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phew :D

Was number 32 :) The owner was a really nice chap and happy to chat about the car all evening. It sounds like its had some tweaks done to it in its life.. he didn't know a huge amount about the G60 but it had some uprated Bahn Brenner charger on it and sounded a bit more grunty than usual... he says documentation in his folder shows it has having been RR'd at 299BHP! I think being 4WD it didn't "feel" that quick but it did quite a lot quicker than a standard Corrado VR. Bit of shame if it doesnt have the G on it anymore. :(

Quick question re above. Got my wheels refurbed and need one new tyre on rear, the other rear is a 235*40 so was going to put same on the other side, thing is tyre place is saying there are 235*40 on the front as well and is suggesting I put 2 x 255*40 on the rear as you cant have the 235*40 all round. Any advise welcome, obvioulsy dont want to spend cash when I dont need to? This is for M3 as I sold my Rado. Cheers Matt

Nathan, you clean Tim's silver GT2 and his GT3 RS dont you. Was talking to my mate who works for Tim and he mentioned your firm name which I recognised. Small world.

A little sad, but onwards and upwards. It was time to move on.

A passing shot of me at the ring a couple of weeks ago: A fitting end to rado ownership. Matt

So is it possible that the blue wire was disconnected by the garage when fitting the starter which in turn prevented the alternator working which in turn caused the car to break down and then towed back to the garage to a have an alternator fitted that the car does nto need because if they connect the wire after fitting the alternator I will never know?? bit of mouthful there.

This is my point, I dont want to fit a new alternator when it is the battery light on the dash causing the problem. Anyone else? Cheers

will this prevent the alternater charging the battery. I had a new starter motor fitted on Saturday and broke down with a failure of the alternator, but I found this loose blue wire in the starter motor loom that the recovery guy said was the battery light on the dash. Any help much appreciated. Matt

If you are buying any car of that age be prepared to spend every month it might be a fiver or maybe more. On the plus side your choice of style over ordinary will pay dividends in many many ways.

You can put them on the front visor, I am not sure on legalities, but I have seen this many times.

Have you got any pics of your car on those ACT rims Paul?

Check the KW variant range from Gwerks. They will do a deal on the price as well. http://www.g-werks.com/Site/Default.asp ... pension_KW

Your local bodyshop can do it, either roll or trim and reseal, £50 a corner approx.

Mine came with a Panasonic tape unit that I still have in the loft. The whole thing pulled out for security.

But then it goes back to the flappy bit of arch that could go rusty also the risk of cracking the paint when rolling which would cost bucks to fix. The trim a bit off and drive it approach worked for me. The best idea is to buy 8's :wink:

Mercedes/Brabus fit 215x35 on a 9 inch rim.

WASH Next using zymol autowash and a natural sea sponge i used the 2 bucket method to wash the car before spraying off and pouring 100 litres of zero ppm r.o water over it... Is that the Evian going over the car?

Thanks boys, the mechanic was worried about the internals of the exhaust.

Thanks for the quick response: So what you are saying is dent the backbox where the mount is catching, if it is actually catching on the move? But overall he should be able to get the ARB on with the Miltek?

Having the above fitted today and just spoke to a guy at the garage who says that they are unable to fit the rear ARB because it is fouling the exhaust. I have a Miltek, anyone have any experience of this or an opinion of what to say when I phone the guy back. Is there any point in fitting the front one without the rear? Cheers Matt

You need to get your car to your friendly local VW specialist who will provide advice and service at a reasonable rate. You can probably divide the labour rate by 4 let alone parts.

As above, if anyone has any experience?

Leon, have a look at the 1st add in this months PVW, there is a Borbet dealer that has B's on its advert, they might have the centres you want.

Which tyre manufacturer does them??? Dunlop make a 215x35