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Thanks mate have ordered a new light switch and replaced the fuse- switch is a febi one as the one oe is obsolete- looked on classics and they are selling the febi one described as aftermarket- its cool all the switches are available for the Mk2 at under £10.00 a chuck .

Fixed it for some reason there was an aftermarket inline fuse with a red 10 fuse and that had blown- think the inline fuse is some safety device to stop the light switch setting on fire.

Nevermind battery drain Im having a brain drain ! Now the Corrado is sorted the Mk2 CE2 played up tonight ! Had a few issues with the indicator working intermittently and changed out the relay for a Hella one a couple of weeks back and seemed sorted. So tonight sure I heard some arching behind the dash , Now not working fog light, dash illumination including clocks lights, Rear lights- registration lights - indicators and brake lights are working, The headlight switch has a couple of burn marks on a couple of the cables going into the light switch and one of the cables has what it looks like some aftermarket black tape wrapped around it - swapped out the switches for some old untested ones in the dash and didn't work I give in !

These alloys would look sweet on a Rado.

Noticed these alloys on ebay earlier and they are sister alloy to the vento cups - they are not the normal subaru 16 speedlines - think they are a very rare alloy . https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-MIM-BY-SPEEDLINE-ULTIMO-16-ALLOY-WHEELS-5X100-SUBARU-IMPREZA-RACE-RALLY/124119976668?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item1ce6208adc:g:qIkAAOSw0Vteb4xC&enc=AQAFAAACcBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%2Fn%2BzU5L90Z278x5ickkp2NA0WuhQytmt4dbStg00AKa1%2FCa%2Bnt9y5Ws4C6JOub2sk7GaBqKQ3pxrgviBSvlHGdlGUFVvodwOPq9DCFVUSUfL5sajbn4JyIkJKhvOm%2BHoYua1j11UNyn3hRbxmV%2BtkUI%2B26c67FCplPGKvHTh9mn9l%2BL5A3bXgvZgM0wAQIUFW%2BE5lmxNJ7k37ryV5NgJEySgV9bfSi98PoaljKhLGcFK5giNIn9u0izORmuYyfPGSpx6jMrMpHMGaRr2x0S6VcIvPoI0FdoCYVfywd9RVEk44193iFcMIhUj0pQBoXTA7AB9r4boiCQPfgdi%2F6F7%2Bkj00ag%2FTvEEXsKvXTtLYED94lwwgtAmYzo2r7QLjiZiDuqbCx9L8I3N7fGniKp9k5QzYBav%2FLVyCogtZNlO%2BWDq71hAGgsxNitlZO8fIzMtxk4G5stUzddGAGz0PIfbgZFFTozjBsjhtoaAN9slDL1VLOc6bH%2FcrF9wkNt%2BCKI2HQC0fy1AUXhzi1IO6vSmly1WMiJbu21YJaDxiEoYtIuBPk9FuZXj5TbBpi4CqhDgjGyQodbomApj53lGLwCxF66AdWR1QBWL2pAXLAHEmS7P42g8ygHTx7TvsLiX9v%2FXlaVPDaLe1GauOcSpKg6immkb9h7ZA7%2FmR7AgGjMpRTMJz6iOTcbBWdQ86v9xxpw3ACsvb%2BNm0krG53JGOR4Kq3OgyF%2BgqKHQnDi8ytvbGZklUo1YGPsFER43Rn9psm6RDb94eu3XUhCci3vzm2LjzwYxXLHYP%2FT3jfJrykCFg%3D%3D&checksum=124119976668491242d914444b85899e3f4286717821

Thanks for all your help lads getting a lot of things fixed on my drive these days 🤘

Thanks picture showing above mate the plugs. Just electrical tape the ends chap ?

Thanks Sean Update I unplugged these two yellow connectors next to the dim dip. Sidelights are now working with ignition on and off - first click just sidelights - second click medium beam . So this is correct now I think guYs. Is it just best to electrical tape the yellow connectors and that is all I need to do - are there any bad side effects for unplugging these ? Thanks

So Dox and Sean, I have side lights working with ignition off . When ignition on and first click on switch I have low beam and side lights come on at the same time - second click same as first click . This is incorrect I think- is it best just to disconnect the dim dip resistor and if so what is the proper way of doing this - they seem to cause switches to explode anyway when they short. I imagine the only thing I wont be able to do is have dim lights with ignition off which won't bother me ? Tar.

Dox I have the rayne loom mate with two relays . Thanks

Thanks fox .

Sure I’m going round to my mate tonight who is handy with electrics 👍 By the sounds of It disconnect the dim resistor and connect some more cables .

Thanks from memory the first click on the switch use to turn the sidelights on - now when I do first click it puts on the medium beam light so when I second click the lights stay the same / would my mot fail on that ? Thanks

Are the side lights the really small bulbs in the front headlights ? Thanks .

Does that mean my car could fail it’s mot as only working on low and high beam and the lowest setting no longer works on mine . that was someone’ else’s switch and they reckon the dim dip resister yellow cable can short on the chassis leg and then switch starts on fire so they remove the dim resistor and the yellow cable from the switch I think

Could well be that to be fair .

Car started up again today very happy. Another question if I may- I had three settings on my headlights on the corrado very dim- normal - high beam and Vince fitted that well made uprated loom with two relays (can't think of the brand) now only has two settings normal (both first and second click of the button and high beam, the dim one (is this known as dim dip ? ) has now gone - is this ok or a mot failure- Would the headlight loom fry the yellow dim dip resistor if it was connected ? I saw a Mk2 light switch set fire on FB and they say its when the yellow dim dip cable hits a chassis leg and to disconnect it? On my golf the dim still works if that is the first setting when you press the switch in other words three different light outputs . Thanks Mk2 switch that burnt out. Would you disconnect the battery to put out the fire ?

That looks like a Mk2 seat rail trim clip at the hole on the back of the trim to house it to the rail .

Just a thought here but dont LHD have different windscreen lower trims and might house different hence another hole that would be used on LHD versions ? I know they have different wiper links so different construction for sure.

That looks like the grommet chap that houses the white clips - I imagine they also stop the clip damaging the paint when you click the clips in - can still get them from heritage .

Sure but also has two other options with cut to this length - I have not got one on mine was just wondering if I had it missing- I have seen in the past on diagrams as well they have special seals for for countries with dust - for example the one seal we don't see much the one under the door which are obsolete by the way and were hugely expensive- dust version ones are available though .

Cressa do you know your corner tailgate bump stops - where they land when shutting the boot there are two dimples in the bodywork a bit like the spoiler- you are meant to have two circular clear protection decals on there mate to protect the paint.

Has anyone ever seen this seal before Im not familiar with it . No 7 on diagram. https://volkswagen.7zap.com/en/rdw/corrado/cor/1994-76/8/853-158000/#7

Did you put the plastic sleeve grommets in the holes first mate .

Mate looks like another hole to take one of them white clips ? How many do you have in place ?