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nice looking C shane 8) .........like yer wheels what sort are they? and good to see a fellow cat-lover on the forum too :wink: :lol: :lol:

well my old bucket managed to pass 8) ..............tho the Mot tester(who's a mate of mine......well my bro-in-law's best mate)gave me a bit of a frightener :shock: :shock: :twisted: when he told me he failed it cos of a leaking shock absorber.......luckily he was just winding me up :twisted: :wink:............its proper bo now i tell thee :lol: :lol: :lol:

found the diagram :wink: ......well one of them have another more detailed one somewhere :?

right here is Andy Bryant's instructions for doing the headlight loom........somewhere i have a diagram as soon as i find it i'll post it up :wink: Up-rating the headlight wiring loom on VW Corrado Why do this? The headlamps lose approximately 2 volts between the battery and the bulbs. The rather long route the loom takes before it gets to the bulbs and the lack of relays causes this. When I fitted this loom to my Corrado the voltage at the headlights dropped by only 0.1 volts thus allowing the full voltage from the battery to get to the headlights. The results were even more impressive when I added a pair of Philips Vision Plus H4 headlight bulbs & a pair of Xenon H3 spot light bulbs (Phillips & Osram bulbs came joint 1st followed by Ring bulbs in a recent Auto Express test). You can up-rate just the dipped beam as because spots are fitted main beam is usually OK. To wire up the main & spotlights you do the same as for the dipped beam only this time you cut the wire that has 12 volts when main beam is on, this was the White & Black wire on my Corrado. These guidelines are for a wiring a 1993 VW Corrado VR6 but could be converted to fit other VW’s that have this problem. What do I need? As a rough guide you will need the following: - A Relay with 30-amp switching capacity Quality fuse holder 20-amp fuse Blade connectors, both the blue & yellow type for the relays & fuse holders Ring connectors to connect to the battery Enough 20-amp cable to run from the relay to both headlights and run from the relay to the battery. Some light duty cable to run from the headlight to the relay and from the relay to the earth on the battery. Cable ties Insulation Tape Heat shrink for the soldered connections (or use insulation tape) All of the above should be good quality and should be fitted to a high standard as otherwise you may find the lights failing on a dark & wet country lane! If you have any doubt about fitting this you should take your car to a competent Automobile Electrician and have them do this for you. Instructions If your car has dim dip i.e. if when the sidelights are on and the engine is running the headlights glow dimly. You will need to disable this. On my car this was two yellow wires that came from a coil that was fitted on the chassis between the NS headlight and battery and was about 10cms long, this had a white plug, simply unplug this. If you don’t disconnect the dim dip coil the headlights will light (not dimmed) when the sidelights are on. N.B. You don’t need dim dip to pass your MOT. In front of the battery and behind the headlight you will see the loom that goes to the headlight bulb. Switch on the ignition and put the headlights on (not main beam) now using a test light or multimeter identify the wire that is now showing 12 volts, now turn off the lights and check that the 12 volts no longer registers. Now repeat this for the other headlight. This wire was Yellow & Black on my car but may not be the same on all Corrado’s. (Before proceeding further it is wise to disconnect the battery) You should now cut these wires leaving enough room so that you can connect to either end of the cut wires. I removed both headlamps & the grill as this gave the best access. Headlamps are held in place by 3 screws, the instructions to remove headlamps are in the owners manual. The grill is held in place by 3 plastic tabs. The first wire that you cut that comes from the bulb side should be soldered & insulated to the 20-amp wire to the terminal 87 on the relay. I fitted my relays by cable tying them to the main battery cable. You will need to connect another wire to terminal 87, this should then be routed to the other headlight, I ran mine behind the grill and connected with cable ties. This wire should then be soldered and insulated to the cut wire on the bulb side. The other end of wire that you have cut should then be taped back into the loom with insulation tape. Now the wire that you cut first that does NOT come from the bulb but the other cut end should be connected to the thinner wire and then connected to terminal 86 on the relay. Terminal 85 then needs to be connected to a good earth, I used the negative terminal on the battery. Terminal 30 should be connected via a 20-amp fuse to the positive terminal of the battery, I would suggest using a ring terminal, as this will give the best connection. Reconnect the battery. Your dipped beam should now be far better. If you measured the voltage before fitting the loom, measure it again as you should see a good improvement in voltage at the headlights. WARNING. These guidelines are for fitting standard wattage bulbs only, if higher than 55/60 watt bulbs are to be used then the wiring, fuses and amount of relays will need to be up-rated accordingly.

