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Yes, as Niges16v says - easy. Pics show my new coil pack and four bolts that attach it, in place on their own. You also disconnect the 6 plug leads (expect them to be tough to remove)and an electrical plug at top of coil pack. Dont overtighten new coil pack - I reckon that could crack it. Not what you want to happen after shelling out for a replacement! (I did it with a new distributor cap about 30 years ago - you live and learn.) Ignore shiny aluminium at back of and under coilpack in my pic - it is not standard. I have attempted to insulate new coilpack with various mods to make it a last a bit longer. Cant vouch for their effectiveness, though.

el chubbo wrote: Probably, with vinyl paint - - - and as long as they are not yellow. :wink: I have watched lorry drivers reversing some massive vehicles using only the mirrors and thought to myself - "Yep, you can do it with mirrors only with enough practise." However, I did watch a milk lorry slowly reverse out of a yard in Johnstone in 1973 thinking "he's a professional driver - I'll be OK". The rear corner of the truck then proceeded to clip our one year old Manta, tearing a hole in its side at the boot! My wife and one-year old son were sitting in the car, too. Mind you, he reassured me by saying "Sorry, I couldnae see oot the back cuz the windae was a' steamed up. Never mind, the insurance'll see ye aright."

I think anyone who has them will agree they do the job brilliantly. Pic of mine here. Not too obvious, really, as they blend in OK.

VAG charge about £250, last I heard. I got mine from young guy who had paid about £170 at eurocarparts for it. They are cheapest, I think. I fitted it myself and I never do anything really complicated! Should take about half an hour. Mechanical wizards on this forum will think we are real pussies talking about this job as if it was a big deal! :roll: :oops:

latestarter2 Know what you mean - one of the pains of the times we live in. I have seen myself trying to cut off the non-English bits and bin them, but, predictably, they have not made that easy for us to do. I have reckoned for a few years now that "civilised" mankind is going to be smothered or driven psychotic in a tide of bumff and "too much information".

It's grim up north. Car and mechanic bring some joy, though!

Is your coilpack the original? Did this misbehaviour start in wet conditions? They do not seem to last for more than about 10 years when they develop hairline cracks in the plastic where arcing can then occur, particularly in the wet, resulting in misfire. Test for arcing with the engine running by spraying coilpack area with a plant mister - you will see and hear it and the car will misfire. CAUTION - Take usual safety precautions by not letting dangly bits of clothing/person get near belts/pulleys when doing this.

CDs shouldnt skip. My cheap Pioneer thing never misses. If you refer to the instructions for the player, you should find reference to some kind of screw that can be adjusted to suit the orientation of the player. Check that you have that correct first.

Timo wrote Come on, Timo, be brave, radical and sensible! The Chubzer is correct, I did have them fitted after reversing into a rickety wooden post at a garden centre - I am an old git after all and we ain't too proud to go against macho fashion and do something sensible to correct matters! The Corrado rear vis is the worst of any car I have owned - only a foolish young buck would deny you need 'em!

I have standard 62 ah in my 2.9 VR6. Have had it for 4 years. It goes weak after 3 weeks of not using car, but that is not battery's fault. 70 odd is probably overkill and a waste of money for a 2.0, I would say, kerrinmay.

Bo-------ring.

No one came to my secondary school in a car they owned, 'cos we only had bicycles. The most we could brag about was how many gears we had on our "racers" and were they Campagnolo (the best) or merely Simplex. In 5th/6th year one mate had access to his parents car from time to time. He once drove halfway from Perth to Dundee before he realised he had not released the handbrake.

vwdeviant wrote Sure, me too, but you have to wash them sometime otherwise the paintwork can get a bit smeary. Anyway, I have now found that the clear, watery Turtle Wax Extreme range of polishes are ideal if you do not want white powder everywhere. Have used 2 of them. I am suspicious of using them every time, though, so revert to the thicker, messier types from time to time.

I used the dark green on my classic green. Have given that up now. The stuff is awful - it stains the vinyl bits if you just touch them (As do white chalky polishes, too) and you have to go round the car carefully removing it. Messes up your favourite cloths and your hands - takes gallons of water to wash the cloths.

"Is that a new car? That's a nice wee car." (Girly next door)

No problem, tyke.

KARMANN wrote: Is he really from an "Axis of Evil" country as his flag suggests, or like some other "comics" on the forum is he using that flag out of contrariness or an attempt to be seen as an "off the wall" kind of guy :shock: ? off-topic PS Should people on the forum not be compelled to use their true flag? I have no time for people who say they are from Turkistan when they were born and raised in somewhere like Kilburn or Scunthorpe. :lol: (On a similar theme, a girl in our street and her family were conned by an Algerian. She has learning difficulties, he told her first of all he was French. They got engaged and married had a child - fell out - fought in court over custody of it - she won. It came out in court that he had 3 passports and had come to Edinburgh as it was known to be a cushy number and you could screw our government and taxpayers out of loadsamoney. These guys are making it very difficult for well-intentioned, decent, hard working immigrants as well as the residents.)

chrishill wrote Not at all, chrishill. When we have it easy in life, we lose perspective of what is really important. Despite what many say about living in this country in these "hard" times, it is a sign of great material wealth, unsophistication and perhaps spiritual poverty when we worry so much about a scratch or a dent in the door of our car. Don't get me wrong - I am in this boat as well as far as my carefully selected material possesions are concerned, but I find I am always having to reassess my life and values when being exposed to reports of, say, how in 2006, millions of children are living and sleeping on the streets of the world, or are raking through massive, putrid refuse heaps to survive. The list of horrors is endless. Many say life must go on and we have earned what we have got, so get on and enjoy it, however, guilt always has a habit of drawing many of us up from time to time.

Here is the list already on this forum - if you were my lad I would be saying "do you want me to wipe your ar$e as well?! :roll: http://www.the-corrado.net/wiki/index.p ... _Checklist

Ain't nothing wrong with asking questions whatever age you are - I'm still doing it at 61. People are meaning well and giving you fatherly advice so you dont go and write off yourself - or some innocent party/parties. Glad you can take it on board without offence. I had forgotten how impetuous 17-year olds can be - my "kids" are 25, 31 and 34!

"Anything to look out for?" is a big question - look up "buying a Corrado" in the search or knowledge base. I know there is plenty of info there and you can print off the list to take with you. Generally, VR6 bodywork should not have significant corrosion problems. If you dont know a lot, you should really take someone who does. Dont rush and buy on impulse and regret it. Take your time and consider the things on your list. Tonite, prepare a list of questions to ask vendor - everything can go out of your head in the heat of the moment without a list Even airliner pilots need lists to refer to before take off! Good luck.

I believe the top hose is very difficult to acquire. I think it can also cost about £80?? I saw on this forum that VAG might not have any soon. Best invest in a set of Samcos - they will cost about £250 but will replace 7 or 8 of your old hoses.

Yep, according to booklet by Russek.

Also, see here on this forum. http://www.the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/viewto ... ck+sensors

http://www.corrado-club.ca/forum/ultima ... =000354&p= Could not find picture of knock sensors, but this link refers to them on Corrado Club of Canada site. Good luck.