Have you done so much to the car today that it just doesn't fit into one section, or are you too damn lazy to split it all up? Either way, this is the section for you.
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Fri May 22, 2020 2:09 pm
Gas Mileage
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Caddycabby »
Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:24 pm
my mileage for city driving is only 24Mpg. is that suck or normal?
89 cabby, Standard w/ pwrsteering, no AC
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Last post by gull
Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:48 pm
Philly area mechanic?
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Tuneses »
Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:03 am
Hi guys. I've been using a guy that was king of the VWs back in the day but now he has younger machanics and he's not involved as much i'm not very...
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Last post by Tuneses
Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:27 am
Interesting observation
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Briano1234 »
Fri Dec 08, 2006 10:15 pm
I noticed that my Green cabby has had a replacement windshield it has rust around the window frame.
My old rabbit diesel had the same windshield for...
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Last post by Calimus
Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:27 pm
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Last post by Calimus
Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:45 pm
Those pesky Side Cables
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Briano1234 »
Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:44 am
I am looking at my 5th top replacement in the next couple of weeks, as soon as I can get my garage cleaned out.. don't believe me ask William..
I...
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Last post by Briano1234
Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:30 pm
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Last post by Calimus
Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:55 pm
50's Retro Ruffrod cab project...
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Stampede »
Sun Nov 06, 2005 3:42 pm
Hello all!
New forum member, I was told to visit you so here I am.... :)
Tought I'd make a tread about my project that has been lurking in my...
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Last post by Caddycabby
Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:46 pm
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Last post by Calimus
Fri Nov 17, 2006 7:39 pm
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Last post by Briano1234
Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:52 pm
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Last post by maushaus
Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:25 pm
a/c +heat at same time?
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mk1 »
Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:03 pm
Hi. Iam having a problem. When I turn my heat on, the a/c and heat come on at the same time. Heat comes out of the defroster vents and a/c comes out...
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Last post by Briano1234
Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:03 am
Replacing the Seat release strap
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Briano1234 »
Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:34 am
On my old bunny the seat back release strap broke, and I had a make do one that was jsut a piece of velcro looped until I found one in the wrecking...
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Last post by gull
Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:54 pm
Jealousy? Probably.
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Briano1234 »
Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:36 pm
Well today I get in the Green bunny and it is really really green. As I am tooling down the road I get a faint wiff of Gas O'Lean.
Seems that Green...
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Last post by Calimus
Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:39 pm
MK 1 or 2 shocks
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Caddycabby »
Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:34 pm
What does an 89 cabriolet hve for shocks. I want to get coilovers and need to know what I need. Guys at C1 didn't know offhand.
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Last post by Caddycabby
Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:56 pm
Appologies to William.....but......
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Briano1234 »
Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:44 pm
I know that I wanted to have you press the bearings in but the growling is getting worse.....LOL And with me down to 1 spare car and the baby...
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Last post by Briano1234
Sat Oct 07, 2006 12:23 am
Painting my Balls again
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Briano1234 »
Fri Sep 29, 2006 3:15 pm
Well most of you know that I have a thing for Gold Trim on the cabby,
I have found a newer (more goldy) colored paint. So to show you what the...
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Last post by kamzcab86
Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:42 pm
Time for another Alternator swap
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Briano1234 »
Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:47 pm
Yep... last week the Alternator had started to whine more than my children, and I figured that I could get to it this week. Well my daughter was...
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Last post by Briano1234
Fri Sep 29, 2006 3:28 am
How much do you weigh?
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speedtek »
Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:01 pm
OK, OK, not you specifically, but your cabby. I've done pretty much everything I can to shave weight off this little sucker and after having the...
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Last post by tolusina
Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:30 pm
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Last post by Briano1234
Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:19 pm
It can to fit (with a few mods)
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Briano1234 »
Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:02 pm
Well being the first day in about a moth that my back didn't hurt, well it probably does but the Morphine and Demerol help quite a bit.
I decided...
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Last post by Calimus
Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:35 am
Neglected Area of most Cars...
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Briano1234 »
Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:36 pm
So what have I have been up to since the temp was in the 80's my back is wrenched, and it is over cast:
Today I tackled the most neglected items on...
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Last post by Briano1234
Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:36 pm
Rear Shock Bolts
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Briano1234 »
Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:11 am
Lets face it, getting them bastiches out at times can be likened to trying to have a root canal on an Impacted wisdom tooth through your anus.
The...
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Last post by gull
Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:30 pm
Lower Radiator hose/ Thermostat
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Briano1234 »
Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:37 pm
Well last week I had a mysterious pin hole prick in my lower radiator hose that caused all my radiator fluid to Drain out at 50mph, I watched the oil...
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Last post by tolusina
Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:44 pm
Broken Brakes
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Briano1234 »
Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:12 am
Well, now is the time that I start to do the little things, and decided to do my rear brakes yesterday.
Got them popped off, something didn't look...
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Last post by kuklaki
Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:40 pm
disconnected wire
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theonlychuck »
Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:39 pm
hey, i found a wire that's not connected to anything and i'm trying to figure out where it goes, it's on a plug near the alt, here's a couple pics,...
