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  1. That looks absolutely amazing, well done and some job. As devil's advocate - is it strong enough in terms of structural integrity or was the original rad support purely cosmetic rather than being able to soak up some front end impact? I guess most of them would have lost a lot of strength at this stage anyways, but just thinking of safety and MOT etc.
  2. No issues so far with the Hella/Behr unit I got from adrad.co.uk a couple of years ago - I don't think they have them at the moment though. Hopefully your replacement will hold up - they always look nice fresh out of the box before they've been fitted! GBP 115.15VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO (VW328) ADVANCED RADIATORS LTD
  3. Any electronics/electric supply store (try Radionics, Maplins now gone) will have something suitable. Some even have an opening for the wiring to go through, with a bushed screw type fitting to hold them in place and sealed. I'll take a picture of the one I have on my car the next time the bonnet is open - this is the best pic I have of it before fitting, years old - this was a "hybrid" loom made using OEM connectors, waterproof box and extra insulation, with an eBay bought loom as a starting point: I guess there's lots of ways to do it - some of those marine relay enclosures look very suitable, or there is plenty of heavy duty mil spec vehicle electrics stuff around. I think this is one of the reasons why the quality looms with decent gauge wiring, proper wrapping and insulation, OE connectors and weatherproof enclosures are much more expensive - then there is number of relays.
  4. Best solution is a small watertight container to put the relays into.
  5. Haha - didn't spot that on the label - suspicions confirmed! We should just post the link to classics as a question on the item.
  6. Me too. https://www.volkswagen-classic-parts.de/en/kuhlergrill-7b36ab.html I suppose you could argue that the one on ebay is NOS whereas the Classics one is a reproduction by the original supplier - I for one would not be paying extra for the difference, and how would you know that one didn't come from Classic Parts either.? Standard Corrado rip-off scene tax IMHO.
  7. They look great and well made - waiting on delivery with excitement! Pretty much any uprated loom needs to have the dim dip resistor disconnected, otherwise the full low beam will come on with the switch on sidelights only, as there will be enough current to trip the relays.
  8. There should be two clips between the wire from the handle and the point on the door where it plugs into the loom. They may just have fallen out and you will see some empty holes. Hopefully the windows are just catching on something or are stick in the slider. Have you checked the rail on the bottom that the window rollers sit in is clear of debris and lightly lubricated?
  9. Still some lurkers crawling out of the woodwork! In Ireland it's 30 years (upped from 25 a few years ago) for classic tax - I think in the UK it's been changed to 40 years?
  10. Written by sean - a member on here - he'd probably send you the article if you asked. it describes how to open up the ABS pump unit and you can then inspect the ribbon cable and PCB for damage and reflow the solder joints , which in many (but sadly not all cases) will clear the faults and return it to action - the PCB sits at the bottom with the way it is fitted and is subject to a fair bit of heat soakage and crud being thrown up at it. Oh, and if you are feeling rich, VW Classic Parts list the full pump unit for nearly 2 grand still!
  11. Just reading the November Sprinter - Sean's article on ABS sensor troubleshooting and pump repair is excellent, and well worth a read. I've taken the pump units apart a few times, and the main trouble I had was with the two long bolts holding the casing, if they are rounded. I'm not sure if BBA will still look at Corrado pumps, but it could be worth checking with them - they do have a tester that can check all the valves etc. but generally they will just clean, check operation and replace the PCB with salvaged parts if they can get hold of them - actual replacement parts are not available.
  12. Just got home so a bit late to the party - payment sent just there, many thanks again.
  13. Try this page for starters: https://wiki.the-corrado.net/the_corrado_buying_guide_checklist.html Hard to tell anything about the car from those pictures as they are too small, but could be an ok car. Are there any pictures of the engine bay? Personally I would prefer to buy a more or less standard unmodified car and do the upgrades myself, but if the lowering and steering wheel etc. are to your taste then it's fine. Note that for a broken sunroof (usually a snapped cable guide) the repair kit is nearly impossible to get hold of, so best options are to either not use the roof or swap in a working one from another car or even better one from a B3/B4 Passat.
  14. I think you'll find that the cost of making or reproducing complete late fog or headlight units would be prohibitive in small numbers - usually what happens is that the companies that make the original ones under license for VW, will buy the tooling and license the design after a number of years (used to be 10, might be 6 now) and start making copies or "after market" ones - more or less identical in design and quality to the original. Another problem for the Corrado is that a lot of tooling (for example the wing presses) were held by Karmann, rather than by third party manufacturers, which could explain the problem.
  15. I'm happy to have you handle it, or direct if it's preferred - thank you for offering your time and effort if you end up handling it.
  16. You can tell it’s factory stock because there’s enough room to park a Routemaster in the wheel arch! I’ll dig out my copy of the Great Corrado Book, there’s some good advertising pictures of early cars in there.
  17. Thanks - sadly doesn't look anywhere nears as nice as yours or many others on here, especially at the moment! 10 years of being a daily takes it's toll but I try to keep on top of it. It's due some major body work and paint soon though. I wish I had kept those springs at the time - maybe they are still in my old attic - we still have access there, so may take a look the next time I get a chance.
  18. It's worth a try - but tooling up for a run of 500 is much less tempting and cost-effective than for 5000 for the supplier - that's assuming they have the moulds still. As far as I remember the Mk2 lights for the big bumpers were separate discrete units like the early Corrado ones, the late fog light unit has the lamp integrated into a fairly complicated housing. Many other manufacturers just used off the shelf fog units, hence these are cheap and easily available.
  19. ...and when I bought it, completely stock:
  20. I think it looks just about right for a 20-25mm drop, Keyo. MJA - they were my thoughts on the earlier cars, mine definitely sat lower than the later ones on stock springs. Here's mine on 15" wheels with the B6/H&R green combo:
  21. I remember reading somewhere that late VR6s had different springs fitted both because of the fuel tank and to make the car sit a little higher (if that was even possible!) than before as buyers were complaining that they were grounding on ramps, scuffing sill panels and damaging the front splitter - hence the 50mm spoiler on later cars rather thank the earlier 90mm. I know from when I changed to H&R/B6s that on my 93 car, the factory springs were different to those on later VRs, and it sat slightly lower all round - having said that I also had the 70 litre tank, as I believe all VRs had, so the above reasons don't really make much sense. These things are very hard to judge as the original factory suspension will be very old and saggy, and many cars have had their suspension modded to some degree at some stage - would be interesting to get hold of new or NOS VW OEM springs and shocks (not sure if that is even possible at this stage) and compare. If you check on ETKA, you will see two different spring part #s split by year/chassis number.
  22. I think part of the problem is that the total number of Corrados produced was relatively low - so there is a small market/demand (even though there is plenty of demand among present owners) so it is difficult to justify the large tooling costs for a small run as the end price would be too high and the enthusiasts then start complaining about the cost without being aware of what's involved, even for Classic Parts/Heritage, never mind a private business. There was never really much available in terms of aftermarket panels and parts either compared to the likes of the Mk2/Mk1/Classic Beetle. Added to that a huge number of items come with the dreaded Corrado specific 535/536 prefix on the part number, especially body, trim and lights and are not interchangeable with other models. The big problem for me is that you can't get the panels and parts needed to repair your car if you've been in an accident or had a break in - and that leads to trouble with insurance and write-offs of cars that shouldn't be written off.
  23. G60/16v should be wearing 195 as standard on 15" original wheels, I would have thought? Maybe best to have a chat with your tyre shop. I'd say there are plenty on her who might have experience - I'd stick with the original tyre spec on standard wheels unless I coudn't get the correct size - I currently have Michelin Pilot Sports stretched from 195 to 205 on the VR for that very reason, but would rather run the correct size, and will be switching back at the next change. Has your car been lowered or had any other suspension mods? The P6000 were a great tyre btw.
  24. Not sure about this tbh - is the tension spring not in the part that is cracked, as that is what you tighten the bolt in to to release it? If you are stuck, I think I have an old one somewhere that came off my car about 5 years ago - it was still working fine, maybe a little bit noisy at the time - and you could either replace or swap over your pulley and bearing.
  25. Looks like fun and sounds lovely - a private road of course 😉 Never drove a 16v Mk2, but had an 8v PB for many years and loved it to bits - great cars and closer to the GTI ideal than today's lumps of lard. The interior design is a bit spartan though compared to the later Corrado - I always felt I was going at least 10 years back in time when stepping into the Mk3 rather than the 3 it was in reality!
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