Tom Thorpe

Is that for the front callipers and discs? What sort of price am I looking at? I'm not actually sure which stud my corrado is, I need to work out how to take the caps off my alloys, I'm assuming it will be easy but as of yet I haven't tried.

Unfortunately the ED38 link isn't working :-( Thanks though :-) ---------- Post added at 7:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 7:11 PM ---------- Thanks, I'll have a look into the price difference between these and the g60 brakes :-)

Sweet, thanks for the advice, I'll see if I can hunt some down :-) Thanks Tom

I nearly bought a pair of g60 callipers on ebay yesterday too but I missed out. Do you reckon they'll be the best value for money then as my friend reckoned that the bigger discs off of a Passat would be cheaper to maintain and just as good.

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Thanks for the response, yeah I meant after thrashing it for ten minutes, the engine was warmed up when I got to the good roads, I was braking late into the corners. I have only owned the car for a month so I haven't a clue what pads are in. They guy who I bought it off said that he always fit VW parts but when the fluid was last changed I couldn't say. How can I tell if the callipers are binding? The wheels spin freely when the car is jacked up. Also the breaks seem to work fine for normal driving, its only when I'm having some fun in the car that they get so hot. Also is it usual for the discs to turn blue? Thanks for the responses everyone, much appreciated.

The discs are vented. Its a 1993 2ltr Corrado.

Hi, The brakes on my Corrado seem to cook really quickly when I'm giving it some. On Friday I practically lost all my brakes within 10 minutes of driving. The discs had also turned blue and the heat had transferred into the alloys making them almost untouchable. What brakes would people recommend putting on the front of the car. Would something like the bigger callipers and discs off of a diesel Passat be any better as my discs are only 256mm. Cheers Tom

Ahh shame, its nice to know who's got your old cars. Thanks everyone for replying Ive noticed that the temp gage doesn't always work but the mpg seems to be terrible both when its working and when it isn't. I'm having a friend round at the weekend to have a look at it and see if he can sort it. Fingers crossed.

Did you used to own this one then? I must of been three years ago if so as thats how long the previous owner had it for. :-) ---------- Post added at 2:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 2:14 PM ---------- I'll have a look mate, I'm still not too clued up on the mechanics of the engine but I'm planning to learn. Thanks

L124 and thanks for the replies. Im looking into swapping the thermo at the weekend, hopefully it will solve the issue.

Hi, I recently bought a 1993 2ltr 16v Corrado and its averaging around 15mpg. I believe the thermostat is faulty, could this be the cause of such low fuel consumption or could something else need replacing? Cheers Tom

My 2.0ltr seems to be getting about 15-18mpg around town, the trip computer seems to average 25mpg on a run and I've tallied up the fuel used against the miles covered and it seems to tally up with the trip computer. The guy who I bought it off said the thermostat needs changing. Could this affect the fuel consumption so much or will something else need changing as I was expecting an average of 30 out of it.