Storm Warning 0 Posted April 23, 2008 Getting there now... shouldn't be too much longer. Just been fully serviced, KWs on, new top mounts and mocal is now installed. After some consideration the Mocal has been mounted on the front cross member - was a lot more work to do than the slam panel but seems to make better sense. Opted for the Pioneer DEH P7000UB and the bluetooth module for the base of the ICE and JBLs front and rear. Just a little bit worried about the ride height but I think its the shock of it not being a 4x4 after 7 years!, there is not much adjustment to be had but then trying to raise it will only make it harder.. Have a couple of update pics but they are really bad quality sorry - they had no power when I went up and its in a very dark workshop! The paint is looking stunning, I can't wait to see it outside! At the moment they are trying to get her back on the road for Stanford Hall... its looking border line. climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdfcoils.jpg[/attachment:1cwy6ox8] 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdflow.jpg[/attachment:1cwy6ox8] mocal.jpg[/attachment:1cwy6ox8] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Warning 0 Posted April 29, 2008 It looks like I will have my car back on Friday :clap: Now been waxoyled and parts going back on, doors, rear bumper, slam panel, head lights, so getting there now. There might be a few bits not done, such as detailing the engine bay, but as longs it works I'm going to stanford hall! Got a good pic of the mocal before the bumper goes on.. 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdfDSC01503sm.jpg[/attachment:8idas64d] DSC01504sm.jpg[/attachment:8idas64d] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Warning 0 Posted May 15, 2008 Finally got her back - a week ago now, but not had chance to post up some pics. Overall I'm very happy with the paint job, a few niggles that it needs to got back for - mainly trim especially where I thought it didn't need replacing it now obviously does against new paint! I've had an affixed smile since being back in control of a VR. My fear of the KWs making it unbearable on my commute have been put to rest, they are fantastic. Not sorted the ICE yet, or finished the badges - The wheels need reconditioning too and and and... Lesson learnt - Resprays are not a signature on a work of art, they are merely the undercoat, a catalyst to more work :grin: now where did I put that polishing cloth... Oh, and I still cannot take a photo to save my life - one day I'll work out how to stop my camera taking grainy pictures. Corrado92.pdfDSC01516.jpg[/attachment:s6gygqhe]passat climatronic wiring diags.pdfDSC01514.jpg[/attachment:s6gygqhe]climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdfDSC01517.jpg[/attachment:s6gygqhe]2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdfDSC01529.jpg[/attachment:s6gygqhe]DSC01530.jpg[/attachment:s6gygqhe] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goldie 2 Posted May 15, 2008 Looks fantastic, you lucky so and so... :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nemesis360 0 Posted May 15, 2008 Looking good chap I remember when I got my car back from its respray, I was paranoid about where I parked it and getting any marks on it :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slimg60 0 Posted May 15, 2008 looks cool as f***. Really need to get mine back on the road. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Warning 0 Posted May 16, 2008 I've been on bird poo inspection 3 or 4 times a day - it seems half the countryside dumped on it in the first weekend! I do have car park issues, I don't seem to be able to park without taking two spaces... Its still yet to be fully waxed - looking forward to doing that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil VR6 0 Posted May 16, 2008 Looks awesome. Glad you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Warning 0 Posted May 16, 2008 I'd like to raise it a little at the back, but will experiment with height over comfort - there is not much adjustment left in them. It is amazing how much more speed you carry around corners without really noticing it, you arrive at the next corner so much quicker so I'm glad to have the 312s & 280s ready to go on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foxster 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Lovely car, you have taken the route that I am hopefully taking. My mirrors need replacing too! Dam things. I am glad to have read this topic as it gives me some assurances over my plans. Great work and top job, you are a lucky man. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted May 30, 2008 that looks so nice. wish i coudl afford to get mine resprayed decentlly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Veearrhsix 0 Posted May 30, 2008 Storm Warning? Have you trimmed your rubber roof strips? They look "modified". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Warning 0 Posted June 2, 2008 They do in those pics, but they are just new - and the shape they should be. I took some more photos at the weekend, just sorting them out then I'll post them up. I need to change my location as there is only so many variations of the "just washed car on drive way" look. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Warning 0 Posted June 2, 2008 that looks so nice. wish i coudl afford to get mine resprayed decentlly Thanks for all the kind comments guys. From the moment I had this car back in 2001 there were exterior blemishes that I should have dealt with there and then but didn't. After a couple of years I then started to look at the winter respray job - never had money nor the inclination to make it happen. This last year or so I came very close to selling her for something more tidy and modern but drew a blank at anything less than £30K :D This work (continuing work) has been expensive, but no more than I would have lost in a single year with a new £20k motor - and for me my car is worth far more than that... 8) I've got a good list of niggles, and I'll not be using it much while on paternity leave shortly so hopefully I can get them all sorted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Warning 0 Posted June 2, 2008 This is after its first wax, I must get more inventive with location! Still don't think camera is setup right though. I've tried to capture the sparkles of the paint coming through and the amazing finish to the top coat. Corrado conversion V2 (3).pdfDSC01553_40p.jpg[/attachment:2febrj3z] Book1.pdfDSC01554_40p.jpg[/attachment:2febrj3z] stromlaufplan_gamma4.pdfDSC01564_40p.jpg[/attachment:2febrj3z] ETKA Corrado.pdfDSC01571_40p.jpg[/attachment:2febrj3z] stromlaufplan_gamma4.pdfDSC01575_40p.jpg[/attachment:2febrj3z] Corrado92.pdfDSC01584_40p.jpg[/attachment:2febrj3z] passat climatronic wiring diags.pdfDSC01587_40p.jpg[/attachment:2febrj3z] climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdfDSC01588_40p.jpg[/attachment:2febrj3z] Oh then it rained! must finish sorting my garage, but was loving watching the rain trying to get away from the paintwork! 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdfDSC01592_40p.jpg[/attachment:2febrj3z] DSC01595_40p.jpg[/attachment:2febrj3z] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Warning 0 Posted June 2, 2008 Foxster PM'd about parts used, but I thought best to post up here for reference... I got most of the VAG parts from GPC - they are they cheapest and reliable too. I am pretty sure the part numbers are correct but if you use someone like GPC you don't need to worry about them as they know what they are talking about. Sorry about the layout, no time for HTMLing - let me know if you want in excel. last figure is rough price in £ Roof strips Left 535 853 705 01C 33 Right 535 853 706 01C 33 Rear caps for roof strips 535 853 719 01C 1.5 Right 535 853 720 01C 1.5 Sunroof outer seal 321 877 209 A 30 Rear chrome 'Corrado' badge 535 853 687 B GX2 9 Rear chrome 'VW' emblem 357 853 601 WM7 7 Rear chrome 'VR6' badge 3A0 853 675 Z10 7 Grommets for rear badges 191 853 615 A 6 Number Plate Trim Panel 535813989 35 Drivers Mirror Glass 37 Passenger Mirror Glass 32 Top Mounts Also, I nearly bought these parts...(no prices) Door protection strips side for 535 853 503A 3 mouldings 535 853 515A 535 853 537A Right Door Protectors 535 853 504A 535 853 516A 535 853 538A Window slot seal Left 535 837 473 A 01C Right 535 837 474 A 01C Window guide Left 535 837 439 A Right 535 837 440 A Window guide, protective edging Left 535 837 431 Right 535 837 432 Door Sill, rubber mouldings 535 853 813 01C Bonnet stay 535 823 361 B Grommet for bonnet stay 171 823 395 Front Grille 535 853 653 A 01C Rear number plate light cover 535 943 127 Screws for above item Headlight retaining screws N 013 969 4 Screws for plastic fan cover (the thing on the slam panel) N 13 969 4 Lock pins for door 357 837 034 Screws for number plate light cover N 013 961 2 Screws for licence plate holder N 013 966 26 Expanding nut for above item 535 853 694 Now I will say that I am probably going to end up buying the above as I didn't think I needed them but now the door parts look shite upto the new paint. (not putting on the side strips though) In addition to this I bought a few other parts. Aerial repair kit - from VAGPARTS Whip Aerial - Ebay Mocal (19 Row) good price from gwerks KW V1s - again gwerks Head light protectors (Corrado Forum GB) Aero Wipers (Corrado Forum GB) Head Light loom upgrade (Corrado Forum User) Car also was MOT'ed about a month before work began and fully serviced once work was complete. The work at Volkskraft consisted of being stipped down: Interior out Wings, doors, boot, bonnet Off Glass out Sunroof out Bumpers off Lights out Filler cap and tank out wheels off All exterior trim off. Car was prepared, all rust removed primed and flattened. Painted in Factory colour Finished with a extra hard scratch proof laquer Then it was put back together - Pretty much all my niggles were introduced at this stage, a lot being down to old trim not wanting to go back like in the factory. To sort it will be a mix of buggering about and new bits. Patience required. Wheels also let it down (they need a referb) and the tiny weeny discs need making bigger (I have stock of 312s & 280s) The combination of the KWs and the clean paint (more the later!) make you arrive at corners much much faster! Major lessons learned: Keep a regular check on progress - more than anything its part of the fun. Be very patient Be prepared to get feature creep - once you see the nice new paint you want to bin the rest of the car for new bits! Cost: I went in with a budget of 2-3K, I spent £3k at the Garage (Respray, Service, Fitting of Mocal & KWs) plus the cost of those upgrades and trim I was at about £4k. So I was about on budget with the rebuild itself. I since bought new ICE and have got the wheels to sort and a little bit more trim. Oh, and because of the forum I bought the 264 cams, 312 & 280 brakes 8) but I promised my self I would never add up the corrado expenditure so I can't give you a total :lol: If I now write "I am nearly done now" this post will come back to haunt me.... :ignore: Sorry its a brief and rushed summary let me know Foxster, or anyone else if you need to know anything. :salute: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foxster 0 Posted June 2, 2008 Thats fantastic, it will all help as I will take a copy of this thread down to the garage with me tomorrow (hopefully as having a a nightmare with some parts that i ordered). Also I think the car looks much cleaner without the side/bump strips. Did you replace all screws along the way as all the headlight fixings etc on the slam panel on mine as just rust but I have purchased the majority but just found it pointless to switch them now when its getting dismantled to be sprayed. Oe more question... Who took the windows out? Autoglass (or similar)? We discussed this and he said he would get Autoglass in but i'm just curious as to how you went about it. You are going to get me harrassing you with questions from now on :( , I will