Andy Brookes

They are definetly more compliant. I use to have the eibach's and they shock the car to bits. H&R's nearly ride like standard suspension. Well worth the extra couple of pounds.

See this topic for more details including the Lister Storm. http://the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/viewtopic. ... ght=lister

My first encounter with a Corrado was is 1989, I had just been to the Comedy Store in Lester Square with a couple of mates, we were walking through a really crowded area on our way to catch the night bus home.....then the crowd kind of split and this LHD nugget yellow G60 appeared, jaw dropped to the ground and have been hooked ever since. It wasn't until 1995 that I was able to buy my first Corrado, it was an early 91 black G60 with 100000 miles on it. Seem to remember paying around around 6.5k for it, which was very cheap then seeing as it was only 4/5 years old. Unfortunately my driving license already had 6 points on it due to a couple of silly speeding offences in my Scirocco Storm. Then I got caught doing 109 on the M4 in the company diesel Astra (oh the shame of it!) which gave me a 6 month ban and the C had to go. I only had that one for 6 months in all. Various cars later, a bit of a cleaner license and no girlfriend to worry about, I went in search of my next Corrado in 1998. I found this one in a very strange manner. Had been looking in all the usual places for a few weeks but nothing had taken my fancy, went away for the weekend with a couple of friends and a couple of other people on a nice 40' yacht across to the Isle of Wright. One of the other people I didn't know was an older chap, say late 40's early 50's, right old character and was known as geezer by everyone. Anyway got talking and he suddenly got on to the subject of cars and started spouting on about this car he had for sale..... It was a Corrado, LHD, Aircon, strange interior.........interesting very interesting, also bizarre i'm thinking to myself to be sat on the back of a Yacht talking to a stranger that has a Corrado for sale and i'm looking for one. It turns out that this guy would go out to Germany every year and bring back a big American Trans am or something like that and then resell it in the UK, apparently making a tidy profit. The last year he had gone out he couldn't find any American rubbish, but found this little Corrado instead and bought that home. Next day he shows me the car and its like no Corrado I have ever seen before, well on the inside anyway. Lovely Dark Violet Pearl on the outside, black cloth seats....but then the strange bits, purple stitching on the seats and this purple ribbed plastic material on the back of the seats and the door card inserts. Was a little taken back at first but warmed to it in the end. A deal was struck and it was mine. First of all I wanted to know what all this purple stuff was all about inside the car. After much research on the internet I found out that my C was a special edition called the Jet, I believe only sold in Germany. Many hours of subtle modding later we cruised the streets for around 2.5 years with the reg G60 GO. During this time I also became membership secretary of the CCGB and also started the Corrado-UK E/Yahoo group. Unfortunately due to redundancy I had to sell the C. I'm sure a lot of you will know the current owner Nigel Brookes (yep same surname, no relation, aka G60JET). So to chapter 3, I'm currently looking for my next Corrado. Edit: Added pics of G60 GO at Gti International in 2001

Not something simple like immobiliser is it phat.....easy to go to deep when your get in this situation.

opps! nasty. I had a small accident in my old G60, a guy on a pedal bike managed to get his pedal clipped in behind my rearbumper, this resulted in one dismounted said bloke and a dismounted rear bumper both spinning in the road!!! All the clips had broken on the bumper. I fitted it by removing the metal part of the bumper (bumper irons) and screwed the two together with big self tappers and cage nuts, obviously all inside and out of sight. Got it resprayed and popped it back on. Would think the same is true for the front bumper, think all your clips have broken, they use a wedged piece off plastic to hold them in which get lost too.

Sure is on autotrader, rang the guy up, he has only had it two weeks. Gave me a sob story about the wife getting pregnant..... poor chap! But he also told me he was only the 3rd owner. Decided to give it a miss as things didnt ring true and it was in Wales.....to far.

Anyone come across these peps before? Claim to sell charger rebuild kits and be able to send chargers off to Germany for rebuild. http://www.expert-tecnik.com/

http://www.schimmelperformance.com/index2.html Just found this for more pics. Old thread I know.

As subject. Anyone know any history? Cheers Andy

Estoril's are the standard wheels for 16V 2.0l http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... gory=28648

IMO looks good from a distance, but not sure close up. The lights just dont match the wings unless you start adding some metal etc... All the C's I have seen with them seem to have a grill spoiler fitted, I guess to help hide the fact they dont fit quite right.

I popped down to see Simon Frairs on saturday to see if he had any window winders for the seat as it broke on friday. We had a good old chat cos I hadnt seen him in ages and we got talking about Baz and his 4 motion...sounds a bit of a beast. I then got an email from old Musty Munyard about Baz having a friend who had a storm for sale......and now his 4 Motion appears in the background of your photos. Havent seen baz for maybe 5 years now, but he turns up all over the place within a couple of days!! Small world this VW world! Andy

If yours is a K reg it should have the bar type hangers, which are the same as the VR and 2.0 16V. You will also have the late humped bonnet and the 70l fuel tank.

What year is you G60, see this post for an explaination of exhaust types. http://the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9360 Cheers Andy

Looking damn fine James, you have great taste. Thats not Barry Pope's 4 motion in the back ground is it? Andy

Me and the missus

I fitted Eibachs to a corrado a long time ago and had the same problem, there also gave a really bad ride. H&R's are 10 times better. Andy

Good luck on getting it done Ben, you are sure to some hugh bags under your eyes come early may!

Here's the doc minus the pics Corrado Cosmetic Surgery!! No I’m not talking of silicon additions or removal of wrinkles here, I’m talking car facelift’s! The Corrado received a little bit of a facelift here and there over the years. Not all the modifications are as obvious as you would think. This is not an exhaustive list as I’m sure there are many hidden (lots of mechanical) updates that only a very thorough search of the VW archives would unveil. The dates for each change over are build dates (month end), not UK registration dates, remember that cars can be registered a significant time after they were built. Body Changes The end of August 1991 was a big change over time for the exterior of the Corrado. The new exterior started from chassis number 50-N-000 001 and included the following changes. All 1.8 16V’s were built before August 1991; The G60 was built until August 1992 so exist in both forms. The VR6. 2.0 16V and 2.0 8V were all built after this date so all have the new exterior. Bonnet The bonnet changed to allow the up and coming fitment of the tall VR6 engine. The bonnets have 2 creases running from the windscreen to the tip of the bonnet around 12” in from the wings, the area between the creases on the early bonnet is lower than the outer areas of the bonnet, this area is raised on the later models. All 1.8 16V’s have the early bonnet. The G60 had both fitted in its life. The VR6. 2.0 16V and 2.0 8V only had the later bonnet. Grill The early grill is a 7-slat grill and the later is a 3-s lat grill. The later grill can be fitted to the early cars with some modifications to the mounting positions. Headlamps The headlamp lenses and the plastic outside trim ring were made larger to fill the gap between the wing and headlamp; you have to look closely to notice this. The rest of the lamp is the same, so early lamps can be fitted with later lenses and trim rings. Bumpers The moulding line around the top of the bumper was changed, on the early bumpers the line swept around and finished on the top surface of the bumper. The later version simply fades out at the same level as the rest of the line. The fog lamp and indicator recesses are modified on the front bumper. Front Fog Lamps and Indicators The early fog lamps and indicators are near vertical in relation to the ground and are set back slightly in the bumper. Later units are flush with the front of the bumper and are set at the same angle as the bumper face. Rubber bump strips The Corrado has rubber bump strips along the front wings, doors and rear wing. The later cars have slightly larger profile strips to stop the dreaded carpark denter! Front Wings The wings were made very slightly wider to accommodate the wider track of the VR6. This can only really be noticed if you park a late and early car next to each other. Early Front End Late Front End Those are the changes that were made to the exterior in August 1991, at the same time the petrol tank was changed in size from 55 to 70 litres, this decreased the boot depth slightly on the later cars. The exhaust also changed quite significantly, the new exhaust was suspended from the car using bar type hangers rather the earlier hook hangers, the exhaust was routed a little differently as well. The early and late exhaust is not exchangeable. I have fitted a VR6 Magnex exhaust to my 92 G60 with no modifications; even the bore is the same at the joint to the Cat pipe. Interior Changes In August 1992 the interior was given a makeover, this coincided with the demise of the G60 so all G60’s were built with the early interior. The VR6 and the 2.0 16V were launched in the spring/early summer of 1992, so there are a few of these early VR6 and 2.0 16V’s with the early interior around (not many). I believe all the 2.0 8V’s have the late interior. The new interior starts at chassis number 50-N-035 000. Dashboard The dashboard itself changed, the lines are slightly softer but the overall shape is the same. The heater controls were changed to three rotary knobs from the original slider type. The air vents are softer edged. The glove box lid and handle are again softer edged in form. The switches for lights and heated rear window etc were changed to a push type rather than the early rocker switches. The wiper and indicator stalks were changed to the MK3 Golf smooth edged type from the MK2 Golf sharp edged type. Finally the ashtray and cigarette lighter were changed. Door Panels The interior door panels were updated to reflect the changes to the Dashboard, the changes included new electric window switches in the door pockets rather than the quite awkward to use switches in the door panel. New door pockets to house the new switches and round speaker grills. New door release handles to replace the previous handles that started their life in Scirocco’s and different door locking pins with fancy knobbly bits on the end. Seats The seats changed subtly with the addition or a lower plastic cowl and a revision to the feel and look of the seat back release lever. Early Interior Late interior There were other changes that do not fit into the above time scales. The instrument panel The instrument panel changed a couple of times rather than just the once. From 7/88 to 7/90 (up to chassis 50-L-035 000) the instruments were Analogue with white dial needles. From 8/90 to 7/92 (from chassis 50-M-000 001 to 50-N-035 000) the instruments where Digital with white dial needles. From 8/92 to 7/95 (from chassis 50-P-000 001)the instruments were Digital with red dial needles. Sill Scuff plates Bit of a strange one this, as it seems very inconstant. The sill scuff plates are mostly just plain plastic but for a short period (3/91 to 4/93 ) a plate with “Corrado” was fitted to some cars. Front Spoiler Anyone who has lowered their Corrado will know that the spoiler regularly touches down if you drive hard, well from 8/94 (from chassis no 50-S-000 001) a smaller spoiler was fitted, this is directly interchangeable with the early deep spoiler. Door Handles The door handles changed from 6/92 (from chassis no 50-N-015 171), a small lip around the lock in the door handle is the most notable change. But it goes a little deeper than that, the handles now include a switch in them for the central locking rather than using a switch in the actuator within the door. This makes the lock easier to operate with your key; I believe it also coincides with the door lock being able to close the sunroof as well as the windows. Door Lock Cap From 7/92 (from chassis no 50-N-020 001) a black cap was fitted over the door lock to cover up the lock in the door shut. Badges All G60’s and 1.8 16V’s colour coded Corrado badges and red G60 or 16V badges. For the UK market there was a “supercharged” badge, this was meant to be fitted by the dealers before sale, but not all G60’s had them fitted by the dealers. VR6 and 2.0 16V where fitted with the colour coded Corrado badges and red VR6 or 16V badges until around 7/93, after this date the badges where chrome. The 2.0 8V only came with chrome badges, only Corrado was shown on the rear of the car. Early Badges Late Badges Steering Wheel This seems a little unclear as people change steering wheels on their cars but from what I can work out the steering wheel changed from the 4 spoke design to the 3 spoke type from 8/91. Immobiliser A factory fitted immobiliser was fitted from 9/94 (from chassis number 50-S-000 718). The immobiliser is a passive type that senses that the right key is being used to start the car. If you know of any other changes that happened, please give me a shout at mailto:[email protected]

http://the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9360 see this post for a good guide I posted yesterday

My mates just bought an electric bin that opens when you get near it.......the door of the bin looks very similar to that nasty spolier on the back of the crossfire. what where they thinking of " Seamlessly integrated into the body" I dont think so!!!!! American engineering car be very crude, best stick to big tractors I think!

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please go ahead Cheers Andy

Hi All, Someone was asking about the differences between early and late C's earlier (relating to the exhaust). I wrote this article for the sprinter many moons ago, not sure if it ever made it, but here it is for all to read now. Cheers Andy

Manufacturer Volkswagen Model CORRADO 16V Body type coupe Colour Red Fuel type Petrol Date manufactured 31 December 1990 Number of previous owners 1 Last owner change 01 September 1990 Look at this, the old chap has owned from nearly new, I guess it was demo. What a lovely old chap. Andy