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I was just wondering if you'd tried plugging the new stalk into the existing wiring on the car even though it wouldn't be in the right place on the column, if so and if it all works OK then it's simply a case of making the wires long enough to fit everything up properly. Of course if one with the right lenth cable is easy to get then go for that one.

Have you tried connecting it in to the existing wiring and checking everything works OK even if the stalk is not in the right place? If so then it's simply a case of extending the wiring surely, soldering iron, wire and heat shrink, job done.

Thats one good looking driveway 8) Unfortunately it's my mate's 993 :lol: He does let me play though.

Protected by it's cousins.

I'm not sure if upgrading a standard a/c setup to climate control is the right way to go about it or not, some of the under bonnet stuff would be OK but as for the heat exchanger and control system that's a different thing all together. Mine is taken from a 96 Passat although a lot of the dates on parts were 94, obviously VAG have fitted many different CC systems over the years. Mine has a vacuum reservoir tucked under the front left arch liner which is then piped through the bulkhead with the heater pipes, the vacuum is used to control all the various heater valves using a manifold controlled by the climatronic panel, not all seem to use this system. Fitting the controller was pretty easy, the front panel needed trimming a bit but apart from that it was a direct replacement for the original, there's a picture elsewhere on this thread of the finished article. It's not quite flush on the front face and the black is a slightly different shade but it's close. There were only two seperate sensors I had to fit, the first is the sunlight sensor which I have cut through the small grill in the top centre of the dash (the one looks like it should be a speaker grill). The second is the interior temp sensor which is a small fan that sucks air from inside the car over a probe. A lot of the climatronic controllers seem to have this sensor built into them, however it's a seperate item on mine and has ended up coming through the dash down the left hand side, it's squeezed between CC controller and head unit on the back. There was a fair bit of wiring too, a lot of which connects to the cooling fan controller under the bonnet, I was lucky to have the later version fitted in my car for some reason if you have the earlier one it has to be swapped out as things like the a/c compressor clutch are controlled from there. My cooling fan now starts on speed 1 as soon as I switch on CC although I'm still waiting for the last bit so that I can connect the second water temp sensor, that may solve the problem. Maybe the best way forward is the advertise the existing set up you have, they must be getting pretty rare by now and a purist might not want a climatronic panel in the car but would prefer an original a/c system. Then buy a complete install from somebody breaking a Passat, you get all the bits in one package that way???

Replied, cheers Carl

I had a break from engineering a few years ago and spent two years building GrpN rally cars for Ralliart, the drive looked really good when I had David Higgins' Evo 8 MR parked on it 8)

This was today on my drive, I'd like to claim the 993 but it belongs to a mate. He's a complete mechanical numpty so I have to do all his stuff too!

Well, at first it was only going to be a wheel refurb and maybe tidy up a few car park scars on the bumpers. But then I fired up the motor one day and noticed a rattle (I'd not heard it run in maybe 18 months as I'd been out of the country) so decided to do the cam chains and tensioners. While the engine was in bits I saw a Passat VR6 climatronic set up for sale on here so I bought it and threw that in, it was a decision made very quickly and turned into quite a major challenge. The head gasket didn't seal the first time so I had to pull the head off and get it skimmed, should have had it done the first time really, not to worry! Tidied up a couple of other bits while it was on axle stands in the garage and then got it back on the road last weekend. Apart from koni coilovers, goodridge brake lines and the climatronic it's pretty standard, I've owned it for over six years now and can't really bare to part I guess although I have an S3 which is my daily driver, my wife uses the VR. Today I ordered a VT front mount as the rad had to be moved back to get the condenser in so the inlet manifold is way too close to the fan. And I'd like a VSR or maybe a Schrick inlet if I come across one some time, no other plans so far.

After a year in the garage I finally got the VR back on the road last weekend.

Can't help you with the bottom end stuff I'm afraid but I did a top end rebuild on my VR last year and these are prices and where I got stuff from. I'm not saying they're the best prices as I didn't shop around too much. For Gilders read VAG dealer.

Thought as much, better be getting me multimeter out when my wife gets home with the Corrado then. Cheers, Tony

Just tried mine, got nothing made any sense. Tried all the cars I've owned, same result. Dissapointing, was hoping to find out what happened to my old valver :(

Were heated mirrors standard fit or not? My first Corrado, a 1990 valver with manual windows and no sun roof had them, yet my 95 VR6 with electric everything and leather appears not to. Or at least neither has ever worked in over six years since I've owned it, not that I've ever investigated the reason for this, I was just interested.

Look for stuff says Corrado and (Eng) fairly self explanatory stuff really! All the wires are there and the right colours, looks to me though that the terminals are numbered 1, 2 and 3, not + and -

Just been looking through everything I have from my climate control install but can't find reference to the terminal markings for thermo switch. You might find what you're looking for on here though: http://volkswagen.msk.ru/index.php?p=page09

I've never done the one on the Corrado so don't know the actual location but if it's possible to get a socket near it there are various companies make a deep 22mm with a slot down one side specifically for taking out lambda probes. I bought one from Draper for about a tenner but if you take a look at the following link you'll see what I mean. Obviously this one comes with SnapOn price attached! http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=69215&group_ID=1448&store=uk&dir=catalog

You gotta say it's either parked in a hole or someone crawled under the back with a jack while nobody was looking. Looks sweet whatever 8)

Do you use the sort you apply with a cloth or the additive in the wash bottle? I used to use the super concentrate stuff where you put in a squirt per litre of washer water but now all i can find is the crap stuff where you add half the bottle, and it's nowhere near as good. The old stuff was better than the wipe on stuff and a lot less hassle. I've never tried the stuff in the wash bottle, only ever seen the one you wipe on the screen then polish up. Both the Corrado and S3 are done with it, brilliant stuff. Can take a bit of getting used to sitting on the motorway with rain lashing down and no wipers going!

:lol: sorry mate just had to :lol: You never know, that might be what they call them :twisted:

I just wanted to say.....THAT IS SO COOL!! :D It may sound fun but it's lots of long hours and bad weather! Still loved doing it though, a bit like being paid to do your hobby, I gave it up in the end to go back to engineering, sat at home waiting for the next contract to start I'm never sure if it was a good idea.

As you say, stud extractors work by drilling a hole in the centre of the remaining bolt before inserting the extractor with it's left handed tapered thread to unscrew the stub. Drilling the hole often relieves the bolt enough to get it out, I bought some from Snap On with tricky left handed cobalt drill bits, they drill through anything and the bolt will often come out on the drill without even using the extractor, not cheap though :shock:

Try this page on DVLA site: http://www.dvla.gov.uk/contactus/enquires/vehicles_enquires.aspx

When I was working for a rally team, Shell Turbo Rally was £4.10 per litre and our Evos would do 1 mile per litre with anti lag on (stage) and 2 miles per litre with it off (road). A normal weekend would have a one day shakedown and a 1 1/2 day rally so we would expect to use about 200 to 250 litres per car! I ran it in my Golf GTI a few times (never tried it in the Corrado) and yes, you can tell the difference but it's certainly not worth 4 times the price until you're looking for the last few tenths!

I was reading about the forthcoming Brooklands centenary in Motorsport News this week and it reminded me of the first CCGB event I attended in 96. The only other person there that I can think of would be JrB from the days before he had the Campaign VR6 although maybe he'd rather forget the day due to certain gearbox and tent problems..............I'll leave it to him to explain! Dug out this photo from before the rain started. :D