vw rule

Yeah nice car mate, that's the same colour as mine. I've got to do my dam heater matrix at some point as it's just started to leak a bit :(

Hello LOVE VW, I'm sure it's still in my garage, I'll have a look now and dig it out, plus I'll send you a few photo's just to make sure it is the one you're after. I'll get back to you in around 15 to 20 mins. Cheers Si

Hello there, I replaced my clutch a few years ago with the Valeo one, had no problems with it at all. ( Valeo clutchs are normally quite good )

I checked earlier on today to see which plug I've got just out of interest, I've got the later 16 pin diagnostic plug on my 1994 2.0 16v Corrado, I thought it might have had the earlier type like on the G60 but it hasn't.

I think there's some on Ebay, the item number is 111048259198

I'll be replacing the rear bump stops, O/S/F head light, adjusting N/S window as replaced regulator, finish off service, replace N/S/R wheel bearing. And that should be it hopefully.

You've just got to find that dam tap and turn it off, I wish :bounce2: I've still got a few things on my car to finish, so hopefully tomorrow it'll be :sunny: all day.

I bought one of those first aid kits but from VW main dealer cost around £25.00 to £35.00 about 9 years ago. Yeah they are mad paying £100.00 or more for that :drinking:

Hello Rams, I could be up for this meet on April 20th, just depends if I have the repairs done on my car, should be all complete tomorrow as long as there's no rain. Would be amazing to see loads of Corrado's :sunny: Si

Yeah lovely looking car mate you've spent some time on that one, hope it goes to a good home.

Oh yeah you're almost there now by the sounds of it, nice one :D

Hello Anne, how have you got on any joy with your starting issue ? Si

Hello mate, I know the Throttle position switch and Idle Control Valve do communicate between one another, so have you checked that you've got power and an earth to both. I know on here somewhere there's an old thread where the guy had a similar problem as you regarding the idle, on his it turned out to be an earth fault with in the ECU ( control unit ) it was coursing his car to idle at 1500 to 2000 RPM. You say that you disconnected the Idle Control Valve plug and the engine was then idling correct, so it 100% does sound like a ICV problem, so it must be a faulty valve or a wiring fault issue somewhere ? Si

I think there is a company that can may be repaire it for you, might be worth getting a price, you never know ? The company is called CARTRONIX Unit 4 The Parkwood Centre Aston Road Waterlooville Hampshire PO7 7HT their tel: number is 02392 241412 or 02392 265986 plus their mobile is 07425 621583 Their Email is ( [email protected] ) If you do go down the secondhand root then you might want to try and find one that has a little more miles on it than on yours now, or you may have to get it adjusted to your correct mileage but by a perfessional, other wise the cluster L E D could flash if done by someone else. Hope this helps. Si :thumbleft:

Hello there, I've fitted these polybushes before on my Corrado, I just coated the bushes with a bit of EP grease and pushed the bushes into the wish bone arm, then coated the sleeve with grease and pushed that in until it went in a quarter, then gently tapped it in all the way. Then put a bit of grease over the rear wish bone bush at the top and bottom, just to help it slide in to the sub frame as these polybushes are a little thicker than the standard bushes, after that I slid the rear part of the arm in the sub frame followed by the front front part. The wishbone won't sit central if it's court on the anti roll bar or if the bottom ball joint is hitting on the lower part of the hub housing. These lower wishbone arms can be a bit of an arse to fit back in when you've fitted the thicker polybushes, you've got to make sure that the wishbone goes in flat and central, starting with the rear bush of the arm going in first, and then to get the front bush of the arm in next, if you don't have a little grease on both outer sides of the rear bush it can catch and be tight to get in, hence the ( the subframe has a raised 3/4 ring on the bottom and top of the opening ) Hope this helps Si :thumbleft:

Hello Anne, if you say you've replaced your battery with a new one, then it could be an earth problem which would course the engine to turn over, at a slightly slower rate so as not quite allowing the engine to start up. The black earth battery lead is bolted first under the battery on the chassis leg, and then is bolted to the gearbox bell housing, if these main earths have dirty contacts then it can course the battery to operate at a weakened level, and the same goes for the starter moter as it earths out on the bell housing as well. Or it could infact be an old weak starter motor

Yeah don't know there's a few right ups on it on the internet. New Corrado Concept car. This is just one of the right ups. At CarThrottle, we like to cover renderings from designers that offer their impressions of a future vehicle or their own fantasy creation. Cars like the Ferrari 4- Door, Audi R7, and the toy-car like Porsche supercar are a few we’ve done in the past. This new one is a modern take on the Volkswagen Corrado, a hatchback performance VW car and missed by enthusiasts. The design has been produced by Patrick Moczarsky, a professional designer and graphic artist at a company called Miranda Media. Unlike some rendered designs, his interpretation is quite tame. He didn’t mess with the Corrado formula too much, creating a smoother, more modern hatchback design that has a similar look up front to recent VWs. The new look VW is doing fits in with the old Corrado’s design much more so than the previous design language that can be seen on cars like the current Jetta and Passat. We’re not too sure a new Corrado would fare much better (as far as sales) this time around than it did the first time. Besides, for us, we’d definitely have to go with the new Scirocco over this proposed Corrado. Though the Corrado does look good VW just needs to bring the thing alive. Go on VW bring out a new Corrado.

What do you guys think to the new MK3 Scirocco. I like the look of it from the front and side but not to keen on it from the back, as to me the rear lights are too wide a part it looks a little odd It might grow on me ? Think the 2.0 turbo engine is cool though 200 to 210 BHP There is still a lot of hype on the internet about a possible MK3 Corrado, who knows. There is a artists impression of what it could look like. It would be amazing if they did bring one out in the future. [ATTACH=CONFIG]73369[/ATTACH] Quite like the Audi S3 3 door hatch. But there is no other car out there that I really like a part from the Corrado, it's the only car I found my self staring at for ages, no other car has had that affect on me, well a part from a Aston Martin Vanquish or the Ferrari 355, lush cars :D

Yeah I get the, is it a Scirocco, or is it a VR6, is it a Golf, what is it. well if you walk to the back of the car there's a big clue there CORRADO 16v :brickwall: One of the funniest comments on this thread is the guy who took his car to a garage, to which the mechanic said oh yeah I haven't worked on one of these Scirocco's for a wile, the guy then took his car and drove off right there and then :lol: This is a classic. The other funny one is the guy who said some bird asked him, is that the Back To The Future Car, yeah that's why the doors open normally :lol: Any car that is over 5 years old people don't seem to remember what it is :scratch: A 3 year old car they know it's a Astra, BMW, Ford, Citroen, Seat, VW and so on :shrug: A 5 year old car they say, OH WHATS THAT THEN :lol:

Don't worry Sean I wasn't having a go or anything, I was just stating that I haven't had a problem my self with the older filters (oil type ones) Good thing though mate that you did mention it regarding the Air Flow Meter, that it can be damaged due to a sports air filter being fitted that hasn't dried out, as I forgot all about that to be honest :thumbleft: Si

Yeah some engines don't like the platinum tipped spark plugs as these plugs are for engines that run hot, (mainly the newer engines) plus these plugs you replace every 50 to 60,000 miles as they are able to with stand high temperatures. Your HT leads should be of the same kind all 6 of them, if you have odd ones fitted here and there then that could be an issue. I would replace your HT leads if they look a bit dodge. The cam sensor I know it tells the injectors when to fire and may well have like a hall sensor affect to it as well. I know this sensor isn't cheap it can be costly. The best HT leads are the original ones as they are really well insulated and last for years. Si

Yes it would give you the cold air but you'll need to make the induction pipes out of rubber or aluminium, as then the incoming air won't be able to escape and will be forced up in to the air filter, which is what you want. You really need if poss a wide horizontal mouth intake (where the air is first collected) You don't want 2 or 3 breather pipes you just really need one main large air intake that will ram cold air in to your air filter. I think on the standard air filter box intake it draws air in from under the front right wing or from behind the drivers head lamp, one of the best places on the Corrado to access clean cold air is under the radiator on the metal air scoop, but you'll have to cut out a horizontal slot so as to fit a fabricated air intake entrance. The only thing to bare in mind as well though is that down there the air intake will be very low, so you'll have to be careful when you drive through water (flooded roads) Si ---------- Post added at 12:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:58 AM ---------- "wet" filter that you have to oil. It will kill your MAF (Air Flow Meter) It can do but only if you put too much oil on, or fit the filter to the car before the oil has dried. I've fitted loads of this type of filter to cars over the years and never had a problem. I believe the air flow meter on the 2.0 8v and VR6 is of the element type where it heats up, to measure the air flow coming in through the intake and so is cooled down at the same time by the passing air, so if oil gets on the element it will burn out as the air flow won't be able to cool it down so to speak. But this is really rare plus may only happen if you put too much oil on the air filter or fit it back when it's still damp. Si

