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Sean I did try using the auto glym spray dye by it's up with one of the worst products if ever used , I used a satin black in the end and it's pretty scratch resistant and looks spot on , I'd go as far as to say it's nearly standard looking Cheers Chris it's starting to come together now , just the a pillar trims and c pillar trims to put back in , cars nice and rattle free as we'll feels nice and solid , no probs about the headlining if you want just give me a shout

Next up was the grubby headlining and sunroof panel , and sunvisors I could never understand why they made it grey ffs , so its all black now and in my opinion looks pretty sweet . And the alcantara parts complement it pretty well now its all back in Few picks of it all [ATTACH]77424[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]77425[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]77426[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]77427[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]77428[/ATTACH] Looks sweet , the headlining got another coat to get ride of the few light spots but overall im happy

Next up was the stupid sunroof Mine was fudged so got to scrappy and after much research and umming and arring i picked up a seat ibiza manual roof and started stripping it down Was very grubby [ATTACH]77421[/ATTACH] I stripped it down and cleaned all the rain tracks and greased all the runners and mechanisms Also took of the wind flap thing and gave that a good clean and cleaned under it [ATTACH]77422[/ATTACH] Had to swap these two parts over so that i could fit the electric motor [ATTACH]77423[/ATTACH] Also removed the sunroof seal and soaked it in boiling water and then went at it with a scrubbing brush and i came out really clean Stuck it in the car and mastickes all the drain pipes as they had been leaking and causing a bit of damp in the car causing condensation It fits perfect and works great im chuffed with it

Next up was some of the drab bits of plasticky interior that always wound me up , very cheap crap plastic bits Got my self some alcantara fabric and some glue and set of retrimmkng them ! Never done it before and it took a couple of attemps as some of the tighter corners are a twat So iv not gone over the top but a few pics show the difference Done the sunroof motor cover , the door triangles and and the grab handles and door lever surrounds No pics of the door bits but heres a few of the others [ATTACH]77418[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]77419[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]77420[/ATTACH] Ill throw some pics up of the door card bits later when im in the car Pretty happy with them though and they look so much better than standard

[ATTACH]77414[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]77415[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]77416[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]77417[/ATTACH] Iv also removed and fully covered the a b and c pillar trims and the full boot plastics aswell as fully renewing all the clips as i went along

Few new updated as there has been some good progress lately !! I found some of that motivation stuff after christmas so got cracking Ill start with the interior , iv litrally had every plastic part out of the car as the rattles and squeeks was driving me insane !! Iv spent about 50 quid on sticky back felt and instead of just pitting bits on iv covered the back of the part fully , it actually really helps to deaden the sounds and stops rattles great Iv had the glove box out and to pieces and iv also fixed the stupid center consol down ! , i drilled two inch 8th holes and filled them with paint so they dont rust and then used a couple of little screw to hold the tunnel down , its now solid as a rock and looks great Ill let the pics do the talking [ATTACH]77408[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]77409[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]77410[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]77411[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]77412[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]77413[/ATTACH] I also fully stripped the door cards and felted them and the speakers Also picked up some foam from dunelm and packed the cards out a bit to make sure they didnt rattle These where all put back with all the new clips i bought feom vw so should be good for a long time

Iv just done pretty much all the sunroof today , iv took a few pics but not as many as id of liked i was in a rush as usual I can still post up whats been done and what the fit is like and maybe put it in some order and then people could just add to it weather or not bits fit or dont

Would be worth stickying this tbh i rekon as there is a fair bit of info on what fits and doesent fit , maybe someone can sticky this and ill pit some pics up of what i changed to make it all fit , its very simple but pics are a thousand words

Right , thanks for all the help I can 100 percent confirm that a p reg , 1996 1997 seat ibiza sunroof fits a corrado perfect I can also 100 percent say that a manual roof can be changed to an electric one with the swap of one small slot in piece that holds the motor If pics are needed i can put some up

No if's or but's that is a smart looking car and id have that all day long , i bet 90 percent of peoe who say they font like that would change there opinion if it had a ferrari badge It somehow reminds me of the viper srt10 aswell

Only just seen this mate must have missed it cheers , im writing this as i sit at scrappy , they have a roof in so just going to see if the motor lines up as its manual Cheers again mate

Nice work mate big plans ehh , sure it will be a nice build well done on getting it to demo car thats quality Like that little guage too will look nice when its fitted Can you post the specs up of your wheels and adaptors mate i really do like them alot , probably one of the only wheels id swap my speeds for

Buy new from adrad , 105 quid posted for mine and was hella when it turned up , wats the point in stripping the front end down and changing for parts that have probably done 100,000 miles , you will be back stripping it down sooner or later and all because you saved 20 quid at the start not realiseing your gonna have to buy another down the line when it pops

What would be the best oil to use if i wanted to go 10w 50 instead of 10 40 ? I think thats right anyway and iv heard alot of people use it and it makes the car much smoother , i do drive it quite hard aswell What brands and prices are available ? Thanks

In india !! With the unicorns

Ohh weve got a posh one here !! Hahaha

What bulbs are you using ? Iv read a few horror stories from people runni g 100watt bulbs and frying the wires

Cheers for the advice dave spot on , Roger when you say zf and trw are you on about the makes of the track rods ? I think there is a make on car parts for less that is called trw , they are 40 quid each so you could probable get a decent discount using the codes available As for undoing them would you not just put a spanner on both sides and they would be on opposite threads ? Just a guess as id like to know aswell

Tell a few porkys , tel them you have just had a few problems and you would like them to come take a look , i wouldnt expect my mechanic to charge me 100 quid if i said can you take a look at my car for an hour ! I would expect his standard hourly rate If an auto electrician wont look at it drive it to a garage that is good with electrics and get them to take a look If your worried about money then before you take it to them strip it down as far as you can do they dont wast your time having to strip the car for you Im assuming you can still drive it ? Just not in the dark ?? They shouldnt charge you even if it needs to stay with them over night and there is hardly any parts onvolved just a bit of wiring so should only be a bit of labour

Cant help you my self but why cant you ring an auto electrician to come look at the car , he might be able to do it in a few hours !

Cool thanks for that , so if i decide to change them then wich i probably will if its an easy job while the subframe is off im i right in thinking that there is a set amount that the new track rod has to be set in to the ateering rack ? Like a sort of standard factory setting ? The reason i ask is because i think i have a bit of uneven lock left to right , my pass wheel locks a bit further over than it does right and the pump strains more when when turning one way , so im thinking that someone in the past has moved the track rod inwards instead of just moving the track rod end Hope you can undertand that haha

Shame that mate as you seemed to have caught the bug pretty bad Hope you get it sorted mate

David if im taking off the subframe to replace it with a new powdercoated one and replacing alot of other parts , would i need the tool if i was doing it all that way and what are the real benifits of changing them other than the fact id rather do them now so i dont have to go back in the future

That steering wheel looks amazing what paint did you use mate

Haha I do love the purple really I'd love my old Bordeaux one back aswell