John-M

Sorry to be so tardy replying to this - my car has two holes in this area. Both are now fitted with grommets, but one of them was just a hole with a wire for the alarm system through it. Whether it originally had a grommet or not I have no idea, but if it were me, I'd fit one and remove another possibility of water ingress.

Just done my passenger-side handle. The wee pin was a bugger to get out - I finally used a small screwdriver. In fact, looking at the 'pin' it is actually not a pin as such, but a rolled up (very short) length of spring steel. Try to turn it the 'wrong' way and it tightens, turn it the other way and it slackens sufficient to come out. Fiendish wee design, lol. Handle now works, and feels very positive. Good one, Dave :)

Its referred to as a clamp - and the part number above is correct. Most likely in stock at the dealers.

Worked it out - the white 'clip' fits inside the aperture in the door and the handle locates into it. Shimples :)

I have just had to repair my nearside door handle ( the usual problem ) using Daves16v's repair kit - excellent wee kit, btw :) Got it all back together and installed in the door, then found that white clip ! Is it supposed to clip in to where its shown in shaung60's picture ?? It just seems to rest there, not located by anything :(

I recall seeing another thread on here where a similar question was asked - and if I remember, you have to get to a couple of adjustment screws in the handbrake tunnell cover between the two front seat backrests. Do a search on here for a fuller explanation.

You might be advised to make sure you have a flourescent jacket, for each occupant - they are now 'required' in France and you will be fined if you have a breakdown and are not wearing one. I have two, and they fit nicely under the back seat hump. Be aware that fast drivers, in Germany particularly, are quite well-behaved in terms of pulling out, overtaking, pulling in again - outside lane hoggers are not tolerated well ! Also, if you are in the outside lane and there is a faster car coming up behind, if you are slow to pull back into the inside lane they will show that they are wanting to press on by putting on their left-hand indicator and coming up quite close ! But, I do find that drivers on the continent are much better, in terms of lane discipline, then many of the UK drivers. Let the debate begin ... ...

Who can afford a fulltank of petrol these days ?? :lol:

I'm having problems with water in the passenger footwell too - but it seems to be coming in via the door seal. I have the carpets out, so I'll have a look and see if I have this hole as well.

They are not new seals - not available now from VW. I got them from 'here' :)

Anyone ??

I am about to replace both of the door outer seals - the lengths of rubber that sit in the door aperture and that the doors close onto. Now, they look to be just a push fit, but there is a residue of what looks like sealant, white in colour, on the metalwork where the seals fit and in the seals. What, if anything, would be the correct 'stuff' to use here. I'm assuming that it's not a glue/sealant, but I'd guess that some form of silicon grease or sealant to ensure it stays in place and aids watertightness would be necessary. Anyone else replaced these seals ??

I see that the latest CD by Cheryl Cole is titled 'Three Words' Is she meaning the three words that she's saying to Ashley right now ??

I was in a 'real' CD/Record shop in Canterbury a while back, browsing as you do, and there was this music on ... ... Had to ask the guy what it was. It was Gotan Project :) Bought the CD there and then. Delightful !!

I've had mine best part of 13 and a half years - and used it just about daily, some holidays excepted. It had about 35k miles on when I bought it, now somethig like 195k miles - not exactly sure as the speedo was changed when the engine was swapped to 24V.

I always thought the Capri to be an attractive shape - nearly bought one, in Aubergine. Looking back, I'm so glad I didn't - not a colour to admit to owning :) And yes, I do recall squeezing more than two into a two-seater, and driving around with no worries about seat-belts, health n safety etc.

I dont't particularly recall any anti-japanese feelings in the car world, but definately the British motor-cycle industry was devastated by the Japanese bikes that came along. Or, depending on your point-of-view, the British bike makers sat on their laurals too long and ignored the threat of well-made, quiet, modern Japanese bikes. Now back in MY day ... ... Nortons and Triumphs had nothing to fear from the screaming little 125cc and 250 cc Hondas - but that didnt last long :(

This year I will be 66. Now in My day ... ... that was considered 'old' lol

Really ?? We need much more info, and pics. It looks to be very, er, quick !!

There's a thread on here, v recent, by a guy with some LH lights to sell. Might be the answer to your needs :) viewtopic.php?f=13&t=89399

Ah, Jimmy Saville, I remember him well. He DJ'd at a club in Leeds - nice fella, really :)

There have been a couple of threads recently that included discussions about some of us 'older' members. So I thought I'd start something here : - Many of us moan, grumble or complain about some aspect of modern-day driving, so how about a trip down memory lane, for the benefit of the 'young-uns' here ?? The subject, driving related please, could be a recollection of how driving used to be, or a tale of some incident or occasion ... ... I'll start it off :- Now, back in MY day ... we had just the one speed limit. 30 mph in a 'built-up area'. Everywhere else was unrestricted. Now we have limits of 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70. And speed cameras to catch us if we transgress :( And, lest anyone thinks this is all going to be about 'the good old days' ... ... Now, back in MY day ... we really did need to have fog-lights. And not the stupid ones fitted to some cars now - in the same unit as the headlights - they had to be right down as low as possible to get the light under the fog. A good trick in realy dense fog was to follow ( using just side-lights ) fairly close behind a motor-cyclist because they had so much better visibility. In my biking days I often had a stream of cars behind when driving the 20 odd miles home from work in a 'pea-souper' fog.

I saw the article yesterday briefly - must buy the mag today. It looks to be a beast !!

A good place to get DS2500 pads is Circuit Supplies, near Leighton Buzzard. Ask for Tim. If you are able to collect you save on 'postage costs''. The pads are sent 'post-free', but if you collect there's a discount, lol.

No need to canvass us - you know you'll always want a Corrado :wink: