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For the b pillar: The coat hanger hook needs prising off, from the bottom prising up carefully. The plastic cover slides off to reveal a screw. It's very tight, use a screwdriver but be careful not to mark the pillar. The seatbelt hanger needs to come off, prise the black cover off to reveal a 17mm bolt, undo that and it comes off. Pull the sliding mech to the top, towards the bottom of the b-pillar you'll see a small round screw cover, prise that off carefully with a screwdriver, be gentle. You'll see a screw behind that. You can only see the screw when the slider is at the top though. For the slider, you need to pull the slider handle off (outwards to the middle of the car). Don't prise, just pull with two fingers behind and man up. There is one last screw to the very very bottom of the pillar, just under the door card. This is a ****e design by VW really as I've found the door card needs to be either pulled back or fully removed. The screw itself can't be accessed without removing another screw holding the seatbelt guide bar and rotating it for access. Pain in the arse, especially since you can physically see the screw and it's about 5mm too low for access. Then the pillar should be free, almost, pull it carefully outwards and pull gently to the front of the car, there are two small plastic clips on the section which is above the door card, it's easier to slide them out of the pillar and then remove them from the bodywork. They only slide out one way, which is pulling the pillar forwards towards the dash. The bodywork.

Yep, I was quoted £109.12 ea + VAT from VW which equals £261.89 for the pair including VAT. TPS were a little more reasonable at £90.93 ea + VAT (including my small discount) which equates to £218.23 all in. Just to confirm part numbers were: 1H0 422 803A/804A They (TPS) also want £23.40 for a steering rack boot, per side! For a bit of rubber. Pattern parts are about £3. I am in the same thought as you my fishy friend, you can't beat OE stuff, it's lasted this long and will do so again. I've never had a good experience with pattern parts as they always need replacing within a few years rather than the decades OE stuff lasts. Now OE quality (OE suppliers, exact same part just not stamped VW) is where the clever moneys at. AVS sell Febi Track rods including ends for less than £50 a pair delivered. BUT for £25 delivered you can get both track rod ends which are made by TRW.. I can only presume that these are OE quality as TRW make the racks/rods/ends for VW. Would you guys agree? Could be a lesser evil so to speak.

My tie rod ends are in a dire need of replacement on my 1993 VR6. Are OE the best to go for? How about pattern parts such as Febi? Do they last as long and are as good quality? What about rose jointed ends such as Compbrake ones: http://www.compbrake.com/cars/vw/corrado/vw-corrado-inc-vr6-tracka-rod-ends-pair.html Is it worth while replacing the Ties rods at the same time? I'm an OE whore at heart and i know that OE stuff has lasted nearly 20 years so I know they are good. But at nearly £250 for the tie rods and ends from VW I don't really want to pay that if I don't have to. So are there any other OEM ones which fit or any other alternative? :scratch:

Does sound scary! Definatley a brown pants moment when the sudden realisation that you have no brakes hits you. I can't see how this is possible though? The flexi should be run through the suspension bracket with a rubber grommet and be well out of the way. The solid lines are no where near the driveshafts?

Lights on warning buzzer hey? Do go on.. The amount of times I walk away from the car then have to go back because I've left my lights on is unreal!

Just PM'd Dave16v for the tunnel bracket and short shifter... Been looking at the shifter for a while and I was blissfully unaware of the tunnel bracket.. That is a piece of ingenious engineering! That tunnel squeaking and being ill fitted rots my brain :lol:

It does, but the swear filter has blocked out the C word and replaced it with **** Just copy the link, paste and replace the **** with the naughtiest C word you can imagine. It is, ruined the site really and could have made it more family friendly to be honest and would have been taken more seriously. Is pretty funny though.

Nope, He never got back in touch. PM is on your way.

Just browsing a certain funny site where the they slate people who can't park.. I came across this little gem: http://youparklikea****.com/post/21566321920/saw-this-specialist-bit-of-parking-in-the-car So come on, own up, who's is it? :lol: EDIT... The site is a little naughty so you have to replace the **** with a naughty word beginning with C Probably not suitable for work due to the nature of the C word used.

Me too PM me payment details. Cheers

All Corrado's are OBD1 from the factory.. Unless it's been converted by someone else. Golfs Pre 1995 are OBD1. Post 1995 are OBD2. As stated the manifolds are different due to the OBD1 and OBD2 throttle body bolt position. Golf OBD1 and Corrado OBD1 manifolds differ. The Golf 2.8 VR6 manifolds have smalle plenums compaired to the 2.9 Corrado manifolds. They can be interchanged but the 2.8 Golf offers better lowdown grunt but worse top end, the 2.9 Corrado offers better top end.

That's the thing. I was giving it beans, but it wasn't a top speed run or anything, wasn't even 3 figures. Just one of those things I guess.

In all fairness I was gunning it.. But in my defense it was a beautifully straight section and no cars where around. What was I meant to do? :lol: Just on the hunt for a moonroof now!

£1712

I'm after a moonroof suitable for a Corrado. So Octavia, Ibiza, Passat or the like. Must be fully working and include everything, panel, cartridge, interior panel etc. PM me. Thanks

Well, The sunroof seal was replaced not too long ago, less than a year iirc, but in anycase it looked mint. The alignment was set up properly a few months back when I changed the motor for a working one i checked it all out. 1mm proud at the rear, 1mm below at the front. The sunroof hasn't slid back for years as far as I'm aware and it's only been a few months where I've got it working. It slid back perfect with no issues as far as I could see, and this wasn't the first time I've done motorway speeds since. The sunroof has always been a noisy one (comparing it to my last C), but this journy more so than normal - to the point the wind sound changed as the wipers worked. I even checked the sunroof was closed (pushing the switch and physically checking when I stopped at services). I just put it down to strong head winds and thought nothing of it. I was a good 100 miles into the journey when it happened. It has been really wet recently so I'm wondering if the seal became saturated and was letting air in, or even if something had started to give since I've re-started using the slide function after all these years? It may have appeared good when visually checking when the car was stationary, but could have lifted a few mm when driving, letting air in and causing 20year old cast metal brackets to succumb to failure. The panel was never retrieved as it was too dangerous to stop on the A1 so I'll never know the full story. When I get around to replacing the sunroof I'll take some High-Res shots and post them up. I'd like to get to the bottom of this to see if we can stop it happening to others in the future. Not only was it a poo in your pants moment, it's dangerous. Imagine if the panel hit someone's windscreen at 70mph+ ? It's not something worth thinking about.

Well, Nothing was worn, rusty or coroded. The brackets which a on the panel which slide in the runners physically snapped. All the left over metal are still in the runners. I think the seal went and the air pressure just ripped it up. Pics: As found: Runners and damage to the corners: Poor pictures I know. But fresh broken metal brackets are still there! Shocking really. Moonroof time I suppose.

Really? That's mental. What's the reason for it happening? I properly poo'd myself. I can't stop laughing though. There is a little paint removed from the rear sunroof corners of the roof, other that that it's damage free. I'll try and post some crappy iPhone photos soon. But it's all taped up with duct, cardboard and a shower curtain! Haha!

I joke you not. Just going down the motorway, it's fairly windy and Boom! The sunroof ripped off and flew down the motorway. It was closed and just ripped off, all the brackets are there still, just broke. What the actual ****? Anyone got a spare sunroof in Newcastle and some tools I can borrow? I'm up visiting the g.friend.

I think he's talking about the cover which goes over the screws, to the passenger side wing side of the tank?

Yeah, it's called compliance I believe. Suspension components are designed to move and have certain play in them so they can automatically move under pressure from cornering, bumps, groves, twists and turns. This movement which is designed into components is called compliance. It's very complex stuff. Over a bump at a certain speed and angle the rear axle bush is designed to move a certain amount so the wheel caster, camber and toe is affected in a certain way. In short your suspension components should absorb any impact of a bump or movement. The suspension should in theory fully absorb a bump, then its works to re-establish your car’s ride height to its standard ride height. If your suspension components are too hard (or indeed too soft) the car will bounce and/or crash over bumps. This is never ideal because it can cause inconsistent responses from your car's suspension set up. For example If your car reaches another bump before it has settled from the previous one, your suspension geometry will be affected and react differently (become skittish, crash over bumps etc). If your suspension allows your car to crash or bounce it means that your tires are not in full contact with the road affecting your cars handling. Plus the Corrado has a passive rear axle meaning the Corrado's handling was designed with the fact that the rear axle moves in cornering, It's a primitive mechanical 4-wheel steering which is in short the rear axle bushes flexing and moving. By making the bushes stiffer you loose some of this 'compliance' and kill the rear steering what VW spent many moons designing and scratching their heads over.

For me it's the little things you use daily.. Lupo/TT Aero wipers and uprated headlight loom with Osram Nightbreakers. I honestly couldn't live without these.

Why are you not a fan of the coilovers? As in what puts you off? What coilovers have you got on?

This.. My last C had brand new VW bushes in. Handled like it was on rails. The rear was compliant yet smooth, very direct and I was never ever concerned with loosing the back end. I would throw it around corners and the rear end behaved magically,like I was in full control. My current C has Powerflex in and the rear although stiffer, feels jarring and feels like it could easily go over a bump and loose grip. The ride isn't as smooth either. I have less confidence in the rear end, too unpredictable in my opinion. Standard all the way.

17's with a decent dish 16's look lost in the arch. :) :lol: