DEL VR6

Most of the screws you have mentioned i have undone before / know about where they are. The heater vents sounds a bit confusing. Not being in the car right now probably doesnt help, and it will probably be obvious once im in there i guess. Do the vents pull out?

That's the sort of reply i was hoping i wouild find here this morning. Nice one Rpmayne.

I spent ages typing out a way too long long email and editting it way too many times, and in the end didnt bother. As it happens thats exactly the point i wanted to make. Well said Therapor So basically.... Ditto

Its like a Group B rally car on steroids.

Hope this aint too off topic... Who's going from here?

just a tip for anyone that needs these, and aint desperate or even wants to keep a spare or two. (definitely advise this if you are playing around or modifying anything in that area, cos they can blow so easily....) http://www.consumabulbs.com/files/bdet.php?id=63 Cheap as chips. i just ordered 10, cos i know i will blow half of them in the fitting / adjusting of the work i am doing. they work out at 59p each andP&P is free!

Thanks everyone that replied. It is indeed available from Halfords. I didnt have the old bulb, but the guy was quite friendly & helpful (for a change). So anyone that wants to know for future reference, its called a 286 bulb, and it cost me £1.79p.

I dont think you can unless you do an EL wire job, which is what i am in the process of doing. The stuff i have got is fantastic, and really works. I just need to sort the heater controls out first, as 1 of the left hand side one (the one that controls where the air flows) is knackered, and the centre one isnt too great either. Will try and take pics of the EL wire job along the way, although there is already a great write up on it in Wiki

How much of a job is this? I've taken the speedo' clock etc out before. How much more removing / unscrewing is involved?

Obviously i want to avoind taking the whole centre console panel out.... So is there any point in removing the stereo instead?

nice pics. i like the stance your car has.

I got this picture from the Wiki section. Can anyone who has experience of this part / area of the car tell me if i can remove it from the centre console easily? I undone the 4 screws at each corner (very tight), but the whole thing pushes backwards, rather than pulling forwards. I didnt want to push it back and then find im screwed. The whole thing looks delicate and there aint much room to get your hands in and out. anyone know what to do? / Got any good tips? Cheers in advance.

My dealers dont seem to know what i am talking about when i asked for a bulb to fit this. Its the insert that goes behind the central control on the heater control panel. Does anyone know how i can go about getting it replaced? (vw part number etc? halfrauds??) Sorry the pics are crap. Im sure anyone that has had this item out knows exactly what im on about. Cheers. Del.

thats the guy. i remember now. thanx.

I cant remember whos it is, but wanted to ask him something about it.

Whoa! Thats wide. and different. got more pics?

what a pair of di*khead$

I agree. Its still good that Dave Richards is part of it.

I fitted a loom supplied by H100VW, and its coming upto about 4 years. I have never had a single problem with it, and it has worked fine, and i cant say enough good things about the loom, and the supplier. Only thing i have never liked about it is the ends are push in blade connectors. It makes the whole thing looks and feel a little delicate, and if the car is being worked on by someone else, they could easliy accidentally knock something out of position. For that reason, i would be interested in replacing it with something with proper OE type connectors to connect to the back of the headlights. Will try and post a pic up if i can of the current set up.

My nearest VW stealers (Reg Vardy, what a bunch of to$$ers) are the same. The idiots in the parts dept walk around as though customers are invisible. They just dont give a damn. I have to drive to another dealer now which is alot further away, but they are one of the last few remaining "old school" vw dealers, which i believe is still owned by the same family as opposed to being part of a group like Reg Vardy etc, so the staff there are old school and actually want you to get the part you need.

i read / heard in some news report that Dave Richards' partner said she has "always wanted an Aston Martin... didnt think he'd buy the whole company"

I bought my VR6 in August 2003 so coming on 4 years. thats probably the longest i have kept any 1 car, and as much as i want a 911, i cant ever imagine selling the Corrado. I had a 2.0 16v Corrado for a year before that.

Didnt even notice that!

i dont get it. what they there for? surely they would get annoying cos they are so near the other "danger / warning" leds.

:lol: :lol: :lol: you said what i thought.