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Cheers delfinis :D - yeah its gonna be noisey 3+ years of standing and an exhaust with holes, would be nice to get a standard pipe, but I would imagine these are long since discontinued. Ahhh plug lead tool? no, I havent got one, dam could of saved myself a new lead bill! I was using long nose pliers, not great, but the leads had welded themselves to the plugs.

Looking to try and start her today maybe, just bought a new set of leads from euro car parts... not the best quality but its all I could find at short notice after the set that were on there pretty much fell to bits as I tried to pull them off the plugs :( - I've drained and changed the oil, new filters -air and oil, new plugs... drained what was left in the rad and filled with antifreeze/water. Looked under the car as well at the weekend, the exhaust is completely shot... am I right in thinkingh that the Jetex is as close to OEM/Stock as you can now get? - I did ask in the engine section but unfortunately no one has replied as yet, I'll need to get one pretty soonish.

I need one too... jacked my VR up at the weekend and its completely disitigrated.... mind you it has been stood for 3+ years

Go on then.... just promise me you wont air-brush out her good bits.... :D

Just curious... What happens with the airbag? I imagine getting the function buttons working is impossible without the brains from the donor car...

Morning, do all the advanced bluetooth alpines have Parrot? I cant see any mention of it in the description.? this would be a great feature for me, its a long time since I've bought a head unit for a car.. I'm sure it used to be more straight forward... LOL! I like this one... https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product_m-alpine-cde-178bt_p-31178.htm?nosto=productpage-nosto-2 But as far as I can see.. no DAB :s

Has anyone tried fitting the MK4 golf vented discs? http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Golf_2.8_2002/p/car-parts/regular-service/car-service-parts/brake-discs/?104440869&1&ff9b04ecde992bc183f688acd6f8d3b249e499ca&000027

Cheers chaps - I'll give pristine a bell, not sure I can run to a new set at the moment unfortunately.

Yep always up for a meet up, as long as it involves a pub garden of course :D - my Corrado is going to take a bit of resurrecting, but hopefully will be done by the summer

Cheers delfinis, I'll probably go for Mk4 items when I rebuild the rears, I want to keep everything as close to OEM as I can but also need it to be usable really, your car with 40k on I'd definitely keep original... unfortunately although in very good condition this one is 140k :( - I can remember the calipers on my MK2's and 3's were awful too. Dont suppose you know of a good wheel refurb company around our way do you?

Yeah we did have to give the calipers a wack and a good dose of WD40 but they seem to rotate ok... I definitely made sure it was in Neutral and I can push it forward on my own... but to push it backwards took 3 people and even that was hard work, I'll have to look at getting a winch to get it in the garage as I need to get it off the driveway. I do need to look at MK4 calipers for the rear, have you done yours delfinis38?

Had a bit of a read through as I need a new exhaust, am I right in my assumption that the Jetex is as close to a stock/standard system you can currently get?

Interior is out! started washing it all yesterday but it's not easy when the weather is so rubbish :( I'm having trouble moving the car about, its easy-ish to push forward but it doesnt want to roll backwards? - is this something to do with the auto box? - I've never had one but seem to remember something about not towing autos?

Cheers guys! :D really chuffed with it... no rust to speak of which is a relief - spent the afternoon pressure washing the moss and muck off.. look's so much better, fitted a battery, power windows, mirrors, sunroof, central locking and spoiler all working fine! didn't try to start it as I could hear the alarm clicking, tyres keep going down but I guess that is to be expected after 3 years being stood. Just placed a de-humidifier in to try and dry it out a little, tomorrow I'll strip the interior and start washing it all - but now its beer o'clock!

This turned up this morning! Been sat on a driveway for 3 years, the gearbox has gone but its a 2 owner car from new and the body work although very green and grubby is really good! It's very wet and smelly as water has been running in but both inner and outer sills are solid, the gearbox (auto) has failed but theres a spare one in the boot. it's completely standard and all there so I'm looking forward (once the rain stops) to getting it up and running again. A little worried about trying to start it, think I need to drop the oil and water etc...

Hi Purplebaghera! fantastic! I've just rescued this from a driveway in aylesbury so going to need some pointers ;)

Yep always had a thing for 911's - not a big fan of 350z :(

Thame!!! geesssss small world I'm 2 miles away in Haddenham. I was in the Rising Sun last night in Thame ;)

Yep its brightening up nicely here too! ;)

Yeah thats where the problem is, the one in the car is dead... but it has a spare one in the boot... so I'm split between fitting that one or whilst its out fit a manual.... I've not done the deal on the car yet but hopefully today.... if the country doesnt grind to a complete hault with the 4mm of snow we've had.

Cheers Ed - yeah I think if the deal comes off I'm definitely going to give the auto a go... ;)

Cheers fellas, yeah I'm kinda split, I'm not a young tear around anymore LOL - but I've never been a fan of automatic cars, if the deal comes off (fingers crossed) I'll have an auto Corrado with a busted gearbox, apparently the heat exchange leaked water into the gearbox and killed it, and I'll have a spare (apparently good) automatic gearbox in the boot that hopefully will be coming with it. To change the gearbox is it an engine out job? I'm wondering if it's not then maybe I should drive the auto for a while and see how I get on with it. - I've heard that the auto is pretty lazy and you can just see the look on people faces when you say...'its and auto'

Cheers VEEBUBBED ;) this one is CHN? - would be handy as its about 5 miles from my house! LOL! any good? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-CORRADO-VR6-CHN-COMPLETE-GEARBOX-5-SPEED-GOLF-VR6-UPGRADE-VENTO-PASSAT-MANUAL-/272038355359?hash=item3f56bfe19f:g:6U8AAOSwo6lWPK~R

Cheers fla - so I have to make sure its a Corrado VR6 gearbox? as an experienced gearbox swapper I don't suppose you have the code number I should look out for do you? :)

Hmmmm just found this thread - I'm in the same position at the moment.... found an auto box corrado with a knackard gearbox... in this situation would it be better dropping a manual in? I don't like autos in all honesty... I'm reasonably good with spanners as I've done a fair amount of Golfs over the years, but due to space limitations I wouldn't be able to get a donor car, so would have to buy the part from a breaker/ebay - is this still viable?