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Hey revox, glad you got back to Glasgow ok! Was great to meet you and I'm happy you're enjoying your new Corrado :) She's all yours now, so you gotta take the credit for the chufties! Look after her, but most of all, HAVE FUN :D P.S. Great photos, amazing backdrop you got there!

I've been travelling in Australia for the last 4 months and I've not seen a single Corrado! I'm getting withdrawal symptoms. I'm guessing they never sold them in Australia...? Nobody knows that I mean when I mention 'Corrado', and then they laugh at me because VW is very much a girls car down here :wink: I've seen enough Skyline's to last me a lifetime though... Also, anyone know anything about emigrating to Oz? I know some people here have done it... wouldn't mind doing it myself 8) Cheers for now!

At a car-park in deepest darkest Dartmoor and I saw someone hit their caravan on one of those low-bar girders. Gave the old-guy in the car the shock of his life, totally forgotten he was towing it! :roll:

Bugger! Sorry to hear that :( Someone sat on my bonnet a few weeks ago, they didn't dent it but put some nasty scratches on the paintwork, probably with their belt or those metal studs you get in in jeans. I'm sure it was bloody kids... :mad: I could be wrong, but I don't think you can buy that bonnet sound insulation anymore...

That's bloody great! Really looks nice in a black interior 8)

Ooh yes!! Nearly a year on and I still smile everytime I put my foot down. Just can't get enough of that sound :) Enjoy your new C! 8)

Black. It would look one mean mo-fo.

Looks good Kev. I'm going to do this at some point, although not quite to the extent you have! Maybe just a bit on the doors and in the boot, which seem to be the noisiest areas. I also need to go around lining the inside boot plastic-cover-thing and stop its incessant squeeking.

Last year I paid just under £1000 for the vr6, at the age of 23. Waiting for the infamous 25 year-old insurance drop... Could just be a rumour though...

Actually, when I visited I was surprised at how CA countryside looked just like Devon. And the coast.. well, I couldn't tell the two apart. (Apart from the weather's 100 times nicer)

Does anyone know of an alternative source for the OE red Beru leads for a VR6. The stealer is quoting over £120 for the set. Is there anywhere a little cheaper? Any suggestions welcome, thanks!

Its ok, I just phone the local stealer and he said: VR6 throttle cable: 536 721 555A Grommet: 191 721 5559 Just for reference :)

Mmmm!.. check out some of these beauties! :lol:

Is that the one that locks doors 10 secs after the ingnition is turned on? Mine has never worked, despite being enabled. I hear a small 'click', but it doen't actually lock anything. Does yours?

Any chance finding the part no's Jim? I need a new cable, but i've got a VR6, so will the part number be different?

Just exactly how much brute force is the tricky bit. When removing trim I can never tell whether it comes off with brute force, or whether there's a sneaky screw hiding away somewhere. (I usually discover this at the exact point the bit of plastic breaks off) :roll: The screw in the door-speaker recess is the sneakiest yet. Cunning little bugger.

There's a short road on the way into work that has eight speed bumps along it (thats eight!!), one about every 50 meters. A nice stream of traffic builds up behind me in the mornings :roll: :) The only other route has the speed-bumps of DOOM, complete with gouges in the tarmac where everyone has scraped exhausts/towbars/bumpers/etc.

Okay, after looking into how to replace bushes myself I've decided its a bit beyond what i'm capable of, and I don't have the tools. Even replacing a wishbone I don't trust myself with. On the plus side I called another garage who were happy to replace the bushes in the orignal arm, even agreed with me that a whole new WB was unnecessary. They quoted £75, for both bushes on both sides, that includes labour. Doesn't sound too bad. They're a VW specialist too. If I can't find it cheaper I'll go for it.

Hmm.. i think one of the garages were having me on then. They quoted around £70 per arm with bushes fitted! :shock: That's without labour! Could they have quoted me genuine parts or something, not aftermarket ones? or are they just ripping me off? If replacing wishbone arms has a Haynes spanner rating, what does it get? (Bearing in mind i only have the tools and skill to probably do a "2-spanner" job :? )

Got some new tyres at the weekend, but couldn't get the tracking done because of extremely worn bushes on the front wishbones. So I've phoned several garages for quotes, and some wanted to replace the whole wishbone arm, while others say that's unnecessary and they can simply replace the bushes (the slightly cheaper option I may add). Personally I don't see why the whole thing needs to be replaced, but maybe I'm missing something? What's the best option?

Me and the other guys at work all came up with different names for our cars, based on their colours and an animal: Black Corrado (Mine!) - Black Mamba Yellow MR2 - Yellow Finch Green MGF - Green Owl They've become our call signs, so if one of us is running late we'll message each other with something like "Black Mamba to Yellow Finch, running 10 minutes behind schedule." Christ, we're so sad.. :dorky: :roll:

Stealth Racing do a nice stamp in your log book! Much nicer design than the dealership stamps, bold, striking, stands out well against the paper, good quality ink and great overall finish. 10/10. Oh, and they're a crackin' garage too :)

Looks great! The silver one reminds me slightly of the Merc SLR, but a little more compact.

It seems that original unmodified C's go for more, especially with vr6's. I'll take special care to keep all my original parts if I ever modify.

I think Toad also comes with a lifetime warranty, which is worth a bob of two in my opinion. I bought an Ai606 with a tilt and shock sensor added, can't remember the exact cost now, but it was quite a good deal. My 2 cents.