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While stripping my Corrado down for painting yesterday, I discovered a yellow plug and a yellow socket behind the passenger side headlight. For whatever reason, they are unplugged. Does anyone know what they are for? My car has an uprated headlight wiring loom if that makes any difference. One of them was connected to an electrical component on the inner wing. Everything seems to be working on the car, so I'm reluctant to put them together. :D

Do these late G60s have the later bonnet, wings and grille?

Looking for a good condition number plate plinth please. :) Thanks.

It's just typical that when I really don't want to be spending any more money on my car, a really tasty part like this turns up - in my city! :D

Yeah, I had noticed some rust there. But, my near future plans include getting it fully undersealed and cavity waxed, so I'll get the hidden parts of it done then. :)

Mine was broken on the drivers side, so I placed the rod in the correct location, and used two small cable ties tho hold them together. Still works perfectly. :) You'll need to remove the doorcard to get to it, but I would also recommend removing the door handle too, makes it easier. :)

Well, today I took her to the painters for her full paint refresh. To be honest, this is a little OTT, as the car is generally very presentable. However, there are quite a few small marks around the car, and getting it all sorted at once seems like better value in the long run. Anyways, so I negotiated a discounted rate if I went and helped him strip some of the parts from the car. I started this morning by removing the side bump strips. I did this by pouring boiling water down the length of the strip, and then using a plastic Bojo scraper tool to cut through the self adhesive backing. At the paintshop, I dropped the headlining so that I could remove the complete sunroof cartridge, and the bee sting aerial. I then removed the door cards, so that I could unplug the wiring for the electric mirrors. The screws for the mirrors are accessed from the outside, by twisting the top of the mirror by 45deg. Residue left from the bump strips. This metal brace has seen better days! He's going to clean it up and paint it again. It won't be perfect, but it's being hidden by the headlight and the grill. The paint has just started bubbling around the side repeaters. I had noticed some bubbling around the drivers handle. It looks like the car has been broken into at some point, and the standard of the repair hasn't been great. Plenty of filler. A little bit of rust in the fuel filler area And quite a bit of rust around the number plate light recess. Glad I've caught this now, as it was getting pretty bad by the look of it. I would recommend that everyone check for this, as I'm guessing the factory rust proofing has been inadequate in this area. The rear number plate plinth is ruined. :( It had gone completely brittle, and just came apart. I was being very careful and using a heat gun, but it made no difference sadly. She should be ready in about a week. Looking forward to getting her back with her fresh paint.

That is stunning.

A few of my previous cars Oak Green MK2 Golf GTi 8v Jaguar X300 XJR6. 4.0 supercharged straight 6, picked up at auction for £350 with tax and mot! Corrado VR6 Corrado 2.0 16v S13 200SX S14a 200sx Toyota Supra non turbo 6 speed SZ-R + BBS LM wheels My two turbo Supras The nearest one had a big aftermarket turbo and 500hp. 6 speed manual, loads of chassis work, a race car for the road. The rear one was a 450hp auto, and was a very rapid grand tourer. Seductive 5 cylinder turbo engine note, 300hp and 4wd. Full leather and air con. If the boot was a bit bigger, and it was better on fuel, it would have been the perfect car. BMW E39 530D Great car, and good at everything. Just a bit too sensible, hence my return to the Corrado fold. :) Current cars Mk1 Golf GTi 'Hatty', my summer car Amazing car, but selling shortly due to a lack of storage space. Current Corrado VR6 Daily 16v Corrado Recaro donor car. Currently doing up to sell on.

Hey guys, looking for a late headlight switch. Don't mind if it's new, secondhand, oem or copy, so long as it's in good condition and it works pproperly. Cheers. :)

I've not been able to source these. I've taken them from my 16v Donor car, but I suspect the ones that mk2 golfs use are similar.

A couple of pictures taken at the Yorkshire Air Museum at the weekend. :)

They'll leave a deep trench in the roof that they push into.

Excellent work there.

Or you could contact Furniture clinic about restoring your current leather?

Apparently the owner is a Corrado enthusiast too. :)

So was it a straight fit? And did you retain the manual winder, or does the motor fit up to it? Cheers. :)

MJ Interiors near Bradford. :) They have an excellent reputation.

Just been to a local breakers today in search of a sunroof, and allI could find was a late 90's SEAT Ibiza with a manual sunroof. Would one of these work in a Corrado?

Today, I was mostly removing the leaky sunroof from the 16v. For those of you who haven't removed a sunroof yet, it's pretty easy. Just drop the roof lining, disconnect the motor, and then there's just a series of bolts to undo around the outside. And just to stop any rain from coming in, I removed the gutter strips from the roof, then tucked a large bin liner in the gaps, in the windscreen seal, and the bootlid. Should hold up okay (I hope :D ) Having looked at the parts in the sunroof mechanism, I think it's going to be best to get a complete sunroof from another car. More on that to follow. Having been stumped with the sunroof for now, I decided to start looking at removing the aircon from the 16v. I started by removing the switch from the drivers side of the dash. Then i pushed the loom back though the dash, noting any connections that I'll need to make on the VR6. Connectors from dash switch Some form of resistor? Connections to stock blower loom Illumination? A preview of the air con boxes under the dash Next job will be to remove the dash...

I know of a low mileage twilight violet one for sale in Cornwall. Looks in very good order, though needs a new roof lining. Two owners since new (one was VW). We wants at least £5250, and won't budge on price at all. Not connected to the seller, I was trying to buy it myself, but I didn't want to pay his asking price.

I've already got all the aircon parts from a 16v, and would also rather keep it original-ish.

I gather. But I can Tackle it in bits, the critical part is getting all the interior stuff done quickly while the dash is out. And I have no idea of the layout at the moment.

Exactly my concern.

Congratulations. :) And welcome to the club. These are great cars.