Westie

Ok thanks all for your comments so far. I like the idea of Zinc Coating. Tempted to do that then Hammerite spray hmmmmm 🤔

Hello all, Been some time since I've been on or really given my Corrado, projectDG any real love 😔 Anyway that time is over and I'm back to getting her sorted and cruising the roads again soon, fingers crossed. As title says, powdercoat or 'Hammerite'?? I'm stripping the running gear off atm and it's in need of refurb and I'm curious what folk lean towards with paint/protection finish of these parts. Is it purely cosmetic or is there any real benefits of one over the other?? Thanks for your thoughts in advance, take it easy all 😎

Well I know this reply is awefully slow but I was asked to give an update to the roof seal issue when done and finally here we are 😊. So after being messed about by couriers with a sunroof seal I had bought from eBay that never arrived and had to get a refund for, I purchased a genuine seal from VW Heritage for many pennies. Today I finally got around to fitting the seal and at first tried to fit it with the roof in, took me ages to get it close but not right. After a quick scan in here there was a very helpful post by VAG-hag saying there's four wee bolts holding the roof in. So I followed the advise and removed the roof and the new seal (after a quick trim) now sits nicely it position 👍. I fitted the seal with the ends meeting at one of the sides of the sunroof, this is how it was when removed so I put it back as was before. (Apparently this is how VW do it). I will say that although not the most complexe of jobs to do, it is a bit fiddly, especially trying to get the ends to meet nicely and ensuring the felt thats glued on doesnt come apart from the rubber. Why the 'genuine seals can't be cut to exact length I don't know...?? 😖 So there ya go, hope this info helps or at least wraps this thread up nicely. Cheers all, Westie 😎

Ok thanks. Got myself some SKF bearings ordered 👍

Hi everyone, As the title says, I'm in need of changing all of my wheel bearings on my VR, fun times for me. What's the brand and supplier of choice for a good robust wheel bearing?? Any info is much appreciated. Cheers all.

Apologies for the slow reply. I bought one from EBay in the end, there are a few sellers on there and I went with a seller who's based in Germany and I believe produces them. I'll give a report on fitment and quality when I receive it. Hope that helps.

Found some :) Thanks all.

Ah brilliant, thanks for the info. Do I ask the Stealers for it, or is there somewhere else I can get it from?? Cheers.

Hello all, Just a quick one, my VR's sunroof felt strip around the outside of the metal outer roof panel has deteriorated and now the white rubber seal underneath is trying to escape. :( Does anyone know if there's a way of repairing it or am I looking at a new/replacement roof?? Be a shame to have to replace the whole roof unit as it works fine other than this. Cheers.

Thanks Jim. Yeah I agree and having discovered more threads on here, does seem a waste on a stock engine setup. Good news tho, the coil pack or whatever the problem was has gone and the VR is happily beating on all 6 cylinders nicely now, has done for the last couple days. Think it was being mardy at me for leaving it stood a bit :D

Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone has a performance coilpack fitted to their VR?? Reason I ask is my current standard one I believe is starting to give up, as turn over is a little lumpy, maybe a cylinder or 2 down and research on here points to the coilpack being the issue. I luckily have a spare from my scrapped Golf VR, but I was wondering if performance ones like what MSD offer are worth it?? Many thanks for any advice and experiences.

Oh that sucks, well I'm fortunate that I have a spare axle, so if the stiffness ruins the ride I'll swap it over again. Thanks for the help all :)

Righto ok, I'll try the cut and saw method, fingers crossed it'll come apart without too much of a fight. As for the give, I'm not too worried, I've got a KW v3 set of coilovers fitted so with these fitted too I'm hoping she'll corner like an F1 car, possible future track toy :)

Hello everyone, I'm restoring an old rear VR axle and I'm hoping to change the rear trailing arm bushes for a set of powerflex ones I've bought. I was hoping if anyone had the vw special tool 3111 I could borrow it or maybe someone send me the specs for one so I can have one made?? Many thanks :)

Ok thanks, I have spotted them online and they look like the people I'm going to go with. Many thanks BILLZEEBUB :)

Hello all o/ Not a Corrado issue but if your like me and horde VW's then I'm hoping you can help me. I recently bought a mk3 golf cabriolet and the roof is in a rough state to put it gently, has anyone had a new roof for their cabriolet and who did you get/go to?? If the job's not too complicated I might do the work myself but it would be great if someone with experience on where to get a new one from could point me in the right direction. Many thanks :)

Ah nice one, thanks Jim. I actually looked up the carbon canister after you mentioned it and stumbled across a forum thread about it and the hoses connected too. Might see if I can delete the purge valve altogether and blank off it's delivery hose to the throttle body too. It's been blanked where it would have connected to the canister anyway, so losing the valve too should clean things up in the bay a little.

Ah ok thanks Jim. I'm guessing then that there's another hose that comes off the carbon canister and goes up towards the PCV valve and throttle body?? Because there's another hose in the same area that the breather line terminates that's been blanked off at the end.

So as with many other VR6 engines, my Corrado VR6 has an intermittent fuel leak, which after some looking around the rubber hoses at the side of the engine are the likely suspect, even though I see no obvious splits or leaks atm. Anyway my question is, what's the purpose of the clearer plastic fuel line that runs with the fuel feed and return lines?? As mine terminates at the hole in the chassis underneath the air filter box and I'm just wondering if either its meant to be fitted to something or whether I can be rid of it all together?? Many thanks for any wisdom

OK thanks Bauhaus :) I think then if I do risk a MK4 gasket a set of these studs will be the right choice, fingers crossed the mating surfaces are flat. Did you put your gaskets on dry guys or did you use any copper spray?? I've heard some people use it to help the fit.

Hmmmm ok, not the first time I've heard this which makes me think that the few extra bhp isn't worth the risk. Thanks maff. You wouldn't happen to know anything about the ARP bolts though would you?? I'm still going to get a set anyway as the engine will probably be pulled apart more than once.

Hello all, I'm soon going to be undertaking an engine rebuild on a 2.8 VR6. I've heard using the newer MK4 head gasket is a cheeky mod for a couple extra hp but I was wondering which head studs I would require?? I'm looking at getting ARP ones but they also do undercut ones, what does this mean exactly and are they what I need for a thinner head gasket?? Cheers in advance :)

Hello again, slow reply sorry guys. Oh right Angus, maybe I'll spot your C one day. Yer that's fair enough, I have spotted the mtec brakes on eBay before, can anybody shed any light as to how good they are??

Hi Angus, I'm pretty sure the slight play is probably down to a little bit of air in the system. I've bled it a few times, the old pedal pump and gravity style but I think one more proper bleed after the new discs and I'll be happy. As mentioned before, there will probably always be a tiny bit of pedal travel due to the nature of the old systems' design. Just curious Angus, why the grooved and drilled discs??

Ah cool, cheers Dox. Not a route I'm going to take I don't think but interesting :)