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I think one of the problems is that most aftermarket parts are going towards manufacturing their parts in China all at the same factory and getting their own brand stamped on the part. Disappointed to hear the Hella temp sender failed would expect better off them. If I have to get an aftermarket part Lemforder is top on my list but parts are thin on the ground now for the Corrado, secondly I will go for Hella, then Febi Bilstein all though I wouldn't be surprised if they manufacture in China now.

Even vw use china to manufacture parts - i got a new fuel filter from my local vw dealer paying the vw premium came in a vw box opened it only to find a made in china stamped on it!

Apologies if I'm teaching granny to suck eggs, but have you wound the pistons in the calipers fully back?

yes my friend fully wound back!!

I have just ordered a new caliper to match the new one just fitted to the near side and i have ordered two new hand brake cables to the length as stated in etka 1615mm

right i got back to this this evening - fitted the new caliper to the nearside

Fed the hand brake cables through and now they are different lengths once entering the hand brake tunnel (10mm difference)

off side longer (previously it was the nearside)

now as i fitted the large chamfered nuts to the cables the the rear wheels are locked - i cant even fit the secondary lock nut

What the hell am i doing wrong

Never made reserve highest bid £1400

what was the mileage on this? (i assume its high with no history)

So it passed on the foot brake, failed on the handbrake?

 

I had the above and removed the disks and used a flap disc in an angle grinder to roughen the surface, then adjusted the cables to give similar drag on both sides on 2 or 3 clicks (4/5 locked them solid after).

 

Mine has OE callipers and had replacement disks and pads 2-3K prior to the fail

Fail sheet says brake system, foot brake left/right differential high , rear

brake system, parking brake effort low rear

brake system, parking brake defective nearside rear

As above i will replace the caliper and see what happens

Possibly caliper but also likely the rear bias valve. If you handbrake cable is at the max adjustment, probably worth replacing both of those too. Remember when bleeding the rear, you need to ensure the bias valve is open so either weight on the wheels, or cable tie it open whilst bleeding.

Hello thanks for the reply, it has a new bias valve installed and i did have it open while bleeding the system, The brakes were spongy but after a few hours driving they firmed up - i will order a new caliper and try it

my car has failed its mot - nearside rear imbalance, parking brake insufficient.

this car has had a complete brake replacement - everything

last year it passed its mot but the inspector said the rear nearside is weak but this year the inspector put it down as a major defect

i changed the rear calipers to mk3 vr6 although used had seen very little use as the caliper paint was still intact

initially i thought i had fitted the wrong hand brake cables - mk2 golf but today i checked and they are correct - pagid 1603mm

checked the handbrake cables and the nearside i can adjust right up to its max and with a bit of force i can still turn the rear

nearside wheel with the handbrake on

do i still have air in this brake line? although i took my time doing this using the 2 man method

faulty caliper?

thanks

at an auction all it takes is 2 people who want it and who knows where it can end!

Outer scrapers from Vintage Rubber work out to around £104 each, would they be cheaper than this if they were available in UK.

Takes you to be careful with import tax on anything from the USA - has caught a lot of people out

hey keyo thats what i call dedication to getting a car as good as new

i am sure your wallet is empty at the moment!!

mine just failed its mot today - cant believe it

failed on brake imbalance on the rear - nearside handbrake - something tells me i have fitted mk2 golf handbrake cable and iam

going to change the caliper as well. i fitted new mk3 rear calipers during its rebuild

glad to here you got its going - good to see another G60

andy go over everything you have done - cars this age things are brittle!!

it would be good to get an emergency bonnet opening system in place - my cable broke last year and of course broke the grille trying to get it open

Have a new grille but i am afraid to fit it as iam waiting for the cable to fail again!!

hello andy

Has the car just been giving trouble since your minor modifications were carried out?

hello and welcome to g60 ownership

with these cars its a learning curve in ownership as i am learning myself but do not be put off as these are cracking cars once sorted

my own overfuelled when i got it but this was due to broken cabling to the lamda probe but it never stopped the car from starting it just consumed fuel at an alarmimg rate

check the fuel pressure regulator (mounted on the fuel rail)

Is the fuel pump running when the engine is turned off?

