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If a speed sensor has gone open circuit would it not put the light on constantly? As in when the ABS does its self test it can not 'see' the sensor? I'm not sure about an open circuit ABS sensor, but certainly a faulty sensor (high or low resistance) may well only put the ABS warning light on when the car is moving. I had this problem last year, I'd switch the ignition on and the ABS light would come on then go off but once i was on the move the ABS light would come on again. I checked the resistance of the sensors and the NSF was reading low (around a 1000 Ohms). I replaced it and the fault was cured. I don't know if this also applies to an open circuit sensor but one way to find out would be to unplug a good sensor on a working system and see if the ABS light stays on with the car at standstill.

I need to replace my beesting aerial base and mast and came across this on ebay here It looks as though the connectors may be different from the original aerial, which I'm not concerned about as I can overcome this issue, but has anyone tried one of these and does it fit (without hitting the rear glass with the tailgate up)?

If the fault is due to a wheel sensor it shouldn't light up the warning light until the car is moving as the system detects there is speed present with no pulse signal from the sensor. If you want to check the resistance of the sensors they should read somewhere between 1100 - 1300 Ohms.

it can run from either RCA or your speaker cables. The unit comes with the cables you need to connect to your speaker wires.

Yeah It should fit under the boot floor in place of the spare. If you are thinking of getting one try here: http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/produc ... /1538.html it comes with a free wiring kit too to connect it up.

Can anyone suggest the best positon to mount the basslink in my boot in order to get the best sound. I currently have it against the back seat with the speaker facing towards the tailgate. It sounds a tad boomy at times. Has anyone experimented with this? Also, does anyone have any alternatives for mounting the unit without screwing it to the boot floor?

Fitted the Basslink to the system tonight and what a difference it has made, I'm amazed at the amount of bass response this little box can produce.:shock: Now that I can dial out some of the low frequency that was going to the front speakers I can drive them a bit harder without distortion and they sound much better just handling the mid frequencies. I think I'll run things with this setup for a bit and decide whether I need to change the front speakers but on first impressions I'm more than happy. If anyone is looking for a bit more low end oomph I would highly recommend the Infinty basslink. :D

I recently upgraded the head unit in the C to a Sony MEX-BT3600U which is great as I can use it for handsfree phone calls via Bluetooth and also slot my 16GB USB key in the front and listen to MP3s. The only problem now is the standard speakers are letting things down so I’ve been looking at the possible options for upgrading and came up with the following: Infinity Kappa 50.9CS components up front JBL or Infinity Reference 4x6 rears Infinity Basslink mounted in the boot I have two questions: The head unit is rated at 52w x 4 and I was wondering if this is sufficient to drive the Kappas or whether they need to be driven with an amplifier, otherwise I would look at getting the Infinity 5020 Reference series instead. Has anyone fitted the JBL GTO 6428 or Infinity REF6422CF in the rear enclosures and do they fit without any modding or would I need the JBL GTO 6427e speakers. Any advice welcome.

That's a nice looking Storm, must have been well cared for. I'm sure it will bring you a lot of enjoyment. You'll notice you get a lot more attention with it than you do in your Golf. It's amazing how often people will come up to you and comment on how nice your car is. :D Have fun!

Mine managed 207.7bhp on stealths rollers with no mods. If it hadn't been run along with a group of other VR's producing more standard expected outputs (in the 180-200bhp range) I would of suspected the rollers were buggered. :lol:

This one by any chance? Saw it when i went to the auto museum this year, it was MINT!! And then for some reason the G60 next to it wasn't even standard, had all sorts of crap on it, different wheels, eyebrow, seat covers, speakers in parcel shelf :scratch: it was as if someone who worked there just said "I'll just bring mine in and park it next to the green one, its a corrado!" :lol: Yep, that looks like 50SK004043 :D Strange about the modded G60, but at least they are not too uptight at the museum to have it there next to the Storm :clap:

