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  1. http://the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3126 LC5L is the mystic blue colour code as for VW customer service try google
  2. well they do command a (not so) small premium over a same spec "std" VR,the grille csts £23+VAT so its hardly a wallet-breaking exercise to replicate,the badges can be found now and again on Ebay so really you need to be doing the following making sure it is Mystic Blue by checking the paint code in the boot phoning VW customer services with the reg no and asking them to confirm that it is a genuine one,they'll even do you a letter if you ask them nicely.......cos for some bizarre reason in the logbook its a plain old Corrado VR6 :roll:
  3. those rear lights........are they Hella good???
  4. FYI too.............the 1.8 16v KR can't be chipped as its mechanical Fuel injection,so has no real computer to be chipped
  5. the S4 engine not longitudially mounted as opposed the Corrado's transverse application tho??
  6. I'm fortunate enough to actually own 2 Porsches(although one is needing a light restoration done to it) and my Storm :wink: tho I take it,most people who want one on this thread are only wanting the 911 :?: ...........there's plenty other good Porsche models out there,such as the 944/968's
  7. young Kevhaywire...........is a gent and a scholar,sorted my mate out with an OBD2 throttle-body :D sent it up without payment recieved too..........btw Kev chq on its way as of yesterday :oops:
  8. the opening is slightly bigger on later ones so the panel won't fit properly in the early ones IIRC..........tho you could always try it for yourself
  9. these are the instructions Crazymarcel gave me when I bought my first set back in 2004 Hello, Well done on gettin one, I've had a couple on order for other people from December still int got them, Luckily already got mine, yes i fitted mine myself, and too be honest with you i'm not the most mechanicly minded person like a lot of people on the forum, I'm just pickin things up as i go, and i don't think this is too hard to fit. I will explain it as best i can,I'm not a technical term talker, please if you dont understand any of it, just ask, i can send u some pics as well which might help explain things if u need. The job mainly involves a bit of wiring, removein the lower bits of the dash and an easy add to the engine. To fit the unit in, all u have too do is take out the ashtray, then remove the screw u will see underneather where the ashtray sits, this pulls out a bit of platic/metal which holds the ashtray in, u can then fit the gauge panel into area and put all the other parts back, you will see two holes wher the unit screws into useing the 2 screws/nuts (part numbers can be found on my original post about unit on forum). but before u put it back together best get all the wiring in place On the back of the gauge panel, u notice theres four pins. Top one - G Drunk - The top wire of the unit gos to your oil pressure sender. (find a route to the engine bay) K1.15.12v - This wire is switched live once the ignition is switched on, for this i used scotch locks (Cable Lock Connectors HEF301) avalible from halfords type places allows a feed to be taken off a wire already in place, I used the wire that goes to the glovebox light for this. k1.31 - This is an earth wire, quite a few places behind dash this could be taken off. K1.5+bel - This wire dont know the technical term for tells the unit you have your lights on and hence illuminates dials, for this i used same scotch locks things and used the wire that powers the light in the ashtray (when u take ashtray holder out u will see this). The parts of dash that i removed to get to everythin, was ashtray plus its holder, the lower tray passenger side, the passenger side bit that is to the right of the tray, and as i found the best place to feed a wire to be on the drivers side, i took out the lower tray and fusebox drivers side too. If u feel inside the compartment where the unit will go, u will feel a plastic gromitie thing this is where u thread the wires to the back of the unit. so no cuttin of anythin required. On the engine side of things, U should have a wire pokin from inside, which u would then have to guide round to front of engine, As my wire come from drivers side, i used a under the airbox route, wire needs to end up near the oil filter houseing, on top of that is two sensors, as u look down on engine i took the left hand sensor off, Assumeing u have the vw oil pressure sender and the adapter and extension like i used and not a other make one, u connect the oil pressure sender to the extension and the slide the over the thread of that and connect to car where original sensor went, u then connect the original sensor to the adpater, I have made a complete balls up of explaing that but will send u some pics to help explain that. Once all the wires are connected and all the bits in place should work fine. Please ask any questions if i havent made sense. please feel free to ask if i have missed anythin or not explained very well, I'm sure kevhaywire could explain better then me, but as his is one of the panels i was waiting for and he was gonna take a squiz at my car before fittin, dont think he could at the min. Hope it all makes sense, I actually got a VW tech to do mine as a casher,to save me ballsing it up :oops:
  10. from memory they do a "package-deal" so the sender is even cheaper
  11. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
  12. Vagparts do them for much n such the same price btw well worth splashing out on...........tho think they only fit later dashboards
  13. vr6storm

    Overheated..

    if its a VR deffo VW's own G12+
  14. FFS...........you'll no doubt be the first to complain if they do get the go-ahead......besides I bet most Londoners laughed at the thought of having to pay to drive into the City of London when they came up with the CC
  15. http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax/ barstewards trying to shaft us The government’s proposal to introduce road pricing will mean you having to purchase a tracking device for your car and paying a monthly bill to use it. The tracking device will cost about £200 and in a recent study by the BBC, the lowest monthly bill was £28 for a rural florist and £194 for a delivery driver. A non working Mum who used the car to take the kids to school paid £86 in one month. On top of this massive increase in tax, you will be tracked. Somebody will know where you are at all times. They will also know how fast you have been going, so even if you accidentally creep over a speed limit you can expect an NIP with your monthly bill. If you care about our freedoms and stopping the constant bashing of the car driver, please sign the petition on No 10's new website
  16. they seem to be chips right enough............however more than likely are going to be cr4p
  17. try yer stealer too.......I bought one last year for a VR6 for £55 all in
  18. 1l per 1k miles if you read the handbook is normal new expansion bottle £20 tops the headlights coming on............sounds like the headlight switch.....thats what the 2 ones Ive replaced in 5 years have always done prior to needing replaced c'[mon Trig...............as we say up here "wisen up"
  19. Drivers door handle not working................£50-ish Ciggy lighter not working..........................£ box of matches Heater control lights not working................1 bulb not the end of the world Heater blower only working on 4................£0.60 from Maplins Clock adjustment not working....................wear a watch.. Door pin rod snapped................................plenty breakers on here Headlight lens has a small crack.................£30 tops from Stealer I had a few niggly probs with mine in the past year which did make me think of selling I must admit......but once sorted there's no way I could
  20. too much the Chav/Chavette image for me...........meant to be pocket rockets tho........make sure its all HPI clear tho :wink:
  21. to be fair tho,most claims company's are pretty decent,I think also Struan's "case" was a bit more complicated as it was dealing with an agreed value car,not to mention all the cars hit IIRC belonged to/kept by Struan and his family........a friend of mine also used a claims company after his CTR was hit outside his work while it was parked and he had no probs whatsover
  22. the thing I noticed very very intermittently with mine was the classic stalling at round-a-bouts/junctions.........since the new pump its never once done it
  23. could it possibly be that the fuel filter is clogged???.........has the fuel pump ever been changed??.........mine died about 3 years ago @ only 60-ish k miles,so reckon it was more age related than mileage affected
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