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Good luck and hope it works out fine! Some people haven’t had the problems and you could be right about the shocks - the springs were always available as a standalone product. If you google for images for corrado’s on eibach springs there’s a silver one and it looks fine (and is on standard shocks).

I’m not 100% what went wrong with eibach, corrados had different suspension up front as they changed from 4 to 5 stud plus axles. Whether the rear spring included in the kit worked well with the older set up I’m not sure. My car has a circa two finger gap between tyre and arch all the way around, whereas with the original rears I had no gap at all at the back but just over 2 fingers up front! To add more confusion to the mix earlier VR6 seemed to have lower suspension from the factory so the eibach rears may work fine in that application. My car is a 1995 and had very high suspension all round originally!

Yes that was my dilemma too - stock is far too high. The B12 has got it sitting perfectly. It looks stock in the modern world when compared to cars with sports suspension from the manufacturer. Im going to work around the bushes overtime. I can’t fault the damping characteristics and wheel control. Kayo and others - with regard to the rear springs out of the box - some kits come with rear spring that lower the car too much. These are part number: EW8513002HA The replacement springs (which eibach will send for free) are 8502002HA. I did fit both to mine. The originals had it almost on the bump stops but the replacements have more travel room and don’t require them being cut down.

I've got the correct rear springs on mine. I'm comparing to stock suspension, the body control and damping is great but I feel ruts and harsh roads etc. much more through the cabin. I think new rear beam bushes will offer so more "refinement" as that's where I feel and sense the harshness.

I have the B12 kit and I'd say the springs will probably be just as harsh as the H&R's I'm afraid. You could try renewing the bushings with OEM replacements - the rear beam will likely be long past it's best. That's my plan next!

Ahh thanks Sean. My current position is - I've got the headliner out of the car, the old material was ruined so I've got the headliner template cleaned up ready to go for some new material. I fitted a new sunroof mech and am now running a passat moonroof with a grey fabric slider panel so not the original. The fabric is very similar to the original corrado stuff. Is it possible to retrim the sunroof cassette? I've got two of them to practice on. I thought I had read it can be problematic if material isn't as thin as the original but maybe that applied to the original corrado cassette fabric thinking about it and how it work muchanically? If I can do the whole lot that's much easier as don't need to worry about matching up. I'm not that fussed if it's not exactly OEM as was just trying to tie up with the cassette material. Faux suede could work a treat if that's the case.

Cheers Hasan. Is alcantara the original material then? I'd be happy to try something similar but need it to match up to my sunroof panel.

Hi, Can anyone recommend a place to get some OEM coloured headlining material? I’ve come across a few posts recommending headlining material from here http://www.as-trim.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=5_200_202 but these are from people doing black lining. I did contact AS trim but they were not able to advise from experience. Thanks, Matt

I was going to use mrinjector too. He has quoted 85 to do all 6. Can’t remeber if that was plus VAT. It is probably worth changing the blue sensor (can do without draining coolant if you are quick - make sure you get the old o-ring out). FPR can be a bit of a struggle to get out of its housing and you’ll likely chew the old one in the process.

I've had similar issues and replaced most things too - Crank, Cam, Coil, leads, Coolant sensors, Thermostat, FPR, Fuel Relay. None of it made a difference unfortunately. Recently I installed a one way valve at the fuel pump and it seems to have made some difference. This was on recommendation of a few chaps on here. I usually like to understand how something has fixed the issue but don't get it on this one. The FPR is supposed to maintain pressure in the rail so a one way valve keeping more fuel in the line shouldn't make a difference. Cold starts are fine so you'd assume the issue would be present when cold if it was a fueling issue. I'm not aware of whether the fuel pump serves more fuel on cold vs hot starts. My other port of call is the injectors. I'm similar mileage (151k) and believe they've never been serviced. Leaky fuel injectors would cause warm starting issues as they leak fuel held in the rail into the cylinders. When warm this would flood the engine but when cold most of it will have evaporated. Worn injectors also cause performance issues and idle vibration (I have this too). I'll be whipping them out for servicing (

I have a Bremi on mine. I was looking for a Beru as supposedly better but no problems with mine. I've also bought one of those plates that sit between the coil pack and the engine to limit the temperatures to avoid the cracking. There is a guy on the facebook group making them for around £25, comes with longer bolts too - Matthew Huggins is the fella to contact.

ahh small world - I have them on mine too! Good luck with the testing..!

Actually another idea - you could swap the lead to another cylinder and see if it responds the same or if you have a multimeter check the resistance of the lead (set to Ohms). Prob best to whip a few of the leads off to compare resistance readings.

Ahh sorry I was in a webex at work so mis-read. Doesn't sound like the coilpack then but might be worth inspecting. If you're after leads I bought a set from https://mrretroleads.co.uk/ circa £50 & hand made by him.

Beru was the other "good" make but I've got a Bremi on mine. You could take it off and check for cracks and glue it as a temp. fix

That’s weird, I’m doing the same and only see stuff from America (out of stock) and some vwparts international (out of stock too!) There is one for sale for 69 quid from America on eBay. Hmm I might need to try another computer

Yeah I posted it on the last page - it’s 021 133 429 A but I’ve been unable find a new one on internet searches. Figure we need to contact VW parts or TPS

Heh some people just try it on. I'm guessing a car that has sat outside for 5 or 10 years is going to need major money throwing at it. I might give this Storm a try at Christmas. Probably not a good idea if I did get my hands on it - my wife would divorce me!

I get comments on nice car when it's in for work at garages - wheel alignment etc. and by delivery drivers whilst i'm out fixing or cleaning it. I had a great one a couple of months back though - I was front of the lights and a chap was literally stopped in his tracks as he crossed the road - he stopped to marvel at the car, then carried on crossing looking back. Once he got to the pavement he stopped and turned around to look at it again, turned and walked a couple of steps and and stopped again to admire the car! I felt a bit uncomfortable with the attention to be honest as the lady in the car next to me had a bewildered look on her face as to what was going on. All hail the Corrado.

I hate seeing cars left to rot but this particular car has been sitting in my Wife's village since around 2010. I've always loved the Corrado and since getting mine a year ago it hurts even more! [ATTACH=CONFIG]95611[/ATTACH] It's front wheels are off and drive axle's are tossed underneath it's rear bumper :( Never had the cash to buy it, although it's not for sale. Anyone else have similar findings?

Scirocco!! :bomb:

Welcome! Pictures can be posted via the forum Here -> [ATTACH=CONFIG]95591[/ATTACH] Then here -> [ATTACH=CONFIG]95593[/ATTACH] Look forward to seeing your car :)

Where is the best place to buy the damper box? Everywhere I look is out of stock. What’s the deal with getting rid of it?

What sort of idle symptons are people seeing - mine hunts (can't see on the tacho but can feel it in the cabin). VAG-COM live readings say it idles between 640-680RPM. Sort of every second or two it drops 40RPM and recovers. When driving it seems to sort itself out and I don't notice flat spots. I shall check out the 3 things mentioned in fendervg post (ISV, vac leaks and the airbox to TB plastic). Is carb cleaner OKAY to spray around vac hoses when searching for leaks? Edit to add - just went out and inspected - my black suitcase damper box thing attached to ISV makes a bit of racket - in fact when I put my hand over it I can feel air at the seems. Need it get it off an inspect. Maybe this is of some use to other hunting idle issues. Part number: 021 133 429 A Cheers Matt

I think you've made the right choice out of the original selection (they were a bit small I thought). The 308 is a better size for your commute and should prove more economical than the Passat and without the worry of repairs looming as I guess you just want hassle free motoring. The 1600 diesel also lives in small commerical vans covering massive miles and with your 25-30k it will be doing as it was designed. Hope all works out well!