The last car (Storm) 4043 is listed (in etka) as produced at the end of June '95. AFAIK there were no other Cs produced after this date. My Storm (3267) was built in 95 (between March and April) but wasn't registered until Jan '96. Where did you locate a build date of Feb '96 from? Hi Paul, I didn't check the VIN number at the time, but the engine had a Feb 96 build date on it's identification sticker. HTH John Hi John, As with the aforementioned ABS relay, it could be the case that the car had an engine change at some stage. The last VR engine listed for the C was ABV018370, produced in June 95, however, the ABV engine was still in produciton after this time and used in the Passat Syncro/4Motion up to engine No. ABV022380 with production ceasing in Dec '96. If its the same car i saw there this year then they never badged it as a storm. It is green with all the trimmings inc a/c etc but no Storm badges. I know this is pretty minor but wondered if this meant that all 500 came over here? I always thought the green C @ Karman was a Storm too....... Too me back to '96 when I smelled the interior!! :D [/quote:tmzuiymg] Yes the Last Storm was Green with beige leather and fitted with Solitudes. The remaining 499 storms were all sold in the UK where the badges were fitted at the dealerships selling them. IIRC the last Storm did originally come to the UK where it was used as a demonstrator before being driven back to the Auto Museum at Wolfburg. The badges arrived at the dealers in packs like this:

VW would have produced a lot of relays around the time of production of the C and afterwards, which could very well have been held in stock for some time until required. If any of the Cs were produced in 96 they would have had a VIN No. containing 50TK00**** the "T" denoting production in 1996. I'm pretty sure there aren't any. The last Cs have an "S" in the VIN denoting 1995

The last car (Storm) 4043 is listed (in etka) as produced at the end of June '95. AFAIK there were no other Cs produced after this date. My Storm (3267) was built in 95 (between March and April) but wasn't registered until Jan '96. Where did you locate a build date of Feb '96 from? How can you find out which number Storm you have? Is there somewhere on the car that tells you? The Storms weren't numbered, the numbers i'm quoting are the vin numbers.

See, I've got components with 11/95 on them, specifically the ABS relays for example.... Have you had the car from new? Maybe the relays had to be replaced at some stage in the cars life.

The last car (Storm) 4043 is listed (in etka) as produced at the end of June '95. AFAIK there were no other Cs produced after this date. My Storm (3267) was built in 95 (between March and April) but wasn't registered until Jan '96. Where did you locate a build date of Feb '96 from?

You are correct in that assumption as the Vin Nos were issued sequentially. The last car produced (50SK004043) is the Storm that is now kept at the VW museum in Wolfsburg, Germany. The 500 Storms were randomly produced in the final run of 1300 cars and this is why the VINs do not run sequentially. The final Storm was a special order from VW to Karman to ensure it was the last car produced.

For anyone interested there is an article in the November issue of Pratical Classics Magazine with a small write up on Corrado Values. I particularly like their comment about the VR6 being a car that will see off a Porsche 944s in every way! :D

Sorry to hear you are seeling the Storm Rick but i'm sure you will enjoy the new car a hell of a lot. I suppose it had to go, now that you are getting on a bit, and you need something a little easier to get in and out of :lol: Enjoy the new car and good luck with your sale of the Storm.

1H0 500 051S is listed as: For model with drum brakes, brake pressure regulator (load sensetive) AAM,ABS,1Y,AAZ,ABU,1Z;AUTOMATIC;DELIVERY VAN Also use 111 611 998 (1) 1HO 609734 D (2) Hope this helps

Don't forget Phil, you only have to wait until 2011 to have "PH11 KET" Then you just need a new car to put it on :lol:

I changed mine with the bumper on and didn't find it difficult at all. Couldn't see the point in taking the bumper/slam panel off when there wasn't any need to. Once the fans and the battery are removed it slides out easily enough. :grin:

I can't lower the spoiler on mine with the button if I'm travelling above the automatic raise speed, only when I'm under 56 mph.

Temp sender?

My water temps can range from anything between 90ish up to 110 depending on ambient temp and how hard i'm driving the car. My oil temp can range from anything between 90 up to 124 (hard driving in the summer). As far as i'm concerned, these are not temps to be worried about. As someone else already mentioned, the coolant system is pressureised and under pressure the boiling point of the coolant is raised so 110 degrees is nothing to be worried about. IMO once you start heading towards 120 degrees on water temps it's time to start looking for a problem.