seanl82

I used chrome spray paint once, and in all honesty I wouldn't bother. Turns out nothing like chrome, more a slightly reflective (being generous) shade of silver. That was a plasticote can iirc.

I understand your logic David, but I've honestly never had a problem with smooth control of the throttle. Modern DBW cars use them and the the throttle is much more sensitive than the cable operated throttle, so don't think it's an issue tbh mate.

Me too. If you just put into ebay 'VW accelerator pedal rubber' it'll come up with loads starting at less than a fiver. They are used across quite a few models and smarten the foot well up a bit!

Its vacuum operated so connected by a rubber connector, so should just pull out with a small amount of force mate.

I think a few of the Turbo folk use 10w/60. I wouldn't just go trying to get the thickest oil you can find though, 10w/40 as standard was meant for a reason, so going too far off that is asking for trouble imo. Not sure if its been mentioned further back in this thread, but leaking exhaust gasses from the manifold can cause a noise very similar to the tappets. If they've just chucked a load of gasket sealer on the join where it was leaking previously, they may have only partially sorted it. Get a socket extension and put on your ear, and the other end around the engine. You'll be able to get a rough idea of where the noise is actually coming from. Also get a bit of bog roll and pull it in half so you only have a single ply piece. Get it in a garage with the door closed so theres no wind, and from cold so you don't burn your hand accidentally, put it next to the manifold in various places, especially where they've "repaired" it before. You'll see it blowing slightly if there are any leaks mate.

Top man, don't forget to bleed the master cylinder! I remember when I did mine the first time. Brakes were poor but as soon as I did the master cylinder they were perfect. I did it this time, but can't remember if I had the cap on as not much came out. I'm doing the whole system again this week and hoping it comes good by Friday re-test time. Fingers and toes crossed for both of us!!! BTW Rob, there will be a massive build up of dirt around the filler neck so stick your head up there. Its why they're prone to rust as they don't get cleaned very often in that spot. Worth touching up any underseal and letting it dry before the jetwash too as it'll force water underneath and have no way to escape otherwise! :thumbleft:

Welcome back to Corrado ownership!

Cheers Theo. If the weather isn't too bad, I'm gonna try again on Tuesday. If I get nowhere, it'll have to be done by the garage as I need the car from next Monday. Should have pulled my finger out sooner I suppose!

Matt, yeah they are on the correct side with bleed nipples to the top mate, I did stop for a second to think which side they should go on when fitting them though! Daren, that's a pain! All back together just to pull it all apart again! That's disappointing. TBH, I'll probably just give it to the test centre to bleed then they can pass it there and then. I don't have the enthusiasm to go through the whole palarva again, although it was easy when I swapped all the hoses for braided last time on this one. I had an utter mare with the aqua blue one I sold on though so it's put me off. Think I'll just leave it to those with a proper pressure bleeder!

Drop the passenger undertray and lift up the carpet. Stick your head in there and get someone to use a hose around it. Could be sunroof drain leaking down the A pillar trim, a poorly fitted windscreen, door seal or wing mirror seal, as well as the scuttle cover as mentioned. Worth checking it out whilst you're waiting for a new one to arrive.

If it's the wrong way round it's not a 5 minute job. Rear subframe needs to be dropped down a bit to get it out and flip it. The ARB should just push up though if it's just the drop links the wrong way. They're meant to hang down to the hub rather than point up.

Fitted the mk4 calipers today but I'm having a mare bleeding them again. Got better the 2nd or 3rd time round but still not good enough. I'll try again in a couple of days with the eezibleed and I'll rope the missus in if I have to, but fed up with it now so if it's not sorted after that, I'll be paying someone to do it. Also just ordered a Golf v5 starter motor as mine is getting worse. I can see myself being stranded somewhere if it's not changed soon. Geometry is way off as well but I'm putting it off for a couple of weeks until I fit the suspension, (Have everything I need now to bolt em straight on) then I'll be calling JMR for a trip down there to get it sorted. Ahhh back into the fold, I remember enjoying all this before!

Oh dear. That'd be timing out then.......

I'm planning on fixing it I'm afraid Fraser. It's cut along the bottom where it's bee removed incorrectly (same as my original) but I'm hoping to plastic weld it. If you're still after one when I get round to it you can have my original if you want mate.

195s are fine mate. A lot of people fit them now anyway as they're much cheaper as the 205s are much less common in 15". I believe the earlier (or possibly later.....) vr6 was fitted with 195 as standard. Either way there was a switchover mid run of the model so there's nothing to worry about at all.

Yeah I'd put it the right way, no idea why it would be flipped down but I'd imagine it's more likely to rub that way. I wouldn't remove it altogether either, theres a reason almost every production car has one.

Someone else did it and put some pics up at the time mine was stripped down which gave me the idea, so I can't take all the credit.........

No don't do that! Swap with me instead! :norty::norty:

Look s cracking! Can't beat a good detailing, just wish I had the motivation to do mine! Keeping yourself busy though and it's good there is nothing major required. Keep up the good work! :thumbleft:

I used heat reflecting tape (tin foil like stuff) on the flaps Chris, with some draft excluded/door foam - available from all good diy stores, and some crap one as well!

Looks superb! I like Adrian, he makes me chuckle............. :lol:

I have these wheels and love them! Much better than before, just be careful with them as I had mine refurbished last year, and the first day back on the road and a woman decided she could fit down a car lined road with my right of way. I was going slowly but still kissed the kurb avoiding her. Needless to say I was raging, but she carried on as if nothing had happened and didn't even a knowledge me! :censored:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-CORRADO-CREAM-BEIGE-HAND-BRAKE-HANDLE-TRIM-COVER-VR6-16V-G60-8V-535-711-463-/272111637425?hash=item3f5b1e13b1:g:QlgAAOSwLnlWoMAh If anyone is willing to pay this, I have one in much better condition. PM me!!!!!

Not sure to be honest mate. Just make sure you key the surface of the shocks so it adheres properly or it'll flake off. Hammerite smooth black or similar will probably do the job though and widely available.

Look forward to the underside envy pics Rob!