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Welp, I've loved owning this car for the last 18 years, but it's time to hand it on to the next owner. Current spec is: Satin Silver K-reg (late body) G60 210k miles Black leather electric Recaros ABS system BBS alloys x 5 Thatcham Cat 1 alarm and immobiliser, two remote fobs, two immob keys (dash-mounted socket) Miltek stainless cat-back exhaust Independent oil circuit fitted by Pitstop Developments for the supercharger (clean, cool, 5psi constant pressure oil) Full supercharger rebuild by G-Werks at 170k miles (40k miles ago) 68mm pulley and SNS chip Weitec Hicon GT coilovers Samco silicon coolant hoses K&N air filter Carbon canister deletion Upgraded door handle strikers (from daves16v) Lupo (aero wipers) Clear headlight protectors Debadged grille (original kept) Clear side-repeaters and smoked rear light clusters (originals kept) Alpine Blaupunkt stereo, auxiliary amp feeds parcel-shelf speakers Notable items replaced (oldest to newest): Clutch slave cylinder Bonnet Fuel rail and regulator Clutch (VR6) Crank bolt (DX) Engine mounts Distributor leads Radiator Distributor cap and arm, and spark plugs Battery Rear beam bushes Pros: Lots of preventative and routine maintenance on engine/transmission/suspension, ALL the electrics work, engine still pulls very well (compression is good and charger has puff), power steering is fine, mechanically in very good condition, only 40k miles added in the 18 years I've owned it 🎉 I'll even throw in the Bentley manual (shown in the boot pic), which has been worth its weight in gold over the years! Cons: The bodywork and trim is definitely showing its 33 years of use, front bumper needs a respray, some paint bubbling on the passenger door (see pics), and some dry/cracked rubber window seals, sunroof fabric is coming loose on the tilty bit, and the cabin is noisy compared to a more modern car 🤷♂️ Overall, a really solid mechanical base, looking for some TLC and remedial work on the cosmetics. Asking for £3,995 ONO. Ownership thread is here: https://the-corrado.net/topic/33744-prodigalsons-g60-mot-pass-phew/ detailing the various improvements made over the years 😅
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Holy thread resurrection, Batman! 😆 Well, the time has come for me to part ways with my beloved C, after 18 years' ownership 😥 I'll be posting it in the For Sale forum shortly, but here are some nice pics of it after its recent valet:
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Aaaand for the benefit of all those who come to this thread (much much) later, here is the other thread mentioning the Passat part (3A0501639) that is identical - I returned the VW Heritage part as it was the non-ABS version and useless to me!
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Will let you know if it works for my G60... Will have a search for the thread listing Passat part code, thanks. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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nrc is right - I've just removed my O/S stub axle and the 'stub axle cover plate' (as it's called) was on the outside of the stub axle, preventing access to the 4 bolts that hold it all onto the trailing arm. So, I bent it inwards to access the 15mm bolt heads, and after removing those bolts I noticed that the bending had caused a small split where the cover plate had been forced even further onto the stub axle, so I stressed that until it broke in two and allowed me to get the stone shield off. I've ordered another cover plate from VW Heritage for £4.50 plus P&P... :thumbleft:
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Thanks! '92 N-chassis, so that'll do me [emoji106] Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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Pretty sure I can get 15 gallons (70L) in my G60 Corrado from empty, or am I fooling myself?! Asking because I need new straps and am about to press the button on the ebay item previously linked... Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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See my 'build thread', don't want to take Tomi's thread further off-topic! ;-)
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I just recently put my C in for its MOT two weeks early, so I could still drive it and get around (for parts etc!) if it failed on something minor. It did fail on a tyre (low tread -fair enough, and easy to fix!) and also a headlight being too deteriorated(...?) Got an early lens from clumpy1 in case it was my glass, but noticed the silver was in bad shape on the reflector also, so patched that up too with aluminium tape. Finally fitted a pair of Philips extreme-something-or-other bulbs (I'm not running my uprated loom at the mo, as it has previously failed MOT due to lack of dim sidelights). Before: After: Early glass: Long story short, it passed, so off to France next weekend, for a bit of a roadtrip to a mate's wedding :-D
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Cheers slot, I've had PMs with Tomi, but his reflectors wouldn't get here quick enough for my MOT today. Had to get creative, but it worked and I have a pass. :-D
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Hi Stonejag, Do you have the left (passenger) side headlight reflector, and is it in reasonable condition (shiny and not dull/yellowed)? If so, I'm interested. Cheers!
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Hi tomi, Are you in the UK? Will you post these first class (for next-day delivery) with insurance at that price? Let me know, thanks ;-)
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Boost got rid of his C but has a Golf and a Polo now for him and his missus, so he's still in 'the family' ;-) He's recently got himself a 3D printer and is proper handy with CAD, so I'm gonna ask him to make some bits of obsolete trim. If he upgrades to one of those laser sintered metal powder printers I'd ask for mechanical and bodywork parts too! :-D
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Hold that thought - I have fresh glass being delivered late next week so may not need yours...
