that your brake pads are about 30% away from
>> >>being useless. or thereabouts. Order some new pads soon, get 'em on the
>> >>car soon, etc. The car should still be driveable and 99% safe, but you
>> >>now know that that time is coming soon.
>> >
>> >Let me make a suggestion to you-- buy Mintex Redbox brake pads-- better
>> >performance, a lot less brake dust.
>>
>> I second that suggestion. I did it. I did it a bit early (car had about
>> 55k miles on it, and the brakes were only about 60%-70% worn), but it's
>> better sooner than later (especially when later can end up also costing
>> you the price of new calipers and rotors). And, besides ... I have the
>> pain-in-the-ass BBS rims - RZII, I believe - and, MAN, they're STILL
>> shiny!
>>    Speaking of which, I heartily recommend Zymol's wheel care kit. It
>> comes with a spray-on gel which you let sit for a minute or so, an
>> organic-bristle-and-plastic-so-you-don't-scratch-your-rims brush, and
>> a spray-on protectant. And it WORKS. WHAT a difference it made on my
>> pain-in-the-buttocks BBS rims.
>>    While you're at it, go ahead and give Zymol's leather care kit a go.
>> Seems to be working nicely so far on my black-on-black '95 GLX.
>>    On a similar note ... will somebody tell me if natural wax is so bad
>> for your car as they say? I've been using Meguiar's Gold Class instead
>> of Zymol's paste wax because Meguiar's has no organic wax in it whatso-
>> ever, and organic wax will ROT. Anybody have any opinions on this?
>> -Tom
>>
>>       /|=-------------------------=|/
>>      /|=-    Thomas J. Boyer   --=|/
>>     /|=-    cyng@lamere.net   --=|/
>>    /|=-------------------------=|/
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