couple cabriolet questions/problems

right,ive found a couple probs with ma cab [:^(].
for some stupid reason i never checked the filler neck when i looked at it,and its rotten to feck!

can you get the stainless replacement ones and are they diffarent to mk1 hard top?

also the rear window frame is rotten to feck! on the inside bottom edge

ive got a feeling these are gonna be hard to get hold of???

and how much for all the above?
on the up side i had the car on ramps today and the floor pan etc is mint
cheers 4 any help.
Edited by: riley

 

[:^(]

 

autocavan used to do stainless steel ones.they may be still avaiable thru volkspeed. my window frame is rotting too.didnt notice it untill i'd had the roof up and down a couple of times and noticed all the rust on the shelf .it aint leaking so i wont worry about it yet.

 

cheers m8
dont know if mine leaks or not yet,theres no damp shelf or carpets
id like to get it replaced before the rain comes back again though.
do you know where to get them?
and how much?

cheers....

 

sorry mate cant help you on that one.but if you do find out i'd be interested to know.

i wonder if you'd have to replace the hood at the same or if its easy to swap over.

my hoods in pretty good condition but i fancy a mohair job.

 

no probs m8.
yeah,i could do with a mohair too,thinking i can do the window frame at same time.

 

My hood saga, frame replacement
Our local VW specialist (Volksline) got the filler necks for us , don't remember where from.....
Edited by: prowler

 

pics look horrible [:^(]
do you have a web addy or anything for volksline?
cheers.

 

It was a bloody nightmare...

VOLKSLINE are in Canterbury,
01227 767958

They use GSF and someone else (can't remember) for parts......

Edited by: prowler

 

cheers m8,thanks 4 the help

 

Is it a GTi...???
You may have to clean the tank out or the main filter will clog and you could damage the main pump.......and I don't know if the tanks are available....I was told I had one of the last ones from VAG.....

 

yep its a gti,and its got the old noisy pump.
ill stick a magnet in the tank and drain it,while changing fuel filter etc.
may have to see how the pump holds out for now...

it is quite bad,hardly dare put petrol in it.

 

..well the pump can be noisy, mine is and it's a new one, but is ok, turned out there was nothing wrong with the old one, did not cure the problem I had, and the garage (NOT Volksline) had 'disposed' of the old pump. Have not used them since.....

best of luck cleaning the tank out, a good flush may do it, but mine was really rusty inside......

 

cheers m8,i may need the luck

 

bloody hell..

i would be p1ssed off!

You should bl00dy take the car back to person you bought it from and demand an explanation for either them not telling you about the problem.

Things may be 'as sold as seen' but come on......a rotten hood frame! thats big bucks!

 

Agreed....to a point.
The GTi was obviously rotten when I bought it (for nearly nothing),
BUT:
... the Clipper looked ok, no evident rust under the inside of the rear window frame - UNTIL the old hood was taken off. But we were prepared for that.

Moral: even if the hood has been replaced DO NOT trust the rear window frame .... (check out the thickness (even) of the metal on a new frame) ......use plenty of hamerite on the frame too before fitting it.
Edited by: prowler

 

hood frame?
is the window surround bigger than i thought?
im just imagining an oblong frame around the window,is there more to it than that?

 

The window frame goes just round the window (what the rear window seal sits in. Held in by 2 straps at the top and bolted to your 2 hinges either side of the parcel shelf.
If your whole frame was rusty you would definitely know about it. You can see most of it with the roof partly down.

 

ill investigate further i think,i hate not knowing what im doing/looking for but ya gotta learn somehow
ill let ya know what i find

 

That's the best way to learn.
If it's any help here is a cross section of the frame. Just get inside the car and look at the back window, should be self explanatory.