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nah not yet, not really had chance to look for them tbh. been concentrating on getting it sorted for its mot which is now has. im tilting towards getting the bodywork sorted.

Have got it mot'd and tax'd yippee! im stuck now of what to do next, whether to get the body sorted or to get the seats sorted.

i have given the rado's brakes a look over, and i have decided i only need rear disc's and rear pads so have just orderd them for now. also some more updates on the interior. i have put the door cards back on, im now just waiting for my new carpet for the car.

okies i will have a look when i get home from work. im planning on having the mot done by end of next week so i need to get things sorted and during next week.

im going to need front and rear brake pads for my rado. i just need some standard pads for now until i do a complete overhaul in next half dozen months. i need it to be mot'd! buses are starting to see me off! lol any way heres the issue my rado is a 1990 1.8 16v on a g plate, has a 6 digit number plate also, non private. as you can see they are also completely different. i believe i know why one with abs and one without but how do i find out which i need without taking the out?

heres some pictures from the weekend and yesterday. not been able to get what i would like done due to work, but im getting there. with some fitted over this weekend, im hopeing to get it completely cleaned out, (most the mess ive made lol) and refit the centre tunnel. oh find out out if the alternator has decided to die.

what fuse rating would be best to fit?

have not been able to do much these past couple days, apart from check certain interior bits out to see if they broken. i would ideally need the whole passener vent minus ducting, and a centre console peice. or i would take the centre console vent slider thing (the oval peice that opens and closes) and the two seperate vents for that. if you could pm me with what you have great :cheers:

past few days have been pretty productive. i have prepped and painted 75% of the interior plastics :D this weekend. have started putting some of it back in also. will get some pics up of the progress asap.

another productive day today after work, managed to get the dash out yay! :clap: that guide is pretty useful. after taking the dash out i finished off taken out the other plastic trims in the back and over the doors. also i noticed on my headlight wiring a wire has self destructed. looks like its been like it for some time check out the pics. guna see if i can re-pin it with a fresh better wire. you guys reccomend me checking or replacing anything while evrything is out? i.e heater matrix?

oh right awesome! i shall check it out. yeah that glove box is a right pig :censored: lol. when i removed the front seats i was amazed at how easy that was, 1 10mm nut and slide the seat all the way back. as the meerkat would say simples!

ok yesterday was quite productive! i got all the seats and pretty much all the plastic trim out only a few bits left. in about an hour it went from this! to this! the only thing that stumped me a bit was removing the dashboard its self. can anyone tell me how to do it?

lol i wouldnt know at the moment as this is my first Rado and VW. may sound silly but if i have the seat set low i cant see over the bonnet :epicfail: , i currently drive a mr2 and i have that seat set as low as it can go. and have no problems lmao. the bonnet kinda reminds me of a yank muscle car, lol.

the first things i will be removing are the front seats. so this should help out with getting access to them awkward screws! i am planning on spraying all the plastics a nice gloss black, with plenty of lacquer! replacing the carpet with a black one, and hopefully replace the interior with a better conditioned black interior. while all this is going on i will be wiring in a 4/5 ch amp under a front seat. this will power a set of components at the front and ive not planned the back yet, lol :wink: as i dont know what speakers will be best for it lol. i dont want no subs doh.

ok, i sorted out my fuses and relays, this needed to be done as my indicators wasnt working and a couple other things! but all gd now :clap: next on my list is to take out the interior including all plastics. what tools are needed, and on a scale of 1 - 10 how easy 10 being easy 1 being hard? will post pics of my progress asap.

i think its just the picture, there is various little dents and scrathes. plus the pics were taken with my phone. starting work on it today, going to change over the wheels (hopeing the fit) and look over why the indicators arent working properly. i think its missing the relay.

let the whoring commence, lol. its not in perfect cond, but engine is strong and quiet, comments welcome

ohhhh not long now! :clap: be picking it in 2 hours! its soooo exciting, lol. i will be pic whoring this evening!

will be picking up the rado tomo! :nuts: £500, bargain!

good news! :D im going to be a corrado owner by mid next week! :clap: will be working on it pretty much straight away, getting it tidied up, etc etc. will get some pics taken finally when it gets home!

i will be doing just that! :D went i 1st looked at it monday there was no obvious signs it was leaking, while it was running and afterwards. but i couldnt test drive it at the time as the battery wasnt connected properly, lol. will be doing a more thorough inspection tomo.

right, going to view the car again tomoz so will get some pics up afterwards. ive just done some searches on here of some things i noticed on my 1st viewing. 1. the temp light was flashing - i believe this can be cured from topping up the resevoir as it was almost empty. 2. it feels stiff to get it into gear, how ever i only tried it while stationary, will be having a lil test drive tomorrow. on here theres a couple of suggestions. clutch slave, master cylinder or the clutch its self. but it does engage into gear.

Sorry no pics at the mo, but may go view it again somepoint this week to do a couple more checks. so will take some then! i completely forgot about it last night. :brickwall: forgot to mention its got some 17" wheels on it too.

yeah i think i will to be honest. ive already seen a replacement interior (fronts seats and back), from a 03/04 audi tt for less than a hundred quid! :cheers: will make him an offer before this week is over and hopefully be a proud corrado owner in next few weeks. its definatly got the potential be a good clean example with a bit of work.

the viewing went well last night guys! the bodywork wasnt as bad as i thought it was going to be, 1 dent on left rear arch that could do with pulling out. and various little dents here and there which again could either be pulled out or filled, will be giving it a rub down and respray anyway. what lets it down the most is the interior, bolster ripped and general untidy. most of the fan vents are damaged and various plastic trim is missing, all electrics work apart from the spoiler :) but shouldnt be a hard fix. engine was quiet, with no smoke and looks in good con. and mot until jan 30th. 500 pound is what the guy is after, i think it is a reasonable price and shouldnt need alot of work to get it looking nice. any suggestions?