thegolfman

Wiper motor sorted temporarily with some WD40 around the motor itself, and white grease on the spindles and mech. Gear stick play sorted - two missing bolts. 90% perfect now, but a hell of alot better than it was before. Lots to do - -Sort the headlights - thinking a relayed loom and some decent bulbs. -Remove and refit dash with plenty of fabric tape to stop the rattles and squeaks. It also seems quite loose so think a few screws are missing. -Sort temperamental Toad alarm. -Two new door striker pins. -A set of decent tailor made carpet mats. -De rust a few bits with some Bilt Hamber products. -Retrofit bosch flat wiper blades. -New suspension - ride is very crashy, feels worse than cheapo coilovers. That'll do for now... I could add more haha. Wanted a Corrado for a 20vt swap originally, but must have forgot just how immense the VR sounds. Maybe a 24v swap, or see if I can source a supercharger possibly. Not sure yet. Any opionions?

Finally after 5 years of being here, I officially join the club :) I bought this little beauty from SeanL83 off here. Although I first saw it advertised on ebay. Finally get down to the car at 10pm, do the deal and head on back. On the M27/M3 I see blues flashing behind me and get tugged right on the slip road by a lovely chap in a 64 plate F30 330D. Obviously car is showing as uninsured and untaxed, so I explain the situ and show him email from DVLA confirming vehicle tax, then the insurance docs downloaded to my phone to find the battery dies!! Long story short he lets me go as he thought I was a decent honest bloke lol. Sneaky pic two mins after Mr Copper disappeared as I noticed it was just about to touch 165k... Getting low on fuel I was a little worried so pulled off the M3 at Winchester. I then wasted half an hour charging my phone on the poxy cigarette lighter to get google maps working, and eventually find a shell to stick £30's worth of their finest V power. Then rejoin M3 to see a bloody BP service station about 2 miles up the road!! :( Obligatory new car/petrol station pics... Then it starts to rain a little, and the wipers go a little temperamental before stopping altogether! It was lucky the screen was immaculate as the rain beaded straight off, and was quite bearable. Pulled over to check and found that if you tap the wiper motor it gets it moving again, so maybe the brushes are worn. Made it home at 02:45, with just under a quarter of a tank left, and that was with plenty of right foot VR love :) Very happy with the motor - yet to see it in daylight, but it feels nice and tight to drive, and the engine is a peach. Sean was definitely as much of an enthusiast as I am, so I'll take over where he left off. On the list to do already: Wiper motor + retrofit bosch flat wiper blades. Gear stick play (bit of a wooden stick in a mixing bowl) Headlight upgrade. Interior niggles sorting. Cheers guys, and thanks again to Sean. Tony.

Continued... I then bought an Audi B5 S4 that put out 337hp/362lbft. I also lost my license in this car and got banned for just over 16 months! :( Mrs bought this in the mean time and loved it until the box started to slip... Have to say how well these little things handle - you can fling them anywhere! Anyway, after getting my license back I bought a Skoda Octavia VRS TDI: Then a 330d that was a little worse for wear - Then a Leon FR TFSI - DSG. Would love a DSG box again, absolutely amazing bits of kit. Swapped for a 320d M sport - As well as few more cars recently lol. After spending years in mk2's when I regained my licence I thought I'd chop and change a bit. I've had another E90, a D3 A8 3.0 TDI, and now own this - Horrible bit of kit. Only 83k miles and the gearbox is kaput, and the rear wheel bearings are whining too. It'll be up for sale within a week or so. Anyway, onto my most recent aquisition on the next post, and the reason I'm here. :)

Hello all, Thought I'd post and introduce myself. My names Tony, I live in Northampton and have been a VW/VAG fan for years. Here's a little run down of a few of the cars I've had :) I've owned around ten MK2 Golfs, Including a Jetta that I converted to VR6 In no particular order some of my Golf's from over the years... £500 valver - Capri green Auto - My first mk2 .... One that I sold to my mate. He did this to it two weeks after - One I broke after two years service - And this 90 spec mk2 I also converted to VR6 running the full widetrack setup that was my daily hack for over 2 years. As I bought it as a roller - The Donor for it - Finished - I bought this to fix and sell from a friend in work. He let me have it for £2000 after the cambelt snapped! lol It was a taxi, and had 165k miles, but I still turned a tidy profit on it.

Where's the ABS ECU situated? Might be interested in the remaining one if mine is an earlier pre EDL one.

Ahh, I need both too! Will see if I can find part numbers.

Now a very happy C owner...

Feeling quite in love at the moment. I'm finding any excuse to go out and drive the C haha. Haven't been like this at all for a few years. Last car that made me feel like this was my B5 S4, but that thing needed a tenners worth of fuel go get it out of our housing estate lol.

I rate the quality of Febi stuff. Plus I use Febi-Live, put in my reg number, see exactly what parts they make for me, then google their 5 digit product number to find the cheapest supplier :) Didn't realise they where so cheap! Time to log onto http://www.febi-live.com/en/Catalogue to see what other bits I can get too :) It started to rain a little more earlier, and was happy with getting speakers working, and gear linkage nearly spot on so left it at that. Will go out and do a bit more tomorrow.

