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g0ldf1ng3r I note "87 jetta 16v" has one available. :) thanks phil i will check it out, very gentlmanly of you to mention it :)

thanks & my apologies kip i didnt mean offers on price as it seems more than fair, just wondered if phil doesnt have it would it be available for sale :) will keep an eye on this thread & see what happens....

hi kip if phil doesn't take ur old rad are u open 2 offers? I need 2 order 1 but am waiting for a new credit card :~

Thanks g0ldf1ng3r - yes I'm inclined to agree re the chemical treatment, VR's seem delicate enough in the cooling department. When you say £115 for oem - is that VW's supplier's price? If so who is that? sorry,when i said oem I meant non vw vw should be able to hit approx 150 if u push them enough 4 a discount :)

there is a great thread from oilman about synthetic vs mineral plus if u email oilman with ur car details he will recommend 4 u :)

ha nice!! my m8 commented the other day, when travelling to london & back from the midlands, that he saw 6 ferrari's but not 1 corrado.......common as muck i told him them ferrari's are!! :lol:

I spoke to my local vw last week as I too need to replace my vr's rad they quoted approx £180 + vat as list price but with some haggling I reckon they should go to about £160inc compared to approx £115 for oem I personally think it's worth t extra spend 4 genuine RE the rad seal, I think I hav read very bad things on here about using it on a vr.....thus I'm staying well away

sounds like whoever brought the rado got a right good deal!!!!! veedub to vauxhall :cuckoo:

ha ha ha!!!! pmsl :clap:

Don't you have to be within touching distance (or even within sight) to beat them through the twisty bits? ha ha ha ha ha!!!!

any chance of a link pls odub? purchase is pending :)

again thank you, superb info in the above post!! i would love the V2s but am flexing the card with the V1s as it is but the help on here has reenforced they are the ones to go for gona get em ordered & get em on :clap:

oh dear!!!! Similar thing happened 2 me but I'm living with the cracked laquer marks here & there lol another thing 4 t to-do list :~

Yes, and if VW had gone for the 16VG60 instead of the VR nobody could say it was nose heavy and we'd still have five stars in Evo magazine. :bad-words: maybe....but then we wouldnt get to listen to the glorious sound of the VR!!!! ive said it once & i will say it again.....bring on the grins as the VR sings!!! :luvlove:

If that bothered get the wheels right (as above Solitudes I think) and then buy 2 badges for pennies and you pretty much have a Storm anyway... :clap: :clap: :clap:

it does help to give lots of info.....if only to avoid the funnies lol dragon green & cream leather match the storm but without badges [1 on rear & 1 by the gear stick trim] & if the speedlines were original then i doubt it is, storms came with the solitudes i think UK spec rado VR6's were 2.9 ABV but the US used the 2.8 AAA lump....i believe :) even if it aint a storm why worry :clap: there is no technical specification difference.....just badges really incoming on the ever lasting storm debate ha ha ha

yesterday on my vr6 i mostly did.... dropped oil out of it & replaced with some lovely silkolene ProS from oilman....thanks..... new spark plugs, thanks to zerocool 4 the plug lead removal tool.....it was diamond!!!.... new filters, oil & air.... & a general good look over as it was the 1st time i have had it in the air on the ramps since i brought it..... which produced the 'to-do' list.... radiator had a pink stripe of crud on it, as too did the header tank & thermostat so am thinkin maybe best to replace all...if anyone readin this has any advice about this i would be appreciative :) off side steering rack gaitor was suspsect so both sides will be done.... & that was it, well apart from the leakey rear shock i knew about but im planning on kw v1's to sort that :nuts: not too bad but methinks painful on the wallet lol

was near evesham in my m8s golf gti & spotted a red H reg valver....i think....only saw the nice arse end :)

our sadness 4 your great loss mand, im sure she will be sorely missed but at least she has gone to a good home :) as 4 me.....i had my white valver for about 5 yrs & have now had my VR about 6 months :clap: i will not make the mistake i made with the valver, im NEVER sellling my VR :nuts: as per the signature.....bring on the grins as the VR sings!!!!

boo hoo hoo!!!! i have literally yesterday received my silkolene proS yesterday, having ordered at the old prices on tuesday :pale: delivery was fast but seeing this post makes me wish id waited another few days.....or my ESP had worked & told me there would be a further discount 3 days later :shrug:

ha ha ha & i thought i had confused myself with all the reading of the suspension thread :gag: i can see im in for some setup fun & games when i make the plunge for the kw v1s......never mind the fun & learning when trying to fit em!! pmsl

new bolts from veedub will cost u a couple of quid,the old 1s should be replaced anyway, & as mentioned u can use the new bolt to match up the allen socket :)

i ordered new bolts from vw when i did my front calipers & then took it in to the local parts palce to get the size match on the allen key socket 4 the ratchet.....worked a treat :clap:

the bentley bible lists the following for the engine code PG cam follower lubricate contact surface do not interchange check camshaft axial play before installing install with contact surface down hope that helps :)

sorry i cant help but i will be interested in this thread as im on the verge of ordering some KW V1s thus tryin to get as much info as possible as gona fit them myself :help: lol