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MikeVR6

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  1. Up for sale again in Hillsborough, N.Ireland. Was on Gumtree at £7,000. Now £5,500. Corrado VR6 On Gumtree
  2. Worth a look for you. Folk in England won't drive any distance to buy a car. You gotta travel to get the good ones! Just get plenty of pics sent to you and ask the right questions before you set off.
  3. For some reason I read "Seats" as "Wheels" :) Yeah the Recaros are worth a few bob for sure. But the wheels are an acquired taste and probably worth a few quid too. Not in keeping with a Storm IMO and definitely not with stretched tyres.
  4. Gumtree VR6 That's right on the money if it's as good as it looks. I've never seen a Rado with those Recaros before (needs a handbrake cover mind). You'd also get a wee trip to N.Iron and the beautiful Hillsborough (The Queen has her local residence there). Bring a raincoat, you're guaranteed rain. Ryanair/Easyjet over and Ferry from Belfast or Dublin back. I've done the reverse trip to buy almost every car I've owned. Less than £200 and a bit of an adventure and long drive home to get to know your new car. Aha! Mystery solved. Ok, I'll get them greased up pronto. Thanks! :cheers:
  5. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) Nearly every MOT I've had this. The rear wheels have passive rear steering. They're supposed to have "play!" I'd walk away from that car at £6k. More like £2500 and that's only because it's a Storm.
  6. Ah got you. When I googled VA01-A52/2C-43A and saw the pics I thought it was a Radiator Fan! :)
  7. Sorry not that Fan. The Heater Blower motor.
  8. I think mine also needs regassed. It's been about 5 years since the HVAC was overhauled and the car has spent most of that time in my garage sleeping. She covers about 1500 miles per year. Any idea of the Fan part number? Is it the same as a MK3 Golf with a/c? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Interior-Heater-Blower-Fan-Motor-VW-Seat-POLO-GOLF-III-3-CORDOBA-IBIZA-II-2/114051232648?fits=Model%3AGolf%7CPlat_Gen%3AMK+III&hash=item1a8dfbb388:g:hXsAAOSwbSJeEg~Y
  9. I also need the part no for the blower fan. I haven't opened the blower/evaporator to look but I can hear the bearing is starting to go. Best get a spare one. Great thread by the way. My A/C works, I spent £600 getting it recommissioned by an HVAC Specialist a few years back. It's not as super cool as described here though. When we had 38 degrees in Summer it really struggled to create cold air.
  10. MikeVR6

    Which Dipstick?

    https://www.online-teile.com/volkswagen-ersatzteile/021115607_Oil-Dipsti.html?language=en
  11. MikeVR6

    New Storm

    It's mot'd and taxed until November. You can request info from the DVLA. I had it before where they contacted me and asked if I minded them passing my details on to someone who wanted to buy my numberplate. https://www.gov.uk/request-information-from-dvla
  12. I'm on the hunt for one too. A Kamei one or similar. Not a Reiger, I want to keep the standard Grill.
  13. MikeVR6

    Forged Pistons?

    Did you call Vince @ Stealth Racing? I'm sure he'll be happy to give you advice. Mine uses Schimmel 264 cams (I think) and looking at the parts list I see Wossner Conrods and 82.5mm Pistons. - Forged Conrods and 82.5mm Low Compression Pistons (Woessner-kolben.de) - Steel head gasket - ARP strengthened cylinder head bolts - "Helix" Race Clutch & strengthened Clutch Arm - Main Crank and Big End Bearings - Mocal 13 row Oil Cooler and fitting kit - Vibratech strengthened front engine mount - Fan Switch and Thermostat *** Mine was built for LOWER Compression though, as I was also fitting a Charger ***
  14. I've a 16 row Mocal on mine and it idles at 104 on a normal day. Temps into the 120's when I give it a bit.
  15. I picked up a set on the Karmann visit too. Although I only fitted the rear one. [ATTACH=CONFIG]90434[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]90437[/ATTACH]
  16. MikeVR6

    Forged Pistons?

    I have Wossner pistons and Conrods in mine. It's also been re-bored. Don't ask me any technical questions as I haven't a clue. But beyond the normal whir of the aux belts and pulleys, my VR6 sounds fine. Kev Bacon or indeed Vince at Stealth Racing will have supreme Techie knowledge :)
  17. €54 per quarter here in Germany and the TV is utter sh1te. I mean, Channel 5 in the evenings multiplied by 10 level of sh1te. Thank God I brought my Sky setup from the UK. I think I watch German Telly twice a year but I still pay the license. And a UK TV license too. So don't complain! :D
  18. Drop him a line. Look at his profile and see if he has posted here recently.
  19. http://www.the-corrado.net/showthread.php?94052-VR6-badge-red-chrom-535853679D-NEW I bought one from Sprinter53 and it's spot on.
  20. Hi. Thread revival :) I bought a Brodit Proclip for the Corrado (and one for my Passat B6 too) The Passat one fitted in 5 minutes. But the Corrado one I can't figure out. The instuctions state... Attention! Read all instructions before attaching the ProClip. 1. Open the glove compartment. Use the enclosed alchol pad to clean the area where the ProClip is to be installed. Peel off the adhesive tape cover on the ProClip. 2. Press/hook the angled edge on the left side of the ProClip behind the glove compartment frame at pos. 1. 3. Pull the ProClip to the right and hook the right part of the ProClip over the console edge and press the grooved edge into the gap between the center panel and the padded console edge at pos. 2. Step 1 and 2. --- I opened the glovebox but I don't see where the Proclip needs to go. Do I need to take the glovebox door off? Step 3. ------ This terrifies me! Does it fit between the dash and the inner centre console where the stereo is? If so, I think any kind of force there will shatter the plastic, it's very tight. On the Passat B6 the trim is much more forgiving and there was a gap already, just had to give the Proclip a good push to get it in. Really like the holder, works a treat. Maybe you can post a couple of pics to help me.
  21. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/MikeVR6/Movendi%20Car%20Cover/IMG_20170702_153555_zpsklbuzou1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/MikeVR6/Movendi%20Car%20Cover/IMG_20170702_153604_zpsw6j5flvo.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/MikeVR6/Movendi%20Car%20Cover/IMG_20170702_153521_zpsaoprv0ar.jpg
  22. I see the question pops up now and again so just posting this for info, I bought a Movendi indoor car cover, with mirror pockets from here.. https://www.kfz-schutzdecken.de/Car-Cover-Satin-Red-mit-Spiegeltaschen-fuer-VW-Corrado Quite pleased with the quality. Blurb from the website... Fluffy soft inside for the perfect protection Breathable in best quality Foreign satin gloss Insensitive to dust Superior fit by a sewn rubber Washable at 30 ° 100 % Polyester A few pics of the cover on my car. Fits nicely http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v192/MikeVR6/Movendi%20Car%20Cover/IMG_20170702_153532_zpsotfoj2d2.jpg
  23. When I took mine to a Specialist to have the Toad Ai606 alarm fixed, the wiring was such a mess that he had to cut the whole thing out and replace it with a new unit. The original Scorpion dealer-fit alarm was still in there too and connected! Poor fella spent 10 hours on the job when it should have taken 3 max. Stereo wiring was a mess too. Glad we caught it before the car went up in flames. Window tinting. I made enquiries about this too. The rear quarter windows are a bugger to do apparently and I was also unsure about what level of tint to go for without making the car look naff. I found these though the other week and was thinking of ordering a set. £110.00 for all 3 rear windows. http://www.solarplexius.co.uk/Sun-protection-car-tinting/volkswagen/corrado/1995
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