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OK thanks, hoping that the one from StueyB works out.

Do you still have the fuel pump and if so, what price posted? Thanks

Did the fuel pump sell, I'd be interested if not? Thanks

Damn, missed it by minutes! Dibs if by any chance Tony backs out. If not, did you buy it recently, I want a new one for mine and can't seem to find anyone sells them these days? Thanks

Mostly Snap On from when I worked for a rally team and got the habit of entering "the van" when it arrived every Wednesday! Plus a fair amount of Teng, Facom, Britool and Halfords Pro thrown in for good measure. The Halfords stuff really is good quality for sensible money plus they have no problem with swapping stuff when it does break, rather like Snap On but without the eye watering price tag.

I bought 20L from TPS on Friday. Just checked the invoice to confirm it's only called Synta 10W40 now........also spotted that it was on at a special 31.99 + VAT for three days ending Friday....result!

Took me two years to find grey leather recaros and then I paid no far short of this just for the front seats, they're rarer than rare. GLWS

Tyres again. Don't know what's changed with tyres in recent years but I get uneven wear on the inner edge of the rears on the TT and have to swap them, few guys in work over the last couple of years have had the same thing? Surprised the garage didn't diagnose it straight away, mine did when I mentioned a droning noise from the rear that obviously wasn't bearings.

I'm not sure if this will help but it's Passat wiring diag I used when first fitting my climatronic and then again when I was doing the OBD2 conversion. On page 7/9 there's the fans (V7), pump (V50) and fan controller (J293) along with details of which pins and plugs everything should be connected to. I generally tend to ignore the colours but simply check that the routing of the wires is correct, seems that the Aux Pump should be connected to pin T10/1 of the fan controller (see sheet 9/9 for pinout) by a possibly red/black wire via plug T2. Unfortunately when I was scanning the diagrams I was concentrating on climatronic and didn't get the other sheets including the actual pump. ​ passat climatronic wiring diags.pdf

I'm sorry but that must have been my third or forth attempt at one!

I'll take the ABS ECU for the asking price please, PM me some details and I'll get a payment sorted.......Thanks!

Done!

Very sad news Rest in Peace Chris

I've had my current one almost 13 years now, bought three cars in that time that were intended to replace it, sold them all, still have the Corrado, nuff said!

I work between Win Xp and Win 7 but have an iMac for my home computer. The Mac wins hands down! Bought a MacBook Air yesterday for my daughter who is starting university this September. If you know a student there are some good savings to be had; 11" MBA with 128 Gb SSD, 8Gb Ram upgrade, 3 years Apple Care contract reduced from £1206 to £915 when bought on line through the Apple Store as a student.....seemed like a decent deal to me

I bought a 1.4S for my daughter's 17th birthday a couple of years ago, love it although it hasn't been without it's problems, worst of which was a couple of broken bearings in the gearbox.

I knew there were a few bits about this car in early Sprinters, first from the Autumn 1996 edition with a short write up but then strangely, a for sale advert for the number plate from the Spring 1998 edition......did the number get sold and transferred to another Nugget G60, the plot thickens??? Autumn 1996.pdf Spring 1998.pdf

That was Brian Rose, the rather notorious first chairman.

I remember it being at the first AGM in 96 too.....It was also at my first CCGB meeting at Brooklands in August 96, seem to remember it was from the North East somewhere? Can't read the numberplate very well though.

I looked at 996s and came really close to buying one a few years ago when I was looking to replace my wife's R32. From what I remember the later 3.6 is the one to go for rather than earlier 3.4 as they had some crank seal issues which is fairly major! In the end I bought her a new shape 3.2 TT just for the convenience of a car with a boot rather than a small space under the bonnet. I still have a Porsche itch though and will have to scratch it one day! Suppose I'm lucky that I have the space to keep the Corrado too rather than having to choose between one or the other.

Climate control without a doubt.....having a fan with enough grunt to clear the windows rather than waft a bit of warm air in their general direction wins hands down! Cool in summer is a bonus too!!!

Wish these had been around a year or so ago when I swapped to OBD2 and sold my Schrick.........looks like a nice piece of kit, good luck if you decide to make more of them!

I'll take it off you for the asking price.....mine came without the manual and with a plastic wallet! PM me your details and I'll paypal you if that's OK? Cheers Tony

£60 + £10 p&p

Thanks for spotting that, I bought the brake light. I've been promising to cut a hole in the boot lid to fit one of these for ages!