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I think the dark grey will look good too. Haha ahhhh that orange is really not to my taste... This is the colour: http://i1359.photobucket.com/albums/q793/seppo777/2013%20VW%20CC%20Matte%20Gray/photo3_zps681b5e33.jpg Matte brings out the lines of a car very well, and I think the lines of the corrado are beautiful so it will be complemented by the matte finish!

Nah I do agree, white would definitely look too old on it I think. I was only thinking the purple so I didn't have to bother changing the V5 colour haha. Orange!? I think it's abit garish for what im wanting! I've just finished spraying a splitty in olive green (albeit gloss) and love the colour, just think it's too old for a rado. Too many colours.... haha

Okay guys need your expert opinions! Having the car off the road for winter I have gone round and noted alllll the paint imperfections/surface rust/ shopping trolley dings etc! I know the condition of the paint and the fact people don't seem to care when they knock a dint in your car was part of the reason the orig owner sold up- so... Paint colours!- I have narrowed my choices down to a few: - Wine red (it's essentially an almost black purple) - Iron curtain (Kinda battleship grey tbh haha) - White Now the bit some of you may hate...it'll be in MATTE. The colours are from a street artist colour chart- which I plan on getting mixed in 2k at my local paint shop. Our garage is nearly done so spraying could commence feb time. decision!? (And don't worry, I fully plan on painting it blackberry again in 20 years haha)

Paintwork looks lovely, such a nice colour especially in the sun! I really need to flat my paint back and get the machine polisher on it- I just detest detailing :L Any tips? As you seemingly have it nailed! Haha

Is the mapping on the chip okay for uk use? I remember looking into it a while back for one of my golfs and they said it wouldn't be suitable :( Do tell!!

I managed to stop alot of the interior rattles by removing the interior and..... putting a roll cage in :') I jest, haven't quite got that far yet. Are you driving it through winter mate? I don't want to make you jealous but I'm currently crusing round in a yaris 4d4

Pics needed :D

Hahah it took me a few seconds to figure out that it was your bike wheels! Lovely rado man :)

I suppose at least it happened before the *really* cold weather sets in! Better now than mid december when it's snowing and icy as frick outside!

Hi guys I'll dig out the name/ make of them this weekend! I can't remember off the top of my head. Coullstar I bought them off ebay as I'd been after some comp MO's but then saw these and bought them on the spot! Thankyou for the kind words gents! Makes the hours of arch work seem worth it now :)

I'll just leave this here :) 8.5jx16, 20mm spacers, rear arches rolled/flared/welded 1" wider. Although I want to redo them eventually when I respray the whole car

Haha he should have listened to you! Fair play to him though alot of people liked it against the purple. I just much prefer darker interiors! The rewards were much needed after all the work! She's driving like a beaut though :)

Cheers clumpy1! :) Thanks Riley it's all been worth it, such an enjoyable drive! iphone pic sorry haha, just 2 mins from my house on the moors

Absolutely brilliant, I was abit dubious as I had them under a few layers of fibreglass (wanted as little filler used as poss) and it holds really well! Have done a number of trips up and down north yorkshire to leicester on the M1 etc, even once in bad winds, and it didn't move an inch! :)

Hahahah, about spat my drink out as I read that! I'm not into that sort of thing I'm afraid man! Cheers for all the kind words gents. Work shall continue! Going to fab up a half cage at somepoint. Saying that my mig is in desperate need of a full refurb. Been on the look out for some 17" Azev A's in 5x100 but no luck!

Supercharged- I know I do apologise for the lack of updates til now! Note to self update more often as doing it all at once takes ages haha Coullstar- you're telling me! Although my pd mk2 golf build is taking up my time Aswell now so fingers crossed the rado behaves! Love driving it. Chris- thanks mate I hope so too, it's lovely to drive and the sound is amazing. Hence why I just kept going everytime I had to take it to bits! :)

Got bored so welded up etc my mates mk2 windscreen surround. Back in......... Reward (Steak) Got bored of my knackered gearknob so mate one: Bored again so welded up and de wipered my mates mk2: Made a scuttle cover from some spare ali sheeting that was in the shed: Cleaned TB up: CLutch has now done 300 odd miles, she pulls well! Put the clutch killing problem down to excess vibrations due to loss of crankshaft pulley weight & bent locating dowel on flywheel causing pressure plate diaphragm to stretch, hence replacing both. 3rd New clutch was again an LUK unit as they are brilliant. Cheers!

Fed up of the messy wiring so sorted it and re-routed/ extended where needed etc Old flywheel had a bent locater dowel, so took it off and put new flywheel on. Trying to reduce problems that could be killing clutch. 2x dead clutches. Both with 2 of 3 rivets sheered. Adds 200bhp m8. Put a mk4 r32 crankshaft pulley on, as other one was shagged. Hopefully this one lasts longer! Did some digging to find why I had no 5th gear.. Second pic is the selector burred off somehow in one box!?!?! Third pic is how it should be in my spare box. So I swapped the good cond 5th gear into the corrado gearbox. The spare box also wouldnt select 5th but that was another issue. Hence taking it's 5th gear. Before: During: After:

Wiring mess in the bay: Doge. Looking abit happier! Aaaaaaand on the M1 the new clutch shat itself after a grand total of 81 miles. So when I came home few weeks after ouuuuuttttt it all came again! This time gave it all a spruce up.

Back together and running, clutch worked! woo. Reward Cleaned Bonnet catch broke meaning the bonnet was stuck shut, after ALOT of faffing I got it opened. Was v. ****ed at this point so out came the hole drill and grinder. Did abit of spring cleaning of my mates beamer Re-located the batter into the boot with the beamers battery cable.

Okay so with clutch still slipping, could only be clutch itself so out the engine came! Did abit of bumper work whilst I was bored of mechanical stuff. I fibreglassed in some magnets too so that I can remove the number plate when I want too. Fixed cracked splitter So with the engine out, I took gearbox off and found out why it was slipping!! It had sheared 2/3 of the retaining rivet on the tangential straps on the clutch pressure plate. Bizarre... New LUK clutch on (well, had done 100 miles in a vr in my shed before I took it out my mk2) Back in:

Long overdue update time; So in march I got her insured and taxed etc on the road. 25 miles in this happened.. Clutch pedal wouldn't come back up and also the crank pulley weight came off so it was vibrating alot. Had to try glue it on to limp her back home after getting recovered. Thought clutch slave or master had gone as it was displaying those symptoms, So I replaced both with new units. So after I replaced them and bled the system about a million times with no effect, I was abit ****ed off as it was a new clutch. So i drove it with a slipping clutch for a while, got an oil leak so sorted it. Was the pressure sensors. Got the DDI dials working properly again, bad connection, Got rid of the (not to my taste) 80's pornstar beige leather interior. Got a black cloth replacement, much better!

Hi everyone, just had engine out and changed clutch on my corrado. Literally last thing I need to sort is 5th gear. I could get it before but not now!? I have been trying various alignments using both left/right and front/back adjustment bolts on the tower linkage/ gear stick tension spring. My problem is this.... I just can't get 5th gear. If I disconnect the cables I can put it into 5th by hand on the tower (lifting up and turning towards the block) it clicks in place as if it's in 5th. However if I start the car and release the clutch nothing happens, as if it's in neutral. Is there anything internally in the shifter tower that might need adjustment!? HELP! Please

Weird to think you could buy a Mk5 R32, a top spec Mk5 edition 30 with remap etc for 60bhp more than an R...a mk5 GtTdi for daily use, and still have like 15k leftover!

Bump before it goes on ebay!