RE: H2O in spare tire well

[Alexxi Cini <alexxi@magma.ca>]

When I first picked up my car my girlfriend developed a habit of closing 
the door by grabbing behind the speaker mount in the door and pulling... 
needless to say I nipped that one in the butt quickly. Yes it does make for 
a silent car ride, doesn't it : )

At 10:33 AM 1/12/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Not only closing but OPENING as well.  My fiance LOVES to push the release
>button while bench pressing the spoiler.  She then realizes the car is still
>locked and the spoiler has served as a nice isometric restraint.  Usually
>leading to me screaming about a wall being better resistance and then the
>inevitable 'silent' car ride...
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ng, Kevin (Bank of America Commercial Finance)
>[mailto:kevin.ng@bankofamericacf.com]
>Sent: 12 January, 2000 9:08 AM
>To: 'jettaglx@igtc.com'
>Subject: RE: H2O in spare tire well
>
>
>An extra word of caution here--don't let anyone close your trunk!! Most
>people I know slam the trunk shut using the top lip, and that's exactly
>where the spoiler is on our cars. On my car the trunk takes some effort to
>close (how many other cars do you know of that use two hydraulic struts with
>the hinge?), and occasionally a person will just slam the lid down by
>gripping the spoiler, drastically shortening it's useful (or should I say
>*not* useful) life. What I like to use is the little ledge at the bottom of
>the license plate, and I try to educate everyone I know to use that area
>instead of the spoiler.
>
>If you've been closing the trunk lid using the spoiler method this whole
>time, SHAME!
>
>Kevin Ng
>97 Jetta GLX Windsor Blue
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chris Collier [SMTP:collier@iglou.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 9:17 PM
> > To:   jettaglx@igtc.com
> > Cc:   Listserver, gti-vr6
> > Subject:      Re: H2O in spare tire well
> >
> >
> >
> > Tim Irwin wrote:
> >
> > > Gee, only 1/4"? I had 2-3" in the tire well, 1/4-1/2" in the trunk and
> > 1/4"
> > > in the rear footwells (thankfully I noticed this at 20k rather than 25k.
> > >
> > > On mine it was the seals where the spoiler attaches to the trunk. Also
> > check
> > > trunk seals and sunroof drains.
> >
> > sounds like the general consensus is the spoiler attachment seals; who'd a
> > thunk
> > it?
> >
> >
> > where are the sunroof drains?
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tim Irwin
> > > '98 Jetta GLX
> > > http://www.members.cascade.org/~tjirwin/tim.htm
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: chris collier [mailto:collier@iglou.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 2:18 PM
> > > To: Digest, jetta glx; Listserver, gti-vr6
> > > Subject: H2O in spare tire well
> > >
> > > Hi all, chris collier here,
> > >
> > > Has anyone ever had the problem with water in the spare tire well?
> > >
> > > I lifted the carpet today to get my paint code, and noticed a 1/4" of
> > > water in the wheel well.
> > >
> > > Never had this happen before in 3 years?!?!
> > >
> > > chris