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Sold. With a heavy heart and 2 years fun. Time to move on to something else... an Alfa with Busso V6 probably. All the best guys. Signing off...

Chris all the best with the car. Am gutted to see it go but I know it is in good hands. Pleasure to meet you today. Cheers.

Nice one Chuggs. Looking good...

I bought a set of stainless ones a while back as the originals had corroded badly. They come in straight lengths and you simply bend them round to fit the contours of the tank. An easy job to do.

Rog, I do love the twin headlamps of the Mk1 Rocco and the Alfa Sprint. I only wish there was a decent,reliable, easy to fit twin headlamp conversion for the Corrado (the Nothelle conversion looks ace imo)

In the article I think there is a typo in the reference to the Porsche 993... it should read the last air-cooled Porsche 911, not water cooled. The Alfa GTV6 3.0 has the fantastic Busso engine but electrical problems would make me nervous. A colleague of mine had a Z3M in Estoril Blue back in the day and he said it was ace except for on wet roads when the back end would get very lairy. The only Ferrari I've driven is a 360 and it had an engine note akin to an angry metallic wasp... a great sound. The 355 gets my vote...

Cheers Reece. Here's a before and after shot for comparison... Before after and a couple more (it is a gallery after all)...:)

Thanks. Yes it is a Corrado one - identical part number to the old one. Thought about a fitting Golf one but I understand the lugs are a different shape and knowing my luck I would have snapped them off...

I did look at getting a pro chrome painter to refurb it but would have cost more than the new one, and probably wouldn't look as good or last as long...

Bought a new rear badge recently off the bay - thanks Thursdave for sourcing the blue grommets. Before... After...

It is called an air guide. Difficult to get hold of in my experience. I got one off ebay for a tenner from a guy who was breaking a C and selling a wheel arch liner with the guide attached. Good luck.

I have some OEM protectors on my VR and they just clip on. No need for sealant if they are the same ones. Cheers

Quick pic taken this afternoon... still lovin' the look of the B12s...

I can see where people are coming from. In my view it's all about supply and demand. The value will be set by the market and what price someone is ultimately prepared to pay for them at a given point in time. I don't value them enough to pay that much, but someone may. GLWS.

Two chufties to report... Last month,I was waiting at a T junction for 2 guys on road bikes to come past. I had both the windows down (as you do) and heard one say to the other "Nice! What's that?" His mate said "I think it's a Corrado". "Awesome" said the first guy. Thumbs up from me, and gave it some beans as I pulled out after they had passed. Last night whilst loading the C with a small shop at local Sainsbury's a guy walking past stared and commented "lovely car, mate".

Sorry Chuggs I didn't measure the drop but guess it is 25 mm. Two finger gap roughly between arch and tyre... Cheers.

Cheers Andy. Yes I am well chuffed with the result, both visually and with road handling. Not crashy at all and the cornering is transformed... it was a little wallowy before, but now I love it even more.

I used mk-fahrwerkstechnik. As Sean says, you need to choose the right ones for your car (plusachse for 5stud VR6 - not sure about other models). More risky than using a UK supplier I suppose - would be a pain if you had to return to an overseas supplier if there was a problem - but I had no issues. But then again the lower price reflects the greater risk. AMD seemed to be offering a good deal recently which included fitting in the price - depends on how mechanically competent you are. I am not a mechanic so had mine fitted by a Porsche VAG specialist.

You can import B12s from Germany for about £475 delivered UK (buy whilst the Euro is weak). Should be within your budget. Aesthetically it's not too low and the handling is very good imo...

Cheers Edd. Mine was sat boxed up in my garage for 4 months. Really does make a difference. I am v happy with how it looks and the improvement in the driving experience. With the 15" speedlines the ride doesn't feel hard either. Cornering is so much better and it feels planted to the road. You won't be disappointed...

Got the car back this morning after having the B12s fitted - all I can say is wow! What a difference to the overall handling and cornering from the standard suspension. If you are thinking of upgrading to B12s then do it. :dance:

Yep - liking the vid Ray...:thumbleft:

Ray - the Corrado is off the road having the B12 kit fitted so cannot do this Sunday I am afraid. Catch up soon though (Morrisons Car Park at Park Gate perhaps... ). Cheers Jay

Nice one Dave. Someone at work had mentioned recently that they had seen a blue Corrado (actually they said it was a Córdoba which made me laugh) in the Normanby Road area heading in direction of Skippingdale Estate so must have been yours I guess. I will pop down in the VR as I sometimes take it to work. Cheers. Jay

Am up for a meet Ray. Car not been out really since Elsecar meet. Jay