RE: H2O in spare tire well

["Chris Warren" <tofer@mindspring.com>]

that too is where i close mine for those reasons.... no prints... and no
un-necesary stress on spoiler!

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Tofer  * tofer@mindspring.com <mailto:tofer@mindspring.com>
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'97 Jetta GT (several mods)
VW Clubs....  VW & H20 
Seattle Mariner's, N Y Yankee's & U. W. Huskies



~> -----Original Message-----
~> From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
~> Of Chadwick, John/COR/INV
~> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 8:01 AM
~> To: 'jettaglx@igtc.com'
~> Subject: RE: H2O in spare tire well
~>
~>
~> I close mine from the lip by the license plate as well. Don't want finger
~> prints on the paint!
~>
~> Chadwick
~> 95 Jetta GLX
~>
~> -----Original Message-----
~> From: Ng, Kevin (Bank of America Commercial Finance)
~> [mailto:kevin.ng@bankofamericacf.com]
~> Sent: January 12, 2000 8:38 AM
~> To: 'jettaglx@igtc.com'
~> Subject: RE: H2O in spare tire well
~>
~>
~> Let's just say that you have your way, and I have the right way :)
~>
~> Kevin Ng
~> 97 Jetta GLX Windsor Blue
~>
~> > -----Original Message-----
~> > From:	Bill Hussey [SMTP:vfrboy@home.net]
~> > Sent:	Wednesday, January 12, 2000 10:20 AM
~> > To:	jettaglx@igtc.com
~> > Subject:	Re: H2O in spare tire well
~> >
~> > And why is it exactly that I can't use the section of trunk
~> lid below the
~> > spoiler??  You have Great Biggie hands or somethin?
~> >
~> > Bill
~> > '98 GLX
~> >
~> > "Ng, Kevin (Bank of America Commercial Finance)" wrote:
~> >
~> > > 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
~>