vr6storm

  Shilakadaddy said:

However I noticed that on the way back the temperatures were steady a good 10 C lower than on the way there, despite it being hotter outside.... until I turned my lights on, and then the oil temp went up 10 C :?: Turn the lights off, and it dropped back down... Is it just me, or does this seem a bit odd :|

deffo odd!! :wink:

  Madjackal said:

Thats the stuff.

 

Leave it alone then yeah?

its up to yourself...........if you were planning showing the car and engine bay then best to remove it.........ive left mine as is...............

  kvwloon said:

vr6storm, Nice to know Norwich Union Directs 'approved' bodyshops were doing their best to match the original standard with their attempts at my repairs then. :roll: I always understood the original paint was a good job, with well built up layer?

must have had an ex-Karmann employee there then.............IIRC the paint on new Corrado's was always noted for the orange-peel effect :wink:

  Madjackal said:

I think we are talking @ cross purposes. On the actual bodywork, the big lump of metal where the top mount sticks through. It is as though it has been shrink wrapped. Like when you get a new stereo and it has that protective stuff that you tear of the display. with me?

is it a kinda yellow-ish looking stuff????........if it is then its the engine bay protective wax coating :wink:

  dinkus said:

 

Ok cool, will do. I'm gonna go over it all with a magnifying glass before I cough up the excess, but specific points to look for are always good.

quite ironic how Karmann weren't so intensive with their quality control when the C was in production :D ......seemingly the Corrado was one of the worst painted VW products of the time

  Supercharged said:

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it's about the size of a ladies shoebox

 

You buy alot of ladies shoes do you Henny? :? :lol:

shhhhhh........i told you about henny's ladies shoe fetish in strictest confidence :D :D :D :D :D

  geordiedubber said:

Yeah was waiting till i had my wheels before doing the suspension..

So what is the correct offset 35 ?

 

Cheers.

38 or 43 :oops:

you should get them on............but you'll need the correct offset for them and you might need some arch-rolling..............also tbh you'll need the std suspension binned and something lower fitted

i assume you changed the rotor arm when u changed the dizzy cap...............

  chrishill said:

I think once its been lowered I'll take it to a little underground carpark i know and get a few 'urban' shots bit more mean and moody rather than tranquil and scenic!

a budding david bailey here??? :D :D

anyway top-class pics of what looks to be a top-class C 8)

  Jonny Chee said:

Howdy all.

 

I am after a few things for my standard looking C and wondered if anybody knew where best to obtain? I am after a set of rear lights (don't like standard ones) and a badgeless front grill.

 

I will also be looking for more things ongoing so any ideas peeps?

 

Ta very much!

do a search on the forum and you'll find info for what your looking for :wink:

  Nelson_Wilbury said:

Does anyone know if the 1.8 16v's and G60's were availiable in post facelift? I finally had a chance to have a good look at Corrado dashes at E38 today and I prefer the softer look of the later dash 8)

some early 2.0 16v and VR6 models also have the earlier(mk2 Golf-style) heater controls too

bad move!!!!..........its meant to be a total nightmare to remove successfully

you sure it was the fuel pump fuse you removed?

  kevhaywire said:

  jedi-knight83 said:

how much did they actually pay out then EUG??

 

Kev...ha..you want yours under £500....id be happy if mine was under £1000 :roll:

 

The benefit of being an old man :wink:

not as old as me tho :oops: :roll: :-P ...........my insurance last year was £600-ish..........this year i'm only £430 and thats with the Schrick declared too :twisted:

yip.........seemingly its just an ickle one and lives IIRC low down near the N/S/F bumper/arch area

  Henny said:

dunno, I know that the basic design is identical, but I think that the way that it's mounted may be inverted, so the butterfly opens up the other way around (cable pulls from the opposite side) on the Porsche version... maybe someone here with a Porsche 924/944 can give us a clue by posting a pic of their throttle body... (Hints at Rodders... ;) )

i just knew of the modded TB for the audi/VW engined(K-jet fuel-inj) 924/924lux...............AFAIK the TB for the Porsche-engined(DmE fuel-inj) 924S/944 are different from this :wink:

check yer ECU relay and fuses to see if they are properly seated and secure and of course free of corrosion :wink:

sounds about right given its FVWSH :wink:

as its not realy a members gallery thread as such............i think general car chat is best for this :wink:

sorry i'm with dr_mat here.........too chav looking IMHO.......fair enough on the R32 etc but not a C

Schrick!!!! :twisted: ......then Koni coilovers for looks and handling :wink:

  GIXXERUK said:

oh yeah escort cossies are mental money i think my bro paid 15k for his :(

they have a residual value that Porsche would be proud of............its not going to be too long when a RS Focus will be worth less than a A1 cond Escort Cosworth IMHO

much as i like the milltek(on mine) i have to admit the magnex looks a bit better...........given the choice again i would probably go for magnex

Euro-Car-Parts also do carpet mats for the C.......£25+VAt IIRC