James.

Brilliant, I can’t wait to see this. Looks like weather behaved as well 🙂.

I used some soft foam on one of mine. Springs back and doesn’t squeak.

It was available as part of a Sky subscription, but as it’s now owned by Disney+, it seems to be getting hawked around. I would have liked to see the programme “live”, but happy to settle for seeing it at a later date on youtube etc 😎

Definitely not OE. Redundant tracker ? It’s not ticking is it 😳

Nice. Just as others have said, easy to live with, easy to work on (all that space in the engine bay is a blessing at times), but be cautious with parts (lights especially) as parts are getting hard. Fun to drive and rarer (by some way) than a Storm. What’s not to like 🙂. I had Estorils on my first Corrado. They had diamond cut faces ( they were an option at the time) and looked great. Having run mine everyday for ten years, I’d recommend changing the wiper arms/blades to aero type. As the standards are hopeless. Lupo GTI or Audi TT is the way to go. You may also benefit from an upgraded headlight loom as well. There’s loads of replacement/upgraded parts available. Lastly, stick the MPG setting on the clocks and see what you can get up to on a long drive. 47.7mpg before you ask 😎.

I swear down when I saw what it had done to all the other items in the roof space, I felt sick thinking about the leather interior I have sat up there 😞. Alright, it’s in a well used condition, but so far all seems ok 🙂.

The way parts are now, not as much as I’d like. I really should have had better foresight and hoarded more. Hey ho 😞. 90mm spoiler - 10 years Battery cover - 12 years Bonnet foam - 12 years Various bolts / nic naks from Germany. Bought some door striker pins last week for the 8v. Found a set in the boot of the VR 🙄. Along with door to jamb foams, bonnet pin / slam panel plastic shrouds and other forgotten about trinkets.

Welcome fellow 8v owner 🙂. Are you engine code 2E or ADY ? (just curious). We like pictures round here. Feel free to share.

They’re buried in the roof of the garage under the 8v interior at the moment. Are you in a rush ? As I may have a spare glove box cover as well, but I’ll have to check.

On my glovebox, VW covered the recess and then trimmed the rest. They use a process called skiving to taper the adjoining edges of the material. Granted mine is leather and may lend itself better to the process (as it’s thicker) , but may be worth a try. If it’s thin material then machine stitching is a lot easier than you think. The use of a french seam would also help with the visual appearance of the end product.

281k is brilliant. Hope I can get to that one day.

Strange you mention that (not the usual thread of conversation is it🙂). We live backing onto fields, so have grown up with mice, but the last twelve months has seen them chew/eat practically anything. I’ve never had them in the garage until late last year. They’ve eaten their way through my home brew and camping gear, all the caps from my stash of screen wash, foam from my bike rack, leather from a spare (mint) steering wheel, and get this, the plastic petrol cap to my lawn mover (right through it). And don’t even get me started on what they’ve done through the house ( Pricks ate all my Ibuprofen last month !). The common theme has always been that they’ve mostly nibbled/eaten where there’s been human physical touch with an item (residual finger grease perhaps ?). I’m wearing gloves round the clock from now on 😄

There was a spate of cars/bikes being shipped abroad (Poland for one) a number of years back. And whilst I’m not abdicating such action, it does ask the question whether this would be a workable solution in the coming years. If you’re capable/willing to strip and scuff the car, perhaps a generous saving can be made ? But it does appear that there is (along with many other businesses) a backlog of work within the car repair industry, leading to those quick turnaround insurance jobs being at the top of the pile. With the rest of the jobs having to wait in line. Maybe reach out to other local classic owners/clubs and see who they recommend. There’s garages out there that do work on full cars, it’s just finding and catching them at the right time that’s the issue.

Looks great from here. Serious question though: do you prefer looking at it or driving it ? Once you get into restoring the car, driving it can fill you with fear when you realise how rare parts can be to replace (again) along with the amount of personal time and sacrifice needed to finish it. I've just had my daily 8v painted (which has been loooonng overdue), but I'm not going to let it get in the way of me enjoying it on a day to day basis. T'other one I have is a different story. But that's just because I've spent sooo much time getting to where it is now.. Sat in the garage under a dust cover. Where in the UK are you ? as it seems full hit prices differ wildly across our fair isle.

So what did she say ?

That's the next job 😎 Thanks Hasan. you've been a great help already. My working theory is to apply the acoustic treatment whilst there's nothing inside the car. Get it Mot'd and drive it around to see what the noise is like as I'm adding layers. Adding the interior will hopefully be the icing on the cake. Many thanks for the advice. Probably best to buy some of the products I've been reading up on and see where it leads me. This company looks thorough if anyone else is thinking of attempting something similar: https://www.deadening.co.uk/pages/advice

Is this an OE jacket ? I have one and could take measurements if it helps ?

