RE: H2O in spare tire well

[Marc Gallagher <mgallagher@Langan.com>]

I have already printed out the responses and they will go on the fridge when
I get home.  It may be the couch for me tonight....

-----Original Message-----
From: Alexxi Cini [mailto:alexxi@magma.ca]
Sent: 12 January, 2000 5:51 PM
To: jettaglx@igtc.com
Subject: RE: H2O in spare tire well


This evening I told my girlfriend about this thread and the problems caused 
by lifting from the wing. She said, and I quote "That's a wing ? I thought 
it was a handle for lifting open the trunk." She really is cute though : )



At 11:54 AM 1/12/00 -0400, you wrote:
>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
>