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Looking good. Id go for full on OE look and get rid of those tailights though.

Your right, too many car dicks with black centered wheels and blacks the same. Dont really like the polised rim either so there going all solid silver.

Opinions? Either this or silver centres.

Managed to get the car to my mothers house so alt getting fitted as soon as I have time. Looks like Ive blown some fuese in the headlight loom when refitting the battery as the front lights werent working. Really loosing interest in the car at the moment since the racing has started up. Thinking of selling or maybe swaping for a cheaper 16v to raise some funds as a really nice race bike has just come up close to me.

MOT really goes on the original shell and as long as everything is safe and to the MOT standards as posted on this page http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Ow ... G_10016070

This Poll was made for me, Ive had every iteration :lol: 1. 95 Green 2l 8v 2. 91 White G60 3. 90 Red 1.8 16v 4. 93 Silver 2l 16v 5. 94 Green VR 24v

Very little IIRC. Heres a decent write up that gopes through it. Corrado is not exactly the same but almost.

I checked the battery level yesterday and it was exactly the same as before so I dont think anything is draining the battery. The car hasnt moved since last Friday. Im going to go for it. Speaking to a few folk they have done this before so I reckon its possible. Just need to get the battery out and get it charged up.

Does anyone know roughly how long a fully charged battery might last? If I get the car to my parents house ~60miles away on 90% dual carriageway then I can work on it no bother. Im pretty sure that I drove to and from work + a little extra before it died, that was about an hour and half so I might be ok. Anyone else done this? Is there anything I can do to limit the impact on the battery other than no lights, fan, stereo etc? Will disconnecting the lead to the alt do anything?

It acutally like the rubbers been compressed, no real wear marks at all. :shrug:

Looks a bit of a PITA. If I get it up axle stand I rekcon I can release the alt form the top and maybe pull it out from underneath to save mucking about with engine mounts. Im kind of limited in what I can do as Im living on a main street with limited parking plus the car would probably only get 100yrds up the road before conking out.

No luck yet. Im trying to get motivated and Ive got a broken finger after falling of the race bike so its not too easy gripping stuff. Wheels are like the Rial Nogaro's which I really like. Still not sure on the blakc centres, might change them into silver.

Threw a couple of wheels on last night to see what there like. There 8in wide so fill the arches but ive got a 5mm spacer on the front and there sticking out a tad too much. Need to get those 288's on. One of the tyres has got very strange wear over ~4in, with almost no tread at all. Its like its been sitting for a while on that wheel but none of the others are like that. Will have to get a new tyre. Here a crap pic to show the difference between the 16in and 17in. Interestingly there about the same weight.

Ok I managed to get a look at this tonight and scored a new alt for a bit less than the dealers were wanting. Even if it isnt this one at least I now have a spare as they are apprently prone to failure on the 24v. Anyway I have read through some previous post on alt removal and i reckon if i get the drivers headlight out I might have enough room to get in there to disconnect. Easiest way for me would be to unbolt the front mount and jack the engine up to get it out. Question is do I just have to undo the bolt in the photo below and the engine can be jacked up? Also where is best to jack up from with a bit of wood on the jack and how much movement can you realistically get? Note its a Vibratec front mount.

I know what they are, will I spill...............

Glad it isnt just me then. Does seem a common problem.

Yeah but the car is stuck on my street so I can only really work on it from the top. Joys of living in the city centre I suppose.

Yep, pretty much exactly what mine is like.

:clap: Loving all the little gauges.

I think legally you dont need a cat but pretty much every car from 91 on will not meet the emissions regs without one. Nice car by the way. I even quite like the rear lights, normally not a fan.

Vanquish was there. TBH none of the american stuff interests me.

Normally de-cats are just straight pipe. Should be a flexi joint on the downpipe end as the system does need a little movement.

i'm not sure about the VR6 ones but the 4 cyl bosch ones have a round black plastic module on the end, with two side bits that each have a phillips mounting screw, undo these two screws and the unit comes off the alternator, with the two carbon motor brushes/contacts attached underneath, very simple to remove and refit and if the sprung loaded brushes are really short they won't make proper contact with the motor and you'll get dodgy charging, brush packs are usually about 10-20 quid new. Cheers. I think I'll need to get the slam panel off or something similar to get access to it. Joys of having a big engine.

To be honest I wouldnt have a clue how to check. Im next to useless with the witchcraft that is electrical stuff.

Im 95% it is that. Phoned VW and there are two options, Bosch or Hitachi. One is £203+vat and the other is £250+vat :shock: .