i hate rain more now

only been mk1 convertable owner now 4 monthish now. i hate rain even more than i used to cant work on car  worring about rust wet seats damp  cloths when you drive.. cant wait till summer  am i sad  . and scotland gets more rain that our sothern cousons            i cant  spell :wink:  

no mate im the same my dub hates the rain

the fan belt only squeals when its raining sooooooooo embaressing
and the drip , that hits me in the face upon takin a corner too fast lol
and my poor seat is just soaked in a morning

living in the yorkshire dales mate aint much better for rain ….

roll on 2007

i got the squeeling too and the car gets hot inside so have to roll window down then the rain runs off the hood on to me  still wee still love them ive not had it long but love it :mrgreen:

I don't have a cabrio thnk god

But.. i did get the sqeeling from the fan belt

Got rid of it by 1. Replacing fan belt, 2. replacing Alternator & flywheel 3. adjusting alternator properly.

Cost me ?70 in parts - although if you just adjust it you should be fine.

yessssssssssss so im not the only one whos car never actually needs the heater on !!!!!
the squealing is driving me to almost tears esp today .
hold old is your glass and sills ?
mines all the original , now when they all and i mean all glass all sills are replaced and refitted my hood will no longer leak !!
best 300 quid ive ever spent ( i hope )

smiffiemonster said

yessssssssssss so im not the only one whos car never actually needs the heater on !!!!!

Dont think i've ever turned mine on either

not t sure not had it long just had a respray i think hood is oraginal just two stress tears glass is old has original vw sticker would post a few photos but dont know how have been told a few times but im not to good on the comp arent you glad its a convertable becouse in the summer you would bake in side with all that heat it must be a bout 100 in summer whell in side  

cars got a full service next friday so hopefully thats the horrific noise that most of west yorkshire was subjected to this morning FIXED …

email me a pic and ill post it up for you smiffiemonster@yahoo.co.uk

i have no radio so the noise is more anyoing had to fit a newloom as the car allmost cought fire  have not got round to fitting loom for radio and speekers  yet  

ohhh nice cabby !!!



looking good my friend !!

and heres mine …

I get a wet bum if its been raining!! my mate fixes roofs so he's gonna take a look at mine for me (sick of walking round with a damp patch between my legs!!!)

here is my baby…………..

its your side strings that have gone , they can be replaced relatively cheaply,

if the roofs not ripped and you dont need to replace it then just swap those strings over and it should keep your  umm wet patch at bay :wink:

sumer  nexty ear

very good  

My roof is shower proof… but in a storm is another story!!!

During the last storm i sat on the handbrake with a towel in each hand catching the floods!!!  (NO WITTY COMMENTS!)  I actually thought of putting the roof down and putting up an umbrella!! I probably would have stayed dryer!!!

I have also notice a trickle of water on the rear parcel shelf???

But i love my cabbie and this year so far i have drove topless more than got soaked!!! So the average is good.

Oh and why i am posting…. Has anyone taken up the job of sorting out the Midland region club?????

Jo  

get a tintop and forget worrying about that damp patch :wink:

But when the sun is shining……it's great, topping up the tan while driving!!!!, the breeze in your hair!!!  you just can't beat it!!

Although with the slight water problem…. My car is perminatly steamed up!!! the heater works overtime this time of the year!!!!

 :wink:  :wink:

Jo

thought i was having roof problems after the last few days of rain - then i discovered that one of my offspring had left the rear window open by about 1/4 inch… surprisingly it's been water tight since i shut it!!!

i wish i could take my cover to work , then my baby can sit all nice and warm and dry in the carpark till she has to take me home...

think of all the good points free sauna when raining with all that heat even with the heaters off