Junior Jackson

If you go to a dealer and ask for some new membranes you'll find that the current part number for them (for Mk2 Golfs anyway, presumably the same for C's as the membranes are discontinued for both model lines..) consists of a roll of plastic sheeting which happens to be exactly the right thickness and flexibility and a small tube of black sticky stuff, similar to a mastik 'gun' tube, but designed to be operated by mere fingers... Chris.

Our (JCT600, formerly Priory Park) dealer in west Hull is currently charging £74.00 an hour labour... Chris.

After £300+ of mounts plus fitting I'm reasonably sure it's not them, I've been quoted more than £300 to fit the four rubber mounts to the front crossmember, surely it can't be that difficult, the mounts are quite easy to access, they are easily viewed from the underneath front of the car. Has anyone changed these mounts and if so, how difficult a job is it? With a couple of trolley jacks it looks like not too bad a job.. Chris.

Hi - haven't been around for a while but been busy - the exhaust on the G60 knackered but I wanted to get the engine solid before I fitted a new system - at low speeds, every gearchange would rock the engine about - on / off throttle even gently would thud it backwards and forwards... Previously had a solid front mount and didn't like the vibration so went the whole hog and got all three vibra-technics mounts and had them fitted. Vibraton has gone totally - you can really feel that the engine is solid - gearchange is better but the rocking is still there!! At anything up to 35mph, on / off throttle thuds something at the front of the car backwards and forwards... Could it be the front crossmember mounts? I'm wondering if running the solid front mount could have transferred the stresses onto these and killed them? I have bought a set of four from VAG and will get them fitted but I want to know if there's anything else I should be doing at the same time? Could it be other subframe mounts?? Any advice would be great - I have very little knowledge of subframe mounts other than the front crossmember ones.. Thanks in advance, Chris.

Boot lock - yes, it's easy to remove the barrel from inside the boot lid, just force the pin out which holds the washer on the back of the barrel, you'll see what I mean when you look at it. you'll need to remove the panel from the inner of the boot lid obviously. Ignition - no, not at all. The usual way is to get a new key cut (stamped by the dealer) to match the car's key number - this is then a 'original' ignition key (providing the ignition hasn't been changed..) and then re-tumble the rest of the locks to suit. I can re-tumble door / boot locks, including removing the barrel from the handle / boot lid, stripping, cleaning and re-assembling with grease etc. It also frees off you handles nicely. If anyone's interested in this as a service, if anywhere near Hull they can bring vehicle - I can do all three in about an hour. Alternatively can mail me handle and I can return in post - let me know if anyone's interested?? This applies to Corrado's and Mk2 Golfs... Chris.

OK - if you have the full factory loom, it goes like this: One seat plug (end of loom) plugs into bottom of drivers seat. Loom runs across (over) centre tunnel and another seat plug tees off and plugs into bottom of passenger seat. Loom then runs to the rear of the vertical black plastic panel which is on the left hand side of the passenger footwell (RHD cars obviously..) The two relays and their associated mounting plates sit here (behind the plastic panel) - there is a clip for them but I ended up with a couple of ty-raps as well.. The brown earth wire with the 'ring' style connector on the end should be mounted to the body somewhere here, as close to the relays as possible and (obviously) with a good earth - scrape a bit of paint off if necessary. Loom then runs to the switch unit in the dash and then on to the fusebox. If everything else is in place, there should be two plugs left on the fusebox end, a black wire (+12v feed) and a blue / grey wire (switch lighting feed). +12v connection on top rear of fuse box is shown above. I originally thought the fusebox connector next to it was for the switch lighting but the next day realised that this was full of blue / white (speed signal) wires, not blue / grey. (It was dark...). I ended up just cutting a blue / grey cable going to another switch on the dash and patching the blue / grey from the loom in. Since then I have fitted DDI backlit dials and rings etc so I now have a permanent connection point behing the switches where all of my dash and switch lighting is connected.. Hope this helps, Chris.

catch_twotwo, don't understand - of course you have to cut the old quarter off and weld the replacement on??!! tallpaul1977, is it early or late? Thanks, Chris.

Are there any manufacturers of replacement body panels that do any for the Corrado in the UK? many of them seem to list Scirocco panels but not 'rado. Specifically looking for late quarters (£460+ each from VAG) or failing that just arch repair panels. Thanks, Chris.

http://corradoteilede.h765700.serverkompetenz.net/shop/index.php?cat=c97_Corrado.html Woah - why have I never seen this site before?? Amazing - my credit card(s) have all just groaned simultaneously...:) Chris.

TBH, thats what i thought too. DEFINITELY needs a blue oval in the grille - I think it's a combination of the lights and the RS bumper... Chris.

As before - most pda's now have bluetooth, just get a bluetooth gps 'mouse' - with a sirfstar III chipset. About £40. Then it's down to mapping software which is personal choice (tomtom etc). Or get a Fujitsu Siemens Loox T830 in a couple of weeks - mine's on pre-order... http://www.firstloox.com Chris.

Hey - those who have been brave (mad) enough to put a syncro setup in a corrado (or any other 2wd vw for that matter) - what was done with the freewheel control? On a syncro, the reverse switch on the gearbox sends a signal to the freewheel controller (which is a relay on the fuseboard) which disengages the 4x4. Was this implemented on the conversions or just forgotten? Thanks, Chris.

Is it possible to change a g60 exhaust manifold whilst the engine is in the car? I have been told by an 'expert' that the head has to come off..?? Thanks in advance, Chris.

Didn't the golf g60 have a corrado-style side mounted intercooler? I thought only the rallye had the fmic... If that's right, that would explain the golf g60 having similar figures to a corrado g60. Chris.

As per other post: Heater control mechanism is part is from a '92 to '96 Toledo - 1L0 819 045A up to chassis no 500 and 1L0 819 045C from 500 onwards. God only knows what the difference is. There doesn't appear to be an air conditioning option. Chris.