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I tried this several times on my MkII GTI and the aftermarket ones never worked well or looked quite right without a lot (and I mean a lot) of modifications. VW did make a 3rd brake light for the Golf, and of course the C had one in the states - best bet is to buy a US boot lid or cut and weld an OEM 3rd brake light in - that's my plan anyway - I have all the parts and just need toget round to it. I also have rear fogs on both sides - so if I want to warn someone off I can turn them on and touch the brakes at the same time - that usually gets the message across.

Just one for the new ones - it's the part # I listed earlier in the thread - the other ones are for the early round gauges.

I've used them lots of times - a pleasure to deal with - place your order, you get sent an invoice and pay by international funds transfer and they deliver. Always had good service and no problems. You can search for part availability without having to register, and can also place an order. Your dealer should also be able to order from them as they can get a dealer login.

As a follow up, I went back to stock VAG pads with the anti-squeal backing with the stock discs and the noise is gone - no difference in braking and it even feels a little bit more positive. So the DS2500 are probably great for track days and fast road (whatever that means, I mean 80-90 on a motorway is normal for me) but not for a daily driver. So I have a set of DS2500s (front 288 nearly new and 226 rear, brand new in box) for sale now I guess.

You can re-tumble the VAG lock cylinders so that they all work with the same key (they use a very small amount of inserts in the barrel and they are all numbered) - if you do a search you should be able to find info on here or on the web. Plus the same locks came on a whole rake of different cars, so easy to get some to practice on.

Some part numbers for you: 1J0972704 - 4 pin connector housing for the back of the gauges 000979021E - repair wire with connector pins on each end (comes in packs of 5) 535919561B - oil pressure sender - 0-10 bar, M10x1, single pole

Will have a look later and let you know.

You can actually buy the plug and wire ends from VAG for very little money - makes it nice and oem.

Oh well - so be it. if I'm not around at Christmas you'll know it was the P6000s.

Sorted this - it turned out to be one of the rear tyres - changing all four to new resulted in a lovely smooth sound accompanied by six pot growl again.

Having said that, all other Corrados except the VR ran 195/50 r15 and they didn't look too puny, and my MkII had 195/55 r15 on it - why would it look so bad on a VR rather than the others ?

@FishWick - lol: - no I'm what they call a "careful" driver on everything except motorways and B-roads on a sunny day! No track days for me. Might have something to do with the two baby seats that can sometimes be found in the back. The coupe quattro on the other hand was excellent in the rain - still aquaplaned though on all four wheels....

I've just paid a ridiculous amount of cash to put four new 205/50/15 tyres on the VR6 - i'm feeling like I was raped by the laws of supply and demand now! A question for those that have run 195/50/15s on their VR's - how did they find them and were there any problems with grip and handling ? I could have got Michelin Pilot Exaltos in that size for just over half the price of the spec tyres! I'd really loke t be able to do this when the time comes around for the next change. Incidentally, I'm running P6000s and have no issues at all - I've had P5000s and 6000s both on my Mark II GTI and Audi quattro coupe for years and have never had any issues with grip in the wet.

Now on 57,961 miles - it was 36,200 when I got it 2 and a half years ago.

Apparently some late cars had a loom installed already - but I think that wire you mention is there anyway - I know I had to run up a loom myself after forlornly searching for one befind the centre console. The german site is handy because they sell all the bits, but if you can find the right 2-pole sender, you won't need them.

Only joking! - but on a serious note it's really great that you guys who have the relevant experience are doing this - it would resolve one of the long standing issues with the C when it comes to suspension.

Really interesting to watch this progress. Are we going to send the CADs to China ?

There used to be a guy in Germany that made really high quality looms - including the fogs - but they were expensive. Not sure if he still does them: http://www.lichttuning.homepage.t-online.de/relaissatz/v6/daten.htm

Got the box from Maplin's - you can also get the plastic screw on grommets there for where the wires come in - not sure if I'd test mine in the bath though! lol:

I waterproofed mine by wrapping all the connectors in self-amalgamating tape and loom wrap - stuck the relays into a waterproof plastic box - have not had any problems with it in 2 and a half years, and it rains a lot over here in Ireland - you can find some pictures at the end of this thread: http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?45477-Uprated-loom-and-sidelights-question&p=638858&viewfull=1#post638858

You can order off the German classic parts site quite easily - order the item on the web site and they will get back to you by email with a shipping quote. Then pay by international bank transfer (they give you all the details).

The ARZ gauge is a VAG part. All you get is the gauge panel itself - you need to source the wiring, plug and sender yourself. You can either go for a single pole sender with a banjo extension and keep your existing low pressure warning sender, or you can get a two pole version that will do both.

I'll take another one of these as well please if there are any available. Many thanks.

Cheers - will give that a try when I'm getting it done.

Anyone have any ideas on the best camber and alignment values to use with a 30mm drop with standard height Bilstein B6s on 15 inch Speedlines ? The wishbones are sitting parallel to the ground and I'm wondering if the stock VR values will work.