
mr lobitos
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been without the 24v for a week ,she's been having her bad bits sorted at a local bodyshop. went in firstly to have bad paint repair on front wing and drivers door sorted plus passat door handles and new corrado badge colour coded.whilst there and the two rub strips removed to paint the door and wing properly so there is no paint line,"we" decided that it looked much cleaner without the rub strips therefore both sides have now been painted, the rear end has had seam lines,towing eye and vw badge removed and smoothed. have left the corrado badge on to give the car its identity, bit unsure (see pic) ,perhaps you can give comments will post more pics shortly
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tried the dealers, said no longer avail, probably couldn't be bothered. anybody got a part number, cheers
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got most of the pathetic bits iv'e asked for,this one is even more sad
3x black clips that run along bottom of door to hold doorcard
plus still looking for battery jacket,cheers
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going to attempt fitting the rear passat handles in the next few days before she goes into bodyshop next week.
need to remove striker pins from original handles onto passat handles which have been cut. had a look and seems only have to remove small pin . how do you remove this pin and can it be used again,cheers
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like i said bought the car with conversion done,so not taking any credit for that, previously owned 12v vr6 ,which was fast but the 24v is a different type of power,the 24v revs a lot better and gives you the power more smoothly,example ,sitting behind another car in fourth , boot it and the power is there , no build up of power then go like the 12v, do miss the 12v roar though,also makes the car feel modern and refined,defo recommend one
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it defo is ,would recommend conversion to anyone thinking about it (even if i didn't do it myself ),reaping the benefits of someones hard work does grate me but could not refuse
thanks for the advice quicky, will take strikers off original handles ,keep you updated
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just getting a few things sorted before going into bodyshop
have got rear badge ,thanks to 8v matts advice,cheers
want to fit passat rear handles, sourced off here few months back, striker pins look to have been cut (see pic) is this right or do i have to modify,tried searching ,plenty of info but no defo answer,don't want to try if there not right, cheers
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rear "corrado " badge, must be in one piece ,colour doesn't matter as i'm colour coding it.no
also this is a long shot, passat moonroof , non of the breakers around here have anything so if anybody comes across one ,give me a shout ,will pay good price for hassle,
thanks everybody
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have read this over the past few evenings,great read,has anyone got pics of finished articles
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any advice,can you get a rad switch which kicks in at lower temp or should i just wire fan to a switch,i only do short trips and don't know if fan is kicking in,cheers
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unwrapped all the tape and tested fan direct to battery,thats working ok, haven't got multimeter so will order new switch and blue cap,is the fan wired into plug correctly and is there a tidier way (see pic)
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also oil warning lamp on dash is flashing when you come to standstill after a decent run,ok when driving,connected or another issue
the joys of corrado ownership
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went out for a good drive yesterday,enjoyed it.anyway when i got back car was hotter than it should it and the system quite pressured,mine has a black cap on expansion tank so have ordered blue one.question is,is there a way of checking that the fan is working and kicking in when it gets to temp (what temp is that?),without letting it just tick over on drive.also there is only one fan ,my old vr had two is that ok,thanks for the help
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just a quick update, fitted all red rears today,(supplied by fla),really pleased with how they look
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have sourced a few of the pathetic bits i posted for (thanks guys),still haven't got 2 black plastic things for the doorcards,this is really bugging me (sad i know),in the box of bits was this any ideas,part no 192 971 825
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plus one of the samco hoses has a split in it,whats the best way to repair as i believe you can't buy single ones
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overall,i'm so pleased i went to the hassle of getting this car,it's a totally different machine to the 12v ,love it
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finally learnt how to get pics on (big thanks to thermal)
heres how dewi(fire breathing welsh dragon named by my two girls) is progressing,hope you like
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few more bits
4x blue plugs which hold corrado badge on
1x white plastic clip fixes on door to hold door handle( not very good description)
1x glove box in black
let me know cheers