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  1. well my friend has a gut feeling its not the ECU and is not convinced,

    Trigger thanks for the offer,woulda been good if i had the time!

    big pants baby - how much?

     

    cheers


  2. cheers but looks like i wont be goin in my raddo!

    Also if any1 has a vr6 around edinburgh&lothians with code 021 906 258 AG and fancy helpn me out for half an hour just to change ECUs possibly?

    Box of beer in it for you!


  3. Ok just spent £120 :shock: on a good Auto Electrician thtas been out for 4 hours as my car has not been turning over since i moved the fuse box to replace the bonnet cable.

    He checked everything and is 95% sure it is a blown ECU caused by a 3 plugs being lose at the back of the fusebox causing a erm surge?

    Anyway he had all the right equpment and books with the correct figures and he def wasnt a cowboy! His hourly rate prooves that! :x

     

    Anyway ive heard this isnt common? Ive also heard I need a slap across the face for paying £120 on a sparky! :lol: :?

     

    so what do i do?

    Im waiting on 2 edinburgh companies who send the ECU away and its not cheap! looking at £200+

     

    Or do i risk getting a 2nd hand 1 and hope it works?

     

    The next problem is that the car has to be ready for Fri the 24th to go to Nurburgring! yep im pushing it! :?

     

    any opinions,comments,etc Any1 been in same posisition before?

    TIA


  4. Bout a grand! Well thats what we've budget'd for it but were also driving back from madrid! Hardcore!, were gona do alot of charity work,sponcership,donations,etc

    were aiming to get over £2K+ for cancer research or the like!

     

    Our mk2 8V is still sitn with its blown gearbox,work starts when i get back from nurbergring at the end of month!

    Got the new clutch anyway, so we wont break down with clutch failure! lol

    cheers


  5. just been machine polished! paintwork looks like glass!

    Alloys and Coilovers are on, pics this weekend!

    If im allowed to get my trumpet out and give it a shot, i think the car looks amaing!So happy with it!

     

    BUTwhen Trev-B was down the day the fecker wouldnt start! been getting a buzzing from the fuel pump 'area' when charging the battery, now it wont start, turning over it sounds really healthy but wont fire up! Ian your bad luck mate! :lol:

    DOH! :roll:


  6. Dont agree with the comments at all!

    Ronal T's suit the corrado perfect!

     

    Heres a cheeky wee glimpse of 1 in the backround,ive asked the owner for more pics!

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    Christ i wana buy another 16V just to put them on! :lol: 8)

     

    And these are obviously not ronals but similar style, this car any1s on here?was on ebay a while back?

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    40_1_b.jpg

     

    8) 8) 8)


  7. Yeah ive grown up with the old hen shed, forget how lucky i am but it gets used to its full potential, trust me! My mates got his s2 rs turbo which has been striped and rebiult and my other mates/my other sheds use the other space!

    Cheap rent off my parents too!


  8. sh!t a brick! 2 weeks now!

    So brakes are all on with fresh brake fluid and looking not too bad!

     

    Rollcage is in and looking very sweet. 8)

     

    S3's and TT comps are now away sold for another set,will show pics soon.

     

    Wings,bumper,bonnet are all on and door is ready to go on,

    ordered new FK highsports coilovers,rears are on, but gota wait till tue for new spring caps till i get the fronts on,

    and this now is the only thing holding me back really! :x

     

    bonnet catch is just about done,heaters are no were near ready and just needing a machine polish now.

     

    If i have time the new vibratech front engine mount should be on before the trip to the ring, but the exhaust and delocked door handles wont.

     

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    raddohw3.jpg

    raddohw2rollcage.jpg

     

    raddobrakes.jpg

     

    raddopreview.jpg


  9. That car is so awesome, simple yet so effective.

    That's the best formula on a Corrado, its looking really good, can't go wrong with red rears and the wheels are one of the few styles and qualty that genuinely suit a Corrado :rainbowafro:

     

    Couldnt agree more! The stance is just so right!

    Love the alloys,red lights and the wee black bull! 8)

    better not show my gf this,shes half spanish and will prob want 1 on mine! :lol:


  10. AARRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!

     

    Sure enough the part they'd ordered me was the fascia panel

     

    The actual part is £154

     

    Current state of play

     

    a) if anyone sees/knows of a working 2nd hand switch panel (4 speed, no a/c) can they let me know

     

    b) In the meantime i have just been to my local scrapyard and liberated an Audi 80 control unit which seems to fit in the hole and the cables are in roughly the right place, although i'll need to use the C's knobs and fascia. Or i might 'extract' the fan switch and 'join' it on to my original

     

     

    Bloody cars!

     

    I got the exact style from a passat? what has to be done to make the passat heater controls work with the corrados?

    my temperature knob doesnt conrol anything,my directional 1 is stiff and wont move all the way round and my other only works on 4!

    I gota lot of work to do! :lol: :roll: :?


  11. I was fitting my new sleeve on last nite and the bonnet catch cable wire will not stretch anough as i cut the old sleeve off!

     

    So i now need a new bonnet catch cable,runs from the bonnet catch,along wing through slam panel, any tips? and howw much we looking at?

     

    TIA


  12. Dont like mazda mx5 wing mirrors and i dont like the rx7 either im afraid! dont understand why folk change mirrors,the corrado mirrors are perfect with the proportion of the bodywork, and if there good enough enough for maclaren and tvr there good enough for me!

     

    but each to there own!

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