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blimey! glad I checked the post before jumping n the 'I will have them pls' only 1 wheel lol

you're right it does share the same fuse as the rear spoiler - however, I couldn't see the rear spoiler listed on the google image results when I looked

that sounds about right sean I think Vince said he fitted it due to being a more powerful SM

bearing in mind you can tow start it & then drive it for 25 miles with no issue, your battery health indicator showing green as ok, & the above i would say it is likely the starter motor is jamming. as i previously mentioned mine did as you describe above & once i had bump started it i drove to stealth ok, which is a good 35 miles. giving the SM a knock only worked a couple of times & then it just clunked & did nothing for a reason i cant recall Vince from stealth put a golf V5 SM on my VR

ha ha ha what an offer! wish I was closer to Swindon lol

interesting Jim any linkys for us to see pls?

sorry m8 cant answer that as I don't know, an hour or so I would imagine. IIRC he said the trickiest part was getting the old broken part out on the 1st one he did but then no mention of any issue with the 2nd

I wasn't brave enough to attempt them myself so my mechanic did them. I think you do need to remove door card to take handle off but they are not too tricky - if you remember the hidden screw behind the speaker cover lol

cant go wrong with them m8 ive got them on both sides currently on my VR & will be ordering some for the valver just in case lol

is the starter motor making any noise at all when the one went on my VR it was a case of turn key, lights came on, fuel relay could be heard but no attempt from the SM to turn over

what you say above is normal Jim & how they should be :)

normally the green indicator is a good sign. do you know if your alternator is charging properly? can you hear the starter motor trying or literally nothing at all when turning key? if nothing, you could try giving the starter motor a knock with a hammer just in case it is stuck. I had one go on my VR but that did not loose clocks etc when it jammed, simply nothing on key turn except dash lights etc as per dox & jon also check the live & earth to the starter motor & probably worth checking all the earths you can find as funny things can happen when 1 isn't grounding properly

hmmm 2 of them is not all it is cut out to be ;) lol especially when something breaks on 1 & then something else on the other

new badge-less late grills are readily available & pretty cheap example here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Corrado-16V-VR6-Debadged-Badgeless-Black-Front-Sport-Grill-w-o-Emblem-1988-95-/141757920863?hash=item21016e365f:g:lWsAAOSwDNdV3v~w I may have a late badge grill but cant remember if I threw it out or not. it was on the valver when I brought it back but I changed it for a proper early one I can check on the weekend & let you know Monday. I know it wasn't cracked but did have missing tabs

ahh if the alarm is recent then yes I would call them. they may be able to tell you how to rule out if it is the immobiliser or not. however, as per seanl82 post I would try putting a known good working battery on it & retry before calling alarm company. as he mentioned, if the current battery is completely dead it wouldn't be able to hold any of the charge being put into it from the jumper has your battery got one of those health window things. small clear covered round hole which IIRC shows as green if it is healthy or black if dying/dead

excellent thank you

hi david I have a similar thing with my drivers window on the valver - could you pls divulge more about the motor windings refurb? is it a DIY or a send it to specialist kind of job? thanks

sorry I must have gotten the fuse location wrong IIRC the immobiliser shares the same fuse as the rear spoiler but I checked here & couldn't see it https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=vw+corrado+fuse+box+diagram&biw=1328&bih=775&tbm=isch&imgil=BAKYcaGqZixa9M%253A%253Bfm6ZxfLsIu42qM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fforums.vwvortex.com%25252Fshowthread.php%25253F3214717-corrado-fuse-box-picture-diagram-with-all-the-numbered-fuses&source=iu&pf=m&fir=BAKYcaGqZixa9M%253A%252Cfm6ZxfLsIu42qM%252C_&dpr=0.9&usg=__pkJigk9uqZ-iJ4NWIuHpjOpY094%3D&ved=0ahUKEwj3ycLC3avKAhVJXRQKHY3ECRQQyjcINQ&ei=QdqYVrelGcm6UY2Jp6AB#imgrc=BAKYcaGqZixa9M%3A&usg=__pkJigk9uqZ-iJ4NWIuHpjOpY094%3D I don't have my Bentley manual to hand sorry EDIT: FYI it does sound like it is immobiliser related though & possibly that it is not getting power to it. reason I say is that when an immobiliser has power & is working, if for example it has an issue with the ignition collar not reading or verifying the key chip, the car will start but then cuts out after a second or two. rather than not start at all hence why I suggested a fuse issue. do you know an auto electrician? or are you able to confirm the immobiliser unit itself is getting power & is earthed correctly etc?

have you checked the fuse for the immobiliser? I think it is position 9 when the gf's old storm wouldn't start it turned out to be the fuse, changed it & bingo all was ok again

ok thanks sean I have done a little of plumber soldering but not wires etc. I will put it on the potential list & then ask Zak nicely if I do change them

good thinking it is easy to spend too much you might be lucky though & have someone from here in your area who has a VAG-com if you check here http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?4948-VAG-COM-scanning-amp-help it lists forum users with them & their area if there is no-one local try putting a new thread in the wanted section to ask if someone could help you with a scan in return for some beer tokens or a cuppa & biccies etc

hi m8 just give them a call to ask about an ETA - I have spoken with them quite a few times & they are always helpful...or PM anna on here but phoning probably better

nice, thanks sean I may ask to purchase some of the relays if you get another batch hopefully, if I don't think I can tackle the relay swap myself, I may be able to twist Zak's arm into letting me send him a loom back to swap the parts over do they wires need soldering into the relay housing or are they a kind of push fit? if the latter I think I would be able to handle it lol

lol brilliant m8, well done! absolutely no disrespect meant towards him but I have seen quite a few posts on this forum from users who have had issues with his looms. plus, with only 2 relays on them, they are potentially dangerous in terms of if the relay powering dipped beam fails when you are out at night you will have no lights other than main beam out of interest - were the water proofed relay & fuse housings easily available? it has made me think about if I could disconnect the current relay set up & then wire in the water proof ones - though I have no electrical engineering or wiring type of experience at all so no idea how I would remove / refit said relays

I think it is the drivers side as thought the passenger side has one too it can be accessed ok