would have loved to go but its a tad too far for me..............anyway hope its a good day and turnout........remember to post some pics of it all john :wink:

post is now locked btw brian you want to get personal then PM me

there's my point...............now if it was this C VR owning mate of yours.....we'll call him "dave" btw..........why did you post we're and also why didn't you say it was for your mate "dave" in the first place? brian if your just arguing for the sake of arguing......then fine this post will be locked........end of.......i shouldn't have to keep explaining to you why it has been moved if you cant accept it then you know what to do also while we are at it if martin starts a thread in tuning and mods about a Corrado then fine but if he starts a thread to do with Polo's then he too will have the post moved to general car chat

http://corrado.atx-hosting.co.uk/viewto ... 1&start=20 just so that you might want to "edit " your post and before you delete it dubster82 :: CF Enthusiast :: Joined: 18 Dec 2002 Posts: 341 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2003 10:01 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hmmm tempted for a set on the new polo then! anybody remember price at all? Cheers _________________ Brian Walker 91 G60 CCGB# 1990 Corrado-UK (Oo)======(oO) dubster82 :: CF Enthusiast :: Joined: 18 Dec 2002 Posts: 341 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 9:52 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does anyone rate these kits? We're going for around a 50-60mm drop and trying to keep some comfort I've been told the G-max Kkit is actually pretty good, but aint heard anything of Apex yet? Just wondering if anyone had heard of these kits at all? Cheers _________________ Brian Walker 91 G60 CCGB# 1990 Corrado-UK (Oo)======(oO) the royal we is it? oh btw this budget conscious VR6-owning mate of yours...........his name's not Dave is it.........the one that got done for speeding in one of your previous posts?

right brian are u asking about the kit for a C or are you asking about the kit for your G/F's Polo??...............or are the FK's not good anymore........cos by the looks of it martin has told you what its like on a polo and it doesnt take a degree to work out that its a Polo that you are asking about the kit for

Just a thought, Why is it not Corrado Related? Do Apex and G-MAX not make Kits for Corrado's? Are there not Corrado owning members on this forum that may be interested to read it too? Am i not allowed to fit this kits to my Corrado? is it for a corrado that your asking?.........

yes suits me sir :lol: though i wouldn't have to use the "magic" button if people posted threads in the right section :wink:.......though fair enough to dubster82 it is a tuining and mod type post.......it is however for a polo by the sounds of it so hence it goes to general car chat

don't know if its just the trick of the camera..........but it looks like there is some roof damage(well where the door shuts into) maybe thats why its costing so much

moved into general car chat :wink: ........it is afterall non-Corrado related

LOL :lol: :lol: ok ok the diet starts tomorrow honest fingers-crossed mate :wink:

Koni claim they valve their dampers to the car and aren't just generic "off the shelf" products. Is this proof that they're lying?? Kev i reckon the fact that the MK3 golf and the Corrado VR6 use the "plus" suspension and have a similar kerb-weight(wouldn't be too far out at the front especially) might be the reason why the kit is applicable to both the Corrado VR6 and all the performance versions of the MK3

PMSL......ye cheeky so and so :lol: :lol: .........life in the old "heap" yet :wink: .........well hope so :wink: well one things for sure it shouldn't need any suspension work........i hope :? :wink: :lol: :lol:

they should fit ok.....well going by the fact that the koni coil-over kit is also suitable for the mk3 golf GTi(8v&16v) and the VR6 and is in fact the same koni kit number

well that my C booked in for its MOT tomorrow :roll: ............anybody willing to guess if its going to fail or pass? approx 11.5k miles since the last one

also if you do the rear discs you have to dismantle the interior a wee bit to adjust the handbrake

good luck with your new venture then darren :lol: :lol:

nice one sefton..........love a tornado red 1.8 16v :wink: 8) BTW.....removing your post about it being on the gallery tho.........there's no need for an anouncement etc :wink:

i think LowG has them on his Corrado

is it used or brand new?

pretty sure the Lindsey Porter manual only covers the 16-valve Corrado Nope. Definitely got ABV (i.e. 2.9 engine) in it :-) cool 8) ..........guess i'll be buying that then :wink: ......and i stand corrected too :oops:......though in my defence i looked at one last year and it only covered the 16valvers :wink:

i think most good tool-shops have them or can get them