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i managed to get some of the last ones VW had last year - think they were about £12 each ish

thank Vince for us :) fingers crossed!

definitely KW's Tan - IMO my V1's are still going strong after 6 years & about 70K miles - just wish i had the finance when i brought them to get the 2's or 3's no disrespect to Bilstein but the reason i chose KW was due to them making & supplying the suspension for the cars which race in the Porsche Carrera Cup

i saw a cracking BBQ made from an old washing machine or dishwasher a couple of years ago - made to spit roast a whole lamb i have just sourced a 55 gallon steel drum to try to convert into one

superb idea Kip - love it hope the big day goes well for you both :)

hi m8 Tan has just had his blackberry done by a place in cannock wendy had hers done by a place in cov - they take a very long time but apparently worth a look i am going to go & see these guys as they are round the corner from me http://www.kestrelclassiccars.co.uk/ i also found a place in wolverhampton that says they guarantee their work be interested to see what you find out as i have been burnt by poor bodyshop work previously & want to avoid it when i get the VR done

nice! they would look awesome in a camper :)

WOW - that is all :) lol

which ever way you decide dont skimp on the choice - good suspension is key personally i went with KW V1's on my VR & they are still superb after approx 70K miles however if i could have afforded it i would have gone with the V2's as they are ride adjustable & as such you can set your own level of ride comfort the V1's are non adjustable for ride comfort & though they are sublime on nice smooth tarmac there is so little of if left in the UK that they can be a little hard on our crappy roads FYI VW have not been able to supply the various components to rebuild standard setup for quite some time.

when the keys have the coded chip in them - my 95 VR does but my 90 valver doesnt - rather than recode to match them up it is possible with some to break the keys themselves open & swap the chips over just in case someone needs lol

as they are obviously incorrect for the car i would have thought warranties etc wouldnt matter as they were 'faulty' before you even took them out of the box as such it shouldnt be a warranty claim as there were not right in the first place & then produced a fauly - ie a warranty situation - & as you say not fit for purpose

definitely not right from them bump stops are there for a reason from factory - IE to stop the suspension bottoming out - & i am sure VW did some calculations about the size of them depending on weight/load/travel etc i know from my experience with helping lower VW buses/campers that it is common for people to cut or remove bump stops so as to get the height they want, only to end up ruining the ride quality as the suspension cant travel properly & often results in steering issues too as such if the rear bilstein's are not fitting right then they obviously are not correct for the car & its setup i guess you will be asking them to buy you replacement bump stops as well Edd!!

very odd goings on with these kits odd fitment & there should never be a need to cut bump stops

oh so beautiful wheels!!!!!

sorry Jim i misread that is kind of what i guessed about closing date but thought best to ask both the VR & valver are in one piece (well two but separately lol) & have mot currently :) reason for me being unsure is that the case might be different by November i willkeep an eye out & see what goes on

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oh sorry i misunderstood fuse board diagram - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/a777ovl/etka/corrado/fusebox.jpg

Hi Jim is there any closing date for the 2 above spots? am i right that for the practical classics stand the cars can be in 'some' state of restoration point? rather than all show n shine i am entirely unsure at this moment where things may be at by the time of the show but it is only down the road from me & it could be possible to leave one of the rado's there for the weekend - however i am not sure which nor what state they would be

nice qoute too - "The fact that VR6s are still changing hands for less than £3,000 is nuts. This is quite simply one of the best front-wheel-drive cars of all time."

i have a similar but with view to relining the box having changed a matrix i am thinking it could be tough to do with the box in situ & as such really needs dash out so as can fully remove heater box i have read of some people getting the box out with the dash in but im not sure what magic they used to wriggle it out of there

do you have a bentley manual? i think they have a diagram in there but im at work so cant check could try googling....as this came up http://media.corrado-club.ca/images/vr6_corrado-1/EKTA-StereoWiring.gif though it is canadian linky

tidy - couldnt tell from the original pic lol

fingers crossed for the rad then err not sure sorry but have you supported the engine with a jack when you took the bumper off? as 2 bolts for the bumper go through engine mountings i believe

tidy!! i am slightly over that period but with a slight gap in between lol