That helps a great deal thanks, and I think I’ve got my head around the products/terms and their uses now. After applying the MLV and CCF to the doors, would you apply the OCF to the door cards, rear quarter cards and Even the roof ? (Working on the theory that you’d keep the OCF inside the cabin as to reduce the possibility of it absorbing moisture). Apologies for the barrage of questions.

Hasan. Whilst I’ve got the interior out, I’ll be looking to improve stereo quality and reduce road noise. Been watching vids on Silent coat installation. What are your top tips from the work you’ve carried out ? .

Cheers. It has indeed come a very long way. Honestly, I think I’ll wait till the tyres need switching out before having a change of wheel (which may be some time with the little mileage I do). But there’s a company near by that refurb wheels to a high standard, so I’ll call in and see what they’re talking to have them done. And yes, Borbet C is the model. I know people baulk at the ride height, but it’s so comfortable, I’d be sick to the back teeth if lowering it spoiled it. Again, I not long ago (mileage wise) replaced the shocks with Bilstein OE spec units, so might as well get some more value out of them. But i’d still like to have a little more knowledge on the matter: If anyone has a good recommendation for a small drop and smooth ride for an 8v then I’m all ears.

And back to the fold it returns. To say I'm happy is an understatement. There's a couple of "corrections" to be completed. But these will be done when it goes back for a machine polish. Apologies for the indoor pictures (the sunlight makes the pearl "pop") but we rolled it back in as the weather looked like it was on the turn. Picking the bumpers up in the morning, rang the screen people to come and fit a new one, and then having the other bits dropped off on Monday. Great half term project for Oscar and I to bond/fall out over. Really want a cream interior, fancy wheels and a gentle lowering kit. Must resist temptation...

Thanks Hasan. Would love a cream interior, but it already has grey leather. And to be honest that's better suited to the hard work I put my cars through. Maybe one day. First saw the colour on a VR6 in the late 90's. Owned by an old boy who had involvement at Prescott Hill Climb. Always stayed with me seeing it on a warm, bright summers day. Been my favourite since. Was hoping to get it back around Christmas. Anyway that came and went due to staffing issues and generally how everyones business is affected at the moment. So that leaves us to where we are now. Fingers crossed, the car will be back from the bodyshop on Friday. Here's some shots from when I called in earlier in the week and then again yesterday: Monday: Wednesday: It was getting painted yesterday afternoon, so I may have more photos of the finished paint by the weekend. Exciting times.

Only a couple. Slow going as I've a lot on. Just managing to dip in here and there. Sent the Clutch master way for a refurb to past parts. I've said it before, but what a service. Took less than a fortnight door to door and came back as new. Cost £90. Also ordered and received a new fuel pump from https://www.fuelpumpsonline.co.uk. It looks (at last for the time being) that this is a replacement pump for the later VDO unit. I've emailed them this morning to see if there's anything we can do, as the fuel pump from the pierburg unit is a little smaller in diameter. There's a solution out there, we just need to work out what it is. Anyone have a (working/faulty) VDO unit that they don't need anymore ? In other news, the 8V paint is nearing completion: I'll be calling in this afternoon to see the finished job. Hoping to get it trailered back on Friday, so that Oscar and I can start to rebuild it over half term next week. Oh, and fit the Clutch master !

Back in 2001 I wanted to replace my car. So I nailed it down to a White 16v Corrado and a neighbours Blue Rallye. Both were the same price at £5k and both had similar mileage and history. I drove the Rallye first, and found it underpowered and would wallow in every corner. Added to the fact that I nearly broke my knuckles on my left hand three times, reaching for the gearstick, I just wasn’t sold on it. Which was kind of upsetting as I’d sort of sold myself on it (having seen it on said neighbours drive for years). So having never driven a Corrado, I tootled off to south Manchester and test drive one. It was like night and day. The Corrado had a much more comfortable driving position (I’ve always felt like I’m sitting at a desk in Golf), had electric windows, felt quicker and handled a damn sight better. It also didn’t collect the comments about it being a MK2 with a body kit grafted on. They were both standard cars, and yes modifications could have been made to improve either, but the Corrado won the day. No regrets.

Not today. By the time I stripped the fuel pump down and got the motor out, time was up. I’ll try again tomorrow. Water pump was on for seconds. It’ll be the bearings. Kind of thought it would be, and it’s easily accessed so doesn’t worry me too much. But yes, the emphasis is on getting it running first via those small wins. The sunroof doesn’t phase me, I’ll just strip it all out and start again. Same goes for the blowers. Shame about the bodywork, but it’s collected battle scars by just standing still in the garage. I’ll drop the parcel off at the post office in the morning and have a look at the ABS soon after. I’ll update the findings 🙏🏼