April 21, 2004

How I maintain my Jetta

I do a pretty good job of keeping up with oil changes in my '96 Jetta GL--I even change the oil and filter myself! (It's in a pretty easy-to-reach spot.)

But the other main item of vehicular maintenance that I'm pretty faithful on is this: re-glueing the door trim.

If you've been around Jettas from the mid-90s (before the current body style), you know that the factory glue just doesn't hold. So I've done a pretty conscientious--liberal, even--job of glueing them back on with Goop.

Today, my front passenger door trim started coming off. So, for the umpteenth time, I have to glue it back in place--which means I'll drive around for a few days with goofy looking tape holding it while the glue cures.

Guess going from 40-degree days last week to 80- to 90-degree days this week might do it.

Posted by JRC at April 21, 2004 10:34 PM | TrackBack