Riley

Ah please don't be mate! Very kind of you though!:thumbleft: May have another play with it tonight, tidy up a few more bits.

Had my eye on them for a while, but I'm still undecided meself. They look ok, but possible water/moisture trap? May the Vw gods forgive them for their sins!:cheers:

These are the best looking I've come across http://www.optikwerks.com/Corrado/ABTRepSideSkirts/index.html The textured ones they do are interesting/different, quite like them in a strange way...

That's good to know cheers:thumbleft: Just started disputing mine with TWS, so I'll see how I get on...Maybe have a look at these guys if possible.

Damn...This looks like the kinda place I wish I'd taken my Borbet A's to, rather thank TWS at Manchester who ruined them. :-( They couldn't do them because of the edge between polished dish and black center, the pics of the green/black rims and the pinstripe masking above look like my kinda work.

Pretty ****ed off man. Used some low tack masking tape around all of my vdo gauge faces to protect them from chipping while refitting the air ride controller, only to have it pull the frigging black paint off when removed. I've bought all these brand new and tried my best to keep em mint :-( Anyway... I've also misplaced a new EGT gauge, just can not find it anywhere! So to fill a gap I fitted an outside temp gauge (Top left) that I had tucked away but I don't like it as it uses a different bloody bulb type and doesn't match! The e-level touchpad brightness with ignition on and also headlights on can be adjusted by the way. Not sure I actually like this now I've done it :-/

Yeah I'll definitely let you know what it's like to use mate, will do my best to give a good and fair review on it. Main reason because I've always been a bit skeptical about it myself anyway to be fair, but for me the practicality and being able to get on the drive is a hell of a positive. With the front lines (Forgot to get pics actually! Doh!) I ran them down each side of the rear 1/4's, then along the sills. Passenger side was fine going straight through a grommet and then into the bay, then from there through the abs wire grommet. Drivers side however...Had to run along the sill, and then come across to the tunnel and up through a grommet. Luckily though, the air line sits perfectly in a sort of wedge under the sound deadening. Reason was that it was impossible to get the line through the back of the servo/fuse box, but it's worked out spot on really. It's not wireless (Yet) but has a touchpad that you can fit in place. I've made it so that I can pop it out easily though. They are bringing out what's known as I-Level, an iphone app that will work up to 200ft away! Pretty cool, but it is $350 for the module which creates a wireless network, and the actual app is free. Which I'd bloody well expect! Let me know if you want to know anything else, glad to help!:thumbleft: Here's todays update btw. Really struggle for time :-( I tied the e-level sensors out of the way so I can get an MOT test, then I'll fit them later. Double checked all bolts etc and also carried on with the center console a bit. Made a little bracket on the panel and cut out a notch at the top so I can pop it out easily. Then covered. Only roughly cut in this pic! Also picked up/fitted some new spigot rings. And then I actually drove it outside! to have a tidy up. Bloody stupidly low! I'm just happy it goes high enough really! The rear is sat on the tyres. And the front is sat on the track rods! (Goes lower again with the sebrings on) Crazy!

'It' :thumbleft: lol. Thanks mate, I try my best!

Tough looking Corrado and a good read, great work mate.:thumbleft: Neil.

On the Corrado's you can't really beat Miltek or Magnex IMO if you can go for one of those/find one. Also, be sure to check the exhaust hanger style. They will be either 'Hook' or 'Bar' style hangers. Early and late style systems basically. Most G60's are early style. Neil.

Bit more done, Think I'm decided on this layout. Excuse the wobblyness, My compressor decided to stop working so I had no hole saw/drill. So I had to use a screwdriver to bore through the wood, and then a file!

The leaks are fixed! Just a very slight one on one of the front strut feeds which I'll sort out next time I'm up there. I've started making a mount for the touchpad controller. Here's my old set up that I made a good while ago now... So I picked up a spare center console, and I just trimmed a liitle plastic around the cig lighter mount and made up a piece to go in there covering the ashtray/cig lighter area. I'm gonna end up needing yet another VDO gauge lol. But I have a 'bit of a thing for them' anyway and I've got some new options to go in the car (when I dig them out) (VDO EGT and VDO Intake temp) Not sure what config I'll go for just yet.

Another update, feel like I'm getting somewhere properly now! Firstly, my digi pressure gauge now works when I hooked it up to the sender. Looks good as well! think I'll paint the bezel black though, not sure yet. I also tightened down the rear shocks properly, refitted all the rear 1/4 panels, rear speaker shelves, door sill trims, under dash pieces and hooked up the ignition live properly from the ecu to the fuse box. I found that the rear end was slowly sitting down when left for a while...And...Well, I found two good candidates for most...maybe all of the leak on the two rear struts. Two lines on the right are feeding the front struts, the two on the left, feeding the rear. I've just recut them and refitted but couldn't test as my bloody battery went flat!

Test run video!

