lilfuzzer 1 Posted January 11, 2011 Ah mate thats shame to hear buddy hope it pain free to sort out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubbed_up_daz 0 Posted January 12, 2011 already sourced a late bumper but its the rear 3/4 dings that worry me. Depending what the truck drivers company want to do it could be written off pretty easy even though its a simple fix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubbed_up_daz 0 Posted January 13, 2011 company that own the truck that hit me are insistent that however little the damage it needs to go through the insurance :( Still going to fit the brakes and hope for the best anyway...finished the rears,loosened all the brake nipples but one of the rears is shafted so will need to get one before friday,a collection of copper banjo washers as the goodrige set was short and a mk3 sized front brake fitting as ive only got the one of them and the gr set comes with mk4 sized fittings piktarz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted January 13, 2011 thats a shitter, got any pics of the damage? you should be able to get it repaired specially seen as its not your fault! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubbed_up_daz 0 Posted January 13, 2011 its really just took a couple bites in the swages of the arch and gnarled the corner off the bumper really,its all easy fix stuff but depending which assesor sees it because its a rear quarter on an old coupe im a bit worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coullstar 0 Posted January 13, 2011 Hate to say it but if they insist on new bumper it will probably be written off depedning on what you have it insured for. IIRC the rears are about £600 from VW and there are no pattern parts as far as I know. If it wasnt your fault then you can insist on it being repaired cant you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubbed_up_daz 0 Posted January 14, 2011 I was merging from a non-right of way although I was in front with lights and indicators on and in a merge and its due regard to give way so god knows but my lawyer says 'he ran into your ass so hes up the creek mate'. Repair wise its dependant on the insurance approved bodyshop I guess and the guy that done my 'sat is and has already said ....'to you' it would be a 250 fix and i can hopefully gather other 'friendly' ins. quotes' im not out to huck over the ins.comp, I just want to keep my car now so any bodyshop I go to will know I will provide an oem bumper if need be(really not required)and if they want to go to a quarter then ill go on to the next bodyshop if need be Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubbed_up_daz 0 Posted January 14, 2011 Today turned into a clusterbomb as well,expecting it to not be straightforward is one thing but wasnt ready for the abject failure status it ended up. Went to a friends garage sounds of silence(they do custom stainless exhausts)tried fitting the rears first,first problem being the mk4 calipers I had never had banjo bolts and the ones supplied in the goodrige kit didnt fit. Settled for starting to fit everything then onto problem 2,the rear dust shield for the mk4 is nowhere near fitting,ditch that and refitted the knackered corrado one,problem 3 the mk4 carriers do not fit on the corrado hub,fitted the bearing to the disc and fitted that while working out the best way to notch the carrier when,problem 5,it becomes obvious that there is no way the disc and caliper is going to line up.... phoned paul)good mate,ex head vw parts guy at local dealer)at dingbro(local auto factors) for advice but he was in bed dying so really appreciated him chatting to try and work it out but outcome was run down to ding and try mk4 discs out for size although nowhere had I read of this being an issue.....sitting down at ding with all manner of discs out I phoned back to sounds and got ben to try the mk4 caliper on the corrado carrier and surprise surprise everything starts lining up :roll: back up to sounds to try and find suitable bolts ended up running down to BSH to try them....nope,nothing that small,tried the marina as lots of boats use banjo fuel fittings....'nothing like that at all' from a little toad of a guy...tried mcalpines as I was passing on the off chance....nope,tried unipart and eddie walkers....nope,tried jim allans motorbike shop(where I sourced the missing banjos for the goodrige kit).....nothing that big (M12x10mmx1.25pitch)....into sounds again to get slaughtered,phoned pugeot(closest dealership)to try and blag some random pipes but never knew of any cars that ran M12 banjos so got told to go chase myself...phoned my brother and got numbers for skoda,seat,diamond engineering(local bolt specialist)....diamond...a banjo what??? we just have normal bolts mate...skoda....theyre just shutting sorry....seat,the parts guy was brand new,looking up and chatting numbers and cross referencing stuff tried a few different models and settled on a phase one leon shares the same fitting,ran through and checked the mechanics never had any kicking about in their boxes to save me buying the full hose but struck unlucky but gave me two options for hoses but ill need to go try them in person and they wont be in till next tuesday.... back to the car and basicallly refitted all the standard stuff so I could get home and bled the brakes as the whole result of the day was I got the smallest braided hoses that go from between the body and the axle fitted Job for monday is to order A. new rear caliper slides(rado ones are ducked) B. new rear caliper carrier bolts(rado ones are ducked) C new rear dust shields(rado ones are ducked) D. new mk4 rear caliper flexys(to get the banjo bolt) E. pick up missing front banjo bolt from my mate icy(supplied the fr.calipers) F. ail less Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubbed_up_daz 0 Posted January 22, 2011 crappy old brakes shiny better new brakes,still to repaint the og carriers but cleaned them up ready for a lick loads of room,wish id held out for the R32 set up I wanted :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubbed_up_daz 0 Posted January 23, 2011 cheers ed,pulled me out a huge!!! hole thanks again mate :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubbed_up_daz 0 Posted January 29, 2011 picked up some new wheels,swapped them for my old porsche wheels its not all good news... its a long road........... