GrahamU

Have a look at these, the wire you want is on line 31

I use 3M scotchweld DP490 We use it at work for gluing many things from plastics to carbon fiber

Got to be worth a try to fix it, little bit of heat should help. I used evo / bostick to fix my leather rear panels

How about an R32 conversion for 10K https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-VOLKSWAGEN-CORRADO-2-9-VR6-WITH-VW-AUDI-R32-ENGINE-ECU-UPGRADE-SAT-NAV/332599132674?rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5575115555&toolid=10001&campid=5338269467&customid=&icep_item=332599132674&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229508&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg&srcrot=710-53481-19255-0&rvr_id=1519411019433&rvr_ts=27d072d51630aa475ba5cabefff9e354&_mwBanner=1&_rdt=1&ul_noapp=true Was wondering if it is Kev Bacons old car

How old is the car, do you have the cluster with a single LCD and analogue speedo or 2x LCD with digital speedo If the single LCD then I would try the voltage reg that is part of the Fuel/Coolant gauge pod, easy to get to once the front plastics are removed If its the later 2x LCD then they use a different setup with stepper motors and a single PCB for complete cluster so it would be a bigger issue for them.

I plan to be going but in the R:. not the Corrado

Nice, what kit did you use for the carbon?

for this

It is glued around the top and bottom edge's and they dont come off easily. Would probably be better if some care was taken bottom edge top edge

There is a group on facebook for putting a 2.0 tfsi in mk1 and 2 golfs https://www.facebook.com/groups/391855057873252/ Be interest in this as I have an eye on an engine but trying to justify if its that much better than the 1.8T I have now

I've just seen that phrase on a Facebook Corrado page :) Agreed, but I've given up arguing the point Although I use these: http://www.te.com/usa-en/product-680327-000.html?q=&d=129372%20557502&type=products&samples=N

The 12v comes from the ignition live feed, benley shows the same feed as the ECM IGN live, its a black wire that comes from G1/4 of the fuse box (thick wire from fuse then spliced to a smaller black wire) For my 1.8T conversion, the signal to the gearbox sensor went direct to the cluster to drive the speedo and didnt go to the engine ECU. This time I have wired it so the signal T's off and also runs to the ECU (but its not running yet).

Depends on what you intend to do with it. If you are only soldering some wires together then you can get them from most hardware stores for around 10 - 15 quid. If you want to solder PCBs then look out for a temp adjustable weller iron, that is what I have at home and it does the job fine, they have replaceable tips so you can change to suit whatever the job is. I used to have an expensive metcal iron that was self adjusting for temp, auto switch off, quick change tips etc but I didnt really use it to its full potential so sold it and carried on using the weller.

have you got another job now Oli?

I use 3M DP490 for any plastic repairs, used it the other day to fix my rear spoiler mount https://www.3m.com/3M/en_NG/company-mea/all-3m-products/~/3M-Scotch-Weld-Epoxy-Adhesive-DP490-Black-400-ml/?N=5002385+8709318+8709341+8710676+8710815+8711017+8711736+8713609+3292930833&rt=rud

Nice cheap tailgate @£1700 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLKSWAGEN-Corrado-1993-E-50PG-Back-Door-Assembly-Used-PA01699224/323209334243?hash=item4b40c70de3:g:P0QAAOSwGXpa0xrj

Excellent, I have one similar where I have used that ring on my mk6 flat bottom wheel, at least I know what the old Corrado wheel is worth now :)

Did you ask for a discount for advertising his ****e

Glad you got it sorted, everyday's a school day :)

I prefer morrisons doughnuts, the sugar is powered, but again in packs of 5 and custard of coarse :)

I've had a sweet tooth for all of my 48 years and I'll be honest and say I'm a little overweight (would be classed as obese) but I have only been to the doctor once in the last 14 years that I've lived here and that was to get a referral for a hernia, I've been in hospital twice in my life, first to have tonsils out at the age of 7 and the other to have my hernia fixed. I have all my own teeth and no fillings, I check my blood pressure every now and then which is lower than average and my cholesterol is ok. The problem for my weight is when I'm working away I dont eat till late and have a beer then go back to a hotel room to either work on the laptop or sleep, I always put some on when I'm away then loose some when I'm back home

I think you're getting your Cokes mixed up there :) So we cant have sugar, cant have salt, cant eat meat, cant fry anything, smoking is bad, alcohol is bad, chocolate is bad, cakes are bad, when will it stop, they will only be happy when we are all vegan and that will make it a sad place to live in

Not arguing cos I didn't have VWs back then but are you sure they didn't have gas shocks? They are after all a sports coupe and my fast fords had gas shocks like I said earlier, if you are seeing bad wear on the tyres when set to the VW recommended pressures then adjust to suit, As you are saying you think the pressures are to high then you must be seeing uneven wear in the center of the tyre I've not run standard wheels or suspension on any of my Corrado's for more than a couple of weeks so cant remember what the ride was like, I set my 17s with 205/40 to lower pressures Out of interest, how did you measure the pressures 30 years ago and how accurate were they once you had set them ;) I'm assuming either a dial gauge thrown around by everyone that used it or one of those tube things that extended when put on the valve

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tire-Car-Bluetooth-Tyre-Pressure-Monitor-TPMS-x4-for-iPhone-iOS-Android-Wireless/122908245522?epid=13012859850&hash=item1c9de6fe12:g:P6oAAOSwrnRaVsZZ This is one of the bluetooth systems I have tried, its accurate and once you have worked out how to connect it to the phone (there were 2 sets of serial numbers in the box I got :) ) it works ok Only thing I did notice was one of the app's had an odd message that said to call the police when it detected a low pressure :) (But I cant remember which set had that problem) Not really tried any of the cheap RF systems from ebay as we supply our own systems for that but we are looking to move into a bluetooth system soon

You are probably correct that the tyre you have fitted now should be adjusted for pressure. I have customers that for exactly the same car with same size tyres the pressure changes depending on if it has Pirelli or Michelin fitted, then also depending on if the Pirelli are Pzero or trofeo so yes, different compounds do get set at different pressures. The thing you should look at is the load rating which is how stiff the sidewall is, I dont know what the original tyre specs were for load but that could be why you are noticing a difference in ride comfort. The problem with tyre pressures is that unless the temperature is the same every time you set them, you wont set it the same on different days, then there are the inaccurate gauges on garage forecourts. Lots of things will affect what happens with your tyres, do you drive on your own or with pasengers (different weight distribution), do you have any or both the air ducts for the front brakes (cooling of tyres aswell as brakes) do you have coilovers and are they set correctly (one corner set higher will put more pressure on a tyre so more heat/pressure) just to name a few. To sum up, I always recommend that people start with what VW state (but that should be set at 20°C), and use their own gauge to check them. Then keep an eye on the wear pattern and adjust accordingly. There is a tolerance because as with all things in the car world, the OEMs have to compromise for all the different conditions around the world. My biggest bug bear is to see someone ask what pressure others set their tyres to and get a load of answers with a huge variation, all of them saying they are correct. No one else can tell you what pressure you need for your car because that is what they run. Them and their car is probably different to yours especially if its been modified. Some of the bluetooth TPMS systems that show on your phone are quite cheap now and are accurate (at least the ones I have tested are) so for a small investment you can keep an eye on the pressure and temperatures then set them the same every time, you could even calculate the adjustment your pressure to the temperature in the same way Porsche and Bugatti do :) (that is what I do on my Golf and will on the corrado when its back on the road).