seanl82

Welcome Paul! Classic Green Storm, top of the pile in my opinion! :smug: :thumbleft:

Cars registered before 1st March 2001 were priced on engine size. Anything 1.6 litre and above is £230 PA. So in answer to your question, no. All Corrados are the same. Anything after March 2001 is based on emissions

Don't try to do it all in one go mate. You've spent a fortune already, and it gets insane expensive if you try to do everything. Inevitably corners get cut a little when this happens too. Do what you can, enjoy it for the summer, then get back to it next winter for running gear. :thumbleft:

Guys, it's genuinely the innards of a rad core. Possibly radiator but more likely heater matrix. I cut an old one open once to see if it was clogged up, and these spirals were running through the cores. I've never seen or heard of them coming out like that though!

Those are the innards of the heater matrix or radiator! Never seen that before lol!

They should both be shiny chrome finish. Sounds like the reflective coating has broken down on one causing it to go dull. There are companies that can re-coat them but it's a tad expensive.It's something most of us will have to think about shortly though as 20-25 year old cars will really need it doing before long. A good condition replacement will suffice in the interim though and if your MOT is due, it's probably your best option for now mate.

Aqua Blue Valver at ERB Motors Portsmouth, in for accident damage/paint. If its anyone on here, I've just had mine in there for a full respray. Did an excellent job! :thumbleft:

Remove the binnicle surround, remove two screws (one either side of the clocks) and it'll tilt forward. The lamps are accessed from the back, so just quarter twist and remove. Easy peasy! :thumbleft:

Wasn't bad. Goes to show what you need to do to get on in the world though. The Welsh guy who wouldn't swat up out of working hours for a sale and a commission worth probably more than he earns in a week, just goes to show the level of commitment some have. Other guy at least adapted to his surroundings which proves why one is flogging cars worth 2k, and the other flogging cars worth 200k.

One headache out of the way then Max! On to the next.................... :lol:

Book figures are 8.2 litres, 8.6 with A/C. I always use 2 x 1.5L bottles of whichever variant antifreeze VW are currently at. As Wompa says G13 is the most current. Mixture info is on the back of the bottle but at that ratio it's more than enough for UK temperature lows.

As above, heritage have a link on the website for classic parts. If you use that to order the part, you won't get done by shipping charges. As mentioned though they only receive bulk orders so may take a few weeks before it arrives at heritage and they dispatch it to you.

I didn't think mine needed paint, but I heard that some bloke from Ull was getting his resprayed so didn't want to be outdone..........:cuckoo:

Stop taking the Mickey!..................I'll get my coat.

I'm a real man, I've honestly never had flu. Had a bit of a cold once or twice that has made me feel grotty and light headed for a day or 2, but never anything more serious.

Classic parts is a part of VW. If the dealership won't help you, you can buy direct but you'll have to pay a hefty delivery charge. Go to VW heritage and get them through there. That way, heritage absorb the postage price amongst their other stuff and you should get them a bit cheaper. Only problem is that it may take a few weeks to arrive.

If you're removing the bumper, you'll have to remove the fogs and indicators to disconnect them anyway mate

I got my replacements from eBay for about £6 and they turned out to be genuine. Either veedubmachine or B&B components. Both have websites too.

VR for the win.

Thats gutting mate. Hope you get em all out. Carpet should be easy enough to replace thankfully. Either a good used one, or VW Heritage now sell decent aftermarket ones. The seat foam may be more problematic. Either a set with knackered bolsters that you can Rob the bases, or a retrimmer may be able to cut you a new set. Fingers crossed no other electrical problems occur mate. :thumbleft:

No, no crack pipe on the KR unfortunately.

Chazrad, the felt seal is the inner or outer seal that runs round the window. Not cheap! The one thar seals the door to the body is called the door aperture seal and are £75 each from Heritage. I also bought these and they are perfect. Door now shuts with a reassuring thunk!

Hi Wendy. I recently had my car resprayed so I feel your pain! I sourced a few of the items you require from various places, but VW Heritage is probably your best bet. The scraper seals are no longer available from VW iirc. They are called scraper or slot seals. They are both available from VW Classic parts via Heritage, and are in the region of £45 each. The sunroof seal is also available from there, although I got mine from ARZ Tuning. I did this as I also needed the wing mirror seals which were only available from ARZ, so got the sunroof seal here to justify the price of the shipping as they are based in Germany. (Was almost 30 Euros!). Door sills I'm not sure of tbh as I re-used mine, and rub strips likewise. Roof strips are obsolete, they are not available aftermarket, and you'll pay a fortune to anyone willing to part with a new or used good condition set. If the inner seal bit has perished on yours, my advice would be to just cut it off and be done with it. If you're willing to pay out for a new set, put up a wanted post on here would be the best bet. I'm pretty positive you'd be very hard pushed to find the sunroof cables, so your only option is to find a second hand one, or alternatively a moonroof from a B3? Passat, or Mk3 Golf. There are a few threads regarding swapping and which ones fit. Indicators as you've said can be had second hand, but be sure the seals are intact. Good aftermarket ones are available though.

I'm from Bristol Sean! Suppose you could call me Taff..............

You're all a bunch of miserable Northerners to me! Anything above the M4 is northern in my Book! :lol: