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still no sign of the VR coming back, i must admit im starting to loose my patience now 😞 however, the 16v got picked up by my mechanic & am crossing fingers & toes it passes the mot this week had a tidy quote for insuring the valver from HIC, £143

its is just ridiculous isnt it m8 - soon as the word "corrado" is used then prices for parts go astronomical

holy mother of god how the hell can classic VW justify such a hefty price tag for a part

pleasure m8 - i know Pilkington have stock of the options mentioned i went for the green with green sun stripe & the encapsulated version - will drop a pic on here when i finally get the VR back

good info m8 - sounds pricey compared to what i paid Pilkingtons though

hi m8 i have just been through this very quandary for my VR, fortunately my friend has a m8 who works at Pilkingtons they had the following options in stock - green tint screen (i believe all corrado's had a green tint front screen as well as the side windows from factory), green tint with green sun stripe, green tint with blue stripe they also then had an option for an encapsulated screen or non-encapsulated screen, which i researched & means that the non-encapsulated is literally just the screen. i went for the encapsulated, which was more costly but upon arrival it has the external trim already attached & came with a few other fitting bits it did not come with the 6 wedges used for correct positioning though - they are still available from the dealers part number 443845631A hope that help but hit me up if you have any questions

Sorry sean i forgot to reply i was told i would be sent pics but hey ho ive not received any some may notice it is quite a long time since the above posts & am sad to report that on week 15 of a 5 week estimated job time i am still without the VR ive been working to this for 10 freaking years & just as she went to the shop covid crap hit & then he has family troubles, honestly you just couldnt make it up - am hoping, nay praying, that it is ready this weekend but if not it had ******* better be the following weekend however, i did kick myself up the backside & got the 16v running yesterday with help from a friend. siphoned the old fuel out, of which there was more than i expected, a full jerry can of v power & some ez start & she is ALIVE!!! fingers crossed, after it has been off the road for another 2 years, that i can get a MOT on it - if it does then its another list of to-do's - as the list shortens for the VR it lengthens for the 16v lol

indeed they are, not often the dealers have parts for us nowadays i would imagine the ones currently on the vehicle will remove ok & be reused

i can vouch for the Roose hoses too, ive got their blue ones on my VR i would recommend using the original VW hose clips rather than buying their jubilee clips though, the VW ones are a constant tension clip so provide a better fitment & are easy with the fitting tool

holy cow!!! i think i may be going up in the loft on the weekend & getting the Zender up on ebay LOL

ha ha no need to worry there lol the only thing i would ever sell is the Zender over spoiler

Thanks keyo will take a look at the links I recall the freedom Design brand & yes as far as i know they were a US copy of Kamei - sadly i hit a dead end investigating them as well i guess i have been lucky lenses as i have a very good pair of indicators in place of the old & also still have the Hella fog lenses which came with the car when i brought it, also being fitted as part of the refurb should anyone reading this post have any interest in it i have an original Zender over spoiler in the loft which i would part with for some gold coinage - https://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3028246-FS-Super-Rare-NOS-Zender-Corrado-Full-Bumper-Set-(front-rear)-699

great video that Keyo you termed that right, most are very max power lol TBH i think ive only ever seen a handful of these kits in the 20 years ive been driving a Corrado. 1 was in an age old for sale ad over in the US, 2012 or something IIRC - 1 is on my 16v and the other is being fitted to the VR i even spoke to Kamei in Germany quite a few years ago & they checked if there was any lingering on their shelves, sadly not damn it i cant wait to get the VR back, its been gone more than double the estimated time now

that they are - personally it is probably the only 1 i would fit as many of the alternatives are too garish in fact it is the Kamei kit that drew me to the valver when i brought it for the 1st time about 20 years ago, sadly in between owning it the 1st & 2nd time someone removed the front splitter but the side & rear skirts remain. it was only due to this forum & a very keen eye that i managed to get a 2nd full X1 kit, thanks goldie 😉 - which currently being adapted to late model width & fitted during the VR restoration, ive pinched the eyebrow off the valver to complete the VR

they are a rare eyebrow spoiler i believe - ive got one going on my VR6 along with the Kamei X1 body kit i just wish the paint shop would get a wriggle on, it has certainly been affected by this odd current situation

i had Longlife in Birmingham do the exhaust for my VR6 - it is 2.5" from the bottom of the downpipe back with a high flow CAT. took him 7.5 hours to custom fabricate on the car & is superb. very unintrusive if just cruising but will howl beautifully when foot down pics are on my build thread in members gallery if you want to see

this week i has mostly been in the workshop high as a kite on bloody glue fumes sticking down bits of leather on the backs of the door cards having last week cleaned & conditioned all the leather whilst it is all out of the VR6 seriously hoping the VR is ready to come back home the end of this week as this is now week 8 of the body restoration

oddly enough i have been tidying up the leather from the VR6 for when it is back from the paint shop & this too meant ive been slightly toasted on glue fumes lol pleased to say i now have door cards with zero duct tape on the rear i used some 3M neoprene high temp glue id brought years ago for the bonnet liners, seeing as i wont be fitting them to my carbon bonnet it was put to use - i sprayed it into a plastic tub so as i could then paint it on with a fine brush, seems to have worked a treat

the throw is so much more positive & shorter front to back - ive not crunched a 2nd to 3rd change at speed since fitting it 😄

i have one of daves16v short shifters on the VR6 & it is cracking - i found it helped give much more positive gear selection, especially 2nd to 3rd when giving some beans

or just send your shifter to daves16v & he will modify it so it just drops in with the help of a little dremmeling 😉

good thread Keyo i dont watch much on youtube but that is worth a look ive mostly been bashing need for speed heat the past couple of weeks - id recommend that to anyone looking to get their heart beat raised for a while.....damn them cops come out in force at times lol

yeah the VW diagram says they are 'modify in workshop, see workshop manual'

hi cressa from the VW exploded diagram the blocks are part number 443845631A - i got 6 of them this week

brilliant!! thanks dragon! i hoped there might be - will get some ordered love this place, after participating fhere or over 10 years this forum always turns up the goods & rarely fails, it is a gold mine resource 😄