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Ha yes done this myself :) Along with leaving 4 marks on the driveway that strangely last longer then on the tyres?! Peanut butter, WD40 and boot polish is a good quick fix but seriously i dont know why anyone would used anything other then Gtech's stuff, it will prob outlast most corrados!! http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/gtechniq/c4-permanent-trim-restorer.aspx?gclid=CMK4ld-_868CFQwjfAodPy7KYQ

Got ya! fingers crossed!

Thanks Kip :) Generally been quite lucky in the past with Corrado ownership. This is bad timing what with Stanford and the Brooklands meet, prob the only two events worth attending?! Hey ho, i'll get there in the end :)

Cheers for that Chris. Just soaked the connectors in WD before work. Will give them another clean this evening once back home. Just think its strange the light being straight on even without moving the car. From what I've read if it's a wheel sensor this error won't show until the car has moved?

Ok cheers for that. The abs rings on the front don't look quite as easy to change as the rears. Look a bit more substantial and part of the hub maybe? Will double check the spacing too, any idea what this should be? I assumed it's as far as the sensor slides in, leaving a few mm as a gap between the ring. My light has never turned off for any length of time whilst doing all this. Even once I've cleared the fault. Switched ignition off and on again, check abs faults again just to be sure. And it correctly comes back with no faults. Start the engine and immediately the light is on. Turn engine off, run vag com, front right sensor fault is back again?! Car has not even moved?!

They are pretty good, not perfect though, when i spin the hub it runs about 2m out. It is slightly rusty, though I've wire brushed it to clean it up.

Right folks really appreciate some guidance with my persistant abs problem that is keeping my C well and truely grounded! As mentioned in earlier post in this thread the corrado failed its mot on the abs light being on. Vag comm said rear sensors, garage said faulty abs ecu. Anyway after lots of uncertainty i took the car out of the garage and started replacing the parts needed myself. First up os/r sensor, changed with new abs rings. Next ns/r sensor, changed with new abs ring. Fault codes cleared. Run round block, new fault, front right sensor. No more rear faults showing, just the new front right fault. So i do what i can, clean conections and the sensor and ring (didnt have a new sensor at that time). Fault still shows. I then started to think that what the garage said maybe true (abs ecu) so i take a look at that, conections all good, no oxidisation, or water ingress. still clean contacts etc to be sure. At the time i really wanted to get the car done in time for the Stanford hall show. So i got hold of a replacement abs ecu and two new front sensors. ECU came first so i plugged it in, cleared faults then ran car with it. still front right sensor fault :( So i put my original ECU back in. Now this evening i have fitted the new front right sensor, cleared code, driven (1 mile). And the friggin light still does not go off!!! Fault of 'front right sensor' still shows!! Am i correct in thinking the front right sensor does mean the drivers side. Not right as in looking at the car? At no point during any of the above has the ABS light gone off. It flickers very briefly when i start up (guess thats the diagnostic check) There is no click of the pedal, like previous raddos either? Can anyone shed any light on this? Was really hoping to have it ready for the Brooklands meet and this is the only problem i need to sort for the mot. Cheers for looking peeps

Whats the chances of England making it all the way to the Euro 2012 Final?! :scratch:.....................Nahhhh!! I'll be going Stanford then.

Would possibly be a nice group buy/day on the fuel system cleaning thing? Looked interesting

£1502 !! And I bet you got a free blue box thrown in for that :) :thumbleft: on your dedication!

Girl with the Dragon Tats No bad, not bad at all for a Daniel Craig flick. Not what I was thinking either- 7.84 / 10

Thats where i've seen that plate before then, been up for sale for a little while. He'll tell me to do one if I offer 5K :)

That really is a nice spec, what do you think a realistic price is?

That damn door moulding, thought it was just mine that faded! Anyway I put a coating of G Techniq's C4 over all my black trim (seals and gutter rails) and it has done the job...and no more fading. Prob not as good as new or re-painting them, but a huge improvement, and it lasts which is the important thing! Just a heads up anyway :)

Second this one, really annoys me, coupled with writing some comment on the rear glass! We live near an entrance to a field where lots of people walk there dogs, and I've lost count of the amount of times I've had dog p!ss trickling from my alloys!!

Thats great to know cheers Roger. I'll replace the sensors first and see what happens. Thanks again

Well went to collect the car today, and the guy explained what he thought was wrong- They had an error code relating to the o/s/r abs sensor, so with the car on the ramp, they plugged in a new sensor. Then scanned the ecu again, fault was then n/s/r sensor (o/s/r fault had apparently now cleared). Plugged another new sensor in, scanned, fault was now o/s/front sensor (n/s/r now cleared)!! I didnt supply a new front sensor as this had never shown up with previous scans. So the mechanic has spoken to his auto electrician who has advised a faulty ecu. Though none of the above can be 100% apparently as these things are hit an miss!! Anyway i've not got a problem spending cash on my Corrado, though dont want to be chasing something that does not need doing. So I think im going to replace both rear sensors properly with new cages (already have the parts) then clear codes take for a run. And see what codes are then thrown up. Once sorted i'll update this thread for future searches (though i think every ABS problem has been discussed already:) )

Well they said that the bolt on the rear to take the sensor off is rounded off and they would need to drop the axel to change them. So to save time they plugged the new sensor in tried it that way, not sure how that would work?? ---------- Post added at 5:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 5:32 PM ---------- I didn't think dropping the axel would increase access to the sensor?!

Cheers guys, good point on clearing them first. Nothings gonna happen until Tuesday now :) ---------- Post added at 8:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 8:02 PM ---------- One point, mot guy said 'if its something serious with the ABS then I'll buy it off ya' now that filled me with confidence!!!!

Star!!!......cheers fella :)

Quick question peoples, car has gone in for it mot today and surprise surprise has failed on an ABS fault!! Diagnostic is saying rear sensor, mechanic is saying that they have replaced sensor (supplied by me) and and has not solved the fault. So they are suspecting the ABS ECU. I always assumed that this was located under the scuttle cover, but they are adamant its part of the pump, and the one under the scuttle cover is the engine ECU?!! I need the part no so i can source a replacement. Can anyone 100% confirm where it is? PS. the garage is pretty reputable and i know them well. Cheers lads

That's really interesting. Looks like they toyed with the idea of having the door handles flush in the rear quarters.

Break it :)

Thanks tempest, some real things to think about there, I have recently joined the Porsche forum, they have a 928 section, to find out as much as I can. But can't beat talking to real owners. Thought about the 944 as a start for Porsche ownership, but would always go back to looking at 928s.....ever since I first saw Risky Business aged 6 I think I developed a soft spot for them....and Rebecca de Mornay :)

That's some useful stuff there, thanks. One other thing, what's the availability of spare/2nd hand parts, and how are they to work on? (that's 2 things!!)