For what it's worth, if you can buy new then go for it. Had mine on for 7 years now and it still works spot on.:thumbleft: I remember at the time of fitting that it was definitely an improvement over standard too. Neil.

Two abs wire grommets under rear seat, air lines and sensor wires run through. Where the rear air lines and sensor wires run. The rear strut side of things. Fitted the build/boxing into the boot and started wiring things up!

Thanks mate, but I've still got all of mine, just that they are now bare alloy :-( Fittings added to struts. Greased up the anodized parts, and the body. This method has kept my old konigsports mint. May get pics later. New top mounts added all around. E-Level sensor wires, cut and tinned up with solder. Cutting them means you can route them through grommets/holes easily as the plug tends to be too big. It also allows you to shorten the wire if you want to do that. Finished up with heat shrink, and then I taped them up nice and tight with no creases (Because I'm down like that). This soldered/taped joint will be inside the car. Struts fitted. Air lines and e-level sensor wires have been run through. I'll try and get pics of the routing later.

Well I'm willing to measure from a datum point on the G60 while I've got it on axle stands, so if anyone can do the same measurement on a Vr6? Edit: Worth noting that there is play in the ball joint bolts (Elongated holes) so that's a point we can't measure to as they could be bolted up in a different place.

Cheers mate. :thumbleft: I still have the ol mk1 believe it or not... http://www.volksdevil.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=279 Best car I've ever owned, but once I'd stripped it down I had kids, split with the ex, moved house a couple of times so it's just sat as a bare shell ever since really:roll: I keep saying I'll rebuild it one day, really miss it! :-(

Well I just got upto my unit to check the pressure. It's dropped to 105psi. I refilled to 150psi and ran some soapy water around the joints. I found one leak. It's the join between two fittings just before the water trap. Here's what all the leak free joints look like... And in comparison, the leaky joint...Red is the leak point. Blue is ok. So I re applied some fresh sealant after cleaning off the old, and refitted. I filled back up to 150psi and I left it again to see what the pressure was. I'm not really too happy with the way I've mounted the water trap to the tank. Reducer from trap > 90deg > reducer into tank, it's all a bit tight so I may pick up two more of the numatics 90deg swivel elbows and run some air line between them. After this/25 hours, the pressure had dropped from 150psi to 130psi. Better! but couldn't actually tell where any pressure was being lost so I planned to buy some more 90deg swivel elbows to mount the water trap, should get a totally leak free seal that way. Near enough completed all the wiring, just the sensor wiring to run to each corner, and then connect everything up. Managed some better fittings for the water trap, and also new ones (below red box, not pictured) for the compressor. Did a test again roughly over 20/24 hours and only dropped 5psi. But i'd had the little black pipes in and out a good few times so some fresh pipe once fitted may sort that as it's the only place I found a very slight leak. Also fitted the rear shocks and ran the rear air lines. I ran them through the boot/trunk floor via the abs wiring grommets, and along the rear beam at each side. Jesus christ it sits low! It's sat on the tyres so I guess it's as low as it can be!

Picked up some gold plated battery terminals so I know the power supply will all be clean. And my Vw door push knobs turned up too! They are basically screw head caps/covers measuring 25mm across. Fitted! Love em. Excuse all the dust/bits of wood on the paintwork! dynamatted the compressor box section and carpeted a little bit. Not sure if the dynamat is a good idea or not noise wise, obviously planning to put acoustic cloth over the top too. First time using the dynamatt, it's weird stuff, got the hang of it I think. Also my PODI digital tank pressure gauge wasn't working, not lighting up at all when powered but I split it open just now and had a look. Couldn't really see anything obvious so I just resoldered the wiring pictured. It now lights up! But actually says FAIL!? Have I knackered the gauge!? I tried to be really careful because my soldering iron is a very high wattage one, but it looks like I may have melted/killed a resistor or something? Boxing near finished, sorry about the poor phone pics. All I did manage recently was to apply sealant to all the tank/compressor fittings, run a couple pieces of air line. And then I loosely connected the VDO pressure gauge, and hooked the box/tank up to the car via some jump leads. Ran the compressor and filled the tank up to 150psi. Have left it now to see what the pressure is tomorrow. Hopefully it's somewhere still near the 150. Couldn't hear any leaks but we will see.

No problem Rob, let me know if you come across a late one in LO41 Gloss black...Been looking forever! lol.

Yep, if the spring plate has gone as suggested then you can pick one up. If it is the circlip that's gone then I think a new strut is needed ideally, you could buy a strut and change over the spring using spring compressors. Best to try and have a look really to determine what's gone. Both are good possibilities.

Any good mate? http://www.clubgti.com/showthread.php?254202-Corrado-Front-Bumper I found this after a quick online search while proving a point to an ebay seller who wanted £100 quid for one. Neil.

That's your fan control unit, seem to be easily available via ebay/forums etc but check the part number on the front matches. ---------- Sent from iPhone 4S via Tapatalk while on the crapper