_Matt_

Hi, Thought I'd solved my problem as was getting water in the cabin from the sunroof drains being overloaded since fitting a B4 moonroof and mk3 mech (the sound deadening material had dropped into the drainage channels, partially blocking them). Thought I'd have a check on things today as my alarm kept going off but still have problems with my sieve, sorry Corrado. My interior is still partially stripped as the car is off to the bodyshop for a respray soon so semi easy for a nose around. Carpet and front seats are still in situ though. I park my car nose up on my drive, and the drive is such that the car leans slightly so the drivers rear side is the lowest point. I have water collected in my passenger rear footwell and inside both the rear sills at the back. My car has been sitting (not driven really recently) without it's passenger side door card or membrane. I have today popped this membrane back on. So i guess this could have been some of the issue. I've ordered oem replacements for the door aperture seals, I had replaced these with non-oem equivalents recommended on here a couple of years back which also might be causing the problem. What else can I look at? I can't work out how water is getting inside the inner sills and travelling back if not the door seals. - Could they be rotten at the front and collecting water as it drains down from the scuttle? - I don't think the inner floor pan has any drain points to the inner sills? - I'm guessing as my alarm started tripping maybe water is leaking from the scuttle area into the cabin and getting my electrics upset - where are the gromets etc into the cabin in the scuttle area? I've also noticed my intermittent wiper setting is operating more frequently than normal too. - I guess it could be rotten metal around the base of the windshield (that's coming out as well for the respray). Any other areas I should be checking? I need a garage for this car. The car cover has now gone back on.

Yup thats what I did. My multimeter showed varying resistence as the plunger was pushed back and forth (0 to 1).

100% agree with you there. Especially when most of us into cars can get a bit obsessive at making them just right only to be disappointed you can't get new parts and mostly end up with 25 year old bits at extortionate prices vs equivalent new bits for other old VWs.

Hi, Has anyone got an ingenious ideas or solutions to make OEM style mounting tabs for the headlights to the slam panel? Mine have both broken and someone has used universal metal brackets but would be nice to have something more consistent with the originals. Something 3d printed maybe. Cheers Matt

Cheers Keyo, I've had quite a few offers on Facebook within minutes, I thought this would be a lot harder to source!

Cheers Guy, yeah I think I will be struggling too. I've got a couple but they arent great compared to mine. VW classic parts do the quarters but they are 550+ each!!

Hi, I'm after some rust free rear arches and drivers side lower rear sill panel (where it joins the arch). I'm also after the fuel filler cap area too. Rocking horse probably. Cheers, Matt

BBS is such a quality wheel. I'd only go to 16in. And yeah it is a shame we are not closer in the country!

I like both the BBS RX226 and the 771. I'm just not sure they'd look right on my white car and can't find pictures. They seem to look great (in silver) on all other shades but need to be a different shade for it to work on white. I'm not a fan of black/dark shades. Thoughts appreciated haha

I'd go for fabric recaros, ideally in the same pattern as the late vr6 cloth. My father in law was a welder but lives 260 miles away and not had the conversation.

You can weld on corrado bases to new recaros. I just dont have those skills.

I think the problem is that the seats are welded to their bases rather than bolted. Recaros do have bolt holes but as the corrado seat sit so low the plug and play bolt method wont work. A pain in the .... . I want recaros too but cant face paying out for 20+ yr old seats either!

They do look low but do they have adjustments to move back and forth and for height? The front mount mechnanism looks similar. Another idea is to butcher and couple of oem cloth seats and separate the bottoms. I have two in my shed but don't know how to weld alternernate Recaro's in place.

Welcome back, whereabouts in Canada did you end up? My Dad emigrated a decade ago (Vancouver for 5 years, Ontario since). Get the G60 bought! Nice to have a project. Depending if you're in the parts where it snows 6 months of the year it will give you something to do in your garage!

Read thread with interest, I'd love some recaro's and buying new is attractive. I currently have my seat height at the bottom of it's travels so I'd be worried about these not going low enough. Thansk for contacting them Keyo - should answer concerns. Matt

I have the details in my readers ride thread. Can't remember off the top of my head but do have the original eibach rears in my shed. They were a good 2cm shorter than the replacement eibach springs. Eibach will replace them for free. I just said the car was sitting on its bump stops and moaned lightly that many others in the corrado community had issues. 2 weeks later replacement springs arrived at my door.

Keyo - I've been out and taken a picture and added to the shared album

Oh and those bubbles are on the lip and not on the main body work.

There is hardly any mate. Just some tiny bubbles max 1-2mm wise. Hasn't broken paint, I just see this stuff and want to jump on it and get it fixed.

Thanks Keyo. Yes that video does show the state of what has happened with mine. A shame really as the rest of the paint looks pretty good. I've created a google album with the pics, also included some close of ups of the masking areas. https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZPd2t3N4utL7549p6 Cheers for this! Matt

I'm defo in agreement. I'm certainly interested in your chap if he's interested. I could send photos and visit if he thinks it is doable. I was just looking at Jamie's for sale thread http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?110030-1993-Corrado-VR6-Dragon-Green and noticed he spent £7k on a full respray, back to metal in places and had welding. Pics in his Flickr gallery. It looks exceptional but mine does not need that level of work. My 10k quote is clearly a sign they don't want to work. I'd rather spend sub 2k and put the money towards another toy in the future. I'm not after uber perfection and I'd probably not use it if it was!

Cheers Keyo The fuel filler cap area may not even need welding but it does have signs of surface rust around the edges. Difficult to photo. Who ever sprayed it in the past just chucked paint over it https://photos.app.goo.gl/iZXt7ppXvuEKfMG48 And these are the bits around the seals that really annoy me https://photos.app.goo.gl/5N2yWXjPDdpo1KUP9 https://photos.app.goo.gl/fsUGCBcv48jDmVE26

Yeah thanks Keyo. I'm prepared to bring it up, probably in the new year post salt season. I know you wouldn't accept bad work so very interested. I do need my petrol filler area sorting, prob with welding a new panel.

Keyo - yours sounds like mine. I have some small bubbles on one rear arch and want to get the other side done purely because of the masking around the seals. I hadn't thought about lifting the seals with wire, would they work around the rear quarter glass? Ive contacted Ben's Greg, he will take a look at it. I'd also sell it any buy one for 10k but I only need the sides doing (and the fuel filler flap area redoing). The car is not bad at all and if it wasn't for the shoddy masking I'd not be getting the sides done (except arches)

Thanks Ben, I've been thinking of texting you for your contact since getting this quote through. I dont mind travelling :) and yours looked spot on.