seanl82

Awww, the RXs are amazing! I had 17” with the same offset as that (35) and 7.5” wide. I had zero rubbing even when approx 40mm lowered. Perfect offset for 7.5” width, but can’t be sure on 7. Loads of pics in the later pages of my gallery linked in my sig below

Ah but the VSR was designed to be on the VR6 as standard and as such, you don't need to remove it to replace the spark plugs like you do the Schrick! Granted, its not particularly difficult to do but thats a poor design feature in my opinion.

Every VSR I'd seen until the last couple of years has been around the £1200 mark.

Look at classic policies. Not sure you'd get below what you already have but you'll get far more options. As long as you declare all mods, are over 25 and keep limited mileage below 6k, benchmark is around £200 with guaranteed value. Don't bother with comparison sites, it's just seen as an old, high performance/modified car.

Schricks went for between £6-900 around 5 years ago. That was WVM VSR money at the time!

Did you consider the Skoda Fabia? I think Skoda build quality & interior refinement are either on par or exceed VW. Exterior styling is pretty good, and depreciation is though not quite as good as VW, but seems to be better than Seat.

I haven't done a search Rob, but from memory there are two types (early & late iirc). One of them is a direct fit, the other needs a little cutting to make fit as it interferes with the wiper motor.

A 1991 Vauxhall Gashtra Duo. It was beige and the duo was because it was the height of safety having two airbags.... :scratch: Had it for 9 months before it failed the MOT on brake lines, so I chopped it in for an 03 Saab 9-3 SS, 2.0t Vector sport. Ok it had GM/Vauxhall underpinnings, but I loved that car and was such a step up in terms of comfort and spec. I even bought another a few years later but in diesel guise. Missus killed that one by putting petrol in it twice in the space of two weeks though! :bonk:

They are pretty rare in all honesty. I've probably only seen 3 for sale in the last 5 years or so. A few more shricks but thats not the same. I've never seen a Campaign for sale, or even seen one in the flesh. A true unicorn car that.

Campaigns are more rare than a VWM VSR though.

You mean like LC5M - moonlight blue that was available.

These are the opinions of those that know the car though. The reason they're sought after is because those that aren't so "in the know", see them as a limited edition. The fact there are only 250 in each colour (or more in classic green (including mine!)) means they are "rare", thus worth more. True, they're not to everyone's colour taste, and green splits opinion but I love it. More than any other green actually. But I think there are better colours out there, and I think aqua blue is far better than mystic personally. Remember you could spec a storm with everything available to the others aside from wheels and recaros. The only things left really were the VDO gauges and aircon! Aircon was added by dealerships, none of the other wheel choices were much kop. What else is there really, a reiger body kit. You can keep it! Lol.

Good spam!

17" wheels are perfectly fine, and give the best look. I've run 17s on a daily, and didn't think the ride was too harsh at all. I've gone back to OE now, but thats just through personal choice to get the car back near standard. With LMs, it depend what width and offset they make them in. The perfect size for a Corrado is 17x7.5, ET 35 which will give you absolutely no rubbing issues at all as long as you aren't mega low. Bear in mind that the 5x100 stud pattern coupled with the width and offset may be hard to find unless you buy them new. The tyres you'll need are 205x40 which will give a very slight stretch (almost no stretch on certain tyres depending on sidewall construction), which will keep you within the recommended rolling radius of the standard tyres (2.5% iirc), so the speedo won't be out of tolerance enough for it to be an issue. You can see my BBS RX228s from about half way through my gallery in the link in my sig, so you can get an idea about what they look like fitted. Heres a good example; http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?79984-Seanl82-s-ringer-Storm&p=1109450&viewfull=1#post1109450

Where are you meeting everyone Rob, I didn't see your name on the list on the CCGB? Gutted I'm not in a position to attend, and the route taken kind of loops all the way around me! If anyone going fancies a detour on the way home, take the A396 from Tiverton to Minehead. Its the first time I'd driven the road last weekend, and I was absolutely blown away. Incredible scenery, and phenomenal undulating and twisty roads that were an absolute joy to drive. I can't wait until my car is back on the road so I can drive it through there again! :thumbleft:

Wise mechanic there mate. The ones that go up into the lower chain cover could have been too long and either prevented a seal, or worse still stripped the threads as it's aluminium.

Also the alum key bolt set that VW International advertise for the VR6 Corrado sump are to long and luckily my mechanic noticed this and could of threaded the housing for the sump which would of been a nighmare Ive got to send them back ! Just so you're aware Keyo, early VR6s came with a fibre sump gasket so needed shorter Allen bolts. The late ones came with a thicker rubber gasket so needed the longer bolts which are probably the ones they sent you. Well done with the work you've done, cracking effort in such a short space of time! There are a few on here that have the Borla exhaust from who you mention and they rave about it. I've got a jetex non resonated and I think it's absolutely perfect. As long as it's fitted well, the vast majority will be good though

Hi Josh, Glad you've enjoyed owning it so far, and sounds like you have longer term plans which is great! In terms of performance, there isn't a huge amount you can do without spending an absolute fortune. Its all about air in and out with the VR6, so air filter, cams, remap, exhaust, and inlet manifold (Schrick or VWM VSR) is all you can really do unless you go forced induction. The things I've listed are price ascending (with the VSR silly money now) and all will compliment each other. Dependant on what you do, a remap at the end will tie it all together nicely and get the best out of it all. I think those that have all of the above achieve about 225bhp so not a huge increase in power, but responsiveness after a filter, exhaust, cams and a remap are best from what I've read, though I can't comment from experience.

If you check in the bottom right corner of the listing on each item, it tells you if its a genuine classic part or aftermarket. Worth calling as you get forum discount as well, and you won't pay shipping if ordered through them rather than direct from classic parts. The downside is that they only get their deliveries every 3 weeks or so, so dependant on when you make the order and their next scheduled shipment you could be waiting a while for it to arrive.

Door pins and surrounds for the later cars. Think I mentioned them on the other post as well

There are a few “spare” connectors back there. Generic looms for additional extras or requirements in different markets. I know there are a couple of 1 or 2 pin connectors not required but can’t say 100% which colours they are.

In all honesty, that damper doesn't do much apart from push the tailgate up a touch when you press the button/lock in, so you can pull it up. I doubt this will have been cause for a broken seal though.

You're right, sorry the clue was in the title with regard to the engine. (KR). The looms are pretty different though as ancillaries use different connectors, and the headlight loom would need hacking to get it to fit anyway, so other than using OE cables,in my opinion really doesn't offer any benefit over an aftermarket kit with the correct plugs already attached.

Uh, Mk2 Golf had completely different engines, ancillaries and management, so I don't think that will work. The Mk3 Golf lighting loom would have to be hacked to death too as it would follow a completely different route and use different connectors so unless you build one from scratch, an aftermarket relayed one is your best option

Could be flat spotted, but check to see if they roll freely by hand. It may be that they just need a clean and grease. If your windows rattle when wound down, chances are they're past it though.