KeVR

Bonus.... Goodridge braided hoses all round, EBC green stuff pads and grooved discs: Stripped front end off today in preparation for engine removal and engine bay paint, bit the bullet and sorned it today for the next 16 weeks or so... Gonna replace all brake lines, get some stuff powder coated whilst it's solid, cut out any corrosion (though it seems there is very little) and finally paint it for summer.. Enjoying getting my hands dirty on this little beaut. Back down tomorrow to get the engine out, all going well. Sorry about the constant update but kinda keeps me motivated if that makes sense..

Chris are the stays different on different variants, only ask as I've just bought a lovely chrome one off a 16v.

There's a little confusion, I'm after buying it but just awaiting a suitable time to collect it from Peter.

Wonga I'm still awaiting a reply from him as he said I could pick it up yesterday but guess he is busy, PM was sent Saturday.

I contacted Alan (member on here) as soon as he posted the ad looking for a deal on a 4x4, but he had forgotten about the MOT running out, hence the delay in the deal. It also took a little while to organise a date that best suited the pair of us so we could be happy that both vehicles were what we wanted. I think he just played it safe in case a deal fell through. He had priced the car quite well considering the interior etc, the paint was damaged and the new MOT, isn't "should way say" above board (checked VOSA site) failed on a couple things and a failure sheet was issued though the car came with a full test issued two hours later with no advisories and none of the failure work completed lol. Not fussed though as I just wanted the deal done as it was dragging on and I was having second thoughts... As was he. Hence why it's in the shop now having rear wheel bearings, brake pipes and lower front balljoints.. Not to mention the battery tray and front passenger jacking point replaced.

Put the finishing touches (missing clips etc) onto the dash and other interior trim, interior is fully functional now and with all the correct clips and fittings. Fixed the recline operation on passenger Recaro, prepped the car ready for suspension swap and ordered full lamin-x kit for headlights, fogs and indicators from the states. Sitting in rented space now waiting for me to pop down tomorrow and start pulling Konis off and front end to bits.

Amazing C you have, looks fantastic sitting on those rims... Loving the red carpet.

Dropped it off down the unit, thinking off pulling the engine out to repair battery tray area and paint the bay so I can drop the bonnet and forget about it, also need to swap the suspension for Eibach whilst sending the Konis off for rebuild. Loads of stuff to do but don't want to go too deep into it until winter, need to enjoy my purchase over the summer months. Toying on 10" rears and 9" fronts but may be sometime away yet.

Any update on these

I've sent a pm but not heard anything.

Just the camera, it is leather. I think the the VR one should have had silver gear decal though, this one is off my old sportline cabby.

Dash back in, new instrument surround, centre dash surround, heater control panel, New stereo, Glovebox hinge cover, drivers kick plate panel and pedal rubbers, Momo ones binned (need accelerator rubber), Carbon Italvolanti gear knob binned in favour of a standard one. 280mm Momo to go once I decide what will replace it. Bonnet release modified so I'm no longer worrying about a broken clip: Recaros Steam cleaned to remove Stains and white mould residue. Moving on to exterior: New number plate plinth as original was damaged by nitromours, new wiper motor cover, headlight covers, nos grille with black badge, and de tangoed indicators: Don't think I'm keen on the covers but we'll see although the front end looks better than it did: I've got the bits to replace this unsightly catch can, don't understand the benefit of it being there: Couple bits I'm yet to fit: 17" BBS RX-504 Splits just had them refurbed in ivory ready to polish the lips. Figured I might need a starter motor but not too worried at the minute.

This year I'm just gonna harvest all the parts I need and tidy her up so I can actually enjoy VR ownership. I've managed to source quite a lot from some great lads, but there are far too many people banging stupid amounts of scene tax on parts more so the later cars. Had one breaker ask for £50 for the 2 little screw covers on the instrument binnacle, anything over £15 and I can live with seeing the screws for now lol for a laugh I asked how much a wing was... Cringed when he brought out a green late wing and said £160 with straight face, his comment was "had this ages so minimal rust" guess he will have it a while yet lol Gonna keep my eyes peeled for a cheap donor to break and just store the spares on a shelf to save the hassle and anger speaking to fools like him trying to rob us enthusiasts blind.

The C I ended up with had very little in the way of documented history (in fact it had none) the car was a raffle prize at Ed38: On Display at Ed38: SamC the lucky winner pictured with the car: He didn't have it long before someone decided to nock the shine off his new car (literally): I don't know if it was jealousy or if it was personal but someone seen fit to drown the car in Nitromours, all I can assume is that Sam sold it not long after. The VR was purchased by a member on here though he never really progressed to fixing the issues it had and basically I acquired it in much the same state as Sam sold it albeit a few more miles. So after taking ownership of the car it was pretty apparent that it had been driven and pretty much un cherished, the heater didn't function due to a trapped cable resulting in a damaged control panel, the paint is in a bad way which is a real shame as it was painted by Stylehause for ed38 and he done a fantastic job. The Recaro trim was minging at best, headlight surrounds damaged by an eye brow spoiler being glued to them, grill badly painted gloss black, wing mirrors not working, old ICE inop, same for the bonnet release, various trim bits broken or missing and engine bay in dire need of renovation, basically just unloved. The question my mates and wife have asked is "Why did you buy it" The answer was simple..... I love it and it has the makings to be a sound example, the body shell is pretty sorted and straight and it has a strong engine.. What more does a man need. Credit to Chris on here for hooking me up with a heater box... I managed to strip two control panels and make 1 good one... Happy days.

New thread to document the ups and downs with my 1st VR. I had been after a BB VR for sometime and when I seen a member on here advertising that he wanted to swap one for a 4x4 via facebook, I offered him my Discovery in a deal, no doubt I could have sold the TD5 and bought a VR but this took all the hassle of timewasters out the frame: A little background on me: Name is Kev Reilly and I'm located in sunny Gateshead Tyne and Wear, I have a real soft spot for everything that is VW (though not keen on the new generation). Few of my more recent dubs: 42k Clipper Oak Green 20v Royal Blue 16v Tornado 16v and mega low mileage auto destined for 20v but sold to fund VR resto. So my current crop as it stands: The daily VR So that's me, I've already been fortunate to have met a couple members in person who have helped me out no end, regardless if it's been for a part or to rack their brains. Every post here on in will be to document my experience of VR ownership.

I bought a second hand set up but looked at it and opted to modify the original and do away with the poxy spring steel clip: Here it is, knocked it up quickly on my dinner at graft, fitted it yesterday and it works spot on. Might not look OEM but who the hell sees it anyway, fully functional and not likely to break any time soon.

Where abouts up north are you? Interested but sadly unwilling to use that pano crap whilst not understanding it.

As title the 2 little crescent screw covers off the instrument cluster cover.

Checked the part no and ends with K so according to what I can see it's OBD1....More luck that I Dodged a bullet. I must say though that the mirror Polish is second to none.

You're a life saver mate, the days of hooning my car around like a lunatic are over so probably won't see any difference.

Paid good money for this: Without doing my homework and have later discovered it's a Golf VR inlet: My question is although this is a golf inlet can it still be fitted to the C.

Thanks to Chris I now have a new heater box in situe and hopefully back on the road in the next couple days... Cracking lad, though caused me no end of grief when the missus got her eye on the land and horses .

Worthwhile browsing through the thread before you hand youre hard earned over.

Dash out: Now what a pig this is and I can see me loose with the angle grinder tomorrow as it's just spinning: Removed this POS:

It's had a Toad alarm and full ICE install, the wiring, modules etc have been taped and cabled tied to the car harness and brackets, the amps and speaker cabling is also routed behind the dash so having to work my way through what goes where. Just need to locate the bolts in the engine bay but lost the light. Bigger issue might be locating a new heater casing as I've noticed bits are missing.