seanl82

What are you using to clean the underside Chris? Gonna tackle mine this coming week, and not looking forward to it!

saveme75 for 7.5% off any order I think.

I don't know if its just VAG, but the last four VAG cars I've had (Mk3 Golf, Corrado Valver, Missus's Fabia, and this) have all required stat changes within 6 months of ownership!

Before. After As said in last post, took these out And replaced with H4 Halfords Ultrabrights. Gonna raise it 20mm or so either today or tomorrow, then taking it back into work to change the brake hose on Monday. Wheel is off atm as I'm soaking it to death in PlusGas. Hopefully it'll come off rather than snap off, although knowing my luck with everything on this car so far, it'll be an absolute ballache! Just a couple of tyres (or a new set of wheels with tyres!?), and an underbody and engine bay jetwash/steam clean to remove the old oil stains etc, then hopefully I've done all I can to get it through MOT - which incidentally expires on Tuesday. I forgot to mention before as well, when I sorted all the dash and ignition wiring, I've sorted the anomaly where the car continued to run when the ignition was switched off, and the lights were left on. :smug: Getting there! :dance:

A small amount more done. Took the number plate light surround off as I need to replace one of the lamps, and was greeted with this! One of the screws just spins and doesn't bite now, so thats a job for sometime pretty soon! Treated the area with kurust, and went round the arches that have a small bit starting to come through as well. N/S front wing has a bit that needs sorting as well, but luckily its all still solid around there so a rub back and a lick of paint will sort that. I also took the HID kit out today in order to continue with MOT failure points, and found another that I would have missed! The adjuster on the headlight leveller has broken down, but luckily I've managed to sort it with a bit of epoxy resin. Since the headlights are out, I decided it would be rude not split them, clean them, and Joey mod them! I've masked the reflectors off for now, and just waiting for the epoxy to fully harden before I paint them tomorrow as well. I really like the Joey look. On the later models with the raised bonnet, I think it makes the front end seem very narrow. I prefer the look of the earlier models if I'm honest, and think the seven slat grille is much better as well. By joey'ing the lights though, I think it adds something to the front end. Will get some pics up once its all done. :smug:

Thanks David! :thumbleft:

Rather than start a new thread, I'll hack this one! I've done a search, and there are seven pages of what type of PAS fluid to use, but how much is needed to drain and re-fill!!!!?

Looks like half leather going by the fourth pic. You can see the bolster which looks like leather to me............ Good buy anyway mate, always nice when you find them in a sorry state, and know they are going to be bought back to life rather than broken for parts. :thumbleft:

Old fella stopped on his bike whilst I was working on it on the drive today. "Is that your pride and joy then? I've passed it a couple of times now, and its lovely!, don't see many of them about nowadays", I replied "yes, needs alot of work but I'll get there!" He then went on to say how he has an 95 Mazda MX-5 (I tried not to laugh at this) and that he wouldn't drive a new car if he was given one for free. Nice bloke and apart from driving a hairdressers car, and its the first chuftie I've had since owning this one (admittedly I've not really gone anywhere with it). Good start to the day though!

Rocker gasket, stat and housings changed today. I also put some reflective tape on the underside of the inlet manifold and TB. Difference in inlet temps will probably be negligible, but I had the tape and saw the one for sale with it done, so thought why not! Didn't get many photos today, completely forgot tbh. Sorry! Think the old stat had seen better days................................................. All water pipes/ways flushed with fresh until they ran clear, stat replaced, Reservoir scrubbed with the babies bottle brush.................................Its ok, we have another! Refilled, run up and bled, and jobs a good un! I didn't bother with the oil and filter change today though. There is a lot of seepage from a lot of areas around the block. Now the rocker gasket is changed (which was definitely leaking), I'll clean and degrease the whole bay and underbody and see where it is. Looks to be leaking from the oil cooler, sump, possibly crank seal, and there is oil on the pas rack too which I'm hoping is just where its flicked back when in motion. Will see anyway. Always one step forward two steps back! Removing the HIDS this w.end, and replacing the duff brake hose on Mond. Hopefully its just a case of awaiting gearbox mounting bolt from twin45 and it should be ready for a couple of tyres and an MOT. Here's hoping!

Bought in error last week from AVS. Bag has been opened, but gasket is unused etc. Will provide a copy of the receipt for your history too. As usual, payment by paypal gift, or if you'd prefer I'm happy if you want to add the fee to the price, that way you have no worries about recovering fees if something happens. (Not that I'm dishonest or anything but I always do the same if I don't know the seller etc). £10 posted. Will get a pic up if anyone is interested, but I'm sure you all know what a rubber gasket looks like! Cheers, Sean

Thanks Fay, it gives me the motivation when everyone offers so much encouragement! Picked up the rocker gasket today, and hopefully pop in again to pick up the brake hose tomorrow, although its my second wedding anniversary so need to get to the Florist as quickly as possible! (Forgot to get flowers, oops!) Just going out for a nice lunch as its difficult with a two week old! I've got the day off work Thursday as friends are coming across from Plymouth, and she is getting her hair done in the morning so hopefully I'll have a couple of sneaky hours on it! lol. More updates to come!

