First owner was my father in August 1988. Had car since June 1991.

Thank you for your reply. I have had car almost since new and has always had manual windows.

Does anyone have the cardboard radiator air ducting available for a 1988 Scirocco GTX please? I require both sides of radiator. Bolts/screws and plastic clips would be useful too if available. Image is of offside, but require both if available.

Does anyone have a replacement front nearside drop glass clip available for purchase please? Image is offside clip, but require nearside. Not sure if clips are sided though.

I read that many have struggled to replace the rear anti roll bar clamps. The problem appears to be in compressing the clamp enough to slide on the retaining clip. Even as a former VAG technician I too struggled to fit the clip until I had a rare moment of inspiration. I used a tool intended to fit ...

Before you rip it apart it might be worth checking to make sure the gauze in the cam cover breather is not blocked. A restriction here can cause oil to blow out of the breather. Also is the plastic black cover in place that sits between the cam cover and the camshaft?

Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this but there should also be a TDC mark on the crank pulley that lines up with a little arrow on the plastic case behind it. If the pulley has been fitted for a few years you may need to clean it in order to see it. If aiming to set timing at around 6 degrees ...

Longer pad on outside. Shorter pad towards the piston on brake calliper. The anti-rattle springs are fitted with the square corners to the outside.

Remove distributor cap and ensure there is no moisture there. Cap is held on by two spring clips.

If this fault only occurs following a cold start, check that the choke pull open-unit is working. This is a small black plastic dome shaped unit held to the carb body with a roll pin. It contains a diaphragm that often fails. A plastic linkage opens the choke flap a few millimetres following a cold ...