Really 72 MPH makes sense really as 45 or 55 MPH isn't fast enough as the car won't be producing enough down force to warrant the rear spoiler being up any way. I think on the MK2 Audi TT the rear spoiler kicks up at 75 or 80 MPH which is more like it.

Hello there, the induction kits are ok but because the K & N filter is fitted directly on to the air flow meter housing, you'll then be sucking in warm or hot air from the engine bay as your air filter will no longer be fitted in side a filter box. The best way really is to get as much cold air as you can in to the inlet, the colder and more of it the better performance you'll get from your engine. The cheapest and best way is to keep your original air filter box and just fit a K & N sports air filter, these filters cost around £30 to £40 and last for 50,000 to 60,000 miles before they need to be cleaned, when cleaning them you can do this with a little brake cleaner, then allow it to dry out and then you'll have to spray the air filter with the red oil, this oil protects the filter and keeps it moist and prevents small dirt and dust particles from getting through it, as these sports air filters have larger holes with in the filter and so let a lot more air through them, but also dust which is why the oil is sprayed on the filter every time it is cleaned. People only really fit a induction kit for the sound it makes but like I say if the air filter is lose in the engine bay, all your going to be doing is sucking in poor air i.e warm or hot air. Unless the air filter is poking through the drivers side wing where the air will be cold and fresh, your not going to be gaining anything from fitting an induction kit. Some people I've heard have drilled holes in the bottom and in the side of the original air filter box, to obtain that induction sound and just fitted a sports air filter you can do this, it is one of the cheapest ways, if you do go for that then drill the holes in the bottom close to the wing and again drill the holes in the wing side of the air box. The holes must be in the lower part of the air filter box for it to work and be 8mm to 10mm max, only do about 6 to 8 holes (3 to 4 in bottom of box and 3 to 4 in wing side of air box) Plus if you wanted to you can fabricate up a induction pipe / hose from under the radiator where there's a grill in the front bumper, or cut out a slot in the metal air scoop for the radiator which is underneath just in front of the rad, as the air down here is cold and fresh, this way the air is rammed in to the air filter fever up. When a air induction kit is done well you may well have an increase of 1 to 3 BHP, if you just fit a induction filter directly on to the air flow meter housing your not really going to gain anything, a part from the loader noise and the air in the engine bay is just too warm / hot. A lot of people try to over come this by fitting a cone shaped filter box so as to keep the induction sound load, but unless the induction kit is sucking in fresh cold air you will not make any gains. Some of these induction kits cost £150 to £300 and yet they are still sucking in hot air which is pants. Hope this helps mate. Si :thumbleft:

I don't really think you can do much to stop the condensation / mould build up, unless the glass lens seal is weak which can course the issue you have. You might be able to use a small long paint brush and poke it through the bulb holder hole, and wiper down the inner lenses. One of the best cleaning items and this is no joke is baby wipes they can clean loads of stuff, plus using a hair dryer will disperse all the damp in side the fog light. The only snag is that the mould (the milky stuff) in side the lens will return if the lens seal is weak due to old lamps. You can prize off the lens but this can take some time, I've done it before with a very sharp small knife and just kept on carefully cutting away at the lens seal, until it finally comes off. To refit it I used I think it was Tiger Sealant which is really strong stuff. Or for around £55.00 ish per each lamp you could buy new front fog lamps from VW, or obtain some decent secondhand ones off Ebay for £30.00 Yeah baby wipes all day long mate they clean anything. There is a guy on VWvortex.com - DIY The Corrado Fog Light Repair Guide Looks like he has taken his apart to fit better reflectors and to reseal the lamp lens. Si :thumbleft: