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Couple on ebay at the moment.

A decent garage should notice if the slide pins are stuck. It's a simple case of pulling them out, removing old cover Grease and checking for corrosion, re-creating and sliding back in Even the most novice could do it.

Can you not use a die on the nubs and protect them, then use the newer type clips?

Pretty positive they're the same both early and late. Changes were made to door handles, front wings, bonnet, bumper and front lighting on exterior.

Great news and well done for persevering! Hope you get to fully enjoy it now! :thumbleft:

VEGE had VR6 heads in their "SALE" section last Christmas for about £130 posted!!!! Ian (GloucesterOx) snapped on up, and I so regret not doing the same but SWMBO threw a hissy fit as it was so close to XMas and I wasn't allowed to spend a penny on the car! VEGE have a good reputation so if you want to fork out what is tbh a considerable amount on a newly refurbished engine you can be rest assured, however I'd do as John at JMR has suggested and just go for the head. He'll be able to advise if there is any further damage on removal anyway. :mad2:

These? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10x-BRAKE-LINE-HOSE-PIPE-FASTENERS-DOUBLE-CLIP-FOR-VW-GOLF-MK2-CORRADO-POLO-UK-/162091716911

BBS LMs. Probs my favourite wheel on a Corrado!

The light is for low level not temp unfortunately. Fingers crossed when you remove the old one its obvious its at fault. Best of luck mate!

Wow, the audacity of some people. Its discusting that someone can just drive up, hitch on and drive away. Utter scum bags but unless there is a positive spot whilst in transit, I doubt this'll ever be recovered. :x

Cracking work! Can't believe there chain cover bolts were almost all missing, apologies but I never even noticed! Great to see the work you're putting into it though, top work! :thumbleft:

Red N plate of unknown flavour around camels head, Plymouth at 07.20 this morning. Couldn't read anymore at the back as it was filthy lol! Almost forgot how great they look going down the road though! :thumbleft:

95 VR and close to 150k. No internal work in that time, just chains etc and the odd gasket/seal.

Strange, I spoke to Troy at VW fest and he said he wasn't doing that anymore due to weight......

Yeah front one located to the right of the front motor mount. It's a pain to get to, but possibly. It's at a right angle to the block and heat cycles cause the insulation to break down on the inner edge. Not too expensive and worth doing for peace of mind regardless.

Nope. It is surpisingly easy, just quite daunting the first time you do it. :thumbleft:

Remove the drive shafts from the gearbox end, 6 multi spline bolts and thats it. If you turn the wheels each side it'll give you a little bit more wiggle room to push the inner CV toward the wheel and get it off. Support the drive shaft with a bit of string or some cable ties as it could damage the outer CV if left hanging.

They fit but iirc you'll have to adapt/splice in a different connector for the window switches.

Forgot to mention but you've said about down pipe so doubt you'd forget to disconnect it! You can get away with disconnecting from downpipe to cat and its easiest to do. You'll be able to remove the downpipe from the manifold with the engine out and it'll give better access too.

Also, trouble with aftermarket inserts like that in the link, is the the cap has a cut out for the removal tool so these won't fit without modification.

55/56mm do fit, it depends where the measurements are taken from. 58mm is the outer diameter, 55/56mm is the size of the wheel centre cap insert that they clip into.

It's exactly the same as a mk3 Golf matrix. That was even used as an upgrade for Corrados originally as they were known to be a bit stronger, so if GSF list one for them, it'll fit your car. Helps widen the search pool for a good quality one too if you use mk3 Golf instead of Corrado.

Will you not need ECU, wiring, airbox and all other ancilliaries as well? Remove everything off the block being removed that attaches to the car (hoses, wiring, gear linkages on the GB etc...), and if you can, remove the front end as it'll be easier to hoist out. Using the lift points connect up the hoist with a balance bar, take a little weight, then undo the engine mount bolts and slowly raise the engine out. It'll probably need a little coaxing out to ensure you don't hit or trap anything, so a second pair of hands is usefull not its possible on your own mate.

Good luck with your search. I looked at an early Nugget Valver in Cornwall when I was first after a Corrado, unfortunately it was an absolute dog. The pics on ebay showed it from past shows and were nowhere near what its actual condition was. You may get lucky and find one, but Nuggets are pretty rare nowadays.

Gents, this is the procedure I've always used and been ok, although as the water is nearing 100 degrees and boiling (as its not under pressure with the cap removed), it will start bubbling up. The fans should kick in just before this has happened though (95 degrees stage 1 iirc?). Goldfinger, I'd imagine you cleared any air locks the first time round tbh mate. The level will only drop back down a little if you'd had any air locks in there or it was hot to begin with, otherwise it would remain relatively constant after cool down if you had no air in the system. Hope this helps and sorry for late reply, I've had no internet!.