2 litre corrado

[wilkes 0]

hi all ,heres a few shots of my corrado , few when i first brought her and a few as she is now, i know there are a few bits that wont be to most peoples taste ,(im going to change the mirrors) but i love her so be gentle !!!! im about to start a few more bits including ,mx5 mirrors with door pops on the bottom ,no door handles and some gold pearl in the paint ,and i might tint the back lights all red , thanks for looking !!!!!!!!!!

[CorradoVR6-Turbo 0]

welcome to the forum mate,nice looking ride when its done!Are you keeping the same colour? 8)

 

Or is the top pics done ? Or the bottom pics before shots... :roll:

[veeDuB_Rado 0]

 

welcome mate!

[wilkes 0]

and heres how she looks now ,sorry for the bad pics ,i was losing light and i need a better camera ,

[Walesy 0]

Looks interesting mate, nice and indevidual, and loads of time/effort looks like it's gone into it. I'd like to see more pics of thre interior!

 

I reckon the red tinted lights will look better aswell. 8)

[wilkes 0]

sorry for the confusion ,was going to paintshop pro the pics to make them less fuzzy ,but i cant seem to get it to work ,the paint is the audi tt aviator grey colour which im going to do again with a pearl in/on , did all of it myself including ,prep,paint,dash conversion,leatherwork,electrics,and welding ,thanks for the kind welcomes people

[veeDuB_Rado 0]

mmm very nice, interior is very tidy

[Blair 0]

Good work!

[Walesy 0]

sorry for the confusion ,was going to paintshop pro the pics to make them less fuzzy ,but i cant seem to get it to work ,the paint is the audi tt aviator grey colour which im going to do again with a pearl in/on , did all of it myself including ,prep,paint,dash conversion,leatherwork,electrics,and welding ,thanks for the kind welcomes people

 

Muchos respect then mate, I bow down to anybody that does their own work on their car :notworthy: , especially to that sort of degree.

[ZippyVR6 0]

that interior is tasty. TT is it?

[RadoAds 0]

Yep I second that one about more pics of the interior, it looks really nice, and all the better for you doing it yourself.

 

is the dash covered in leather???

[wilkes 0]

thanks everyone ,as you can imagine it took quite a while to do and it wasn't without the odd mishap,the inspiration for the whole interior in cream was a mk3 golf doing the shows this year ,looked amazing and was miles better quality than mine ,think it was an mj interior hence amazing ,ill try to get more pics tommorrow of the interior ,did anyone notice it isn't a raddo dash ? thought i would be getting grief for that ???!!!!??! dash is covered in leather and was a bitch to do , i also did the headlining and a,b,c pillars and parcel shelf , ill get pics of them tommorrow ,thanks again for the comments it makes all the grief worthwhile ,

[Phil K 0]

Welcome to the forum... it does look good and the mk3 golf (?) dash with TT gear surround looks cool too 8)

 

I would say that your mirrors are weak point though like you already said... MX5 mirrors will look much better...

[wilkes 0]

heres a few pics of how i did it the first time ,dash was smoothed like a20 lee's ,after i saw it at e38 2004 (i think) ,not nearly as good as his though ,was definitly inspired by it though ,

[wilkes 0]

thanks phil k ,i think mx5 mirrors look cool ,just a bit pricey !!! quite like raddo mirrors with the black bit flushed in ,it is a mk3 dash with tt surround and knee bars and mk3 tunnel trim ?!! and an audi handbrake sleeve ,funny cos i could never get the raddo tunnel trim thing to sit right but the mk3 sits nice and tight ,still has raddo clocks on mounts and im currently fitting aircon too thanks for looking

[Bally 0]

Alot of time & efforts gone into the car... some nice mods..

[Jim 2]

Yeah - credit to you mate - clearly a lot of time and effort gone into that.

 

I reckon seeing as its sporting Audi paint, and an Audi style interior, a set of Audi wheels (like TT comps or something) would set it off a treat!

[C. Will Corrado G60 2 0]

Wow, amazing interior. how easy was it to get the MK3 dash in?

[wilkes 0]

the dash was roughly the same size ,so it wasn't too bad to fit ,the wiring is quite similar so that was okay too , i found an airbag panel so i didn't have to have the glovebox there ,hopefully ill get one of the lower ones,the wheels on it are artec wheels brought from styledynamics on ebay a while ago ,ive re polished the outer rim and i might paint the centres glossy black ,opinions please ,what colour do you lot think i should do em ,more pics soon ,cant seem to get back before we lose light !!! crappy winter !!!!

[Blair 0]

I think you've done a great job so far - funny to see a project car pop out when it's so far down the line, we normally get snippets when they're still just rolling shells in primer :)

 

If you want my honest opinion, I'm with the Welsh One on the lights - all-red tints would look sweet, half-tints probably would too.

 

I also think the original wing mirrors are a lot nicer - sorry!

 

I like the sound of the black-centred alloys as well. Will the design let you get away with that OK? Sometimes the join between spoke and rim doesn't let you get away with a 2-tone wheel.

 

Personally I'd ditch the eyebrow spoiler but that's personal preference. I like them on Mk1/2 Golfs, but never liked them on Corrados - they always just seem unnecessary on such a nice car :)

 

And this might seem to contradict what I just said, but I like those rear "spoilers" that go at the top of the rear windscreen - not really a spoiler as such, they just look like they bring the roofline lower down the back of the car.

 

For some reason I think, in that colour, it would look awesome with the arches rolled a little wider (if you've got the wheels to fill them).

 

Also with that colour, I think the side bumpstrips would also look good and help break up the light colouring a little.

 

 

These are all simply personal preferences though - I think you've done a great job so far! Can't fault the interior.

[wilkes 0]

glad you all think the same about the lights ,cos i did it today !!!!!! all red though not half ,ill get pics tomorrow ,i know what you mean about the mirrors ,i kicked myself after welding up the holes cos i cant fit standards now !!! thats why im thinking about mx5 mirrors ,thanks for your comments blair you have some really good points ,i only wish the parts were a bit cheaper for them ,im missing trims on the doors as it is ,replacing all them would be a nightmare ,does anyone go to the flog vw meet in lichfield ? i only found out about it last night might go next week if its on , thanks again everyone

[wilkes 0]

oh and i love those rear spoilers as well blair , might get myself a christmas present !!!!!!!

[ToffeeRado 0]

Dash looks awesome

[wilkes 0]

thanks toffee ,love the car ,looks awesome saw it on vortex when you posted it ,looks stunning ,heres a few shots of the back lights ,and interior slightly better light but the car is a bit dirty and im not too good at photography,thanks everyone

[Walesy 0]

Maaaaan, that looks soooo much better with the red lights!