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I'd be interested in the Kurzy loom and one of the reproduction headlight switches if they are still available - how does £75 posted sound? Surprised they haven't been snapped up already.

It's a tough one - if it was me I'd get a pro to inspect the head and make a call on it, and either go for a full rebuild or a reconditioned replacement head. Jim had quite a few issues with the AAA engine once he took a closer look - worth checking out his thread. Not all the ancillaries are hte same so it's not a plug and play as it might appear.

Well, we don't really know what people are paying, and very few are willing to say! A lot of work and parts have gone into this car - and the original paintwork is not a down side in my opinion, much better than a bad blow over. Having said that, most other committed owners will have replaced much of this stuff over the years as well, but would not expect to see that back. What will be a problem is the chains and clutch, as all the buying guides will mention these, even if they don't always need to be done, and I think you will find you'll have to negotiate down over them. Best of luck with the sale - I think the ball park is reasonable, and with a bit of patience you should do well.

Same here - collected ignition switch from post office this morning - many thanks.

That's dirt cheap actually - only ever going to get used a few times though in the lifetime of a car. You could rent it out though! ;)

Ah, good stuff - hope that gets you sorted. That should allow you to get rid of the rear axle bias valve as well.

It should come off no bother with a mallet and chisel/flat blade - never had an issue and have done it on 3 different cars.

But that's what annoys me about the storm - it's the fact that there's nothing significantly different or special about it apart from a name and a badge to make it limited and rare. Look at the SWB Audi Sport Quattro - now that's a special car, albeit in a different league to the C. Should the rarity value of Storms be judged by the number of badge sets that VW issued? Or maybe we should get a list of all VRs sorted by colour, and pick the one that's the rarest and see if that's worth more? Just an opinion, but I think there has to be a real differentiator for a limited edition in terms of spec, but preferably also in performance.

Yeah, not much on the forum any more unfortunately (I hate FB for these kind of things as you can't search and it's too reptitive and of the moment) but Niall is still on there and checks in regularly and lists any new stuff he has. What's wrong with your existing system? Is it a G60/16v or VR - I have two VR pumps here in unknown that could probably be tested and refurbished. I had the dreaded outlet valve errors and fixed them eventually by replacing my pump unit.

Are you on the Irish Autostadt.ie forum? There's a lad called Niall on there, username SolidOak, who trades as Retrospares, and he was breaking a Mk 3 recently and a couple of others and always has a fair bit of stuff - worth giving him a shout I'd say. What part of the country are you in? He's near Longford I believe.

Yeah, it's usually lovely and clean under there, especially if it's leaking petrol. The reason it's hard to refit is that the seal on the lid with the hoses is really hard to get on properly - I found the easiest way was to dunk it in petrol, then fit it to the lip of the tank opening, and then gently push on the lid until it sits snugly - if done right, the lock ring will go back on easily with no bother. You can tell I've been there done that a few times before when it comes to the fuel pump!

righty tighty, lefty loosey ;)

I'd say the windscreen trim and scuttle cover would be good options, and maybe the dial gauges - the only relay issue is that they are all quite expensive to start with (understandable for low volume quality parts), so with shipping/customs and overhead added there might not be as muc interest in the end.

Yeah, screwdriver and a rubber mallet is how I've always done it - same when tightening - I guess that's what the plastic ridges on the ring are for!

Best would be to find a Mk3 Golf or a Passat at a breakers and take the whole system - or have you got most of it already?

Not sure - I have stretched Michelin Pilot Sport 195/50/15 on the Corrado at the moment and don't like them much - just fitted two Uni Rainsports to the front of my wife's Touran recently and it feels very solid and planted I'll be going back to 205/50/15 for sure next time.

No worries - if you scroll back through the thread, I posted some photos of the whole thing disassembled.

Hey Chris - do you still have some left? It's about time I tackled this job. And can you explain the difference between the two types - mineral vs acrylic etc. to help me decide which ones to go for? Cheers.

Uniroyal Rainsports seem to be a common choice - one of the few available in the original sizes

The swirl pot is the housing that the pump body sits in.

Ha ha - no chance of snow at the moment! I'd always clear snow off the car regularly, even if not using it, during heavy snowfall. Certainly always before driving. Have you checked that the drains are actually connected and working? There's two at the front and two on the back of the sunroof, at each corner, and the hoses clip onto a plastic channel with a spout, which are basically just stuck on the four corners of the metal frame. I've seen cases where the plastic is cracked, so the water just leaks out.

Yeah, it's very weird that the center console is all cream, and then it just ends when it hits the black dash.

Cheers.

I know they're not, but it sure seems like it considering how few ever come up for sale. I've had cash saved twice for one, and spent it again on other things because I never had a chance to buy one!

Interior looks in decent shape as well, but always hard to tell - at least it's been cleaned, unlike some!