Ginger60

Hi Zak, What a bummer mate, its best to clean the bolt thread, grease & finger tighten it as far as it will go before torquing up to 96ft lb. Your best bet is to follow the repair procedure in the Bentley VW corrado manual... They say to use a longer bolt and a cap nut kit. M12 x 1.5 thread, so need M12 x 1.5 x 95 (10.9) Part number ; N 10 161 2.01 Basically, support & jack engine free of the car subframe and remove the subframe from the car. Using a well spported drill a straight hole into the cap nut, re-tap the thread carefully then install the new longer bolt which should compensate for the damaged area. Re-install the subframe with new bolts. To be honest its only easy if your competant at tapping treads, as if you cross it again you could snap the brittle hardened tool inside the cap nut! :shock: The tracking then needs redoing before you can use it. Hope that helps, any other help I can be just ask. Cheers

Cool thanks for the info guys, If I had known about the TT style bushes I would of stuck them in! The stock ones are still pretty good for the first coupla years. Zak, I look forward to your progress, Cheers

Mine will be in the post next week I cant wait! How much of a percentage is it better mate?

Yeah thats right the 20p tubes were included in the kit... Zak thanks, lower ball joints, thats the word I was looking for lol At the time I was working as an aero machanic so I had the use of a decent size torque wrench lol. I was advised off the polybushes by my VW campervan mechanic mate because although the ride was enhanced, it makes a rough ride & shaking the rest of the old banger apart! I have enough trouble with the GF getting motion sick!! :shock:

Hi there, Yeah you do have to push them in it isnt very hard it can be done with a vice if you havent a press. The bolts on the wishbone are fine if you get them out you will see they are reuseable. When I replaced them I used a spot of grease to protect them in future. The three bolts that hold the flange to the steering bearing are a different story however, they sheared through fatigue & rust. At 70 pence each from VW it was no sweat to replace them, knowing its going to be stronger is a piece of mind! If you havent much experience with cars I would sugest borrowing a torque wrench otherwise you can overtighten these & weaken the critical part of the car. As an added finale I used Morrisons Anchor wax on all the under chassis to protect it against further rust. It is great stuff but remember to get the worst of the rust off before application. Incidentally yesterday I found on ebay new aftermarket wishbones complete with bushes!! :shock:

Thanks mate! I think it looks superb!! I will give all this some serious thought in the progress. Not too keen on light colours as will show any dirt or marks, but even at that cost its a good deal. Cheers again :)

:shock: I am astounded at the fantastic result you got there man! Awesome well done its very inspiring I will give your advice some serious consideration in the process! Thankyou for the drooling pictures :lol: By the way how much leather did you need & the average cost? Cheers again.

Ok thanks for the advice mate i'll try that tomorrow ;o) Cheers

Thanks for the advice I havent given that a thought, do you think the excess friction causes the control module to malfunction? I was chatting to a mate today and we found a 'Zener Diode' to be a bit burnt so we are going to replace it to see if it works after. Apparently its called a BZX85C 7.5V type or something ... yawn... Got a quote on a new unit from the VW stealership its £72... borderline ouch...?

Nice one thanks mate! How much...? Incidentally if I get a chance I would like to investigate the resistor change that makes it raise at 64mph... but sort it out first lol

Spoiler moves manually & relay clicks inside the box as it goes up and down mate

Hi, The dreaded day when I look in my rear view mirror & the cool party trick hasn't raised up after 17 years of flying. So I checked it out, the control box still makes the relay clicks from inside when I manually operate it. I removed it & have taken a number of the resistors & capacitors out to check on a meter, they're working as far as I can tell. So far its proved fruitless & the surface mount technology is a bit beyond me so has anyone got an idea what to look for? And if need be the possibility of buying a new one... Thanks 8)

My old man put her in a home & rented out the house towards the end so the stuff went then :(

Thanks Karl, I would concur entirely, no point doing it half arsed! My nan had a decent industrial one like that... cept shes now dead so bit of bad timing lol My respray in 3 weeks... cant wait man!

Karl thats awsome I thought as much, I will probably look into an industrial sewing machine then!

Hi Karl, Thanks for your message! Your seats are impressive! Yeah man that would be great if you can give me pointers! Did you do the rear seats too? How much are the materials? Thanks again,

LOL nah worse an engineer!

Hey, I got given a company car today in the form of a smart black VW passat TDI all very nice with cruise control, ABS, traction control, ESP, Airbags, keyless ignition SAT nav kitchen sink & bathroom (you get the picture). Its a very nice, quiet, absolutely no feedback on the steering wheel or any real engine noise... lotsa toys... but its so bloody heavy with the gadgets that my VW Corrado G60 kicks its arse. And thats technology 17 years old blinding... lol! :lol: Cheers

Hi just a message to say I changed the front, lower (rear) suspension bushes as my tracking went mad. It was very cheap to buy the bits from GSF £15 all in! Its made one hell of a difference to the car, if you has medium level mechanical experience its well worth a go. If you need any tips fitting them run me a line. Cheers 8)

Hi I may be fitting a tracker to my G60 as I have heard great things about them. Has anyone found an alarm kit that does it all? Cost etc? Nice one,

Hi I am ponderin the possibility of retrimming my G60 with half leather (possible suede like M5 BMWs..) has anyone achieved this personally & had good results? I may do it myself if Its possible. Ta guys,

Hiya, I has to admit a few years ago that happened to my fuel lines, but it must be said the service life of most fuel rubber hoses is only around 10 years as it is, so when I rebuilt the egine last year that was one of the many bits I replaced. Cheers

Easy, Yeah I wouldn't bother trying to get a loom as the guys AWOL! Refer to the last post about construction on your own, thats the best bet I am to follow the good mans advice! Cheers

Dude, Thankyou kindly for your email, I am an engineer by trade so I should be able to make a good job of this... (was just too lazy!) But your quite right, should be quite easy with a few tips... I will use your links & get one together... watch this space... :wink: Thanks!

Anyone know any tips as to where I can get one of these looms as I cant wait any longer... winters approuching... :(