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Last post by sixsracing
Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:05 am
A tale of Taz
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speedtek »
Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:57 am
Hi all, got an invite to come check your forum out and thought I'd take a moment to introduce myself. Name's Jeff, the little beast I currently bleed...
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Last post by lowredcabrio
Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:35 pm
Cheap arsed rear cable DIY
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Briano1234 »
Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:25 pm
Well after my fiasco of the Cheap-arsed TMI cable that really sucked greatly i was going to buy a Genuine VW cable, 150.00 but I was thinking that...
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Last post by Briano1234
Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:29 am
Well don't it beat all
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Briano1234 »
Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:46 pm
Since Saturday I have been trying to sort out some wonky electrical issues on the rabbit and tidy the engine bay a wee bit. Needless to say, I...
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Last post by Briano1234
Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:04 pm
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Last post by CalAltaDubber
Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:57 pm
Gelding a rabbit
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Briano1234 »
Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:55 pm
I tried 18kt spray paint, and it was so-so.... but then I tried gold leaf..
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Last post by CalAltaDubber
Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:59 pm
bit of a belated update
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cabriaulait »
Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:24 pm
hi yall,
ive done loads lately, all a bit stressed so no photos
i found that my fuel filler neck had rotted out, whilst taking mother in law out for...
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Last post by cabriaulait
Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:06 am
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Last post by sixsracing
Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:59 am
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Last post by Briano1234
Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:09 pm
what i did...
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by
PDX Cabby »
Fri Jun 23, 2006 7:08 pm
while they fit on a cabby
it is clear
they were not MADE for a cabby...
passenger side is not worth photos
bad things happened
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Last post by Calimus
Sat Jun 24, 2006 2:20 pm
New 87 Cabriolet owner
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dfwdiesel »
Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:47 pm
I just picked up a 1987 Cabriolet. Auto trans. Seems to run and shift well. What suggestions for a new owner? What kind of MPG's? Is regular gas OK?...
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Last post by gull
Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:21 pm
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Last post by maushaus
Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:47 pm
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Last post by PDX Cabby
Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:29 pm
13x8......what do you think?
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VWnoob »
Wed May 31, 2006 5:12 pm
Whatchy'all think about these?
They are cheap too!!!!
I am thinking about getting them with some Sumitomo HTR 200 175/50R13's.
The wheel runs...
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Last post by 1lowcab
Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:26 pm
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Last post by Briano1234
Tue May 30, 2006 4:37 pm
New Top / Crappy TMI cable
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Briano1234 »
Wed May 17, 2006 12:16 pm
Well here are the pics.
The first 4 are of the crappy TMI cable and how it didn't fit.
These are of the little pin holes that I put...
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Last post by Briano1234
Sun May 28, 2006 2:57 am
Chrome Euros
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VWnoob »
Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:16 pm
Hey SoCal, I found a site that sells the chrome euro bumpers. If you havnt seen this already, here it is.
Jim
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Last post by speedtek
Tue May 23, 2006 10:00 pm
new roof piccies
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cabriaulait »
Wed May 03, 2006 2:53 am
we finally saw the sun last weekend so myself and a freind replaced the top on my cab, i didnt take as many shots as i wanted cos we got a bit...
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Last post by gull
Fri May 12, 2006 3:25 pm
what a difference
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SoCal_Cabby »
Sat Apr 01, 2006 10:19 pm
a couple days ago i noticed the internals of my distributor were disintegrating, well i ordered a new one and got it yesterday, i installed it today....
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Last post by Briano1234
Sun May 07, 2006 8:07 am
crap!
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1lowcab »
Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:21 pm
i went to have an front-end alignment done to the cab today. they drove it in, put it on the ramp, looked at it and drove it back out.
the guy came...
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Last post by tolusina
Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:47 am
thank you bLac K aBriOleT!
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1lowcab »
Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:14 pm
i got a fuel pump relay from the bus depot today... you know which one! :wink:
works great.
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Last post by 1lowcab
Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:35 pm
more cluster work...
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1lowcab »
Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:41 pm
yeah, i'm still futzing around with the cluster :D
trying something with the lighting.
i got this at the local 'zone
in red
to light up...
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Last post by VWnoob
Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:41 pm
last of the green
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1lowcab »
Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:15 pm
finally, the green is GONE!!!
i got a donor red ring lighter
took them apart
put the red ring on the cabby lighter and installed in car, 4min...
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Last post by 1lowcab
Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:47 pm
dwell
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1lowcab »
Sun Apr 16, 2006 11:27 pm
so i finally got around to doing this
first i adjusted the throttle valve stop screw, seems it was used as the idle adjustment.
then i adjusted the...
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Last post by lowredcabrio
Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:34 am
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Last post by bLac K aBriOleT89
Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:14 pm
more green crap!
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1lowcab »
Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:59 am
i've found that vw loves green film! i hate it.
i wanted all the lights to match so i needed to get the green crap out of the heater controls....
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Last post by 1lowcab
Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:35 am
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