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Everything posted by Jim Bowen
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mine arrived today, thanks very much Neil
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i asked the guy who owned the car before me and he said he had done it once before, but will check it out. i think i have an interesting discovery to make behind the dash, was something dripping once, looked up from footwell and saw/felt a big lump of mastic or sealant, didn't look like it was meant to be there, so i never looked again and it never leaked again, might of been some sort of aircon thing.
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if we all searched for the answer wouldn't it be called a book rather than a website? i don't mind people asking questions that might of been answered before, its how real life happens!
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started removing mine today, got a few pipes off, the rad and that round cylinder in front of rad. had pressure in the system still as it hissed out for a while. looks a bit harder to get at the dash bits, but will remove dash if i have to
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painted my rubstrips asap, the silver ones are just rubbish looking
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i stopped paying for servicing at about 150,000miles and started doing it myself, i didn't think the cost of servicing was adding any value to a high mileage car
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when i looked at buying one, i just bought one, after looking on ebay at what people pay for a 2nd hand one, i decided if it was no good i could sell for a very small loss.
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i just want something cheap i add to my spec list.........
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Seems a real bargain that, am so tempted to replace mine, had the same thoughts when Bill sold his recently. Am sure mine will cost more than £3k to get how i want it, and even then it will still have the standard 200,000mile vr6 engine in there :(
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if it fits straight on a 1995 VR6, i will have one, mine has been bashed ---------- Post added at 10:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:03 AM ---------- looks quite different on the outside, why are there holes on the side of it?
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i use the double sided foam strips you can buy at most small garages/petrol stations, they are called number plate adhesive foam strips. they have never fallen off and i only have two holding rear plate on. They also easy to remove with fishing line behind the plate and using a sawing action to cut through the foam
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thats sounds similar to what i had to do on my escort to renew the outer CV boot, was a circlip buried in all the grease that i had to undo then driveshaft slid out. thinking i might go with lowering car to the ground, as i am thinking of sandblasting the hubs and painting them, so probably best in the long run
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just taking everything to bits really, having subframe off soon, fitting new rack and column, but also decided to take everything off and refurb it all while i'm there.
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I not sure if i've gone wrong here, but car is in the air with no wheels or brakes and i now want to removing driveshafts and the hubs. can i just unbolt them from the gearbox end and leave them attached to the hub? I haven't undone the big nut in middle of hub and can't stop things spinning now? anything i need to be aware of?
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is it my eyes or does it have one early headlight and one late headlight?
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Late Headlight Switch....New Batch Delivered. Fit All Corrado's.
Jim Bowen replied to 8vMatt's topic in Forum Group-Buys
didn't even know they had been made yet :! hope i don't miss out -
Late Headlight Switch....New Batch Delivered. Fit All Corrado's.
Jim Bowen replied to 8vMatt's topic in Forum Group-Buys
do i need to pay anyone yet, not looked at this thread for ages -
Doesn't look a heap at all. If you fix the engine problem, then at least you know you have a nice looking corrado with a good engine. I'd rather keep a car i know, and fix things, then decide another car isn't going to go wrong. Think if someone bought it and fixed it quite cheaply, bet you would feel a bit gutted then
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yep, nearer to 185bhp with the OBD2
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What parts for the corrado would you like in Carbon Fibre?
Jim Bowen replied to Graphite's topic in Group Buy Feelers
i'd like carbon fibre wings -
What are your Corrado costs to date....
Jim Bowen replied to Pat_McCrotch's topic in General Car Chat
CHASSIS & DRIVETRAIN (FRONT): Top mounts – Twice (VAG) - £60 Offside wishbone (VAG) - £75 Nearside wishbone – Twice (VAG) - £150 Lower Ball Joints (pair) (VAG) ARB Drop links (VAG) Track Rods + Ends (pair) - £110 Front wheel bearings (VAG) Steering rack gaiters (VAG) CHASSIS & DRIVETRAIN (REAR): Powerflex rear axle bushes, + fixings - £60 Rear wheel bearings (VAG) - £40 SUSPENSION: Weitec Ultra GT lowering kit (1st ) - £357 Pi lowering springs (2nd ) - £90 KW Variant 1 coil overs (3rd & current) - £570 Front Bumpstops & Covers (VAG) Rear Bumpstops & Covers (VAG) ENGINE: Coolant Hose, Block to heater (VAG) - £55 Samco coolant hoses & Stainless clips - £240 Gruvenparts radiator neck - £40 Gruvenparts crack pipe - £70 Coil pack (Beru)- £75 HT leads (Beru)- £90 Radiator (VAG) - £188 Thermostat & Housing (VAG) Magnex catback - £160 Clutch (VAG)- £340 Aux Water Pump (VAG)- £110 BRAKING SYSTEM: Front nearside brake caliper 280mm (VAG) - £70 Front Caliper upgrade - 288mm (VAG) - £65 Front Discs & Pads - 288mm (Brembo) - £70 Rear Brake Caliper upgrade - Mk4 Golf (VAG) - £187 Rear Discs & Pads (Brembo) - £60 Goodridge Braided brake hoses all round (6no.) - £65 All brake pipes replaced Handbrake cables (VAG) MISC: Audi TT wiper arms & Aero Wipers (VAG) - £105 Headlamp Protectors - £30 Headlamp Lens (VAG) - £30 FK De-badged front grill - £30 Leather Gear knob (VAG) - £25 Pedal Rubbers (VAG) - £13 Original Speedline Alloys refurbished Offside Front Foglight (VAG) - £70 All exterior badges replaced Set of wheel nut covers Clear Side repeaters Roof aerial gasket Headlamp Switch & Wiring loom (VAG) - £60 Bonnet release cable (VAG) Subframe bolts renewed (VAG) BMC cda Air induction kit - £90 got loads of paperwork i need to sort out -
What parts for the corrado would you like in Carbon Fibre?
Jim Bowen replied to Graphite's topic in Group Buy Feelers
Steering column surround to suit the fixed column modification -
i don't remember there being any reverse threads when doing mine and had them off a few times now only one i have found is in the exterior door handle
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What are your Corrado costs to date....
Jim Bowen replied to Pat_McCrotch's topic in General Car Chat
yep, am up to £4-5k spent and car looks pretty much standard still