Faulty injectors staying open?

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There are other people on here with a vast experience of this engine who will give you a lot better advice

They were very slow to sell at the end, so there's a few late ones around - it'll be a late 94 or 95 car I;d say.

slow to sell they were at the end - i recall talking to a senior vw salesman at the local dealership who spoke fondly of the car but said they had to

heavily discount the cars at the end even a final storm just to shift unsold stock.. but it would be nice to own a car with that mileage

nice auction estimate!

never seen or heard of a p reg

vr6 spares on bumtree at the moment inc full ob2 wiring loom

keep us informed what the quality is like - never noticed these before despite searching online

Hi Ger,

 

I promise you not look on ebay , for an original well looked 16V they are asking 8k and above. 8V are somewhat cheaper.

 

Unfortunately mine is not a wide track conversion as it it's on its original sub frames and the mounts were modded. Not sure I would want the wheels sticking out though on the wide track option.

 

N'Ireland seems to be the place to pick up a VAG classic at a reasonable price.

 

They are asking between 20-25 for a MK2 Rallye.

Dont know about that but 10k for a 16v!!!

Some of the prices quoted especially on ebay i wonder do the actually sell for the prices quoted

Keyo 10k for a 16v Mk2 Golf? that is madness at the moment as there is plenty of cars out there although a lot are sorn and tucked away

i have 2 at present but one is just a shell

To drive the cars i find they are totally different but thats maybe just the engine g60 v 16v

i find the biggest difference is build quality and noise - corrado has far better build quality!

i had a chat a while ago with a vr6 mk2 owner and he found the car nose heavy but loved the power and noise - dont know if it was wide tracked though

im really P****d off at the moment everything seems to cost me money

i recently reinsured my corrado after disposing of my golf 1.8t anniversary (needed to much work for its next mot)

my existing insurance would not insure the corrado - dont know why the telephone operator could no give me an answer

anyway cancelled the policy and asked if they could forward me confirmation of my NCD which they duly did (always like to

have written confirmation)

went to a comparison web site and insured the corrado and all seemed to be fine deposit paid etc

Around 10 days later i got an email requesting a copy of my log book (never had that before) and proof of NCD

i forwarded this all be email

several days later i got a reply informing me that they had increased my premium by 70% (estimated) because the log book

indicated the i had purchased the car only last year - i have owned and registered this car for over 10 years. last year

i put the corrado back on the road after several years and after getting it motd i tried to tax it only to be told the log

book was out of date and i has to apply for a new one which i did.

i believe this was due to the DVLA moving from N Ireland to wales and new log books had to be issued.

i still have my original log book

They also refused to accept my proof of NCD because i cancelled the previous policy (IT STATES I HAVE 14 YEARS NCD)with no claims

outstanding.

i contacted by telephone and the operator was not interested

so i cancelled the policy with a cancellation fee of course!!

so in total the insurance company got almost £100 for roughly 14 days cover

For the last couple of years i have never been asked to produce proof of my NCD - i assume all my details are held within an

insurance data base

i am of an age now where insurance premiums are not that bad anymore

i have taken out insurance with another company and it will be interesting to see if they request the same information?

even with spacers there is the same problem

this is a very common issue - i had my windscreen fitted by a local fitter who took his time and did a first class job

The original seal was refitted but after a quick run up to 60 mph the seal began to come adrift

in the end i got hold of a tube of black windscreen sealant and put a fine bead along the top of the screen and pushed the seal

home and have not had a problem since.

i assume the problem is at the factory the screens were fitted by robot and are fitted within a fraction of mm which cannot be replicated

by hand