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Everything posted by Jim Bowen
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mine is loose and i plan to fix it soon, probably involving a fag lighter and a hot screw driver
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288 Front Brakes and MkIV Rears -Part Number Thread
Jim Bowen replied to fendervg's topic in Drivetrain
not had 1 problem with my brakes since replacing them, before that i had funny noises and every so often a caliper woudl seize etc expensive time, but worth it -
Removed Bonnet soundproofing what to replace with?
Jim Bowen replied to Jim Bowen's topic in Engine Bay
i can't find the link for the stuff i found to stick on bonnet, had seen that foam one and thought it looked like my fish tank filter :lol: -
Removed Bonnet soundproofing what to replace with?
Jim Bowen replied to Jim Bowen's topic in Engine Bay
yeah thats the stuff, i bought a 5litre thing of it off a detailer guy -
288 Front Brakes and MkIV Rears -Part Number Thread
Jim Bowen replied to fendervg's topic in Drivetrain
i used standard corrado handbrake cables with my mk4 calipers, am sure i put that in my guide somewhere with part numbers -
New 80 mph limit being considered for motorways
Jim Bowen replied to Album56's topic in General Car Chat
i do 90mph anyway because its big and clever, at least with everyone doing 70mph its quicker for me to overtake them in my VR6 Corrado :D -
May interest someone on here, i don't know? I bought it last year and loved it :D Big kids toy really. I made this thread on my favourite corsa forum of the building process (it was a bit of a **** take of other threads where a guy is showing his airfix model planes) http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=591146 Here is the ebay link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200581393308&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT seems alot for lego, but look up other ones of the 8275 on ebay :!
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thats a nice post you have attached to that giant add!
Jim Bowen replied to hyland770's topic in Site Comments and Questions
makes me feel at home :lol: -
thats a nice post you have attached to that giant add!
Jim Bowen replied to hyland770's topic in Site Comments and Questions
45682084 + 2352893523 = ?? there's my giant add :D -
Removed Bonnet soundproofing what to replace with?
Jim Bowen replied to Jim Bowen's topic in Engine Bay
i just like keeping things as they meant to be, so keen to replace it. also doesn't it help keep things quiet? what are the pads you have? -
Removed Bonnet soundproofing what to replace with?
Jim Bowen replied to Jim Bowen's topic in Engine Bay
it did, just dissolved it and then i could quite easily scrape it off with a plastic scraper, then the last bits just wiped off -
Just copy and pasting my post from another forum, so might sound a bit odd in places. any pics of what other people have replaced with?
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i can take a photo in a while as i'm in and out the house/garage today and the corrado is sat there
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i bought some spare, not realising they come with the engine :lol:
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i was going to suggest that, it might be because the car isn't sat on its wheels and the wishbones will be hanging down.. don't take my word for it though
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do they follow the curve of the body or are they just flat/level plastic shapes?
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Well if we are all doing a bit of point scoring here's my totally original recaros, never retrimmed/repaired and been sat in for 194,000miles :D but mine is a £5k corrado not £20k a little wrinkly and shiny but i like it Original steering wheel too :lol: should get some recent pics as i've renewed the gearknob, and fitted a pedal rubber to accelerator
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i don't understand a lot of it and your graphs above, but all i know is the forum seems to work for me now, using this new link.... thanks
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i bought this up with mate as my corrado had a brand new clutch not long ago, but i haven't driven it for months, when i drove it last weekend all i kept thinking was the clutch seemed really low biting point compared to my escort. my mate said most VW's are like that, i think i just wasn't used to driving it after being in another car so long.
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the only area on my corrado where i had a problem was a rear quarter which i think wasn't original paint, i went through the paint really easy and revealed a white base coat or primer, hardly noticable though. all the original paint i could literally put on my harshest pad and compound, then turned machine on full and held it on the bonnet with quite a bit of pressure and it didn't do anything, the way i viewed it was that i didn't have to correct it all that day, i just whoop out the polisher every now and then and give it a going over, eventually i'll either have no paint left or i'll reach a defect free stage on the paint. Must be removing very tiny amounts of laquer at a time
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bought another storm to have a matching pair iirc :D
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i haven't and putting that down to my handling problems, but i deffo have some weird knocking/clunky sounds from the rack or column now
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i've got the kestal kit thats pretty much the same as the megs g220, got some pads and polishs too, if you wanted to have a play with it your more than welcome as i don't think we are too far apart. its can be time consuming with the 90's vag paint but i seemed to get a finish i was happy with