Pat_McCrotch

Rear VR6 badge has been added to the site :) List updated. Can this thread be put anywhere a bit more in the public domain? Like the wanted section?

I guess they are still 280mil brakes ots? How much did the refurb cost?

I like those more than I thought I would :)

No point mate, as I know it will be met with a shrug of shoulders and the "what do you expect us to do about it?" attitude.

Good to see someone doing a respray job properly on here for once :)

Where did you get the rear VW badge from (not VW I guess as they are only available through classic parts :( )

2004; Corrado forum Karting day at I think, Rye House. Good memories!!

Found the central locking fault and I can see why us dealers get such a bad name now! I traced the vacuum hose through the dash and found why it's not working. When the matrix was done by the dealer in 2009 they replaced the hose all the way across the dash. However when the twits put the dash back in they crushed the pipe across the top off the bulkhead. So the pipe isn't broken, it's been crushed! This is why the central locking pump doesnt run on when you lock it as there is effectively an air lock so as far as the pump is concerned there's nothing wrong. There is no way in hell I'll that pipe out without removing the dash again. So will have to leave it in there and re-route another one. So problem found but not resolved!!

Does anyone know whereabouts the central locking vacuum lines run under the carpet to the passenger door?

The VAG parts warehouse is in Dordon in Birmingham.

Can anyone offer advice with regards to the vacuum central locking? My near side door doesn't lock and when connected to the vacuum actuator on the door won't even lock manually as the pressure in the vacuum stops it from doing so. I've replaced the the dock lock, ruled out the rods and clips and tonight replaced the actuator in the door still the same problemk. There is pressure in the system but the actuator just clicks and doesnt pull the rod down. Is there a process to fitment? Have I done something wrong is is something else up? Only other possibilities are; - Vacuum leak (although the drivers door and boot lock fine and the actuator in the NS door does 'lock down' when the car is lock. It just doesn't go up again.

Yup, welcome to 2011 :(

You're not kidding! :( Just seems to be never-ending spending at the moment. I don't even remember the previous one being this bad!

My car has these. Avoid.

Works if you downgrade to the Nokia 638 ;)

All intact, thank god!

It's more annoying because a new one was fitted only a week ago! :(

Leads were brand new VAG items as well Jim. Doubt they'd be fooked after less than two years :) My current VR had done 3000 miles in 5 years and felt horrible. 1200 miles of long distance hard driving and it feels 100X better.

I've got a proper VW one that supposedly doesnt need a bumper cut :) PM me if interested

MOT failed....on the windscreen! It's gained a stress fracture over the last week :( Plan at the moment is to get a new screen fitted tomorrow and the MOT done. Refit 15" Speedlines and trial a 3 finger suspension gap on the coilovers :)

TVR Cerbera using Ford Fiesta MK3 rear lights hidden behind perspex;

Yeah I'll come :) Looking at the map Harwich to Hook of Holland is by far the best way to get there.

Decisions, decisions! After a month with the budget coilovers and the unbearable ride I'm now considering a change in direction for the car. I'm kind of forgetting why I fell in love with the Corrado in the first place and i'd much prefer to see it in (relatively) standard format. There are things which ultimately need and would benefit from upgrading (TT bushes & Eibach roll bars on the shopping list ;) ) but I would like to experience the car in as close to as standard format as possible as i've never owned one without standard suspension. I think people would appreciate it more as a standard car anyway, along with making it easier to sell (not that i'm planning to mind ;) ) So, after weeks of weighing up the coilovers, I've decided to remove them and the Compotives and replacement with the factory springs and shock absorbers and my Speedlines. The suspension won't get a complete overhaul due to budget constraints but it will slowly be replace piece by piece :) Luckily I still have the standard suspension. The coil springs are now obselete, the rear shocks were only replaced in 2005 (only done 3000 miles since then) and the front shocks are original so they will be replaced :)

They can provide you with service history and what was changed. But not anything that would contain a previous owners address (e..g a reprint of a service reciept)

I was a little sceptical at first, but it worked!! :laugh: