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Just had my daily (mk3 estate) MOT'd and one of the failures was the airbag light staying on (if it was tested on the 14th of march it wouldnt have been a problem :mad2:) I know the seats arent the original one and was wondering if this would cause the light to stay on. Something to do with the restraint straps :scratch: Whats the best way around this. A resistor across the wires is what I have found but not what rating to use?

Bit off ent it? Judging by the previous posts by Andy and then your response any one would be led to believe Andy was there first. If the phone call had indeed got there first then surely you would have mentioned that in the post when he asked about the item expressing his interest! not that I'm trying to swindle it off you Maff just saying how it looks.

Yep got hit by 3 different gritters in as many minuets. First one I had practically stop and in the field next to the road yet this lorry was tanking it along and sent loads straight over the bonnet and onto the windscreen' :( To say I wasn't best pleased would been the understatement of the year!

Will they be on for coleford? Thats if I hear back from them!

Haven't got a clue tbh!

You tease!

Photos Ian or this post is pointless!!!!!!!

Passed a mystic blue (I think) on the A48 yesterday at chax hill (in between lydney and Gloucester) at about 11. was in my golf but have the thumbs up

Nice on guys still havnt had the final form back yet but when I do will drop Ben and Chris a pm to double check you two can make it :) Don't worry Rich mine is off the road too

Hi my names baz and I have a alloy wheel problem! :D bargain wheels there

Thanks Eric. I havnt heard anything yet but would imagine within the next week or so I will get an email. So as Eric said can every one who wishes to go please fill in the form on the CCGB web site. Link in first post Jake :)

Looks good Matt

I can confirm it's the battery. Switched them over and she fired up straight away

The battery is only a year or 2 old as it was new with the engine. Will try a different battery and see where I go from there

l will be tomorrow Wendy :)

But why would it run fine first then only as I went to restart it, it would play up?

Went to start the corrado up today and I knew the battery was flat as I run out of fuel to start the car to charge it. So got some fuel and with help from a friends car with a jump start we fired her up. left her ticking over for 10-15mins then quickly took her up and down the road when up to temp. After that turned her off and started working on the sound system for my friends car before starting mine. Then I went to start the rado up to move it and she wouldn't fire up. All the lights in the dash would light up and I could hear a clicking sound behind me and in the engine bay (fuel and ignition I'm guessing) but the engine wasnt turning over. So tried starting her several times and got nothing. Eventually got her going by jump starting but every time we disconnected one of the jump leads the car would stall. So reconnected it and started her up again and waiting 5 mins and tried again but same result. Also tried it with me holding the revs high but she would rev for a bit then the dials would go all funny and then the car would die. Going to try it with the battery out of my golf tomorrow but im guessing the one in there now is fooked. Any other suggestions?

Blue vr6 in Monmouth today around 12.30. Passed you in the camo estate, have thumbs up but just gt a strange look on return haha

Blue vr6 in Monmouth today around 12.30. Passed you in the camo estate, have thumbs up but just gt a strange look on return haha

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Looks good Ian. Will be very interested to see what the paint match is like ;)

Fair point :)

Only reason I'm going down this route is because pretty much all the upgraded speakers and 6x9 came in the car or with parts I bought. So thought I might as well make the most of them if they are there. My next question would be. If I go down the Y RAC cables I could get away with only using 2 amps. JBL for the sub and 6x9 and the alpine for the door speakers and parcel shelf speakers. Or would it give better results from the same as above except using the alpine for the front speakers (on bridge mode) and the Sony for the parcel shelf. What are people's thought on my idea about the dash speakers as tweeter? Should I take there signal off a cross over box or would leaving them on the standard harness be pretty much like turning them into tweeters? Just want to make the most of all the bits I have really.

As I thought I have been over thinking it and there was a simple option right in front of me!

I have briefly asked about this before in this thread http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?63685-setting-up-two-amps-for-different-jobs But wanted to start a new thread as its slightly different with the problem I have now. I have just got another amp to finish off my sound system set up in the rado. MY current set up consists of the following set up. CD player -> Alpine F240 4 channel amp 360w -> Sony xplod XM-255ex 2 channel amp 120w -> 2x 12" subs (fli 1000watt x2) ____________________________\_> 2x 6x9's The specs to the two amps I currently have can be found in these two links Sony amp http://www.backoffice.be/prod_uk/Sony/xm-255ex_sony_xplod_xm-255ex_amplifier_2-channel_120_w.asp Alpine amp http://reviews.cnet.com/car-amplifiers/alpine-v-power-mrp/4505-6726_7-30772180.html Now I have just got hold of a JBL GTO4000 600w 4 channel amp which I now need to work out how to include this amp into my set up. As I want power 2 component speakers in the door and 2 component speakers in the parcel shelf support as they currently are only running off the head unit. Also I will be reducing my subs down to only one. JBL amp specs can be found here http://www.scribd.com/doc/31014329/JBL-GTO-4000 So basically off of 3 amps I need to power, 1x sub, 2x 6x9, 2x door speakers and 2x parcel shelf support speakers (cant remember the size of the door and parcel shelf support speakers but they are upgraded ones) I know how to get power to them all and set them up from that point of view. Got 1 power line (built in fuse) with 3 way fused distribution block, 1 rem line split into 3 and 1 main earth line split into 3 at the amp end. MY question is whats the best way to get the sound signals from the head unit to the amps and then to the respective speakers. My initial thought was to do something long these lines. * lines between amps are out put only so not amped (if that makes sens) But only the apline and sony have a separate outline where as the JBL only has the channel out puts. Or am I reading this wrong and all the out puts are amped? This would be the simplest set up that I can work out but its not making the most of the power of the Apline amp as its splitting it. --------------/ > parcel shelf Head unit -> Apline ----------------> JBL ----------------> sub --------------\_> door speakers------- \_> 6x9 My other Idea was this way but leaves 1 set of channels not used on the alipine but bridging it would make the most of the power from the amp ------------------------------------/->? Head unit -> Sony -------------- Alpine--------------> JBL ----------------> sub --------------\_> parcel shelf -------\_>Door speakers ---\_> 6x9 Also I have a pair of cross over boxes in my door cards which I was thinking of using them to turn the dash speakers into tweeters (current tweeters are broken) but they are still the standard speakers. Would this be possible or is there no point as they are standard? There are two options I can think of 1. -----------------------------------/->? Head unit -> Sony -------------- Alpine--------------> JBL ----------------> sub ---------------\_> parcel shelf ------\_>6x9------------- \_> Cross over box -----> Door speakers --------------------------------------------------------------------\_> dash speakers 2. ------------------------------------/->? Head unit -> Sony -------------- Alpine-----------------------------------> JBL ----------------> sub ---------------\_> parcel shelf ------\_>Cross over box -> Door speakers ------\_> 6x9's -----------------------------------------------\_> dash speakers I hope I havnt confused people too much and it kind of makes sense with what I'm aiming for. OR am I over thinking this? My head hurt now!