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Now me and wiring are not best buds, it’s nothing personal, we have met before, been civil to each other, occasionally have even had to work together to solve a problem, but it’s more a case of I just don’t know him that well. After looking at what I’m going to be playing with, I think it’s time to really sit down and get acquainted. Especially as I have barbequed heater and abs on the left. Alarm in the middle And (seemingly) random mass of wires on the right. Also some of the alarm wires go scooting off into the bulks head, and yes ended up getting burnt.  So time to start organising this mess, by the only way I know how, tracing everything back to the fuse box and unplugging it, taking lots of photos on the way, then figuring out what needs repaired, replaced or plugged back it to get the car fired up and running, to allow me to manoeuvre it under it’s own power, which is the first big stage I have set myself. And after cutting the alarm wires that headed into the bulk head I ended up with the alarm and loom from the ignition. And as you can see the workmanship of the installer looked fantastic… Unfortunately this made my life a wee bit harder, although what would be the point of having an alarm that was easy to remove! But eventually I got to this…. The plan from here is to effect a temporary repair, tidy up and remove all unnecessary wiring from the fuse box (encase I cause any fires) and then move on to the engine bay, which already has definite signs of needing work.

So first thing to do was to get the dash board off and see what the damage was underneath the dash board. I had some idea as you can see through the glove box compartment. So this was my starting point And thanks to some trawling through the internet (and there will be a lot of this going with this project, as well as forum asking so thank you to everyone in advance) I found a very handy guide to Corrado dash board removal here. http://www.corrado-club.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8848 Although it was for a left hand drive model you get the drift. In summary it goes a little something like this. Remove vents, switches and any visible screws on the under trays, and in the vents. Two 8mm bolts on each side under covers. One 10mm nut at the bottom behind this. And two 10 mm nuts under the scuttle panel. These were a bit fiddly and so here is an idea what you’re looking for, I found removing the wiper mechanism gave me more room to work with, weather this is necessary, am not sure but anything it made my life easier. Now there is probably a lot more I have missed, but my dash already had bits missing or damaged, and to be honest the other guide is a lot better than what I could reproduce. If you want a tip, work methodically, think about where you took what from (record/take pics as necessary), try to do it some where nice to work and make sure you have your tools organise so your not running about like a edjit (me!). The last bit especially helps so you don’t lose your temper and rip something out, breaking it in the process and find it incredibly rare and expensive to replace…. I erm lost my temper with this particular screw, as nothing I had fitted into the vent to give allow me to get to it, luckily I didn’t do to much damage to the front panel, but I have plans for that any ways. And here is the cause of all the problems.

Cheers Dave, Have been trawling about the internet for stuff, but thought it good to ask here as well. And found that sticky, and it is brilliant, cheers for the lead.

Not sure where to post this, but anyone know/have detailed wiring diagrams, preferably colour, that show which wire goes where in what plug? Regards Dave

Jim am in Belfast, so can collect if you are in Northern Ireland Renson, you have been pm'd pbradley, sorry wouldn't be interested, but thank you for the offer.

So my car was someone else's parts car that am trying to rescue, and unfortunately someone has pinched the head lights, fog lights and indicators. It's a 95, but the prices for some of these items seems very high for stuff that is very rough, even cracked stuff. Am I looking in the wrong place (ebay), can anyone help me out? Regards Dave

Ok so if you didn't want to replace an eighteen year old abs system on a 9f vr6, with other eighteen year old abs parts or very expensive new parts for the car can you upgrade/swap it for a more modern setup. I know the alternative is to take it all together, but if I wanted to keep the abs in for safety reasons (not locking up) what are my options?

Does anyone know what the three relays beside the blower motor, behind the glove box are for? Two of them have fuses attached. They have been burnt due to blower motor fire and I need to replace them.

This was the blower motor fire that meant the car became a friends parts part, then became my project car. Hopefully will get the rest of the dash removed soon and post another pic or two, it maybe a case of not as bad as it looks, as i know the passenger side speaker has melted in there somewhere, so when I separate some of the looms out i'll get a better picture, and the full write up on my build thread, but just trying to get an idea of what i will have to go hunting for.

