Cluffstarr

Sorry but off topic but what do you have? All I really need is a good driver's seat for mine which is early vr6 interior. Cloth with diagonal grey stripe over black with purple/green fleck Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Dazz beat me to it! Would be interested to know if you aren't able to sell to dazz above. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi, Sounds like a good idea - can you message me / email me to talk about cost per metre or how much you have etc?? And any pics of you have some?? Email is [email protected] Many thanks, Cluffy Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Afternoon all, I'm after a replacement seat (driver's or passenger's) with the pattern / material in the attached photo. The grey stripe stitch has become threadbare on my driver's seat. I'm not holding out a lot of hope to get one but it's either this or a replacement interior and I'm not a huge fan of the other cloth ones (although the later design in charcoal black seems OK). Leather is not a financially viable option for me at the minute... I also could do with a replacement splitter (90mm) to replace mine with splits/bits missing in the corners Finally, if anyone has a nearside / passenger headlight then let me know? Cheers, Cluffy

You have a pm about the splitter(s) :)

I did replace that sensor but it made no difference. I bridged the wires and what I believe was a slower fan came on so think the wiring is ok. I have a third relay switch/box to try but I haven't had the opportunity to take the car on a long drive for a while so not been up to temp... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cheers Dox. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I had thought that but the style of mine don't appear available anywhere I've searched!! Mine is the one with the diagonal light grey dark grey stripes with a green flek in the material. I'm not a big fan of the plain grey / g60 cloth interiors, although what I believe is the latest interior is quite nice. There was a cream leather interior on eBay an hour ago but just looked again and it's gone already... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi all, Been a while since posting. Not too much been happening on my Corrado. I got the bumper back on with the help of a friend. I basically had to hold it up to the car with one bracket attached and then inch the bumper onto the other bracket, tightening as I went... I had the codes read by a colleague with VAG-COM and found the Cam Sensor was being reported as faulty with an Open or Short Circuit. Having replaced this with a new one from TPS (quite pricey!) the car seems to run much better and some starting issues I've been having appear to be much improved. It's not quite perfect I don't think but I think with the service I'm planning and a replacement cat-back exhaust, whatever remaining ponies that are currently missing will be found again :) On another note, I'm looking to sort my interior out a bit. The door cards need a bit of attention and the driver's seat base is getting threadbare in places. Can anyone recommend any automotive upholsterers? There are hundreds around for leather, but as mine isn't (and I cant afford a replacement leather interior - if one were available...) I would like to repair my seat and make the best of what I have. Look forward to hearing any suggestions! Cluffy

You have a pm regarding the alloys [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi, Well that's a big relief and thanks so much for the feedback. That for sure would be the harder and more expensive to sort (but I couldn't see anything was wrong...). I thought maybe the brackets were on wrong but when I took them off, I took car to keep them on the correct side of the bumper I took off, and it seems they only go on one way as one has a protrusion that would impinge on putting the bumper on as it would hit the bottom of the slam panel under the main headlights... It could be one of the brackets are bent I guess. But still doesn't explain how it fitted before...! Will take another look at if I made a boob with the brackets I guess!

Afternoon All, Well I really need some help now... I've built up the bumper with the replacement iron back on and the two connecting irons. However, now when I offer up the bumper to the car, irons seems to be too close together to fit into the two slots either side of the rad?? I've measured the openings on the car are 94cm apart, whereas the connecting irons are just 90cm at their closest points??!! The thing is, I measured up the old battered iron that I've replaced, and all the measurements still pretty much line up and the slots on the car all seem straight / without damage... If someone has their bumper off their car, would the be able to measure the distance between the slots at the nearest point and also the same for the connecting irons? Cant think what could be wrong. Many thanks in advance for any help someone could pass on to me. Cluffy

OK, further reading suggests I just need to be sure to get a VR6 Slam panel...