Sold pending payment. :cheers:

Cheers bud, I won't give up don't worry! The missus isn't very happy with me tbf! I've spent too much time on it the last few days apparently! She is right I guess......... Just want to get it ready for MOT as quickly as possible so I can enjoy it! I do have to do chores before I'm aloud out to play though! All has gone well today anyway. A massive thanks to Daren (Harrier) for lending me his wind back tool. Worked a treat! All caliper boots and bolts replaced, and slider pins cleaned and re-greased. Handbrake cable now fitted, adjusted, and holding nicely. Picking up the correct rocker gasket from VW tomorrow so all is ready for the w.end if I have permission! Just need a single rear brake hose, then I have everything to get it through MOT (bar a couple of tyres) hopefully.:dance:

How to hide a million defects with a layer of wax and a good angle!

Daren that would be very much appreciated! I will buy one at some point, but worth giving it a go with yours before deciding if I need to replace/upgrade them anyway. PM on the way, cheers buddy!

Don't think you can get it anymore tbh. Think your best bet will be to get an old knackered set of seats, and just use the fabric from the passengers side and replace the lot.

Cheers Bill, its really testing my patience at the moment though! You know when you have those days where nothing goes smoothly.................Well I've had three!!! I started out Friday and refitted the rest of the interior. All went in fine, and ran smoothly until I realised I'd misplaced the upper rear seatbelt securing bolt and associated bits, and frantic searching heralded no results. I've managed to fudge it with a random bolt and some washers for now, but it doesn't swivel, so I don't know if this will be picked up at MOT time. It doesn't seem like it'll be any time soon anyway, as you'll see if you read on..................... I then started early Saturday morning, and thought I'd begin by changing the rocker cover gasket, as it was leaking oil. I was gonna clean the TB and ISV whilst at it, and do the oil and filter change, and possibly thermostat and coolant flush and change if I had time. As soon as I popped the bonnet and leaned on the block to take the cover off, the first problem was encountered! There was faaaarrrr too much movement for it to be right............... Notice anything missing!!!??? No wonder my gear changes have felt a bit sloppy and its been difficult engaging gear on a couple of occasions! Undeterred, I cracked on. Inlet manifold off, Rocker cover off, and second problem encountered! I'd ordered an early gasket, instead of the later type with the lip. :censored: This obviously meant it was pointless doing the oil and filter change, and I couldn't be arsed to do the stat change either as I wouldn't be able to run it up and bleed afterwards anyway. Decided to just clean out TB and ISV, and polish the inlet up a bit whilst I was there. TB nice and clean! Little polish............... I then called it a day as I had a kids B'day party to take my daughter to. On to today. I decided to start on the brakes. Car is now fully up on axle stands, and will probably remain like this for a while now! First off was the O/S/R as the handbrake cable needed replacing on this anyway. Got it all stripped down and had the first good look at it. ****ing amateurs! The only thing that went well today was the caliper bolts came off without issue. Slider pin boots were replaced, and all surfaces were stripped of paint and cleaned including the pad backs. I then Removed the handbrake cable and sorted the compensating bracket from this............. To this. The trouble then started. The collar from the cable where it enters the pipe that goes into the cabin had corroded in. Lots of pulling, tugging, and naughty words later, the drill had to come out which as you can imagine, had a flat battery! More bloody waiting about for it to charge, so thought I'd put the caliper back on and mount the cable with the caliper in situ. I then noticed a nice big bulge in the brake hose near the metal collar. FFS! Carried on to try and wind the piston back a bit and refit the caliper, but nooooooooooo! Won't wind back will it! Spent a good hour and a half trying, but its a no go. I have an insert that goes onto a ratchet, but not a proper tool. I'm now in two minds whether to buy the tool, even though the caliper might be shagged, or just get a set of Mk4 Golf Rears as I'm gonna need to replace the hoses anyway................... I wrapped for the day again feeling utterly deflated once again, and I just feel like breaking the bloody car for parts! Just need to keep the receipts well away from the missus as she'd throw a bloody fit by the time its actually road worthy! I will get there eventually though, and I suppose on the plus side I'm getting pretty intimate with the car now so I'll know it inside out by the time its finished, although this will be quite some time!...........................................

I suppose you could, although by doing that you wouldn't be able to accumulate any NCB.

And THAT is the kind of Corrado I aspire to own one day!.....................................drooling!

Welcome to the forum Amar! Have a look here mate, and make sure you follow it to the line! http://wiki.the-corrado.net/the_corrado_buying_guide_checklist.html If you don't, you may end up with a bit of a dog. Ask me, I know!.............................

Yeah cheers Wes, I got it off vagcat in the end and ordered one direct from VW. :thumbleft:

Yeah thats the one! Also if you have them, a gearbox mount bolt, and 2 VR wheel bolts too please. How much for all posted? Cheers, Sean. ---------- Post added at 1:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 1:27 PM ---------- Yeah thats the one! Also if you have them, a gearbox mount bolt, and 2 VR wheel bolts too please. How much for all posted? Cheers, Sean.

Cheers guys, a different one ordered now..........:bonk::censored:

Hi all, Im in the middle of changing the rocker gasket, but think the new one is for early models. Its a 95 VR with the plastic cover, and the one thats come out has a central lip that goes up inside the centre of the cover. The new gasket doesnt though. Is the new one an early type, or is it just because its a pattern part as I bought it from AVS spares? Any help much appreciated!