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Anyone know who's this is, i was just looking at my old home from when i was a child and the next door neighbour has only gone and got a lovely looking vr!! (storm?) Wish i still lived there now :( http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 1,,0,11.28

Technologic :clap:

Thats a pretty cool idea, think that would def be useful for many people, including myself. one thing though, i wonder what would happen if one guy reckons he can replace his rear axle in one hour, then obviously cant, his car is then in bits and the guy whos booked in to use it next is buggered!! I can see this being a common senario, as booking times would have to be close together to maximise profit?!

I was under the impression that the cold map was run through the ecu, which in turn gathers its info from the blue sender. so regardless of what the dash gauge is saying, if the the coolant is getting over 70c + (judging by my hoses pipes, mine is) then it wont continualy run on a cold map. Guess what i'm trying to say is if the guage, or the yellow sensor is knackered then that wont make it run in cold map all the time? But obv if the thermostat is stuck or too low then i guess that would keep the temps too low, and will run in cold map. My car does have poor mpg 17-19! the exhaust and bumper has alot of black soot on it, pops and bangs on over-run......it even sprays black water on the garage wall on start up!!(shes a beast :lol: ) I do only short trips to work and back mind, 4 miles each way. I'll try all the advice above though :)

Its pretty simple to change the temp sensors, just done it myself tonight infact!! Housing is just below the coil pack on the right side of the engine, just pull up the retaining clips and pull out the desired sensor, coolant will no doubt come out too. Its no biggie, just a little fiddly, even more so if you have shovels for hands! Think an ecu 'reset' is just a matter of disconecting the battery for a minute, then reconecting (obviously :lol: )

Hey Critical_mass i see you've had a similar problem yourself recently, did you get to the bottom of it?

Yes the oil temp runs cool, never gets out of the high 70's really, and takes an age to get there, 30 minutes of driving at least

Well i guess it must be the gauge then as i've just repalced the yellow temp sender, and the blue ecu one whilst i was there. Does anyone know if just the temp gauge can be replaced on it own? Thanks for the replies peoples :wave:

Could be a good point, if the cars been fitted with a lower stat, would that leave me with next to no reading on the dash...i have only owned this car since Nov, and its not really got above freezing out since then!!

Why I oughta..... :bad-words: Hmm.... it could quite possibly be a problem with the wiring back to the clocks, or a fault with the clocks themselves. Does everything else function correctly on the clocks - lights, all other modes on the MFA, etc? Yes should have said everything is working as it should, the oil temp i think also reads a little low, never gets into the 80's. But everthing is running as it should (well this week, so far it is :D ) heater is blowing out nice hot air too. I just dont understand why the gauge will move eventually as mentioned, if it didnt i would also suspect the gauge. Was kinda hoping someone else has had the same problem....as ive noticed Corrado faults seem to be hereditary :)

Hello everybody :) Not sure if theres anyone on this forum that knows anything about Corrados but I'm after some advice on a small problem with my vr6!! Since owning the car the temperature gauge on the dash has never really worked (do a search i hear you cry!). When i say 'really' worked i mean it never ever moves, unless i've driven the car then park up with it idling for ten mins the gauge will just manage to move to the first line....drive off and it soon goes down and rests on the bottom again :cuckoo: Now i came to the conclusion that this must be a fault with the sensor, so i managed to find a replacement....at my local vw dealer of all places, and they only wanted £34 for it...such a bargin i almost brought two :) Anyway thats just been fitted by me, took it for a spin, and nothing!! the needle still has no life in the old boy :( So thats where i am now...i know its not the biggest of problems, but its def to the limit of my capablities, so any help would be great ta muchley :D

The carbon thing will catch on here, just a matter of time, i'd put money on it :grin: These guys all had a similar opinion at first http://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?t=294316 http://bbs.scoobynet.com/members-galler ... vinyl.html

A good scrub then fitted led white side lights and bi-xenon hid's...........now i can see at night :clap:

I agree, but it is purely a cosmetic thing, and its come a long long way since the days of the Folitec crap :camp: At the end of the day there is no real 'function' or 'purpose' in wrapping a Ferrari in vinyl, or spraying the back lights of a Corrado red, but people still do it :)

I've had the same thing, on two diff cars before chap, if the noise is a kinda droaning sound then (i had it between 25-35mph) then new tyres will solve it :) If you dont want to pay out for new tyres just yet, and the rears are good then change them over to see if it stops.

The company i work for does this type of thing (vehicle wraps), we started with taxis, vans etc years ago and now cars are more popular then ever. Like anything though things have moved on and the vinyl we use now is light years ahead from a few years back, though i've still yet to see an acceptable chrome film, as mentioned above, its just not 'conformable' enough. At the moment its never going to be a replacement to paint, but then again it doesn't cost as much. But using todays vinyl's its getting closer to a finish that is hard to tell the difference. I dont know if anyone has come across the carbon fibre film that alot of other car forums a raving about, but its truly amazing stuff, i've wrapped everything from trim to complete vehicles in the stuff and it is almost indistinguishable from the real thing!! The only thing i cant decide is where to put some on my Corrado, been thinking about the rear number plate plinth??

I see what your saying, and i wouldnt want this guy to be driving on his mates trade plates, thinking he's legal. When he's not. You simply cant drive anything in any condition it has to have or be on its way for an mot (just like regular plates). The point of trade plates is simply to cover a vehicles tax and insurance, as it is the plate number that you insure and carries the tax....it just means traders dont have to apply for tax and take out separate insurance for every car. It must still be roadworthy. Otherwise you could drive a smoking old shed of a vehicle with four bald tires and no windscreen! :nuts: Not staring an argument or owt!! But our company uses them and thats the deal....sure it'll be on the DVLAs site.

Nice one, check the car still has MOT though, as i'm sure trade plates only cover the tax and insurance side of things, wouldnt want you getting pulled for it. trade plates will allow you to drive anything! i would do a compressioin test before you go anywhere as that should be a good indicator as a start. i would also be wary of taking it for too much of a "good run out". by all means get it warmed up and take it down the road to burn off any residual water that might be lurking, but if water is getting in then you will be doing more harm than good. best of luck getting it all sorted anyhow... Think you'll find the vehicle must have an MOT or be on the way to one....its gotta be road worthy mate.

Nice one, check the car still has MOT though, as i'm sure trade plates only cover the tax and insurance side of things, wouldnt want you getting pulled for it.

I wouldnt jump to conclusions just yet pal. Take the car for a decent run as it sounds like its been through a rough time :) these motors like many dont like being stop / started, short runs etc. Keep an eye on the temp gauge, but i'd say the creamy deposit :D is more likely to be condensation then anything serious. Take it for a drive and get the engine up to a good temperature :salute:

That looks spot on i think :D , some nice changes, not too much and not to little!! Sits well too :salute:

FFS!!! Built in Osnabrück, refined on some Croatian council estate. How can someone who has the capability to pass at least some sort of driving test obviously be so 'challenged' in every other department? The thing that really annoys me the most is not the bumper 'upgrade' or the necessary downforce aids, but the fact they have replaced the beautiful corrado wing mirrors with m3 replicas.....pure evil :(

I used to own a classic then a hawkeye, they are pretty bullet proof, i never had a single problem with either. Build quality is not up to german standard, but the later ones are a lot better. The only major problem with the bug-eyes is purely cosmetic!! :lol:

Sorry to hear that mate, lets hope the dog was just a little dazed...there tough old things :) Prob would have been better hitting the owner by the sounds of things!!

Cool, thanks for that :D