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Ah but time slows down the faster you go :D

Credibility... maybe he's referring to the large amount of credit he had to get to buy all that junk for the car?

The only way to be sure is to get the car tested on the same rolling road before and after the mods. Then only go by the wheel hp figure. The wheel hp figure is what the rolling road actually measures, so that's hard to fake. You then divide it by where the moon happens to be and how many letters are in the day of the week to get the crank hp rating, so it's always going to be off.

Donation happily made :) Now where's my Corrado...

Well ok the VR is quicker AND sounds nicer :D

I'm starting up a monthly video magazine (DVD through your letterbox each month) on cars that's going to be focusing on classics, racers, kits and everything to do with them. This means it will be featuring kits in progess, project cars and common tips on how to do stuff :D I'll keep you all posted on it's progress, as there will definitely be a feature on the Corrado in it ;)

I'm going to buy a C in the next few weeks and I was to-ing and fro-ing between a G60 and a VR. They both have reliability issues if they're not looked after and both have lots of money that's needed if things go wrong. In standard spec they're fairly evenly matched as far as performance. But as soon as you hear a VR, you'll never get a G60. :D

I had a similar problem... told my dad I was getting a VR and it'd be just as fast as his SLK and he tells me he's getting the brand new SLK that is way quicker :( As for the Corvette... no. It might be quick, but it's no looker compared to the C :D

Doh, I dunno I come back to England and people want info on Toronto :D I never went to any VW shops there as I didn't have a car, but the Corrado Club of Canada guys are from Toronto and can probably show you around (have an ask on the forum), I've got MSN/Cell phone numbers for a few of the guys too. PM me if you want their info.

Dunno if this is of help fo you, but this was on the Corrado-UK mailing list last week....

Don't suppose either (any) of you were the blonde sitting in the hard shoulder in a dark blue VR on the M20 yesterday? It was around 4ish just before the junction to the M2. In fairness it looked like they were waiting for someone rather than due to joyous Corrado 'issues'

Yeah, the early needles are white and don't glow under UV, the later ones (and possibly early VR ones) are red and do glow under UV. I think that is the only difference though, so I'm sure they're interchangable, or you can use a UV marker/paint to make the needle glow instead.

Yeah I think the UV lit needles is definitely the best option, especially as the standard red (later spec) needles glow without needing paint. As far as light source goes, you may be better off with cold cathode tubes instead of LED's as they are a) bigger and b) have a greater viewing angle. Certainly zarman's dials look great and they're done like that. Having said that, I haven't seen Henny's work :) I'm going to try and make it up/down/out for the BVF show (ownership of a C permitting!) so I'll try and come find you Henny. I know that Andi is still settling into his new place, so this thread might take a while to get anywhere, so it may be worth mentioning that zarman is developing some of his dials for UK spec cars. His existing ones were hand made, so he getting some US spec ones manufactured now, then if they work he'll do the UK ones. I must say that his work is of a very high standard and we may be able to convince him to give us a good deal on a group buy when they are ready. As he has made them before, it may also cut out the hassle of designing our own.

Mind you the ones on here that work in Halfords seem to know their stuff... the rest seem to be like Dixons staff :lol:

I wasn't going to say anything about Halfords employees because I know there are some one here ;)

Yeah I've had issues ordering stuff from Demon Tweeks before. They're not exactly the cheapest in the world either. Thread hijack... My friend (well more aquaintance than friend, but you get the idea) bought some new wheels for his shagged old MkII and just bolted them on. However, he didn't pay attention to the different bolt lenghts he needed and ended up driving the last stretch home with a single, very loose bolt holding his wobbling front wheel on. Quite amusing to watch, but probably a little scary/dangerous for those in the car at the time :D You would have thought he would have known better because he worked in Halfords....

Well look at it like this, if you get a new car you lose money on depreciation, if you have an older car you spend the money on parts. It costs you the same either way, so hey stick with the C :)

Yeah they are a bit, still 45 euro for them tho

If anyone on here goes to Max Power live, I think they're going to have more emotional scarring from the atrocities performed on cars than seeing a girl in not a lot :D It must be pretty weird tho

I think that mileage is pretty irrelevant now. Sure it's nice to have a lower milage car, but most of the things that go wrong are more age related than mileage. Personally I'd rather get a 120k mile C that's had new axle bushes, timing chains, clutch, shocks, etc than a 70k miler that's had squat done to it since new. Then again, if I see a nice low mileage one, I'm not going to say no :)

Ok guys and girls... I drove zarman's car yesterday and I can say his dials are fantastic in both light and dark so I'm even more keen to get these into my (yet to be!) Corrado! The design of zarman's ones is more Audi TT than original Corrado, but the needles are standard VR red ones and he used a UV tube (such as mentioned earlier) to illuminate the neeles. The picture has been posted before, but they look like this For reference, his car is Canadian, so his dial is in kph (not 200mph :() but they all say how inconvenient it is only having kph as they go to the USA quite a bit. Similarly the yanks only have mph on their dials. Thus a dual mph/kph dial is a good idea. He also has TT style chrome surrounds around the dials, which as said before is part of the binnacle, nothing to do with the dial faces. If you want them, you can get them seperately from his dubdesigne industries site at http://www.dubdesignindustries.com/cata ... ucts_id=86 They're pretty expensive though and I think you can get them elsewhere too. So guys, for these dials go with.. Black face Speed in mph up to 160, with a smaller kph ring as well Revs in single digits x1000 Corrado logo on the rev dial Standard red needles (or early white ones painted) A 2x 4" UV tubes A power inverter for the UV tube As far as the UV tubes go, ideally you need a 9" or 10" tube, but they seem to only come in 4" or 12". So the best option has to be to get 2 x 4" tubes. ebuyer.com have a 2 pack of 4" UV tubes with a dual output inverter to connect to a 12v supply for £3.52 inc VAT plus p&p. As of now they're on back order, but once they're in stock it will be easy to put a bulk order through. If Andi is too busy, I'll be willing to take the reigns of this GB as long as everyone is still game? Edit: Just been talking to zarman and those dials were HAND MADE!??!?! He's thinking of getting some UK spec ones manufactured though, so maybe that could be an option? His work is certainly top notch. He also said that the standard dials are a little too shiny and reflect a bit under UV, so a matt finish on the dials would be good too

Aww and I was hoping for a nice bark effect body kit :( :lol:

yeah the 22B is a bit too mad looking for me, I prefer stealth. In fairness it's proably one of the few cars where it is functional rather than just bling :)

If you think the P1 is fast, the 22B is even more insane. Both in appearance and power. I think they only made 500 of them, all in blue with 2 doors and an insane spec. Rather nice though :)

Ok 2 things... 1 - don't brake mid corner, you'll end up in a ditch, (it's especially worse in a rear wheel drive car) 2 - never trust petrol station pressure gauges, they're always wrong.