GrahamU

I have just ordered an A pillar from VW classic parts, cost 50 euros with 26 euros shipping

welcome to the world of Corrado ownership,

Mk3s use the same connector but not sure if its pinned the same Just checked the club gti thread and looks like you have the right wire for the tacho

Hi diz, do you have a speedo cable? If you do, then its an analogue Which ECU are you using?

That would be good

Yeah, should be the same, have a look here http://www.clubgti.com/showthread.php?34368-1-8T-20V-Engine-codes-FAQ

AEB and AGU are very similar engines but the AEB was mounted inline and the AGU is transverse. You would probably be better with the AGU as it will already have the inlet manifold you want. Although the passats and A4s are cheap to buy :) 280s may be a little small for 250bhp, you could look at 288/315 on a 5 stud conversion or maybe 288/315 on a 4 stud by following this thread http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?t=45434

Hi Ben, Will watch this with interest just to see how its done but do you realise the Leon didn't come with an AEB, you want a Passat or Audi A4 for that engine. The AEB has the large port head so if you want a Golf/Leon with one of those you will need to get an AGU (But I think the 180bhp Leons all came with the AUM small port engine)

Hi, What is the front of the sill panel like on the passenger side, if its rust free, I don't suppose you would think about cutting it of? (from the bottom to about 6" up the A pillar and 6" down the sill from the very front edge under the wing) or in a big lump that I could cut the required part off. Ta

I found this when I fitted a pair to the rear of my 16v, I got them cheap of the bay and assumed the VRs had larger diameter threads. I ended up drilling the holes out to fit

Excellent, the outside will get re-sprayed with the rest of the car, black internals will make it easier to colour change the car :)

Sounds good, I wouldn't be able to make it for a couple of weeks as my Golf is going in for some spraying and I'l probably get a polo but wedo have guys coming up your way regularly and I could persuade one of them to pick them up.

and disc or download (which I guess is where the ebay ones come from) http://www.bentleypublishers.com/volkswagen/repair-information/volkswagen-corrado-repair-manual-1990-1994-download-ebahn.html ;) Surely if its a PDF you can get the index or bookmarks down the side of the screen

I believe 3M DP490 will do it but there may be something cheaper

I keep thinking of putting mudflaps on mine, not like those in the pic but chunky ones like these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200965114985?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 With the car lowered they would sit quite close to the road, (takes me back to my old mk2 escort days) Another reason being that the council have this annoying habit of spreading stonechips on the roads that are never stuck down

are they solid black or metallic?

Have you read http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?t=36539

No after sales support, sounds like a great company to buy the harness from! The wires you mention according to the Bentley manual, a thin black labeled as oil sensor. - which oil sensor is this? temp, low pressure or high pressure, there should be 3 wires going to the cluster a thin violet labeled as ECT sensor - G2/3 which goes through the fuse box to the cluster a thin brown labeled as ECT earth - to ground a thin green labeled as RPM tacho wire -G1/12 (should not need a converter, mine doesn't) More info for cluster wiring here http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3078876-The-unofficial-Cluster-Swap-thread&highlight=early+late+cluster

OEM can also have traction control aswell. Is cost an issue? Are you buying a whole setup/car so you will have the OEM ECU, harness etc I thought about this when I did the 1.8t and decided to stick with the proven OEM ECU that VAG have spent millions on ensuring the hardware is reliable. The engine ECU will already be setup to work with the haldex ECU and if you choose, the ABS ECU and any others you use. With the OEM you also have the standard OBD11 diags for fault finding the engine and haldex etc. I'm sure there will be good reasons to go for aftermarket aswell

for rears go for the mk4 golf upgrade

Most of the info you could need here http://www.a2resource.com/electrical/CE2.html

Love black 'rados, gonna spray mine black for next year

VSS wiring Pin 1 - Ignition 12V Pin 2 - Signal (pin 27 of cluster) Pin 3 - GND

Oh, bugger Thanks Dave

VSS is quite simple, PWR, GND and signal. The signal is a 5v line supplied from the cluster, as the sensor turns the 5v is grounded causing the signal to be a 0 - 5v square wave I'll check later for which pin is which