streetpreache47

The Mini has been with me for longer, 10 years now! Much more fun to drive (believe it or not) and actually quicker! Also cheaper! I just hope it has been sold on to someone on here! No one else seemed interested in buying it, and it needed to go

Well, final update is that the valver has gone. Needed something more reliable now that the mini is coming for resto end of the month. The mini is my moneypit not the rado! My spare car is gone! Loved driving fixing and the fun and bad times with the rado. Should hope to see it around somewhere, sold it to a garage in wigan in part ex for my C4 Loeb. He has sold it on already. Farewell to the dub, but will probably be back someday

Defo a C colour Helios - I got an H plate valver in this brilliant colour also! Looks nice on black wheels

Think the M6 one was me, were you in a green C? It's not black, just dirty!! Helios Blue!!

Long time since an update here!! I definitely need to give it a clean and get some pictures up. Since the last pictures over a year ago, a little has changed. I have fitted G60 BBS's which I refurbed myself over a weekend. I sold my old ones on to Big adam, who was a nice bloke off the forum, with a nice C. I have also fitted an alarm immobilisor which is linked to the central locking. This was great over the winter as I didnt need to de-ice my locks to get in with a key! The best bit is the fact I can see at night. I got some LHD ABT angel eyes off the forum and converted them, which was a very easy job. Although not to everyone's taste, they have grown on me and more importantly I can see at night!! This coupled with my homemade waterproofed uprated loom (with twin fuses), it really is a recommended job to do. I need to get the car in shortly to have what I think is a front wheel bearing (annoying hum from 40mph ish onwards which varies with whether i turn right or left) and also probably the thermostat is stuck open - I get cold air when the heater is on whilst stationary and the car runs normal temp when in traffic and cold when on the motorway. The best bit is that my ebay steal black leather interior is arriving next week! Should be good and also I will have a standard black interior (as per the pictures in teh thread) to go should my other prospective taker fall through. I will add this to the classifieds if required.

I got an audi S line 5 speed knob and gaitor. The Knob fit well and looks in place with the rest of the interior picture from the web! - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul_scott ... r_knob.JPG I removed the gaitor and fitted it round the handbrake, which is a vast improvement on that crappy plastic effort which VW deemed fit to appear on their top line coupe! I will try and add a picture later

I changed mine a few months ago by sliding it back and rotating. It is fiddlty but an easy job really, minutes rather than pratting around unneccesarily removing the sunroof whole

Its been a while since this was updated, must post some pictures once its had a little clean. I took it in for it's MOT this week, which is the first one I have had with the car so always gonna be pricey. no let down on that front! Since October last year I have done 9,500 miles of very enjoyable miles in it and it has not let me down, even long trips to wales over hot summer weeks! I knew that the brakes needed doing so I had the full discs and pads renewed. The guy I use for big jobs like this was agodend, the carriers for the rear brakes were rust welded in place, there was a lot of swearing, heat and frustration but they eventually shifted. In for the MOT and it failed on a driver side ball joint, so no problem there, all fixed. Did a quick oil change and it was back sreaming down the M55 again today! Most importantly my PAS belt doesnt squeal embarressingly making me look like a tool whenever i'm in a car park, making my girlfriend want to disown me (as much as she love steh C also)! It feels like a new car again and I love it despite the fact it has just cost me £530, which lets face it could have been a lot worse. I need to add some pictures as since my last update I have added a few new bits and found some new problems. Firstly my windscreen has developed a leak from the top, which some black tape is currently sorting until i can get out with the black silicon sealer. I have added inpro angel eyes purely for the fact I couldnt see at night, not to everyone's taste but they have grown on me also, and they do look cool when lit up. I also got some really good G60 BBS wheels with great tyres from ebay, which add a look of OEM aboout it. Slight refurb on them myself but a weekends work and they look good as new. I have also replaced the inner sunroof trim as mine had become tatty and the yellow foam stuff kept falling on me all the time, £15 on ebay, good as new. I have also added a simple sub to the boot, which will be integrated into the passenger side boot section at some point when i stop being lazy! Loving the corrado nearly a year later! I will post some pictures at some point soon!

I thought this seemed a little severe, but he was looking at it again today, I think he was just a bit grumpy because it was raining!

I have taken my car to my local friendly car mender who I use for my mini and knows what he is on about. I knew that I needed the brakes doing. Front discs and pads sorted easy, but he rang last night saying he is having problems with the rear getting the carriers off. Turns out the allen headed bolts are rounding due to being 20years old and all. He reckons he may have to take the rear axle off to get at it. What sort of price are we looking at for the discs/pads and this rear axle? It is the first MOT I have (been using as a daily no problems for 11months!) hopefully much more years of carefree motoring, otherwise you may see a for sale thread shortly!

My inner panel wasnt screwed at all, and it is not loose. The panel which I put in didnt have any evidence of being screwed on. The metal clips i think were screwed on but these dont need removing. My car is a 1990 16V with early interior if this makes any difference. If anyone is in lancashire I will have a look for them.

Which bit is confusing. I will try and take some pictures when it stops being like the mid atlantic!

Good news, NO NEED TO REMOVE HEADLINING. I had exactly the same problem and so I bought a panel off ebay but repairing can be just as easy once it is out. Here is the plan: - 1. Tilt the sunroof up, and you will find that the headlining panel is only clipped to the frame, 2. push/tilt the central headliing bit upwards and gently push the outer sunroof headlining frame backwards as if you are pushing the sunroof into the open position (i.e. into the bit between main roof headlining and the car roof. 3. Tricky bit, once the panel is pushed back most of the way, rotate it slowly (a small juggle) through 90 degrees and then slide out towards the front of the car and out of the recess into the cabin. This was literally 2 minutes. From now you can use some spray adhesive to repair your headlining. Refit is the reverse of the removal. Just ensure that the small clips clip back onto the main sunroof frame. This makes much more sense when you look at it on a real car

I'd be interested in this also, especially costs. I really like the torque and power delivery of diesels combined with economy, although I did some maths and worked out that my 1990 Valver is doing about 35mpg average with mixture of motorway and town.

Nice car! Thought I recognised that road, especially the third picture, I am in Chorley and when I had finished taking my Mini's engine to bits I also went for a drive round there! Where are you based? I've not seen yours around this way.

Yan you are a star! I think we have a winner on the relay, I removed then reseated it and it appears to have cured, will monitor then con check if the problem re-appears. I did notice that sometimes my wipers/heater haven't worked but tap the fusebox area and it works, I may have a loose connection at this end! Thanks again Anthony

Relay 5 is that on the fuse board, additionally what would we be checking for, is there a test to see if the relay is duff?

I have the same problem, I thought it was the sensor so I changed the tank but the light still flashes, it goes off when I remove the header tank plug and bridge the connectors only to come on again. Would this be a plug problem? Also where is the temperature sensor on a KR?

I have done a quick search and not found a specific answer so I apologise if this has been covered before My question is, can golf Mk3 seats fit straight in, the runners and front mount look the same, I am not as worried about height as I am under 6 foot Thanks in advance Anthony

I have her number! Indeed good times! I felt like James Bond, if only he had a Rado!

Pulled into tesco petrol station last night, went in to pay and the (fit) girl behind the counter said "Can I buy your car?, I've been looking for ages for one of those!" to which I replied, "i'll take you for a run if you want some time!" Good times! Love the C

hooray for another helios car. I was beginning to think mine was the only one. looking good pal, glad to hear of your plans

managed to investigate my fault tonight, turns out it was some loose connections on the expansion tank AND the fan :clap: Happy chappy now! Still may need to sort my thermoswitch at some point though

I could be interested in these for a 1.8 16V in MPH also

I have the exact same thing since saturday. How can we check the expansion tank? I have heard about bridging the connections between the sensor that connects to the tank but my light still flashes! Levels are also fine in both fluid and temp Apologies for thread hijack