So just out of curiosity, what lives behind the passenger side dash board in a 95 VR6?, you know just cause mine looks like it has been tampered with..... So I already know blower motor was the cause, but am keen to get the car running, to allow me to move it about under it's own power, but don't want to fry anything extra (ECU), so damaged wiring is coming out first. Am I right in saying abs relays live there?, what's the control module that lives on the very bottom left hand side of the passenger foot well, and can anyone tell me what else has bit the dust, know the stereo wiring loom has gone as well? Plan is to methodically unplug everything and then rebuild. Any advice would be very welcome. Regards Dave

Amazing thread, some brilliant work to inspire me with my own. Where did you get the zinc gold plating done? Or was it a home kit? Regards Dave

Looking good

Lovely car, very jealous of the interior.

Cheers Diarmiad, hopefully more to come, but it will take a while just to get it running, the interior will be a challenge, not for the big bits, got an interior coming from a nice guy down at devon dubshack (am in belfast northern ireland) but it's the little bits of trim that am worried about, those bits you don't know you need until you realise "oh wonder what goes there?!"

Cheers Vr6, well this is it, I knows a bit about these engines, so'll I'll be calling in on him to talk things over. Build thread is up if you want to have a gander under the title "Daves VR6"... no laughing please

Love those porsche alloys, but then I have a thing about porsche alloys on dubs... and porsche seats... it maybe a sickness.

Well folks it's been a long time coming but finally I have got myself a toy, a project, a Corrado Vr6 and the fun starts here. Now this is my first ever thread in this fashion, so bear with me if I end up typing a load of rubbish. For those who know me, firstly a big thanks for listening to me over the past number of years, as you know this was a long time coming. And now you get to read about it as well, am all about the sharing For those of you who don't know me Hello and welcome to my thread. The names Dave, I've been into Golfs and cars since I learnt to drive, but the past number of years I have just been able to support my daily driver, never mind a something for the weekend. You may also have meet me with my brothers gorgeous Mk2 Gti below. [/img] A car I have loved since since he brought it home, sourced by me, and what must be one of the bargains of a life time, I am lucky I didn't buy it ahead of him, simply because I wouldn't of been able to look after it as well as him and lavish the time on it as he has. So I have had the best of both worlds, a mint standard Mk2 to drive when I wanted, but none of the expense. But with that not having you own car can also lead to that itch of wanting to take something and make it your own. My car philosophy is simple, if you want a car to play with but it's clean enough, or rare enough to keep standard, then keep it standard, as there is always a rougher alternatives that you can play with, without diluting the increasing rare minters that have been keep factory fresh for a reason. Now that isn't everyone's view and i appreciate that, and with that a few subtle modifications, suspension, rims etc. I have no problem with as they are easy to reverse. But it's the mad stuff that means the car will never be what it was that can make me choke when it's revealed the minter that was sacrificed for the sake of a scene. Anyway i know it's not everyone's view so I can only do my bit, and since I knew from the offset that I did want to modify the car beyond what was traversable, the hunt began for my project. Now I had in mind what I wanted, I was even tempted by an Audi S2, but they are mega money, for what they are, and even more money for where you want to go, and to be honest I just felt they didn't give me quiet want I was looking for and the one I wanted was a mint kingfisher blue, untouched and unmodified, and i know I couldn't bring myself to change that. So Corrado it was , in fact Corrado Vr6 in blackberry to be precise, and I knew there was one I wanted to track down, and track it down I did. But the owner rightly decided he wanted it as much as me and decided he just couldn't part with it, understandable if a little disappointing. "But I do have a parts car in the same colour" was what came next! Long story short, that parts car is now my car, and with that a Big thank you to Shane (Thumper on gtini.com) for giving it up and for all the help with the purchase, top guy. And after seeing his own car already has given me a few ideas to think about. So here it is in all it's glory. As you can see it's already been lowered and has a pipe on it, oh yeah and there are one or two bits of trim that are missing. To fill in what history I have on the car, it's also had a small heater blower fire, so erm it will need a bit of work. But to be fair I knew all this when I went to buy the car, in fact originally I was just going to buy the shell, the engine, gear box, suspension etc was going to stay behind. Oh and those wheels are mine, the wheels on it stayed behind which was fair enough as they where really nice bbs's, in fact the exact bb's that i would of been looking for myself, so picked up some standard ones with tyres for a bargain. In fact I picked up a couple of extra bits as well, in a bout of ebay fever, combined with years of seeing bits I already knew I wanted, lets just say I now have one or two packages marked "Future plans!" But you know it's good, when you have a sticker like this hidden away. So here it is, the beginning of a new adventure. I know many of you have been there before, I have ready many stories and already have a good idea of what to expect. No money, no knuckles and no life! But then that's half the fun, the other half is on a glorious day, with your car running as you always hoped, a bunch of like minded mates and the road ahead. Here's to those days, as it will be a while before am there yet. Job number one, fire up the raddo!

Hi guys and girls, thanks for the welcome. Yeah I have read about the light switch issue as well and will look into that. In reference to the chains and tensioners, truth is i don`t know if they need done, they could be brand new, but i don`t have the service history and am thinking it might be a case of better safe than sorry. At least if i do it, i know its done and to my standards.

Hi folks my name is Dave. Am From Belfast Northern Ireland and a member of the gtini.com forum, but new to here. I have been a long time golf mk2 owner, but have just bought a car i have wanted for a very long time a 1995 corrado VR6 in the colour I always wanted blackberry. Now to be more precise I have bought most of the car, as there are bits missing, most notably the whole interior, front head light, indicators and a list of other bits am sure am not aware of at the moment. But being new to corrado and vr6 ownership, I know there are a few problems with all the cars we love so dear, and as if to prove my point the car I bought was nearly scrapped because of a blower motor fire. So as I have lots of plans and as plans can change (obd2, turbo, supercharge, 3.2, 3.6, 4 motion, standard and untouched ????) I wanted to be part of the main corrado community as well. I know this isn`t the place to post this part but the very first thing on my list of plans, is to get the car back on the road, and reliable. I have no history of the car, it has had a blower motor fire which am told was small, it hasn`t melted the dash board or blackened the windscreen, but i haven`t had the dash off to inspect the wiring. I have heard rumours of vr6`s going up in flames for a couple of issues, i don`t want it happening again. Am not sure if the engine runs, as it has had its leads removed, it`s a coil pack but i don`t know the firing order to plug them back in, am sure its somewhere, but again any help pics or links to what i need would be great, and i hope to be able to give back over the years i want to own this car. So I need advice. I don`t want to get into any modifications just yet, the car already has had some and I have a list of what i want to look at but i'll post that on my main build thread when I put it up, so putting them aside what are the main reliability issues with the cars and engines. here is some of the stuff i have want clarification on and if there is anything else i have missed or should know please any help is great appreciated. Engine- it will need a chain and sprockets am sure- any good brands, really awful brands, or is original best- and upgrades that should be looked at like water pumps, better after market options on tensioners of anything like that? Electrical - how to avoid fires in the future, wiring upgrades like lights, wiring replacement - where to get them. other issues - suspension weak points, rust and rot spots, upgrades best to do instead of original ie - steering rack bushes, brake pipes etc. I know there are sections for this, but i kinda felt that this was a good place to start. Looking forward to being part of the forum and thank you in advance for your help. Regards Dave

Hmm I can see that. :(

Have some interest in this myself. Have been looking around and know the mk4 guys and girls can get carbon wings bonnet and tail gate, i think the mk5 can even get doors. And have heard of carbon fibre roof skins. In my ideal world i would have carbon fibre everything, and why not (apart from a empty bank balance), for the reduction in weight, no rust to worry about it would improve you power to weight, braking, mpg almost everything about the car. Of course I would also have it painted, no need to shout about it, but certainly an interesting thread.

Heard the Audi S2 forum did a group buy for these a while back, I would be interested myself, but like fitchy am based in northern ireland.

Wow, amazing Thread. After many mk2 gti's i have finally bought my first Corrado. And its a VR6 in the only colour i wanted, Blackberry. It's going to take a lot of work to get road worthy, but can`t wait to get stuck into it, and seeing your car only makes me more hungry to raised it from the dead.