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russiankid
03-14-2009, 03:53 PM
My brother sent me this link. I think this was taken in the 80's.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1397623/building_east_german_car/

Its pretty funny how they align the body panels and everything else.
240sxDann
03-14-2009, 04:08 PM
LOL! Quality workmanship!
russiankid
03-14-2009, 04:18 PM
You have to admit, you've kicked and tapped some things before to make them fit or work better.:)
Elusion
03-14-2009, 04:19 PM
there made with these:

http://www.bensbauernhof.com/pstuyvsant2005schwarzwald1x.jpg
phate1229
03-14-2009, 05:25 PM
I kick my bumper around to make it fit, but that's cause I've hit all kinds of **** with it.
mann
03-14-2009, 06:12 PM
big difference between communist era east german cars and todays bmws...
KrautFed20V
03-14-2009, 06:45 PM
A good friend of mine used to work for Honda in Ohio, and he told me the hammer handle in the door slam is a common practice to align body panels FWIW
Rotary Knight
03-16-2009, 08:12 PM
there was never a good communist car.....as shown by top gear.
russiankid
03-16-2009, 08:18 PM
^^ They are still garbage.
malloyboy1
03-16-2009, 08:24 PM
how are german cars built................. like ****, i just picked up a 95 jetta for a beater today and damn its a beater
russiankid
03-16-2009, 08:30 PM
Not all German cars.
malloyboy1
03-16-2009, 08:33 PM
idk anything about vw's and this was a bad idea i think
djb5118
03-16-2009, 08:34 PM
my dad toured the mini plant in europe and saw similar things. dude was at the end of the assembly line with a rubber hammer smacking panels into place hahaha
russiankid
03-16-2009, 08:36 PM
I know that BMW's and Merc's were very reliable until today. They are decreasing in reliability.
nightblurr
03-16-2009, 08:47 PM
haha, i like ther hairs
den9
03-16-2009, 09:07 PM
how are german cars built................. like ****, i just picked up a 95 jetta for a beater today and damn its a beater

its mexican, thats why its half the price of a bmw
malloyboy1
03-16-2009, 09:17 PM
its not realy as bad as i say. i just wish it was a little nicer. i need 2 pass side doors, a rear bumper and a few little here and there things. not to mention its got 184k on it.

does anyone know if my clutch cable can be adjusted? the clutch isnt slipping but it doesnt catch till the pedal is almost all the way out
russiankid
03-16-2009, 09:27 PM
Sounds more like the previous owner did not care for the car.
malloyboy1
03-16-2009, 09:40 PM
lots of service records, its just that the bumper has a "stress" mark in the paint and for the 2 doors they are just not something i feel like taking the dents / door dings out of
KrautFed20V
03-17-2009, 04:01 AM
its not realy as bad as i say. i just wish it was a little nicer. i need 2 pass side doors, a rear bumper and a few little here and there things. not to mention its got 184k on it.

does anyone know if my clutch cable can be adjusted? the clutch isnt slipping but it doesnt catch till the pedal is almost all the way out

that's just a VW clutch, mine has done the same thing since the day it was new.
Murderface
03-17-2009, 04:57 AM
Hey UAW guys get paid better to do that ****!

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/8785/uawhutuy1.jpg
TGilb2007
03-17-2009, 09:40 AM
how are german cars built................. like ****, i just picked up a 95 jetta for a beater today and damn its a beater

its a 14 year old car :bigeek:

Anyway, I have to agree that some old the newer German stuff doesn't seem to last that well. Friend of mine's S600 basically went to hell in a handbasket, with some hydrolic lines breaking in the car, spitting its fluids all over. This, after one of the water-air IC pumps went, amonst other things. His dealership is blaiming the modifications to the exhaust and suspension controls on these failures.

Another friend, his 24v VR6 FINALLY got out of hte shop yesterday due to a warped head. That car doesn't even have 65k on it yet (2004), and has already had quite a few parts that needed to be replaced, and he doesn't even beat on it.

A few others I know with older Mk2 VWs, still run like champs, hundreds of thousands of miles later (like, a stg. 3 s/c'd VR6)
Elliott18t
03-17-2009, 09:42 AM
that's just a VW clutch, mine has done the same thing since the day it was new.

Really? mine doesn't seem to grab that far out.. but kinda far.

Hate my friends mustang clutch... no idea where that thing grabs, gotta kinda guess :lol:
no-zoom2002
03-17-2009, 10:01 AM
I always thought it was jewish slave labor that built german cars! LOL
Elliott18t
03-17-2009, 10:03 AM
I always thought it was jewish slave labor that built german cars! LOL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW#Controversy
KrautFed20V
03-17-2009, 10:15 AM
Really? mine doesn't seem to grab that far out.. but kinda far.

Hate my friends mustang clutch... no idea where that thing grabs, gotta kinda guess :lol:
yeah when i upgraded to a G60 F/W and VR clutch it got WAY softer and the pedal is 75% out when it starts to grab
CHAOS
03-17-2009, 10:16 AM
sam is this from your home videos?
smelly240
03-17-2009, 10:25 AM
makes me feel better that my bumpers are ziptied on :)
R22B
03-17-2009, 12:13 PM
At least the panels line up. I can't think of any specific ones off the top of my dome, but a few cars these days have misaligned panels. At least attempt to fix that **** before it goes on the lot.