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This is a picture I found via Google images, the white clips shown are the bits I need, along with the driver's side piece of lower windscreen trim. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

I asked them about the white clips this morning and they said no? I didn't know about a kit though, what did you ask for?

I don't suppose you still have these parts? Anybody else have any of the clips, they're shown obsolete now and I can't find any anywhere.

I bought them from VW classic parts a few years back, they were on the website as being Corrado wheels, I assume they must have been offered as an option at the time. They're genuine BBS and it was a complete nightmare finding the correct centre caps! The speedlines that were on when I got her were knackered and I wanted to keep everything as genuine and original as I could. Just noticed my lower windscreen trims are a bit knackered too, the never ending joys of ownership continue!

Thanks but as for 37mpg.....once she's been run in I can't see me getting that again. Lol! Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

She's rebuilt, back home, cleaned and polished and ready to go, the Golf is going to be put away for at least a month! Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

It actually came to £1800 overall but I'm more than happy at the minute kev, I suppose the real test will come after running in when I bury my foot into the carpet and pray! I wish I could have had a go myself but I'm enthusiastic and semi skilled which is a recipe for disaster! Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Lol, it may well be at least partially my right foots fault but I can't remember the MPG of mine ever getting above 30 before! Yes the block has also been done, the price sounds high when I say it to myself out loud but I know the parts alone aren't cheap and it is a lot of work, I can't help feeling that if this all goes to plan It's actually a bit of a ...... Bargain? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

I just picked up my Corrado from SVS in Cardiff where the work has been done to recondition the engine. I have to say that the early indications are great, she sounds fantastic again, no smoke, engine feels right and powerful although I'm not allowed to push her too hard for the first month or 500miles. One completely unexpected benefit was that on the 50 mile drive home she averaged 37mpg according to the MFA!!!!! Looks so far like a lot of money well spent, I'll update the thread as things develop but I'm very happy so far. Giving her a good clean and polish now as a treat! Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

If you change the whole engine all you have to do is notify DVLA of the change and they'll issue a new V5 with the new engine number. As Tomi said, you don't have to notify them if you just change the head as there's no engine number stamped on it! Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

The price I was quoted (£2700) was for a full rebuild, not just the piston rings. They were going to replace all of the bearings, seals, gaskets and valve guides etc, in both the bottom block and the head ... but, they did warn me that price did not include any extra machining that may have been required such as any re bore and larger pistons. I do have an aftermarket stainless steel exhaust from longlife on the car but the cat hasn't been replaced to my knowledge. My mechanical knowledge is limited as I've said but there was a substantial cloud of white smoke on startup and under load, the spark plug on cylinder 6 was heavily coked and oily and it failed the leak down test. I've had a much lower price from the place the Corrado has now gone to for the rebuild, they have good reviews on Google and they sounded quite knowledgeable. It sounds like they're doing exactly the same job that the "VW specialist" quoted but for around £1100 less, still a lot of money but if it's done properly my understanding is that it should run like a brand new engine. I could have made a massive mistake if this goes wrong but I was worried about buying a 2nd hand engine with no history as it may be worse than mine! I did try to live with it but the oil leaking through was causing a lot of misfiring and I was getting too frightened to drive her far which is kind of against the point of owning her! I wish I had the knowledge, time and room to have a go at this myself but I don't, I hope to keep the car forever so my only option was to get it done one way or another. Fingers crossed!!!

Last time I used Shell Helix fully synthetic 10 w 40. I've now put it in with a company in Cardiff for a rebuild, still expensive but not as much as I was quoted locally. It's not a company I've used before but a specialist engineering shop in Swansea recommended them so fingers crossed! Anybody on here had the engine reconditioned before? What should I look out for when I get her back?

It's an upgrade one I had made by a German company because all the aftermarket stuff I could find seemed to be really poor build quality. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Ok, I think I just found an old thread about the same wire being a spare one for Aircon to be fitted. Problem solved unless someone can say differently?

I have a yellow wire with a black stripe in a black sleeve loose in my engine bay. The other end disappears into the wiring loom lower down. See pictures. The wire has a blade type connector on the open end and I can't locate any obvious connectors without a wire attached? The first picture is the wire end and connector, the second is where it disappears into the loom behind the silicon hose. The only electrical problem I'm aware of is that the alternator only appears to charge the battery when the car is driving, not while it's idling. Any ideas? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

I've done quite a lot of DIY on the Corrado but engine wise I've never been brave enough to get inside, just plugs, leads, coil packs etc. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

The leak down test apparently showed that it is the piston rings, I'm not really worried that the diagnosis is wrong, more about how to put it right, for a more reasonable cost!!

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Also it has started misfiring!

Do you by any chance sell reconditioned entire engines Tomi? I'm looking for a price for my 94 VR6.

The spark plugs were very sooty, cylinder 6 plug was sooty and oily, I've not kept track of how much but it was using regular oil with no sign of leakage. Only seems to smoke on startup. I'm starting to think a reconditioned engine may be my best bet but can't seem to find anyone who stocks them anymore. Anyone know of a reputable supplier? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

I'm in Swansea, it sounds like a mammoth task but if possible I would prefer to keep everything as original as possible so I'd rather stick with a VR6 than change to a different engine, although I did always love the sound of a large V8........ Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

I took my 94 VR6 to the local "German Specialists" thinking I needed the stem seals and valve guides replacing, they did a pressure leak test and informed me that they believe it to be the piston rings at fault and that this will require a full engine rebuild at a cost of around £2700 as long as they don't find anything else wrong while they're in there! This price does include renewal of all the usual engine parts, bearings, chains, gaskets and seals etc. I would obviously love to get the work done if I was incredibly wealthy, however, I'm not! Does the work involved justify the expenditure and is there any better (cheaper) way of getting it done that will provide the same result?

Which part of the M4? I live at the western end and drive my VR6 a lot, I never, ever pass another Corrado either!

Mines here too, cheers Matt! Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk