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Call me boring but I liked the Top Gear programmes from the 80s and 90s with car facts - at least the guy who was really unwell got has car to point where he can save it - he has been putting correct all the bits they have done- the dye is all ready coming off the storm seats and many other things - but of course his happy as they spent 30 k on the car apparently but the car is bodged apparently - the car was wrecked pre renovation with mods and bodge electrics- well yes could of purchased x2 mint corrado off the bat with that but I suppose its about making entertainment . Pointless comment by Tim dissing the VR6 engine to. I would of liked to of seen an original car turned back to its original glory as that is the venture most are on and could relate with. My favourite car channel is this German guy- its BMW but he is spot on- totally recommend https://www.youtube.com/c/M539Restorations/videos He goes over to Spain a lot buying cars there are some good bargains over there.

This will work - but its actually advertised as 4 bar at euro but i did some research and saw it was 3 bar on other adverts- spoke to Bosch and confirmed yes is 3 bar.

Im not sure but I think the vdo pump has gone obsolete now unless they have just done a re run , but there is a JP one knocking about - not great but better then a lick in the teeth- it comes with the swirl pot. So buy this if the vdo is unobtainable https://www.heritagepartscentre.com/uk/1h0919651q-fuel-pump-with-housing-for-g60-and-vr6.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjw_4-SBhCgARIsAAlegrX6C-xUPXiMNcrfM44l2efF06KLTuOT1zpqW4iaDqrYF7onMXmL16caAn4MEALw_wcB also buy this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165288791077?epid=249158734&hash=item267bfacc25:g:dmAAAOSwNSxVW4D6 You will have a compatible set up.

If you get unstuck for a lense I have some spare parts no problem just show me a pic of the failed part. Im not going to lie there is not a week that passes that i think maybe I could sell all 3 and get a really sport weekend car and a modern daily - especially with the end of the combustion engine coimng to the UK there might be a real couple of special edition good bye models to be snatched up. Mk2 parts you can still buy the rhd Hella headlights pair for about £80, its much easier to run- I would say if you had 1 k to splash you could buy 10 pairs of them and make at least a 2.5 k profit in a few years if held onto them. - a set of new fogs now sell for £400 as obsolete - so off that basis a 3 k profit- the hardest parts to find for them are the rubber roof gutter seals.

Its interesting one should think what are the 650 cars now that could be- im thinking cars like the Audi s3 mk1 and so on will be the sure winners but its all about the storage.

Thankfully it came from factory with electric windows and power steering which is the only options I wanted - the only thing I have toyed with is some recaro but the rainbow has to be one of the most classic loved stock interior so really cant justify forking out the money for some - its a disgusting habit keeping them parts in a bedroom but once they are fitted my house house will be de cluttered - everything stored in loft and shed . At one point I had three rooms full of new parts but now down to one- its the interiors doing refurb I will not risk leaving them in the garage as too many mice.

Its only the middle one is that the bulb or one of the reflector's yo think ? I have just noticed my middle does not show the blue and red perimeter ?

Yes mate its annoying the last owner just took it to a generic garage - I dread to think what matrix they put in - bound to be a Topran yeaks ha ! Just taking off the centre console doing the dials gave me flashback depression doing the g60 refurb. My Mk2 will be the next box to be refurbed and will be getting a host of nos parts and garaged used only summer - a good 16v now 3 dr can achieve close to 20 K sterling if original as they have mostly been destroyed over modded cut up - engine transplants . Here are a few of the obsolete goodies going on the Mk2 I have been collecting the last few years, cant wait to get that stock exhaust on will be just like been back in the 90s again. Mainly consits of G60 upgarde calipers. Votex Console Oe Leinstz exhaust system inc downpipe (gathered parts worlwide) Pro alloy swirl pot _bosch accessories New Hella lights and grill New nos decals Lemforder suspension components I never wanted to fit in till I have a garage.

Thats one lucky corrado hats off to you .

So this is how they look with new lenses .

It is chap well spotted its a 191 part number golf mk2 came off an early corrado i broke and still nice and silver underneath- but its going on my Mk2 Im afraid tomorrow as old one is 32 years to old .

Wow that is an absolute cracker mate late body to like mine and also a Midlands car- cant beat a red G60 with black leather my mate would krave for that car ha. Also a blessed car by Jah.

Could you not fit some early heater controls- so much bloody better and cheap if the mk4 dont work. I, going to pop outside in a bit and see how bright they are from factory the dials will post a pic ha.