Never thought about this! Thanks mate, I'll see what I can dig up with the DVLA. :)

Long story short - has anyone had success in tracing main dealer history with older vehicles? With my Mrs' old Beetle, I enquired with VW customer services to be told they dont keep records for anything over ten years. Does anyone know if this is true, or the chap on the phone was being as miserable as he sounded?

Do you still own the car? Is that the Aqua Blue one? What was the price of the VR Mk3 golf when it was released, does anyone know?

When did you buy it?

I love bringing threads back from the dead... 11 years later, thats got to be a record surely? I just wanted to see what you think to how BMW and MERC (along with Audi) are among the most common vehicles on the road nowadays, with all manufacturers building a vehicle for every class.

Dont apologise mate. lol, its all sorted now. Gear change is mega positive now, with hardly any slop. Sorry not the actual pics, but these give an idea... 13mm nut missing from the bottom of this - And the 13mm bolt you can see here was sitting in the bottom of the housing. It changes lovely now!! If anyone is suffering from sloppy changes, or the gear stick feeling like a spoon in a mixing bowl, check to see if both fasteners are in place. :)

Thanks Rob. Couldn't help but go out and have another nose. A bolt was missing off the bottom of the weighted lump on the top of the horizontal shifter cable :) Just about to raid my various boxes of bolts for a 13mm nut and that should be one thing off the list.

Thanks for the warm welcome all! I'll stop lurking now I promise haha. Sean don't worry about it, honestly mate. I'm over the moon with it, and so glad to be back in a proper VW after 4 years or so in newer stuff! The motor seems to be only when the car is up to temp. Just been out to it now and its fine. Wipers where probably on intermittent for near on an hour last night before I noticed they stopped moving! I'll whip the motor out and see if I can get the casing off - my bet is worn brushes and if that's the case I'll see if its possible to solder new ones on. If not I'll give you a shout Mr Vag-Hag, Thank you. God I've missed the noise from a VR!! I'm sure the induction noise wasn't this throaty on the MK2 VR I built... I now expect low MPG for the next few months until the novelty wears off haha. Time to start my own thread I think :)

Finally after 5 years of being here, I officially join the club :) Was nice meeting you Sean, and a shame it was so late as would have liked to have stayed and chatted a bit longer. Anyway, an eventful drive home for sure! M27/M3 I see blues flashing behind me and get tugged right on the slip road by a lovely chap in a 64 plate F30 330D. Obviously car is showing as uninsured and untaxed, so I explain the situ and show him email from DVLA confirming vehicle tax, then the insurance docs downloaded to my phone to find the battery dies!! Long story short he lets me go as he thought I was a decent honest bloke lol. Sneaky pic two mins after Mr Copper disappeared as I noticed it was just about to touch 165k... Getting low on fuel I was a little worried so pulled off the M3 at Winchester. I then wasted half an hour charging my phone on the poxy cigarette lighter to get google maps working, and eventually find a shell to stick £30's worth of their finest V power. Then rejoin M3 to see a bloody BP service station about 2 miles up the road!! :( Obligatory new car/petrol station pics... Then it starts to rain a little, and the wipers go a little temperamental before stopping altogether! It was lucky the screen was immaculate as the rain beaded straight off, and was quite bearable. Pulled over to check and found that if you tap the wiper motor it gets it moving again, so maybe the brushes are worn. Made it home at 02:45, with just under a quarter of a tank left, and that was with plenty of right foot VR love :) Very happy with the motor - yet to see it in daylight, but it feels nice and tight to drive, and the engine is a peach. Sean was definitely as much of an enthusiast as I am, so I'll take over where he left off. On the list to do already: Wiper motor + retrofit bosch flat wiper blades. Gear stick play (bit of a wooden stick in a mixing bowl) Headlight upgrade. Interior niggles sorting. Now time for bed! Cheers guys, and thanks again to Sean. Tony.

I take it passenger wing is long gone? :( Right colour and all

Messaged on ebay earlier - now on here! :)

7 posts in just over 5 years haha. Almost as good as my record on VW vortex, think it was 1 post recently after nearly 10 years of being a member.

Thought I'd post and say hello. Have owned 9 or 10 mk2's over the years including two I converted to VR, and have always had a soft spot for Corrado's hence joining up here a few years back. Keep thinking about buying one and have come close a few times over the past few months. Think its about time I pulled my finger out! :) Tony.

Looking at R32'ing my MK2 VR6. Starting to accumulate parts soon, and this guide is very good!! Anyone got any VW wiring diagrams? Also wondering if the Audi 3.2 wiring is any good? Thanks.

Come on people!!

As above really, after a VR Corrado Radiator, Fan and cowling, unless its the same as a mk3 setup, and a top hose, all to fit my mk2 :) Would also like a Rado round PAS tank, hose and Tee-piece! Cheap as poss, obviously! :) Message me, many thanks.