southerner88

Havnt quite decided yet! How cone you are taking yours out?

Finally got the garage clean enough for the Corrado to fit in last week, the engine is out and with its new owner.

Hi guys, I have both my Corrado and Audi A4 insured through HIC (Herts Insurance https://www.hertsinsurance.com/) For the Corrado, I had an agreed value, all mods declared, £150 voluntary excess and 5000 limited miles. I have had a license for about 5 years but at the time of renewal was only 4. My 4 years NCB were on the Audi but they took this into account for the Corrado insurance, im also a CCGB member...I pay around the £250 mark fully comp. HIC are well worth a shout, can even go on their website and request a call back. The staff have always been nice and helpful too - ive never made a claim so don't know what that is like - plus one of the managers there is a Corrado fan and owner so give good discounts :-) hope this helps

was just thinking it would be cool to get a few peeps meeting up before, maybes Wetherby services on the A1 or something like that, then travelling in together... This year at VW Festival I got onto the stand first and then everyone else arrived in drips and drabs...Some of the other clubs all came in convoy and it looked pretty cool. Theres something that brings out the inner child about convoys and loads of the same car coming in altogether :thumbleft:

Auto Windscreens (Leeds branch) did mine - I went through the insurance so cost me £90 excess. Chap that installed it (on his own!) did a cracking a job and knew exactly what the standard fitting problems were.

Would people be interested at meeting up somewhere, then going on to the show? would be able to camp in the same area and head onto the stand together...

yeah we will, im owed a conversion if I remember correctly :cheers:

I will have to check but I am pretty sure I have the full ecu to fusebox loom, don't think its been tampered with. Ive had my engine in and out several times now already so not too worried about that part, its as you say, the wiring and all the little niggly bits.. fingers crossed Ill be starting on things soon. will more than likely take you up on that one, seeing stuff normally makes a bit more sense...Ive just had a quick scan through your thread with rubjohnny on clubGTi and now really doubt my abilities to splice haha!

I have the pedal but no cables for it, think its the floor mounted one. Will have to check out your guide for the loom splicing, Im sure a couple of mates and myself can splice it up.. In terms of conversion, from what ive seen and read it sounds a fairly straight forward procedure...I am saying that before actually starting though haha!

Ive got the A3 engine too....FAIL! lol Im going to have to get a list together of the little bits and pieces that need to be done I think...those are what I am going to be needing I think Did you splice the looms up yourself? I don't have the loom for the DBW pedal either so will need to source that unless there is a way of running with the standard VR pedals?

thanks guys, no doubt I will be taking you up with the knowledge :cheers: the VRT engine is up on ebay at the minute here... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-8-vr6-turbo-VRT-engine-complete-conversion-mk3-mk2-golf-corrado-caddy-vw-L-K-/262078123629?hash=item3d0512ce6d I am trying to get everything needed together ready for the conversion and try to do it in a weekend. Ive got the engine, loom and ECU which I need to get spliced and the ECU de-immobilised and then mapped. Initially I am going to run my vr gearbox but maybes llok into 6 speed in the future. Ive got the engine mount from the mk4 4 motion Golf to cut and weld to mount the engine with. Ive got the exhuast manifolds from an r32 which we will then be trying to build a downpipe from... Looking to take the current engine out in the next few weeks so I can start cleaning the bay up a smidge ready, just need the VRT to sell so I can get cracking with loom splicing etc

Right, after a summer of driving the Corrado around as a standard car she has her last show on the 18th at the justdubs All car show down in Leeds, after this shes off in the garage. Then its arse into gear time to get her R32'd by VW Festival 2016 :thumbleft: Still have the VRT for sale if anyone is interested, will also be on the lookout soon for more parts and advice for the R32 conversion...

Just signed up too, been the last few years and always a decent show!

nicely done if so! :thumbleft:

Mot, failed on emissions and also exhaust is blowing in 3 or 4 places...

Looks like i may have to look at a new exbaust then :-(

Thats what i thought from the posts, just hoped someone might have tried it :-) do you have a friendly mot person for a decat?

Will have to ha e a look at these osrams!

Haha quick google search brings stuff from the past :-) does the cat fit the vr too? As in could i swap everything from downpipe from a 2.0 to a vr?

did you try fitting the exhaust in the end?

OK cool, thanks ian

Was that for the dip beam?

Hi all, Looking to upgrade my bulbs in the VR. I have just put in the upgraded loom from the forum which has made a difference but looks like I have a mismatch of bulbs as none look to be same. I found this set on Amazon, has anyone bought this set too or similar? What do people recommend/advise to stay away from?? thanks in Advance http://www.amazon.co.uk/CORRADO-140kW-08-91-12-95-xenon-headlight/dp/B00TM3I34Q/ref=sr_1_29?ie=UTF8&qid=1434206154&sr=8-29&keywords=corrado+bulbs

Cheers buddy, seems that's what I need :cheers: would you be able to post buddy? PM me your paypal and price for posted :thumbleft:

any chance you could send some pictures of the bits buddy? if so could you send them to Russ for me? Im at work and not great signal and he knows what I need better than me :-)