corrado wannabe

Beware the spelling/grammar Police, they can be very active around these parts ;) Welcome and get some pictures up!

Hmmm, dont think I can claim to be a daily driver, use it twice a week throughout the winter as well though. My bowden cables have recently seized up, but luckily it seems to be on a setting that allows the screen to keep clear as well as through the face vents, so not too bad on the steaming up, but when it does I just open the tilt on the sunroof to allow some fresh air in. My gripe at the moment appears to be the drivers side outer window rubber is not allowing the door to close completely, so I now have wind noise (from the door!) and in heavy rain at motorway speeds, water coming in! The joys of Corrado ownership. Dougie

So, is the centre thats needed just a late corrado centre? Or is there any difference between Vr6 and valver wheels?

Perths not too far from me, but unfortunately I know absolutely nothing about bikes, otherwise I would have been more than happy to help out. Dougie

Near livingston??? ;-)

Happy New Year to you, There seems to be loads of guys up that way, so hopefuly someone can help you. Might be worth putting a post up with heading like "help needed in Aberdeen area" just so they dont miss it. Where is it on Pistonheads btw? I cant see one up there, but there only seems to be 9 coming up in my search of the entire site! Dougie

Two cans of Dynax S50 cavity wax, so yep

Wooft, Goldrush!!!! Lol

Me too David, I still have the V5 and the tartan check interior from my 1980 series 1 GTi. Basically sold the dashboard, steering wheel and some other bits and bobs and ended up with a useable Corrado with the funds! Think when im old(er) I will probably regret letting it go to the point that it couldnt be restored, but hey ho. My dad still goes on about his Mk1 1275 Cooper S mini, they're worth about 25k now! Good subject for a new thread this; Whats the most expensive car you let go and wish you still had? Dougie

Well just to close this off, They appear to be working well at motorway speed, no lifting or chattering, but what appears to be the drivers blade not making full contact on the downward sweep at the nearside. Nothing that a small bend of the blade wont cure. Not fitted Aeor wipers and using (new) Bosch standard blades as David said, are working well. Dougie

I have come to the conclusion I am going to be immune to all the problems coming down the line, as I purchased a grey Audi and not a white one! Its amazing that no matter where you go, we all seem to be of a like mind in terms of opinion on how things are being run, yet our "elected" Government do not appear to be able to reflect that in policies or law. I think we should be more "French"; Vive La Revolution.

Or Independence ;-) Come and join us in a huge breakaway from Londonia. They no longer represent the vast majority of people in this country. I dont want to start a debate on Scottish independance, but surely the current level of inequality in this country (Uk) cannot continue. In my opinion it has accelerated the political divide between the people of this island. ###### Stands off soapbox #######

Oh god, dont say that! Thought I had cracked it, even just bought one on ebay!

Many thanks to you all for your answers, I have changed the original post to reflect what you said. If you think what I have said is not accurate, or want me to add anything then let me know. Sorry Kev, left out the welding the hole up option! Dougie

Thanks Timbo, I hope to edit my original post with all the options and their pros and cons Dougie

Many thanks for the replies guys. Can I ask those of you that fitted the models I didn't know work as well. Did you had to do any sort of modifications to fit them, or were they simply plug and play? ie, the panel fits the hole perfectly (roof profile included) but there were some alterations required to get the mechanism itself to fit. As Kevin has said he did not think Mk3 fitted correctly, this is what was confusing me while looking at the other threads, so it would be good to know Ian, did you find it was a direct swop (apart from metal panel) Sorry to be a pain about this, but I think it could be a useful thread to collate everyones experiences with these roofs. Dougie

Many Thanks for your answers hopefully this is reflected below now: Options are. 1. Mk3 Golf unit. Appears to be a more reliable unit in terms of the lugs not breaking, straight fit in terms of mechanism and requires Corrado panel to be swopped with Golf glass/metal panel 2. Seat Toledo (Not sure which era/model), as per Golf MK3 3. Passat B3/B4 moonroof, unit itself appears to be as fragile as the Corrado mechanism. But straight fit with no requirement to swap panel other than preference. 4. Skoda Octavia MK1 Estate moonroof as per Passat B3/B4 but with more reliable mechanism. 5. Repair existing mechanism with VW kit and refit (costly and not a cure for fragility in design). Dougie

Thanks David, Well I cant really report on performance as strangely there has been no rain up here over the weekend, (Global warming I s'pose!) I think the aero wipers that were on the arm were shot, but fit wise and sweep appear to be good. I have just put on the new Bosch blades that I had aready fitted so I will let you all know how they perform at speed in the rain. Dougie

I'm pretty sure the Audi's performance could be improved if you shed some of the weight in the boot region ;-)

I have just managed to get a hold of 2 wiper arms from a couple of Seat Arosas. Checked them against a ropey looking Lupo arm and they seem to be almost identical but the part number is: 6x2955410 Do you think I have wasted my time and is it the blade (aero) or the wiper arm that is the improvement over the Corrado set up? :scratch: OPinions would be great before I go wasting my time and money buying new blades to fit these arms. Many thanks Dougie

Im just worried about the height mine would sit at the arches without the weight of the tailgate holding it down! ;-) Looks very nice, good luck with your venture Dougie

Ok so hopefully this will work, the pictures should be in order of; two standard, two uprated loom with standard bulbs and two with uprated loom and uprated phillips white light bulbs. All pictures are with dipped main beam. Here goes!...... [ATTACH=CONFIG]76551[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]76552[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]76553[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]76554[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]76555[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]76556[/ATTACH] Dougie

BoraRob, I have to say I have been well impressed with the results on fitting this. Very easy to fit, with clear instructions. I have actually sent James some before and after pictures of my car, as I do not have access to a file sharing site I cannot post them on here, hopefuly he can add them to this thread so you can see the difference. Dougie

Fitted new blower motor (which was running this morning when I got into the car and has drained the battery!!!!?????? ) Uprated headlight loom fitted, new phillips bulbs to go in next...this is never ending!

Good day on the C on saturday. Replaced alternator belt and power steering belt. Oil change with mobil 1 and VW filter. New OEM fuel filter as well. Dougie