stevie_f_2004

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Photo of my car......

Video clip of my Rado on the rollers at a ScottishVAG.com rolling road day........nice piece of "history" for the file 8) http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?doc ... 4&hl=en-GB

Too be honest a good set of coil spring compressers and an open box spanner 21mm nut size---used a 22mm with no great difficulties and that's it!!!!!!!

Can anyone suggest a company in the Hamilton/Glasgow, South Lanarkshire area that can do laser wheel alignment and rough costs??? Thanks S

Anyone got a step by step guide on changing the front top mounts????Can these be changed without removing the strut????I've checked ETOS and teh Bentley manual and nothing definitive however it looks possible. I do have the VAG top nut removers in anticaption and the top mounts and bearings have been in the garge for nealry 9 months now ???? A I really don't want to affect the aligment so near to Christmas!!!!!

Just a note also on preventative maintenance of the head gasket; worth while changing over the fuel filter and also air filter regularly. According to me dad anyway....and he also harps on about regulary checking and changing coolant to ensure temps are kept to a minimum, check the radiator for leaks as overheating is a major cause of the HG blowing and get any misfiring problems sorted as this can also lead to damage of the head gasket.....My childhood memories of me dad are bleeding brakes and talking to his feet whilst he was constantly "maintaining" his Hilman Avenger out in the street...hardcore diy..er....put me off cars for years did that Avenger!!!! Head only needs skimmed if it's damaged. A damaged head will result in the new gasket not fully sealing and hence leaking and "blowing" again :mad:

Sorry to here about the troubles; hope you get it sorted soon.....too good a car to keep off the road... The HG is a job I'm going to tackle in the near future....got a new cover head cover gasket seal from ebay to store away and I'll pick up a head gasket and get it done then....I'll try some preventative maintenance.... Best of luck getting it sorted....

I'll be taking mine out this winter for a few miles.....locked it up last winter and nearly set me back for a full set of brake disks due to corrosion.....I know one guy how's got a Lotus and he ended up having to replace the two rear brake calipers and disks because of the same issue...... If you're goin' to lock them away for winter make sure you take precautions

Is it me or is it a case when doing jobs on the C that you end up spending near enough the same cost on new tools as the dealer would charge for doing the job is the first place???? At the weekend bought new small sized socket set (don't know the technical term for the size but goes upto 10mm/36mm 1/4inch drive deep socket/Snap-on socket driver screw driver handle thingy for taking the new sized small sockets complete with two additional extensions......used it once now can't find it!!!! All to change the sump and gasket!!!!!!Although I did get to use my brand new trolley jack and axle stands that I bought previously just in case a job like this came up :!:

Used a nylon bristle brush with some clean oil to clean up the internals. Absolutely gleaming now. Sump replaced. Cleaned out the filter housing as well....replaced filter; 562 type.....poured in the synthetic....running like a brand new car...Checked the oil this afternoon after a good run and its absolutley cyrstal clear ..... 8)

Currently got the sump of the Vr6. Can anyone recommend a cleaning product to clean up the internals ???

Guess what lucky I checked they said teh £120 was for parts would take 3 hours to fit so the bill would be £300.........You can guess were I told them to go!!!!!

Had the Cordoba comments a few times.......

Dealer aksing for £120 to fit new sump and gasket when carrying out the service so seems not too bad......Thoughts

Anyone know how much for a new sump from the dealers and new sealing ring????LAbour to fit no more than 1/2 hour I'd say...looking to get the sump changed at the next VW service which is due next week :lol:

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Well spotted "Crasher" with the ETOS.....there seems to be method in my madness afterall------well at least the VW design engineers think so :lol:

I put the redline MTL MT90 in the gear box and it made some differnce...although a little pricey the difference in the gearbox is worth it!!!!I purchased two new plugs to replace the old ones however stealers gave me the wrong ones...Phoned them up and said the correct ones were discontinued...couldn't be arsed taking them back Good tip is to stick a heavy duty magnetic on the low plug, run the car for half an hour to pick up any metal deposits within the gear box before renewing....I picked up a few when I changed mine...

How difficult is it to fit component speakers in the corrado I am looking to fit new fronts in the OE pods (I know Audioscape are the business but a bit pricey at the moment---Her indoors is looking for a new bathroom) and fit the tweeters in place of the dash speakers????Is this viable or am I talking out hole in my ar$£. And can anyone recommend component speakers to fit OE pods and dash speakers?????

Yeah, Violet touch pearl.....favourite colour here's a picture from the Canadian Corrado Club site and it looks the business.......Would be great to see another picture

Here's my "Twilight Violet" -LC4T-----Dark overcast days colour looks black---Bright Days colour looks purple

Paul I was wondering how long it would take until you noticed the Nakamachi Post-----under 2hrs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nakamichi or Alpine Mmmmmmm------Nakamichi every time..................Audioscape pods--couple of genesis amps--focal speakers---not decided on the sub that I should fit along with the audioscape sub enclosure for the boot---who knows what will be next---need to start looking on ebay for the right prices

try to avoid selling at all costs?????

The other quote from Clarkson that maybe an urban myth is "Don't buy a house buy a corrado!!!" Any one got that on tape/link???