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im glad you thought so too Jim talk about trying to take advantage of a part being obsolete!

ha ha I made it up lol it was just in reference to your corrado cherry being popped :)

£400 What the actual f***!!!!

cool will take a look

yeah they definitely don't look right im not in the VR today so cant nip out & take you some pics of mine, howerver, if youlook on page 2 of my build thread you can clearly see the top rad hose & how it runs across to the expansion tank & then behind the the block http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?44751-g0ldf1ng3r-s-VR-amp-return-of-the-valver-VR-wheel-swap/page2

nice popping :)

Refox that is awesome information & detail. I will read both parts with great interest thank you :)

if your front shocks & springs are new then I would imagine the front setup is fairly close to factory - what is the bonnet dip & rise like when you brake hard or accelerate hard? I know my VR before the KW fitting used to dip & rise quite a lot, however the shocks/springs which were replaced were probably the originals how old is the rear setup? suspension has increased in over the past 5 years, I paid £600 for my V1's direct from KW all that time ago, they are now around the £750 mark no offence but £400 is not going to go far in terms of coilovers other than the cheaper brands which do not perform or last very well perhaps it would be suitable to refresh the rear shocks & springs & then see how your body roll is, if at which point you want it a bit firmer then you could look at front &/or rear strut braces to further reduce the up & down travel & thus hopefully get the ride you desire there are a fair few on here that like the bilstein B12 setup, IIRC, but I have no experience of them nor any idea about costs - hopefully someone will chip in about them for you

fingers crossed you have Rog!

I agree Dox & TBH ive thought of doing that with one of the track pictures of the race rado in Scotland, the G60 turbo thread one I think

slabbed?? keh?

here is another... & one of all 3 toghether...

Thanks Chris I will tell her you said that & she will be chuffed! think ive a couple on my phone, will put them up in a moment & yes it is totally standard apart from a SS exhaust

oh dear - doubt I will be watching top gear again in the future....well, apart from the repeats on dave

LOL it is a standard feature that came with the car m8, check with your local stealership ;) I use the gap in between the slide forward & backwards handle on the passenger seat...

I understand these 'pop-out' cup holders are nice & like the ashtray version, good work. however, I thought I would share my cup holder which is a cracking fit for many size receptacles, requires zero modifications, has no potential spill issues & doesn't get in the way of anything..... ;)

if it is wallowy it will be the dampers at fault. ARB's are solid & as such shouldn't degrade over time in terms of the benefit they provide. strut braces simply add to the stiffness of your dampers by further restricting the up & down movement it really boils down to what I said in my post to someone else on the previous page of this thread "price will be one of your main factors what budget have you in mind? also, when you say 'handling' what are you after? IE as close to OE as possible, a nice smooth ride & no desire to adjust height or the ability to set ride height & damper settings?"

ive always loved that one too m8, its a cracker :)

indeed Dox...but these are not my best pics ;) lol

& the gf's storm...

I will jump on this band wagon :) here is one I took last night by coincidence...

Yes im sure VW spent much time in getting what they think was the correct suspension, distributed along with the rest of the car however, I would imagine that as KW used to provide the suspension for the Porsche Cup racing cars they more than likely spent a lot of money specifically on suspension buy crap suspension, get a crap ride. buy good suspension, get the ride you specifically want

hi Rams hope you're well :)

im sure from looking at the pics I have roose motorsport hoses fitted on my VR, you could try looking at their page & comparing them to the forge ones you have linky.... http://roosemotorsport.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_97_191&products_id=1493 edit: in case you are unaware roose motorsport had someone send them their VR VW hoses for them to make a match

mmmm gotta love driving a 20 year old car & some random in the petrol station wonders over & says 'wow m8 that's a lovely corrado, beautiful colour, how much would you sell it for?' :D lol