The 'UNOFFICIAL' Road Trip Wörthersee 2015.

Not taking the mk1

But am looking forward to it. We have planned a proper little grand tour lol. 

tattoo26 said

Not taking the mk1

But am looking forward to it. We have planned a proper little grand tour lol. 

When do you arrive and depart and are you staying round the lake somewhere mate?  

FYI - We have some others going without their MK1's so don't worry about that!  

addicted said

15. Visiting Gmund and driving to the dam at the top of the Malta Pass
16. Grossglockner!!
17. Driving to Slovenia via the Loibl Pass (take the 91 south from Klagenfurt

18. VW Museum
19. Porsche Museum
20. Ring Taxi
21. Three days chilling out in Worthersee 
22. Points 1 & 8 above

 

I'm not taking my mk1 either, I'll either be in my 1985 Audi 80 or a modern crappy S4..

JettyJ said

golfcabrio said

addicted said

Sat here, bored at work. Dreaming of Worthersee.. drawing up a list of things I'm looking forward to…

1. Beer
2. Seeing the new pyramidenkogel in the distance as you drive past Villach after a 10 hour drive..
3. The Shell garage (although no longer Shell)
4. Steaks in Velden
5. Billa!!!
6. Sun.
7. Ice coffee in Reifnitz, sat by the lake
8. More beer.
9. Being stopped by the police and fined 20 euros
10. Faaker See

Anyone care to add?

11. Seeing one or two of you Guys
12. Getting to see a few more Mk1's

13. Swimming in the lake
14. Cruzing round the Austrian roads

13. Swimming in the Lake
Might still be a little to cold for that in May.
But mind you, as your coming from the UK you ought to be used to that I'd of thought, even in August!  

I'm taking my MK1 to my mechanic Tuesday night.
He's going to have it for three days and give it a full going over and check up before we depart on the 19th.  

ONLY 10 Days to go!    

Argh! The front-most clip holding on my side trim has just snapped and it's hanging off now Don't suppose anybody has a spare clip they could post me? Not confident VW Heritage will be able to come through in time and CQ is closed on Saturdays…

Properly excited here now. Leave in a week! Its our first time going, so besides what we have seen in videos we have no idea what to expect!

Stone said

Argh! The front-most clip holding on my side trim has just snapped and it's hanging off now Don't suppose anybody has a spare clip they could post me? Not confident VW Heritage will be able to come through in time and CQ is closed on Saturdays…

Which side trim? The really thin ones? I e got some, pm me and I'll post tomorrow.

Stone said

Argh! The front-most clip holding on my side trim has just snapped and it's hanging off now Don't suppose anybody has a spare clip they could post me? Not confident VW Heritage will be able to come through in time and CQ is closed on Saturdays…

Can anyone HELP our mate Stone out please?  
Stone tell us where your based mate?

Pics:





Looks like it's been glued back on at some point, there's a lot of tension pulling it outwards so the trim may be bent too

Couldn't quite see how the clips are removed, looks almost like they have to go in from the front - I assume the chrome trim just pulls out so you can push in the pin to lock it, but how does the clip engage with the 'rails'? Twist out or something? Looks like it may be easier to remove the whole piece and replace all the clips at once, but maybe there's an easier way…

JettyJ: legend, thank you! PM sent. I'm just south of Luton (M1 J9) if anyone wants to help out in exchange for all the tea and cake you can eat

Stone

Yep I've got some, I'll post them later today. 

Yep take the bit of trim off and any clips that are left in the body work just push trough with something like a screw driver and a wee tap with a hammer
I can eat a lot if cake byw! Lol

Awesome, thanks! Good job you're in Scotland, my cake is safe

Just to check I'm not being thick - does the chrome bit come out of the trim or does it come off whole? Not sure if you're supposed to fit the clips to the body first and then snap the trim onto them, or if the clips go in the trim first and then into the body, if that makes sense.

Thanks for the help though, one of the reasons I love this place

In other news I've finished polishing and sealing my new wheels, just waiting for a long enough break in the rain to fit them…

Stone

The trim should come off all in one piece.

Attach the clips to the car, tap the little pins in then fit the trim back onto the car (needs some fource sometimes) sending you 5 clips

A friend of mine who arrived at Worthersee yesterday sent me a photo of snow on the ground!!!

Luckily the forecast for next week is sunshine and 23 degrees every day!!!!

Awesome, hoping it doesn't rain as my boot has a leak!

Hoping to get the wheels on today! Looking super-shiny after a couple of coats of Poorboy's sealant, shame the packet doesn't explain what to do if you squeeze the sponge by accident and get it all over your hands, it's so water-repellant you can't get it off again

WEATHER UPDATE!



My dates are from the 19th to the 24th.  
So this time next week I'll be sat on the beach at the Park Hotel, Hans-Pruscha-Weg 5, 9210 Pörtschach am Wörthersee.
 





Our apartment has a balcony over looking the lake on the beach side.  
I'll be supping beer somewhere in the middle of the beach on a sun Lounger with drop dead Babes dripping off each arm by now.    
My Wife will be sat in the apartment on the phone talking to her Solicitor making arrangements for the divorce papers!    

Can't have it all I suppose.  

Almost ready to go!



Need to crank the suspension up a little more as I can't really cope with speed bumps or corners at the moment

Looking real sharp 'stone'!  

I'll be in a yellow Audi S4 on 20" wheels and air (not mine)

Sooo looking forward to the 8mpg!!