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Quite a few of us have tried them, and feedback is pretty positive. The driveshafts themselves aren't painted/powdercoated though so I'd recommend doing that before fitting, and the O/S shaft doesn't have the girth (oh er) of the original, but overall they're pretty good. Already a few threads on them on this forum if you do a search mate.

Martin you've got enough! Give someone else a go! :lol:

I'll add my interest if in South West. :thumbleft:

A cheap babies bottle brush and bend it to get inside of the glass will probably work. Just be careful on the reflective part as they have a nasty habit of peeling off!

Wow, thats a pretty epic read! Thanks very much for the comment, means a lot! I'm nearing the point I'll be happy with the car, but I'm sure I'll find something else that'll need sorting as is usually the case! :thumbleft:

Do you not have windscreen cover on your insurance? Worth paying the windscreen excess of usually around £70 than having to fork out somewhere in the region of about £250-300 iirc.

Welcome to the forum! :thumbleft:

Having gone from 280mm standard to 288mm - admittedly with braided hoses too, I can say there is a big difference in stopping power. Its not so much the disk size difference as to the pad. Its in the region of 25% addional friction surface that makes the difference in this, and really does help. :thumbright:

I think I'm going to paint mine too. Had lots of stuff powdercoated about 2 years ago, but noticed a small patch of rust on my rad support a few months back. It was a nylon coat too so supposed to last a bit longer and be harder wearing, but I've had to touch up the areas with hammerite. Bearing in mind its only done 3k miles since it was done, I didn't think it was particularly robust! All the engine brackets were done at the same time and they're all good, but if its exposed I wouldn't bother. So yeah, my plan for the X-member, rear beam and tank straps etc this winter (which may extend into the whole of next year due to bloody work) is to just paint them now.

Exactly that. People don't break good condition cars, so wings in decent shape are few and far between. Getting the right colour is even harder!

I've seen them quite often on ebay. Just prints mind you so certainly not on the same level as this! Very cool with the signatures on.

So tempted to buy a set of these............

The VR6 had a steel sump as standard, the aluminium sump is an upgrade from the 24v (iirc) as its shallower. There are 2 different types of gasket, with a fibre one fitted to early VR6, and rubber one to later cars. The bolt lengths differ depending on which is fitted, as the rubber gasket is a few mm thicker than the fibre one. Its probably recommended to use gasket sealant on the fibre ones, and sealant on the rubber ones is optional but it should provide a good enough mating surface on its own tbh. If you have the upgrade alloy sump, use sealant as the disimilar metals will expand/contract at different rates with heat so are more likely to weep/leak oil.

Trouble is Pete, removing from an existing headlining/sunroof panel will just peel away the fabric and not the foam back, so trying to get it to stick without glue residue seeping through may be a problem. I think retrim of the whole headlining would be the only viable option. Its best speaking to a trimmer I reckon but I expect they'd say the same thing. There are some good standard looking fabrics around and a trimmer might be able to get a decent match in colour "off the shelf" too. Its pot luck buying online as to similar match unless there is an outlet/supplier close by that you can check it with mate.

40 profile is correct for 17" wheels on a Corrado to keep the rolling radius within 5%. If you get a larger profile tyre it'll increase and throw your speedo out and you'd be travelling faster than that indicated on the speedo, thus making you susceptible to speeding. In truth, the speedos under read anyway so it may actually be more accurate, but at higher speeds you could well get caught out. If you want 17" wheels which aethetically are much better than standard (IMO), then I'd leave the tyres as they are mate.

All of the above. Its not a quick car by modern standards, and your 330d will certainly show a standard VR6 a clean pair of heals. It will almost certainly rattle like mad, and unless you buy one stock standard the suspension will be pretty harsh and in typical 90s standard, will look like a scared cat ready to pounce in its stance. As long as its well maintained though and you start out with a good base, electricals and rust shouldn't be much of a problem. Most people say they cost a lot to maintain, but don't believe it. You can do plenty of preventative maintenance by swapping out various parts for new, and still spend less than you may do on a 5 year old car where the odd problem is starting to occur. And it'll certainly make you smile, especially as you sail past 4k rpm with wide open throttle! I ran mine daily for 8 months this year (no need to anymore thankfully), but it never missed a beat. It's not an ideal car to do lots of mileage in as compared to modern motoring it is pretty unrefined and does become a little tiresome, but as an occassional car not many others in the bracket provide as many smiles per pound spent as a Corrado, and few (IMO) look as good also. :thumbleft:

Almost 100% sure there was no badging other than corrado on the 8v. I've certainly never seen an 8v badge, so not sure what it would have come off originally mate

Maybe worth a PM to one of the CCGB committee, I know Ian (gloucesterox) sometimes sends out historic issues with membership applications/renewals, so I'm sure there is a hoard of them somewhere!

Worth checking if mk3 Golf 2.0 8v GTI uses the same airbox, as its pretty much the same engine so would imagine they've parts shared across the models.

Keep us updated on this process, I'm sure many of us would be interested to know more details on getting them done. :thumbleft:

ECP sell both types Rob. Heres the one you need. http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volkswagen_Corrado_2.9_1995/p/car-parts/engine-parts1/engine-parts/car-gasket-seals/?367440200&1&ee173402635467bb2559d7e8218ad24ae9acd6b3&000565 Cheap as chips if you buy before midnight using the discount code! You could try carparts4less too as they're a sister company and a little cheaper usually, including delivery.

I remember reading on Jabbas website that stage 1 service interval is 60k, stage 2 50k, 3 is 40k and stage 4 30k miles. Pretty sure you've got a while yet! Although time will obviously play a part but there are probably standard ones still going strong 25 years later.

Pete hasn't updated his sig, he's running a supercharger now!

I agree, lot of car for the money! :thumbleft:

Have a search through google as there is someone selling reproduction ones and they're perfect Matt. I forget his name now but its been mentioned on the forum. Car looks great, must be all the hard work I put in with the rotary! Oh, and although they were already like it when I got the car, theres nothing wrong with yellow fogs!!!!!!