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I took 2 days off work last week specifically to change the heater matrix in the valver it is starting to get colder & misty so early journeys to work need heat fortunately the gf's mom was away for the week & had agreed to let me use her garage - which was nice as it was big enough to get both doors fully open & a large bench to organise all the bits as they were removed TBH I have been dreading this job since buying the car back last year! off I went on weds morning with a boot full of all my tools, I took the lot just in case lol, & armed with the guide from an old user Kris on here. The pictures in the guide proved to be extremely helpful as sometimes just reading the text about a process can leave some head scratching. I took my time & made myself walk away & take some deep breaths each time something was testing my patience. the 2 bolts which secure the dash into the bulk head were definitely the worst offenders as unless you have extendable fingers they are extremely difficult to reach - cue lots of swearing & cuts getting the damn things back on!! fortunately I had heeded the experience of others on here & had WD40'd the bulk head bolts which hold the matrix housing in place several times over a few months & once again before I started stripping the dash - they unscrewed very nicely :) by the time I was knackered, knees were falling out & back was killing on the 1st day I had managed to get everything apart & the new matrix in its housing :D thank you to the gf for helping me keep my patience & get the dash out of the car Day 1 was not as tough as I was expecting, or dreading, & I felt rather achieved to get to the below....

Hi John Sorry I have only just seen this post You are quite correct the mistake is entirely mine, my apologies for putting the reply on the wrong thread. FYI this thread is the one I meant to put it on http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?16950-Storm-VR-Turbo&highlight=supercharged+storm

nice to hear it is it a DBP or blackberry colour? look forward to seeing it :)

indeed for a reputable set of coilovers that will last they are expensive. however, the suspension is what keeps the wheels in contact with the road & as such is one of the most important areas on a vehicle. thus if you skimp on it then you will end up suffering. whether that be an awful ride or kit that just falls apart etc or both if you read the later pages of the suspension thread there are options for bilstein shocks & then springs to suit, they also discuss those options which can give you a static drop. this subject has risen its head many times lately. what I don't know is the cost difference between the static shock/spring combination & decent coilovers - that would be interesting to assess good luck with whatever you choose

the issue is going to be with the current suspension set up professionals tell us that you should never run standard shocks with lowering springs. by reducing the travel on the standard shock it can not perform how it is designed & will cause issues. a proper coilover kit would be your main option to allow you to set the height as you desire whilst allowing the suspension to perform as it should & within its limits

definitely in this case VAG-hag it is a poor example & not worth anywhere near the asking however, for an excellent example of the same it seems markets have risen slightly in past few years as the same market people estimate around £6K back when I brought the VR about 6 years ago the price for an excellent one was around £4k I know that once ive sorted the paint out on my VR I will be requesting an agreed insurance value of around £7K, hopefully by next year. I understand an insurer will not value any modification costs etc but they do say they will agree a value at which it would cost you to replace the vehicle with one of similar condition & as like for like as possible etc however, my current experience of insurers is that they are daylight robbing scum bags who take our hard earned money every year (& at ever increasing rates) but then do everything possible they can to try & wriggle out of any claim

very true & wise words Rog after all should it not be us that praise the high prices due to the amount of time, energy & funds spent on keeping them as nice as we desire

think what you will

tidy post chugs!! mmmm a 10.004 quarter mile :D & who knows how much less it would have been if it could get traction at the start lol

I do wish you would stop having a go a me personally! I have not, at any point, attacked you personally & I don't appreciate you doing so. my original post was not a personal attack on the driver of the car, it was to question why the average person would deem it 'safe' to drive a car with a broken bonnet (however it was broken) when it would clearly be an MOT failure fortunately the majority of community here is not one where threads turn into a slanging match & I have no interest in entering such admins pls lock or remove this thread, thank you

thankfully neither the general public nor himself were hurt, very lucky! I bet that car needed new seats as well due to the amount of 'holy sh1t' that was dumped on them when it happened lol

nice example indeed m8

those 'safety' catches are solid as a rock then!!! ;) maybe we should all just rely on them & not bother making sure our cars are road worthy proves my original point, thanks sean

happy to help m8 :) errr no I think it was just on v power the for sale ad is here http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?91537-Storm-Stealth-Turbo & the build thread is here http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?50526-Green-Storm-Turbo-GTI-International-Winner-(Corrado)!-p55&highlight=stealth+turbo also - it made 423 horses quite some beast indeed & I did seriously think if I could sell my valver & VR tp raise funds to buy it lol

oh I see ok - thanks for the reply fortunately I managed to find the holy grail front spoiler I was hunting (thanks to goldie on here who is a cracking guy & even altered his route to meet me with it) but im still curious if there is a new one out there hiding in storage somewhere I had emailed Kamei in Germany but still no response I wonder if wheeler dealer's Ed would lend me his plastic repair kit to repair the one I have off goldie lol

as Jim said give them a phone - they are often very busy I saw n3p's storm (currently in the classifieds here) being turbo'd at stealth whilst my VR was in there having a head rebuild - the build they produce is superb & very well thought out. I belive his turned out around 400 horses IIRC VAG-hag has recently had his storm turbo'd by them as well ;)

interesting! I wonder if it is like the old auto's which used to have 'over drive' function ive no knowledge of auto rado's but ive definitely never heard of that button

hopefully it is still listed on http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C650740 though

handy :) does your proper ETKA also include 3rd party manufacturer parts & part numbers? EG for what I believe was a factory option body kit?

welcome m8 im sure we will all want to see some pics ;) never heard of the 'go faster ratio changing button' though - any details?

nice Dave!! id seen the 'console' part but if im honest I couldn't tell what it was for lol link now saved as need to do that on the valver at some point

hello m8 check here http://shop.volkswagen-classic-parts.de/vwcp/scirocco-corrado/corrado/ for the panels if you want to order the best route is to do so through VW Heritage, annavr6 is a user on here who works there & you can PM her for help. my ordering from Heritage you will save on the german classic parts horrendous shipping charges. it does take approx. 3 weeks for the parts to arrive but it is a big saving I have recently brought & used the sill repair panel to do the passenger side on my VR FYI left outer sill is part number 535809847 ;) not sure if ive seen a battery tray section though hope that helps

very tidy indeed!!

if you go to the suppliers section & look for a thread by Opie Oils you can send a PM to Oilman with full specs & info about your G60 & he will recommend the best oil for you personally I always run fuchs titan pro race fully synthetic in my VR

lovely post :) hopefully we can find a new owner who will love, cherish & care for your storm as much as you have in your time together we will get you another in the future, until then you know you can drive one of mine whenever you want :D