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Outdoor humidity is practically 80+ for the whole winter. An unheated garage won't be far off the same as the outdoors, so the only way to improve it is to dehumidify or insulate or both. A fan will exchange air with the outdoor, which is currently at about 90% humidity.. You should obviously also double check for rising damp or leaks. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

"medium"? You surprise me, I would have classed the Corrado as a small car these days! A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

There seem to be a pair of VR6 headlamps in the list, are they late model compatible and in good shape? (Oops, just noticed collect only; can't collect just for those...)

Yes I had a couple of stubby screwdrivers but they weren't stubby enough.. presumably assembled by small children in the factory.. Right angle driver or a socket wrench should work, yep, good call. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

But how does it come out! I broke the right hand air vent trying to feck around with it. What's the trick for taking those screws out that go up into the top of the dash? A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

Lol, cunning A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

Hi lilfuzzer, sorry I didn't get back to you. Tbh they are a little bit scruffier than I hoped (though I'm sure they will clean up and work fine) but I really don't have time to clean em up right now so I'm gonna pass on them this time around. Sorry for holding the sale up. Cheers! A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

Cool! A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

Fair enough. Got some pics? A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

Cool, I need new discs anyway.. all working well I take it? Been used recently? A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

Interested in the 288s.. what else do I need to convert? A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

Just outside the 2 year warranty, sounds about right! Lol. Issue with lead acid batteries is that if they become discharged capacity is lost, so every day it spends at less than 100% charge shortens the useful life of the battery. At the end of the day you pay fifty or sixty quid to get a "new" one, which is essentially a recycled old one in a new box. :) The only way to figure out for 100% certain if the battery is gone is to measure its capacity. That means either put a small electric load on it from fully charged and time how long it takes to go flat, or the opposite - time how long it takes to fully charge at a known charge rate. Modern cars with start/stop track the current going in and out of the battery to avoid stopping the car at the lights when it might not be capable of restarting it, but with older cars we have to do this work ourselves.. (The old fashioned load testers at halfords et al just dump current and measure the voltage from the battery under heavy load - somewhat similar to starting the car. This gives you some idea of the cranking power but is a crude measure of capacity.) I find these handy: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292021812380 They aren't always the most reliable to connect to but when it detects you're in the vicinity of the car it checks the voltage and gives you an alert. For the cash it's very useful way of keeping track of battery state on a car you don't use every day. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

They don't look that bad actually... A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

Unfortunately there has been a lot of clarification from the police in recent years to point out that the speed limit still applies even when overtaking. But it sounds a bit waffly to me and I am not sure you're going to get anything from this. It's not "driving without due care and attention", that's a serious offence. The other one he's ticketed you for is probably fixed penalty. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

Probably bogus then...! Even when they were available from the dealer I doubt you'd have paid any less, in fact you would probably be paying a lot more. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

Ok yeah you'd definitely not got the battery fully charged before. Monitor it a while longer. They do wear out on cars that get little use. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

2.2A is only 30 Watts - the dash lights and ECU can pull that easily. Plus, if you connect an ammeter how long did you wait before taking a reading? If you only just connected it - there's many self checks will take place at first power on and the current drain is likely to be higher. Your 13.1v is sign the battery hasn't rested enough after charging, that doesn't mean much. The only numbers that really tell the truth are the voltage output by the battery when under load. If recommend fully charging the battery, then leave it at least an hour off the car; then read the voltage. Put it back on the car and measure the voltage again with the ignition and some lights on. It should drop, but not too far, and more importantly it should recover to 12.6v or so once the load stops. If you genuinely have 2+ amps constantly then you would want to check anything with a permanent live.. like the stereo, the engine coolant run-on circuit and the window controls. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

The flatter one matches my late VR. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

And remember that a weak battery will go flat fast on even a minor drain. All these cars have minor drains.. if they're not in use often to be recharged you pretty much have no choice but to keep them on trickle charge. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

Most likely a dead battery. The best way to tell is to measure the voltage drop, from fully charged, when you get the ignition on in the morning before you start it. A fully charged lead acid battery should read 12.6 to 12.8 volts (your 12.1 was barely half full), and it should drop to no less than about 12.4 once you are sat in the car ignition on waiting to turn the crank (no headlights or heater electricals, obviously). Any time spent discharged means capacity loss for a lead acid battery, and frankly Corrados that sit still all the time are always gonna kill batteries. If it's reading 14v while charging then it's charging fine. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

They were very smart wheels. Wish they lasted longer before before needing refurb again. (But then I guess I should wash them more often... ;) ) A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

Yes I've read about people doing it with the dash intact, but it's quite a juggling act. For what it's worth Stealth Racing have an undeniable pedigree in VW circles and they prefer to take the dash out - or at least drop it away from the bulkhead far enough to get in. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

Yes, it's hours and hours of work. Labour rates "darn sarf" means it's a lot of cash. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

Ah. Yes, that sounds more like it's blown. Mine just stopped producing heat. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.

Exploded or just no heat coming out? I suspect they are filling with the brown rusty mess that these old engines seem to be chock full of. A Corrado is for life, not just for the MOT.