These are the ones I purchased but they are for 288mm callipers late Mk3. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202562895141 Also bagged this the other for daily duties which might be an interest to you. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271375167698

Im going to do this tomorrow on a couple of the cars . Its the OE supplier can still buy on ebay. Hirschmann. Same seller sells the seals if you look at other items. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171216178792

Yes have some Hel stainless on the front brakes mate . The f ing things cost 260 I think and getting the new clips on so easily could of write the buggers off by braking the chocolate tabs - just glad im learning walking away and re think - old clips were either streched all ready or the new clips are out of tolerance. So Im really warning people use the old clips if you dont want to write off the new heating unit. My other advice is they are that shit a design just leave the direction to window demister and never touch the basterd thing - you know a bit like the fogs never go near that £££££ button ha- or the sunroof. Another hint I knew it was there as broke a coulpe of cars the screw up in the left vent to remove the centre console jelly trim - what a place ha.

Fitted these new Heating controls today - you can still buy them new from classics rhd - i must say they are gash compared to the reliable simple old heater controls in the g60 and the mk2 - its a plastic cog hell fest. From what I have learnt I purchased some new silver clips but they would not fit for love or for money so just used the old ones which were still good- proper head sweat job as didn't want to brake the plastic lug the clip houses the cable to - really do not use the new clips you will damage the lug trying to get them on if you carry on- I stopped re thinked went into my loft and got some old ones that worked perfectly. Its still a bit stiff direction dial - only when in speed 3 and 4 bizarre - in the long run the box would need to come out and lube the cogs and felt the flaps so smooth - annoyingly the last owner paid a garage £800 to do the matrix but the buggers only did the matrix and not refurb the box- waste of labour !!!

GLWS its a shame to see you moving on and the car- no shame if you change your mind either- I did once gave the chap back his deposit on black magic . Its well worth the money your asking.

Yes I’m pretty sure you need 3rd for 60 in the G60 - I suppose it’s how the other gears behave in the cht- I know my Mk2 gets to 60 in second .

I’m not entirely sure but it’s good to have a spare 4 cylinder O2a- it’s seems have a different looking shift tower like a hockey stick .

Car looks nice - sorry about your misfortune- I have an o2A Mk3 TDI box sitting in my yard under cover - code is CTN - let me know if this is an interest to you - I think they have a good rep for high torque but never done much research about it but I believe they use them on high power conversions.

Another little fuelling project I’m working on for the KR - Pro Alloy big fan of my first experience of thier goods - stressfull been shipping things from all over Europe Mainly the housing buffers - bloody rip odd for the little bits. I also got myself some intank fuel line which is differnt then R9 and I believe is known as R10- R9 will melt in tank. https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p/rubber-in-tank-fuel-hose-by-cohline-per-metre-2190-0615

It’s great to see that they chose the best colour 😎 I’m bias !

Be great if it gets recorded and put on youtube. Looks like a proper bare metal job .

The funniest one a came across was a guy in the early 90s when I was working for SGB - he was a body builder and even had a big image of himself on his car and the food sponsor energy whatever it is - so goes he lasted a day as couldn't handle the equipment as muscles he had never used- he looked a bloody tortoise with a heavy shell useless. From my own experience have put three through college averaging 5 k which i didn't get back either in funding - not to bore you with but had this birdcage scaffold going through the factory and it was x2 6 hour shifts over Saturday and Sunday when we could get into the line - so the one lad was saving for a mortgage I trained - anyway fluffed on a Monday morning after 2 weekends and had a tantrum and left the yard- well it was 500 gross for 12 hours work over 12 weekends- as if you wouldn't take that looking for a mortgage add that onto your weeks wage . So goes the 5 lads stayed on job were all over 40 long termers I drafted in from my days working at firms before I started off- they loved it and if one couldn't come in they refused extra labour to split that wage amongst them. We put the side scaffolds up first and then the centre part was up and down every other weekend in till it reached the end- so the machinery and the staff could continue as normal and an alloy tower could be placed on the scaffold to paint the ceiling. I told the kid you dont know how lucky you are when I was your age I was doing cantaliver drop lifts for vodaphone (era of mobile phone growth and mast installations) every weekend when i was saving up and that was when they tube was all heavy gauge you snowflake. Picture below 92 in Brum and Church next to the Villa stadium- aye crap money compared to today as well and charge hands were monsters and alcoholics but grafters. There is even worse then leavers they are starting firms that are shit scaffs and barely qualified and were wank scaffs- I can only think they must of grown drugs or insurance fraud to get the money to start off as they are mostly druggies and also never saved a penny in their life and in the Monday club- be loads of accidents as they have no standards or morals.