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubbed_up_daz 0 Posted July 23, 2011 moved on a bit since swapped the koni adj for fk coils,fitted with old 17s and 215/45s smashed side due to long day/puncture/broken locker/stupidity,fitted new wheels,reset suspension,went to UD ---------- Post added at 02:16 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:13 AM ---------- adjusted arches and inner fronts and modified the suspension and lowered it a bit more later,pics with a friends car at his unit washed it and went to a local vag meet ---------- Post added at 02:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:16 AM ---------- got new wings as part of the repair plan and rolled and undersealed them went along to another meet after doing a deal to fix the damaged side which included a front end paint Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubbed_up_daz 0 Posted July 23, 2011 (edited) prev owner had a ghetto quickshift which broke done a bit work on the new old wheels tried a mates wheels on to measure up for adaptors had a run of bad luck and killed a few sumps,built a death spec one and using it with a basically sectioned steel 12v sump with a mk5 .:R32 pick up which seems to be working done a deal for more paintwork some extras mate stu,at work,doin his tea-pot impersonation result temp fixes plus sectioned to 70mm along front,sides pro-rata show last weekend t'other day outside my flat up to date I guess,got a few mechanicals to fix(head gasket on way out,burst front shock,odds and sods)but just put a batch of new gear and a fair amount of man hours in but trying to fit repairs in around my schedule as its my daily driver and I need it for my 70 mile commute Edited July 23, 2011 by dubbed_up_daz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coullstar 0 Posted July 23, 2011 Some nice touches there, have to say though the wheels do nothing for me at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VW_OwneR_85 2 Posted July 23, 2011 looking good buddy!! where are your front calipers from? because i have exactly the same ones with a 288 disc setup,i belive the standard size to be 280mm? so im prety sure mine have been upgraded by a previous owner, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubbed_up_daz 0 Posted July 24, 2011 looking good buddy!! where are your front calipers from? because i have exactly the same ones with a 288 disc setup,i belive the standard size to be 280mm? so im prety sure mine have been upgraded by a previous owner, Mines were 280s like you say but were shot. When the rear brakes died and I decided to keep it it made sense to do all the brakes at the one time. The front calipers are off a late obd II mk3,the carriers are from an Octavia VRs and the discs were TT 312s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubbed_up_daz 0 Posted August 8, 2011 Finished working on my new wheels. Traded the old teledials of my mk2 for these and got a lump off cash into the bargain but they were a bit of a state got some adaptors made out of steel and got them plated so they wont rust wheels on after a fashion :/ and discovered more things to fix.... then painted the caps to match got a poly bushed subframe and wishbones coming next week and ill fit a set of new motor mounts with raising blocks at the same time hopefully Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubbed_up_daz 0 Posted August 16, 2011 couple pics from a show this weekend My phone cam pics....me and the crew and a few pics ive stole from the show Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OSV 0 Posted August 17, 2011 Looks like your having a lot of fun with this, nice unusual wheel choice, awesome work as always! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubbed_up_daz 0 Posted August 21, 2011 thank you :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CorradoVR6-Turbo 0 Posted August 21, 2011 im in love with your car..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
easypops 8 Posted August 21, 2011 I'm guessing your the same daz off scotvag?.............if so how have i not seen this thread?........your car is superb :notworthy: .............. do you ever bring your car over near where you spotted me? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubbed_up_daz 0 Posted September 10, 2011 I could be that guy I think ,kinda on most forums as dubbed_up_daz....At present I work in govan mate but been attending to the corrado the last few weeks in prep for selling it so had the week prev. to edition and a week off for recuperation after lol but im moving back to my mk1s ,not really my decision but makes sense in the long run. This car was only bought as a donor that turned into a love affair trhat turned into the usual rado money pit lol. Lost out on a corrado award at edition due to only having standard cloth but wasnt letting that spoil a great weekend :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
