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Thanks Ian. James, next time I see you I'm gonna spike your drink with Vodka and steal your car! :drinking::2gunfire:

I've used BG44K in the past, and although it may have been a placebo, it seemed to make a real difference. I used it after seeing a write up with tank to tank MPG figures, pics through a miniature camera of piston crowns and cylinder bores, and opinions of throttle response and driveability. All were before and after, and all showed a marked improvement. Its speculative as the online review I read could well have got a nice little commission for promoting it though. Think Redex is debatable whether it actually works as well, and having used that, I can't say I noticed anything at all. Asda have it on offer quite regularly too.

Alright mate, I'm assuming you mean the water temp gauge, and its a classic example of a duff thermostat when it rises in traffic, and goes down again when cruising. Long runs won't make much of a difference in overall MPG as the ECU takes MAP readings from oil temp. More likely to see worse than usual MPG on shorter runs where it takes longer to reach normal operating temperatures and switch over to the warm MAP.

Set as well. I'd watch it at 8, but it'll be a mad fight for the remote as she will want to watch Eastenders! Not that I don't have full control of what goes on in our house though.............

No its in Poland, so its a Pole ar Bear.................. I'll get my coat!

Jammy sod!

Welcome bud, I was in the same boat as you. I never really took much notice of Corrados until I was being followed to a meet by a very nice one. Couldn't keep my eyes off the rear view mirror, and I was hooked! If the G60 is anything other than very late, (92/93 I think) then the whole front end is different. Have a look if the bonnet is the raised or recessed type. If its raised then it may be ok. The later models have different front bumpers, slam panel, bonnet as mentioned, and the wings are flared more. There are a few things that you could get though that are not early/late specific. Get a thread up in the members gallery! :thumbleft:

I'm just selective with which posts I reply to! I'm only regurgitating what I've read in the past! :lol:

Go for the DubPower 7mm leads Rob. Its all a gimmick this "Performance Lead" nonsense. You'd never know any difference, because there isn't really any. They won't fit in your lead guide plastics either mate.

Wheel back and on the car. Trying to adjust suspension height which is proving harder than I thought it would be as it obviously wasn't set correctly when originally fitted. Taxing next weekend after thinking about laying it up for the winter, but deciding I want to actually drive it! Trip to Brooklands for the VR6oc national day ultimately decided it, as I'd love a pic on the bank. Just hope weather holds off so I'm able. Maybe I'll give it a break next year........... Since I got a set of front calipers thinking they were 288s, I've always been a little unsure. Found out last night that they are not, and are actually 280s after reading a post on ClubGTI. Going back on ebay shortly and I'll try to find another set. Guy I bought them off said they came from a 97 Golf VR so assumed they'd be 288's. Apparently not. Hey ho, less than £20 delivered though so shouldn't lose out.

Thanks bud, checked and they're still quite a way off. Got fed up so I'm watching the football now. Will re-commence another day..........

Yeah the parts I'm after are a little steep for me too.

Ok I'll wait for what Ruggy says, because ideally I need the handbrake trim and leather handle too. Cheers mate.

If Ruggy doesn't go with this, and you're willing to split it slightly, I'd be very interested in the gear gaiter, knob and surround, and the handbrake handle and cover trim. :thumbleft:

Can anyone advise me where to take measurements for suspension height please? Now my RX228's are on, its obvious the suspension has been set wrongly in the past judging by arch gap. All I've done previously is raise all four by 20mm when I got it as it was too low. I've had a play with the height on all four wheels, and I can't quite get it right. Both rear tyres are brand new, and both fronts have 7mm tread. I've been taking measurements from a level floor, up the centre of the wheel and to the arch. My O/S Coilover is nearing the top, and the N/S is quite far down, yet the N/S is still around 20mm higher. When I adjust one corner, it obviously affects the other three slightly so its quite time consuming. Fronts are near level, so a little more fettling should get that sorted. I'm just wondering if I'm taking measurements from the right place? Any help much appreciated. :thumbleft:

Where are you located Kiran?

Very jealous of your N/S wing........... Shouldn't have been such a tight arse and upped my bid! lol

Check to make sure you're getting voltage to the coil from ignition. If that is correct, as you said it occasionally started before changing everything over, its not uncommon for parts to be defective when new so systematically start replacing the new stuff back for the old, starting at the coil if you have voltage to it. Dizzy should rotate, but its only a mechanical gear so unlikely to be at fault. Its this that rotates the rotor arm to distribute the spark. Loosen off the two securing bolts, and give it a gentle tap both ways. If it ran ok before being laid up, then timing should be fine there though. After cranking it over a bit, remove a spark plug to see if its wet to ensure you're getting fuel, but tbh it sounds like spark related stuff to me. Just a case of chasing it back mate.

Willing to help anyone in need in the Fareham Hampshire area. Have VCDS with 16 pin OBD2 Style connector.

Also if anyone can recommend a good replacement gear gaiter, I'm all ears! :thumbleft:

Lots of arse today. First time its happened since the upgrade so I wouldn't have mentioned it, but for the fact that the peach of a bum has been fuzzed out. :shrug:

Looks in a pretty rough state. Well done for taking it on, and hope you manage to save it!

They all come back in the end.................. Seems to be a lot of owners in Hampshire and surrounding areas at the moment, welcome back!

Hard to tell, the light is reflecting off the paint on the original so is accentuating the step of the flare, but to me the replacement looks early. Worth offering it up against the original to be sure though. It'll be pretty obvious I would have thought when side by side.

Big thanks to Hasan (fla). Excellent seller and kept me up to date with everything. I'm usually a little wary with Bank Transfers but as an established member and being well respected on here, I knew everything would be fine. Thanks again mate, more money to spend on rectifying the fault codes it threw up now!