try and retain myself! Thanks for that though, I'm sure it will help me and many others! :clap: **EDIT** See it has started already... Q) And how long did the full job take (including set backs etc). Again sorry for the interrogation but this is all new to me. :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy35554 0 Posted June 2, 2008 2nd attempt at a post... first of all your car looks amazing. Mine is currently in bits having a respray and we are not sure whats best to do with the rear quarter glass. Had a read of a few posts and all differ in opinion Is it a sod to remove, best to leave in? Also how long was it before you waxed it after the respray cheers andy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Warning 0 Posted June 3, 2008 Thats fantastic, it will all help as I will take a copy of this thread down to the garage with me tomorrow (hopefully as having a a nightmare with some parts that i ordered). Also I think the car looks much cleaner without the side/bump strips. Did you replace all screws along the way as all the headlight fixings etc on the slam panel on mine as just rust but I have purchased the majority but just found it pointless to switch them now when its getting dismantled to be sprayed. Oe more question... Who took the windows out? Autoglass (or similar)? We discussed this and he said he would get Autoglass in but i'm just curious as to how you went about it. You are going to get me harrassing you with questions from now on :( , I will try and retain myself! Thanks for that though, I'm sure it will help me and many others! :clap: **EDIT** See it has started already... Q) And how long did the full job take (including set backs etc). Again sorry for the interrogation but this is all new to me. :D Some screws and fixings were replaced, but others not - depended on their condition, but yes, you don't really want to be putting rusty bits back on a nice freash slam panel etc. Rear 1/4 windows were removed - I don't see how you could possibly spray it properly with them in. They are bonded and can be cut out from the inside keeping the seal intact. Oh, you don't need autoglass for them. Regarding the front and rear they used a local screen company - you need the big sucker tools for a start and its important its done right. You can get away without removing the front screen as once the out seal is removed it leave enough hidden space to make a good finish on the paint edge - its personal preference I guess. For the whole job they had my car for about 3 1/2 months - not forgetting it will probably be back for a couple of days. At the place I went it was not possible for them to do all the paintwork in one go, simply not the spare for a shell and all the panels and bits. So I guessing there was probably 3 sessions or more and with each was the whole preparing, priming, flatting etc, and they had a small window of opportunity to polish the finished panels before the laquer was simply too hard. If you find someone that was going to be dedicated to it exclusivly I would imagine a month is enough to do the job. If you look around on this forum you'll see evidence of car being at garages for more than a year! - as I said before - I would keep checking on them, make a rough plan of events and see how they are doing. My whole shell was stipped, prepared, primed and about a day off its first coat of mystic blue in the first week - then the slippage creeped in! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Warning 0 Posted June 3, 2008 2nd attempt at a post... first of all your car looks amazing. Mine is currently in bits having a respray and we are not sure whats best to do with the rear quarter glass. Had a read of a few posts and all differ in opinion Is it a sod to remove, best to leave in? Also how long was it before you waxed it after the respray cheers andy I've answered rear 1/4 question in last post - I'm not sure on what thinking there is behind leaving it in.. I waxed about 3 weeks after getting it back, but to be honest I could have done it straight away. I don't think there is this wait to wax issue anymore with modern paint and techniques, the laquer I have is supposed to be scratch resistant and is leaves the work shop like that so I can't see why its not hardenough to wax. I recall having a mini resprayed on the cheap about 11 years ago in 2 pack and not baked - first time I waxed it the cloth went exactly the same colour as the car :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy35554 0 Posted June 3, 2008 hi thanks for reply, we were scared of breaking the window and then forking out £400 for new one! but there are specialists out there and thats the route we are now going down, the windows will be removed tomorrow. A few people have now said you can wax straight away so i will be going down that route, if is not rainng that is lol cheers andy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Warning 0 Posted August 26, 2008 Just Little update: They say things come in three's, well, I had a wheel bearing fail, Crank sensor die and the rad crack. now I'm £440 lighter. Installed the Pioneer Bluetooth kit, doesn't seem to want to talk to my phone at the moment :-( Wash and Wax, and some pics that arn't just on my drive!, Think I'll put one on the calender thread for feedback - competition too tough on there to stand a chance. Next Jobs install new speakers front and rear and put dash back together... climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdfDSC02446 30p.jpg[/attachment:3nzimaui] 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdfDSC02451 30p.jpg[/attachment:3nzimaui] DSC02464 30p.jpg[/attachment:3nzimaui] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slimg60 0 Posted August 27, 2008 Cars looking awesome, I'll have to get over to volkscraft as I need some bodywork sorting, is the spray quality as good as it looks in the pictures? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philuk 0 Posted August 27, 2008 very nice mate, looks the mutts :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
