Gaz154

yea dude new allen bolts a must i snapped two 8mm allen keys trying to get them out was not fun

where do you get them at 32 bucks a corner mate

how do i remove seized and now partially rounded caliper carrier bolts HELP car is now stranded on axle stands whose idea was it to use allen head bolts anyway :mad: :mad: :mad:

check all your earth straps mate i had similar problem and tried all sorts and changing the earth stap form the battery ,chassis and alt

i did mine with a G clamp as i tightened the g clamp the piston turned own its own as it went in

i,ve got same colour car as you mate and i painted mine yellow hammerite smooth and they set the car off a treat just about to replace the rears and do the same to them

i would try the earth strap i had all sorts of starting and running problems before replacing it try cleaning up the connections first and see if that makes any difference

i've just changed my radiator without taking the bumper off wasn't that bad took me 3 hours with a tea break there is a quick guide on here somewhere simple steps are : drain system whilst draining remove battery and move all cables out the way once drained remove top and bottom hoses and temp sensor bend hose's back to give more space remove grill and undo bolts that hold the rad on to the two sidepanels on and push them out to the sides this will help you tilt rad forward for more space. unbolt the fan setup to remove you have to wiggle it along towards the empty battery space whilst lifting the end until it's vertical and you can slip it out same goes for rad. the rad has 2 rubber washers on pegs on the bottom these will be needed for the new one. putting the new one in is the hard bit i put the rad in but left it sitting loose so you can tilt it foward then slip the fan in behind, bolt the fan to the rad and then locate the rad on the pegs and bolt it back up. i found it to be a lot easier than people on here were making out and i'm by no mean's an expert with the spanners just remember to re-fill the rad from the the top hose to prevent an air lock. this is very brief any questions give me a shout but give it a go you will save a packet on labour

sounds good to me i've seen them elsewhere at up to £140 :shock:

http://www.vwspares.co.uk/corrado.html found this site while surfing about lots of stuff and Very cheap

i'm sure i was told it's not a good idea to take it down to the metal for a respray something about the new paint getting a better "bite" into the old stuff rather than going back to metal then priming up again

LC6V is pearl green mate

:shock: :shock: how shiny is your car mate

i would say it is most likely to be salt crystals off of the roads

i was blown clean off the road by an RS6 they go like stink :shock: