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There is more to the tale to tell..... Some of you may have seen the pics of my 1st rado, the white 1.8 16v, on my build thread or on the post i put asking where it could be.... When i was collecting the VR from stealth on saturday 2 weeks ago we were chatting while i was waiting for vince, as he was tweaking a map for a golf he had on the rollers, & i mentioned my old valver & the reg as it still sticks in my mind After i had a great drive home as a happy customer i relaxed for the evening & wok on sunday to find a text from vince with a link to ebay as his colleague had seen my valver on sale on ebay.....& the auction was due to end that evening about 20.40 after a day & evening of turmoil & 'should i, shouldnt' i kind of discussions with myself i could not resist & managed to win the auction & at £10 less than i sold her for about 7 years ago after a journey to manchester on saturday & having had a good look round her & a quick test drive i handed over the money & enjoyed a troublesome drive back to the west midlands i regretted selling it from the very moment it drove away from me & im still a little bit in shock that i have her back.....albeit missing the kamei front skirt & has a few issues needing fixing but it still has the sides & rear skirts, still has the full stainless powerflow exhaust i put on it, sunroof still works & even still has the small infinity speakers i upgraded in the dash!! new build thread will be due here lol

After a troublesome few months of my VR to'ing & fro'ing between home & stealth i thought it about time i updated my build thread Long story short i put her into stealth back in Oct last year, approx 150K on the clock, for a head rebuild & some functional & some shiny upgrades & there ensued several months of gremlins causing many a trip to stealth & back from west midlands Upon reflection i have concluded that some of the issues were a combination of old worn parts, new parts failing when installed, a mass of work done but not quite a full rebuild (resulting in chasing a problem round until all factors in the equation were found & fixed) & an unfortunate lack of attention to detail & presentation in work. I have to thank Vince for being the customer focused person he is & congratulate him on managing to keep my faith in stealth & himself during the very difficult period of tackling said gremlins. There was a mixture of bad workmanship & bad luck, with several brand new parts failing, but Vince made sure he tackled all of the issues & in the end produced a superb result & a happy customer. I also have to thank him for all of his efforts to keep my costs down during difficult period. Those several months resulted in the following being done: Head rebuild inc new gaskets, valve seals, re-seated valves etc etc(this was done twice as vince re-done all work to make sure all issues were fixed) Full set of chains & tensioner's Schimmel 263 cams BMC CDA Custom stealth ECU remap - graphs to follow Roose motorosport hoses & clips, full set Thermostat & housing Primary & auxilary (electric) water pumps All 3 cooling temp sensors Oil temp sensor golf V5 starter motor Vibratechnics front engine mount OEM rear gearbox mount Valeo clutch with revised release bearing (as the original shed its grease & the 2nd one chirped like crazy) & new clutch arm assembly etc Sump oil pump Sump & gasket Core plug Battery Valeo heater matrix Full set of golf VR engine rebuild polished stainless bolts & washers from liquid metal refinement Vince also took my inlet manifold to the body shop he knew & had the couple of deep scratches they had accidentally made flatted & polished out Oh & im currently awaiting some of daves16v fine work in the form of shiny stainless kits for the slam panel & a few other bits & now the part we all wait for.......pictures.....

good work Jim, appreciated!! am liking it :D

I had this with my VR too & the gf had it with her storm - mine was some time ago but the gf's was only changed a few months back i have a feeling the late VR cables are no longer available from VW as my mechanic struggled to get get one which fitted correctly for the gf however, with a new cable the throttle feel is vastly improved :D

Tidy Done :)

ha ha ha priceless!!!!!! good on ya kev :D

Tidy! im normally in my blackberry VR - plate ends in TEC

Oooo you were in solihull. i work in shirley & have seen a couple of rado's about but not very often. what colour & model have you?

your right G60 CS the electric window switches are on the door card about knee height also, the internal door handles are a different shape & the drivers side does not have the electric wing mirror adjuster on it early door cards have the wing mirror adjuster on the top section of the door card also the side pockets are slightly different & have a different grill hope that helps

^^^^ what he said! Plus, stick a BMC on a VR & it turns into the growl into a monster roar when floored :D

Oooo a mk1 caddy, tidy!! we always welcome more pics here ;)

Welcome. Not many nuggets around so there is a chance it was someone's on here pity its not starting - if you put a post in the engine bay section im sure our lovely members will offer help ;)

Whoa!!! they looks seriously tidy!! the batmobile details is excellent a rado version would be mint :D

indeed EJ - i think many people on here under value them despite all the hard work [& hard cash] they put into them articles like this are becoming ever increasingly common & with the plethora of very complimenting reviews from when the rado's were first manufactured 'us' the owners & forum members should be welcoming increased prices personally i have doubled the insured value of mine this year compared to last year now, due to all the work put into it, & the recent post & experience of DPS on here proves the insurers are starting to be on our side about value too...... quote "The valuation company called to say they agreed their initial offer did not reflect the true value of the car. They now placed it somewhere between 2.5 and 3.5 times the amount of their first offer and following my photographic evidence of her condition this was likely in the higher end"

good point Dox if there are more than 1 key & they have different code chips in them it will cause the engine to start & then cut out - i had this when i changed my ignition barrel FYI if it is related it should be possible to split the plastic part of the key & swap the chip over ;) Rishi - if you do a search on here there was a recent post about the collar....in fact ive found it as i had posted on it - try this http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?t=85523

could it possibly be something to do with the immobiliser collar around the ignition that is not communicating with the immobiliser itself IIRC someone on here had a similar issue & it turned out to be a fault with the wire which goes from the collar to the fuse board

Winner!!!!

superb! thanks jim & joe i had seen the image was open slat but thought id ask anna to confirm just in case it was a stock image as you say anna - quick response as ever & thank you for confirmation :)

Anna - could you please confirm if the 'late' grille is the summer type with open slats? rather than the so called 'winter' type which has the closed slots in the grille thanks

Halfords will indeed mix up the paint for you & in relatively small quantities too. Though i doubt they would be in aerosol can form - mine was just in a small pot

Winner!!! Well done for hanging in there!

Good luck wit this DPS! The thread started with such sadness but the support & solidarity of this forum has hopefully turned it on its head & you will back in your rado with a huge grin very soon :)

Ive not long renewed my VR insurance & found Martin at HIC to be very helpful. They will cover mods & also offer agreed value for modded cars. Martin produced the lowest quote i could find without compromising the policy. He posts on here m8

I saw this yesterday too Jim & agree though its a way off at least the GOV have restarted the rolling scheme. Fingers crossed the rado's will get a nice value increase when it happens - i know from working on the camper vans that those which qualify for tax exemption always demand a higher figure 20 ish years for my VR but only another 4 for my dads 911 - which should hopefully coincide with getting it back on the road :D

IIRC does removing said snorkel not have a detrimental effect on the way the air flow is designed to move through the standard air box?