seanl82

That's so not funny, ask me. I know! Literally the day it was back on the road after respray - and wheel refurb, some stupid woman decided her Audi A4 would fit up the road with cars parked on her side. I was already half way down and had right of way, but I was forced to curb an alloy or lose my wing mirror! Not happy at all but as you said, at least it's not the bodywork.

Wait til winter then! White smoke isn't a worry, it's blue or black that'll cost you money! The stainless exhausts hold a fair bit of moisture so when running from cold - especially in winter, you'll see quite a bit of white smoke (steam) emitting from it.

Haha, love it! The excitement gets to you doesn't it! You'll get all precious about the car now though, just don't be afraid to drive it. My respray (and all the other costs replacing trim etc to make it look nice and new as well) cost more than twice what I paid for the car also. It's been off the road for 3 years but I still get nervous when the kids go in the garage! Lol. Looks stunning btw. 👍

Sounds quite tappy but it's always exacerbated by recording. May just needva good service and blast to free up and lubricate the cam followers. Not a fan of that exhaust either. If it stays within estimate then I'd say it's worth a punt, but much more than that even with it being low mileage is a gamble.

Both long sold their Corrado, but we're occasional posters prior to paid subscription. Think we may lose that knowledge and experience now though. 😟

Yeah still have them. They were a little loose on the studs so a hot air gun to soften the plastic and close the openings slightly has made them nice and snug again

James, you're a star! It's not on any of the diagrams either. Thanks mate, really appreciate it! 👍

Yeah it's been plated. It's an M8 collared nut inside a retaining/captive clip.

Haha, legend! Have a look around the trailing edge of the rear axle if you can Martin. I'm sure it was around that area somewhere but I can't see it on any diagram. Could have been to sort a previously stripped thread maybe.... Not come across any yet though. 🤔

No I had it electroplated with a load of other fixings after I removed it

Yeah I've fitted them already thanks

Yep, same type as I had originally. May have just changed type over the years. I've put the wire ones on now as the others I had (same as yours) were what I took off and had electroplated, but you can see the pitting on them so new ones look neater.

I don't think so Martin, I haven't touched that so no reason it would be. I'm sure I took it off of the nearside rear somewhere.....

Do you mean these Cressa?

Ok I've taken off the handbrake cable retaining clip I had fitted, and the part number is stamped on it. Its the second No#16 identified below so essentially, does the same thing. Think I must have ordered them years ago thinking 'I don't have those' Sorry for the confusion and thanks everyone for the comments/help. Still need to identify the one in the first pic though!

Where do they go then? The hanger clips that go into the leading edge of the rear axle is what stops them hanging down don't they? Along with these;

Thanks mate. Yeah looks like those are identified then. Not sure why I have a different type. No idea what the other one is in the first pic though......

Someone on Facebook has shown me a pic of his G60 with them fitted to the handbrake cable, and it looks like the correct part according to ETKA, but I've got these; Hmmm, did I buy them back when without realising........ 🤔

Haha, unfortunately (for me) not!

It's the classic, I know what that is I won't forget....... Getting on a bit now, pics on ETKA & in the Bentley don't help much either.

Oops, forgot to upload it.

And another part..... Note to self, don't leave it almost 4 years after taking things off to put them back on again!

Temp gauge does take a good while to get up, especially as the 8v is pretty small so within 10 mins (closer to 5 in this weather) is normal. Just look out that it doesn't drop when underway, the raises to the 90 again when stationary. Not a huge problem, just indicates a faulty thermostat which is pretty common (I've never had a VAG car that didn't require one replacing at some point over the 15 years I've been driving). Stock height for the cars is especially high. The last year or so of manufacture even more so for some reason. Did you question the adjustable column? Reason is that a lot of people have locked them in place as the adjustment mechanism develops play over the years which is an MOT failure, so it may be able to be adjusted to suit you then locked back in place.

It's a nut that slots into a captive bracket. I'm pretty sure it's from the rear axle area somewhere, but can't remember where exactly.

Can anyone identify this, and know where it goes please!?