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I forgot to say on mine - i stripped the whole interior out (just incase work was needed on floors but they were ok) but the bodyshop took bumpers, doors, wings etc off If you have the balls for it it is worth taking a wire wheel on an angle grinder on any rust so the bodyshop can see and quote for repairs. Can always blast it with epoxy primer to re-seal whilst waiting for works.

Sounds good on the springs, i think they are a little softer than the ones Eibach supply originally (they were noticeably stiffer to push by hand I thought) so contours in the ground tuck the wheel up when it's parked. Mine was the same when i took some pics in a wooded area - rear wheels tucked up but stil nice a level like yours on flat roads. RE respray costs I think you're better off going for somewhere decent that can restore cars - I was quoted 7-10k originally by a place with a good reputation (Finishline in Stevenage) and that wasn't a full respray - it was just the sides, welding of sills and fuel filler area. I thought that was a bit expensive at the time. I found another place called Top Gunz in the Naezing/Essex/Herts border who quoted £5k cash for a windows out jobby and weld in a fuel filler area piece and "fix anything needed". He has done corrados before and lots of vws. I thought great just what i was budgeting for. However his business is painting cars, not restoring cars. I did have some work to do on the sills which i have now sorted my self now as that shop just left it. I guess my learning is to find a place that can restore cars - they can fabricate metal as well as paint. These cars are old now so a blow over won't last if there is metal work to be done. My actual paint job is good enough but i wish i paid a bit more and went to Finishline as have spent months putting the car straight and sorting areas like the sills myself. Plus side i've learnt to weld and paint but downside I'm redoing work that I had paid for. Also defo take out the rear 3/4 windows - i've seen too many paint jobs crack around the corner over time.

Good work and defo agree with using it for a bit before jumping into bodywork although be prepared that bodyshops are just as crap at putting a car back together as garages! I stripped the interior of mine before the respray but I still had my fair share of putting right afterwards - - spolier not tightened down and leaked water into the boot, - grommets on badges left off and stuck on instead also leaked in the the boot - dash was loosened to weld a corner of the screen but never re-tightened so rattled - fuel tank was taken out and put back without the breather pipes attahached and also pipes not located through the hole in the chassis leg - windscreen cracked on drive home as it was badly fitted - headlights not put in right (flopping about) - wrong screws used everywhere - the VW ones are coated in something so don't rust - the cheap shit the bodyshop used did - I found the sills and underside needing attention from their bad jacking so have just refurbished the underside. So, go in with your eyes open on the respray - can be headache - I would definitely recommend if you to strip the car back yourself as you'll no doubt be putting it back together properly anyway! Also what was the deal on the B12 kit? The first pic looked like eibach fronts and standard rears? I had eibach change the springs on the rear on mine. Incidently the part number on the rears they replaced them with are the same as the springs used on the mk3 golf. Mine sits just like your last pic

Nice Corrado and Golf. I hope you were joining the M1 at full throttle intercept at the time of spotting 😄

Yeah that's me - I've got the exisitng rad on the car - how do you get re-cored? I was on a spending stop last month as went over budget on my garage build and kit out. Gutted as they were £120. My rad isn't leadking but the fins are really brittle - run your finger along them and they go to dust and the dust looks a bit coolanty in colour.

Hi, Anyone got any new old stock or good radiator knocking about they'd sell me. I was looking for Dasis but seem to be out of stock and rocketed in price (£120 last time i looked now £250)

Hi Chris, they would be perfect - how do i buy them from you? Is a website or a private msg? Cheers Matt

Hi Pufferfish, The best thing to do is write a really good advert - stick to the facts and list the work that has been, take photos of the invoices so the buyer can get an understanding on how much it has cost to get the car where it is now. You won't get it back on Corrado, it's too niche but you need to highlight this to show your car is worth good money. You're trying to prove that spending £X on buying yours is cheaper than buying one for say £4k (this is what rough ones seem to be going for) and doing the same work as you have done to get it up to standard. Lots of people like a bargain but a 4k car needing 10k spending on it vs say yours for say £6-7k is not a bargain, yours is. Get pics of the underside, the sills, remove the 16v badge for the grille - it's an 8v G60. Your headlights aren't stock headlights - people will be looking for stock lights. Not having leather will work against you sadly - a leather interior is worth a grand these days. What's the mileage on the car? Buyers like sub 100k miles (i don't care for this myself but it's just what people like).

August Bank Holiday weekend?

Ditto mate although I'd need to turn mine into a hovercraft in its current state. Im defo up for meeting up at Gilks though so let's get something arranged and i can use it as a motivate to get the car sorted. .7 weeks off the road so far but has felt like longer as I never put the car fully back together post respray.

Sounds like you had a proper good outing there. Looking forward to meeting up there someday.

Me too. Gilks looks really good. I'm 10 miles south east of Cambridge way

Clever! Cheers Matt

Hi, Where can we get spare keys with I transponder coded to the car? I do have an aftermarket Cat1 alarm but don't know if they by-passed the factory immob. Cheers Matt

Good point K - could be a good meet up spot. I've wanted to go there for ages. 2hrs from me

Looking smart. Are you running fatter tyres, looks nice.

Haha thanks. Vince filmed that himself so you're seeing it through his artistic eyes - pretty good video i thought!

Nice work on the straps! Is there any special knowledge on the mk4 calipers? I thought i had read somewhere estate ones were different or maybe i am going mad. Wouldn't mind doing this on mine.

I have VT on the front and stock mounts for the others - Vince recommended it for mine. 220hp at 5800 rpm / 211ft ibs torques at 4200 rpm I don't remember any cabin vibration and very little engine movement as can be seen in the vid

Well done on getting sold. Lovely and well kept example.

Assume it is almost impossible to find any of the zender/kamei kits these days? Quite like that red one now....

A just seen you went on a strip to St Albans - you should have nipped in for a cuppa!

As someone who would never consider a bodykit the top ones are nice and subtle and i would consider that for mine. However the grille badge placement is giving me the sweats.

Somewhat of a bargain I thought considering what they were sellling for second hand back in 2009. I believe these were left over from a run of wheels made in 2008. I'm led to believe they are all gone now though. https://www.vwvortex.com/threads/fs-5x100-16x7-corrado-speedline-wheels-yokohama-parada-tires-mint-condition.4372369/

That would be good. My car is sitting in my garage without a fuel tank and front end at the moment. We will get there it's just one of my daily drivers has blown it's turbo so am working on that one when i get time. My projects are taking longer than expected - this white car was meant to be finished but wasn't happy with a few aspects post respray.