After hunting around, there appear to be a few slam panels on EBay, but seems there are different types based on the car spec or age? The horns on my car are in front of the passenger front wheel, where as on some I've seen they're in the middle, behind where the grille sits? Any advice going forward would be much appreciated as I don't want to have to extensively modify the car! Cluffy

Now it becomes clear. So to fix, I basically need to remove the front end of the car with the engine supported and drain the power steering. I think I will be leaving this whole job until winter when the car is tucked up in the garage! But thanks for the patient explanations of everything - I now see how the damaged part is part of the upper scuttle panel which is bolted down below. I will do a clean-up of the rusty area for now, cleaning off the rust and getting some primer and stonechip on there before removing it all over the winter and getting it sorted properly. In the mean time I will keep an eye out / email breakers for a replacement good condition slam panel including the lower part. Anyone know of one / have one? Cheers in advance, Cluffy

Hi, thanks for the feedback - when you do this, the engine will need supporting at the front I assume? What would you recommend to use to plug the power steering pipe (I'm expecting this to **** fluid everywhere...!) Cheers again, Cluffy

Evening all, No one can help? I'm pretty sure a chunk of front end needs to come off to remove the metal work in front of the rad. I think I'm going to do a temporary tidy up job as I need to use the car in a few days so wont be able to take it apart as much as necessary to get the whole front end off and powder coated/blasted... Ordered a replacement bumper iron reinforcement piece so hoping this will square up the bumper when refitted Kieran

Afternoon All, I took the opportunity to remove the front bumper this morning as it wasn't well aligned, plus I want to remove and clean the crank sensor area as it's a bit grubby down there and want to eliminate that from the drive issues I'm having. It turns out I should've haggled a few quid more off the car when I bought as I found what I have in the attached pictures (apologies - photobucket is playing up for me today and I cant see any library images to paste into this post)... I looks like the car's been in a lowish speed bump by a previous owner. They've replaced just the plastic outer bumper part and left the wonky metal bumper support panel that holds the fogs/indicators. Which, I guess is why it was not level on the front of the car. The chassis legs etc seem straight, but I'll also need to sort the piece in the middle of the front that braces the upper/lower parts as that's been dented in towards the rad.... Very frustrating! Ideally I will remove the whole front crossmember metal section and get it cleaned up along with the replacement panel for the bumper and the splitter support. Has anyone done this? Is more effort that it's worth and I should just try my best with it in situ? I should also ask before I buy something - does anyone know if VW changed the design for the bumper iron bar that I need from the early cars to the last ones? Many thanks in advance from a p1ssed off Cluffy! Early beer today!!

Well that wasn't hard - £2.51 for a conversion cable from cartool.co.uk!

Hmmm, need to keep searching for the right reader then, or at least a different cable to use with the VGATE

That's a very kind offer. I guess you confirming it, I'll just buy one. By the time I've covered the postage it'll be a third of the way to having one anyway, but thanks kindly for the offer. I've just checked and mine is the (older?) two connectors (black + white, both two pin). Does your 2004 car have the same or is it the 16 pin?

Hi Pro, cheers for the link. Just confirming it reads the OBD1 codes? That looks pretty good value!

Sorry, was lazy when I posted that. After a little research I need to check under the gearstick gaitor and see what connectors I have and go from there I guess. Surely an investment for the future to buy a reader :)

I had thought of this but perhaps glossed over it in my head after finding out how much VAGCOM was (not financially viable at the minute unless there is a 'Lite' version available?). Is it possible to check the codes with a generic reader? Mine is a 1993 car. Thanks.

Morning all, I've been enjoying the use of the car for the last week or so. The way it drives is addictive, plus I'm loving revving the thing for the higher rpm noise! It's a standard suspension setup so a bit lofty but it's keen and soaks up bumps beautifully. I do need to look into this engine hesistancy/power issue though so plan on a bigish service - change the oil and filter, new fuel filter, clean the air filter and put in new spark plugs. I will also hopefully be fitting a good used cat back stainless steel exhaust I've been offered, becuase as I've mentioned before, the present one is very crusty and I'm sure there's a blow somewhere. I have done a lot of reading on here and other VR6 specific forums about others with similar power issues and have the following list of things I want to change / investigate. If anyone can help with their feedback on my questions (or more potential things to look at) that would be great! - Check for the difference in static running with and without the MAF, plus give it a clean - Remove and clean the ISV (Is there an easy way to remove?) - Change the HT leads. I would like some 8mm Magnecor ones but they are pricey. Has anyone bought/experience of Mr-Retro-Leads off eBay. Seems good value (too good to be true?) - Test the cam position sensor - best method to do this? Can it be tested off the car with a multimeter? - Remove and clean the Crank Position sensor as I read moisture around it had caused similar symptoms for one guy on vr6oc. And er, think that's about it! I will be flushing the Gearbox Oil too. I see Redline MT90 is highly recommended on here...? Look forward to any thoughts / comments / dos / don'ts you guys may have. I will be collecting the bits and pieces together over the coming couple of weeks and doing the work at the back end of July as want to do it all in one hit (I wont get the exhaust for a couple of weeks). Cluffy