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decision made - only caveat being that my mechanic is ok to place the order for me but im pretty certain he will be im going to make the jump & bin the OE front brake setup for these little beauties... I have always liked the way porsche gave their GT2 cars yellow calipers & think it will look nice against the blackberry body with black speedlines. i also thought despite it being an extra £30 im going to get the colour i want, sod it i am spending enough anyway so that bit extra isnt much difference lol thought process is that i will go for plain discs & base type pads initially, see what the braking performance is like & then can always change to better disc/pad combo in future i am hoping i will see & feel quite a big difference with these 4 pots compared to the OE 280mm setup i am getting hispec to supply the necessary 10mm spacers & also the longer wheel bolts, whilst double checking that the fitment brackets are included - which they are total coming in around £573 but no VAT thanks to the 20% discount for the mechanic placing an order fingers crossed that the setup is worth the additional 180 odd notes EDIT: Tidy!! mechanic ok to order for me - holy moly, not sure to jump with excitement or cry about the expenditure lol

i have a Longlife 2.5" SS with hi-flow cat, from the section just before the cat back it was £400 custom fabricated on the VR, took the guy 7.5 hours & i couldnt be happier with the result. done at the birmingham branch they come with a lifetime guarantee which is on the exhaust itself & thus transfers to a new owner if the car is sold pics on page 8 of my build & 2 videos on page 7 if you want a look http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?44751-g0ldf1ng3r-s-VR6-amp-1-8-16V/page8&highlight=g0ldf1ng3r

ok - update time not good news on the VR brakes :( it seems it was as i suspected, a pad had worn completely down to metal only, it was the inside pad & as such not visible without taking the wheel off. the caliper on drivers side, that side, has a siezed piston. not the news i was hoping for but from my notes i think the EBC USR discs & green pads have done 30K +, which is well over 10K more than the OE ones on it prior hmmm ive only just calculated that mileage & its made me feel a little better lol so, for those interested i think ive now covered all the details with HiSpec - spoke to a very helpful guy called Alex who had lots of useful info other than just product related Alex got his designer to do the template drawings so as to confirm if their Billet4 solution will fit under the 15" speedline - they have calculated they will if use a 10mm spacer they also have more options on discs & pads which we discussed in some depth & tried to ball park the difference in actual braking performance. their kit price can be brought down by using plain discs rather than grooved - a £50 saving - as such the ex-vat price for Billet 4 (anodised) kit would be £453.50 to this would need to be added hoses, pads & the spacers spacers HiSpec can do for £5 each - winner! hoses, again HiSpec can do their braded hoses with the necessary banjo connector for £20.37 a side pads - choice of - EBC ultimax @ £18 - EBC Green @ £45.30 - EBC Blue @ £60 or he said 'we cant supply but i can recommend' Brembo pads from a motor factors (they use a volvo 240 pad) thus if go with plain discs & Ultimax pads the cost is coming in at £523.04 ex vat this would be in comparison to putting 'as new' refurb'd calipers on with EBC green pads & Brembo plain discs at £350 or £390 if EBC USR discs i dont think my mechanic will like a 3-4 weeks lead time though, as hispec manufacture to order hmmm decisions, decisions

sorry m8 - missed your post yes the hi-spec ones are fully dust sealed

really enjoyed the majority of it the audience fight part was too tacky though but loved all the subtle, & not so subtle, digs at the bbc lol

K thanks fella i will let you know soon as i know

no danger fuzz i appreciate you checking but just to let you know that im not sure if they are needed yet - the VR is at the mechanics having a bit of sill repair so i asked him to look at the noise im getting from front brakes (hoping its not a sticky caliper)

KUR2Y looms for me too - the 3 relay setup is a 'light' saver if one goes when you are driving & its dark have one in each rado & id put one in the mrs old storm too i run ring xenon ultima bulbs with them

were they put on the thread as attachments fla? i know some of my early pics on my build thread disappeared, which i was told was due to something when the site was moved between servers

personally, i think the 12v VR lump is the heart & soul of the VR corrado as such i would look at option 2 first

ha ha ha!!!

excellent thanks Mike i have saved the link as a favourite

have a look in the suppliers section for a daves16v door handle repair kit check out if that may fix your issue - it is usually this part which breaks & so as to avoid unmatching keys etc dave produces a kit to fix them ive got them installed on both sides of my VR EDIT - to make it easy for you http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?10426-Door-handle-repair-kit-THEY-ARE-NOW-AVAILABLE

bigger brakes for standard wheels do have an option coullstar - hispec billet 4's ;)

garmany is rather like france then with the amount of spares you have to carry with you by law - my dad has pretty much the same in his golf for when he goes to the house in france could i ask what the combined compressor/battery starter is pls? PS i really like your wheels lol

me also but i keep them in the glove box lol fortunately i have a 3 relay loom in both rado's & as such when the VR popped a relay i only lost 1 side of normal beam, which was helpful as i was driving home at night at the time

tidy motor :) have a look to see if you can find an uprated headlight loom. if it has one it could be a failed relay that is causing your main beam not to work most looms have 2 relays - 1 for normal beam & 1 for main beam but some have 3, where there is a relay for each side of normal beam

apologies, i didnt see your reply to my reply by all means have a look at my build thread as it has some pics of my white 1.8 16v - it is not exactly for sale at the moment but i could possibly be tempted to part with it for the right person & price http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?44751-g0ldf1ng3r-s-VR6-amp-1-8-16V/page5&highlight=g0ldf1ng3r PM me if you want any specific info

good points Jim, all of which i understand but id describe as fishy rather than jarring lol it would be fairly easily resolved, in respect to if had been hit in the rear, by checking inside boot etc

sad day :(

6.9 according to the manual (found in a post comment by Kev Bacon) i agree on the badges, both VR6 & storm on the wrong side - which would make me question the paint work on the rear! has it 1. been shunted in rear end, had it repaired & the numpty in the body shop didnt know (or look) where to put those badges or 2. had a respray but that would alarm me at the 47K miles as surely one with such low miles wouldnt need a respray

i use ring xenon ultima in both my rado's,both with uprated looms

shocking! hope they find it & a good result for Ken

blimey! my 1.8 16v does around 180 miles on £25 worth of vpower which, depending on the rapid fluctuation of fuel prices, is normally about 5 gallons my daily commute is about 15 miles & mostly 30 & 40mph roads

my G reg 16v is a 1990 & passed 177777 yesterday - i originally owned it from 2000 to 2006 IIRC, then brought it back in 2014. i thik it was around 90k ish when i 1st owned it but am waiting for the DVLA to send the owner data to me as the folder full of history which went when i sold it had been lost when i brought it back my VR6 is a 95 & on about 171 with a top end rebuild & some breathing done at around 153K. ive had this about 6 years, brought at about 94K