Kev_VR6 0 Posted December 16, 2009 (edited) Hi everyone Thought it was about time to upload some pictures of my VRIt's an Aqua Blue VR6 with 131000 on the clock. It's not a daily runner so we're (me and my dad) are taking our time with it It's had a brand new engine at 85k and a full respray back in JuneLet me know what you think... These are all from the advert on Piston Heads a few months back... ETKA Corrado.pdfDSC01113.JPG[/attachment:3kevyv6t]stromlaufplan_gamma4.pdfDSC01134.JPG[/attachment:3kevyv6t]Corrado92.pdfDSC01131.JPG[/attachment:3kevyv6t]passat climatronic wiring diags.pdfDSC01119.JPG[/attachment:3kevyv6t]climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdfDSC01126.JPG[/attachment:3kevyv6t]2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdfDSC01124.JPG[/attachment:3kevyv6t] We've done a couple of subtle things to it since we bought it, namely:- Cat 1 Cobra alarm & immobiliser fitted upgraded speakers & sony head unit Revotek 11" & 9" Fans & bracket (supplied by CrazyDave :salute: ) Clear side repeaters Momo steering wheel & gear knob New reg Nothing too major. Really happy with it for now but sometime in the near future I'm gonna be on the lookout for a few things. Milltek exhaust for starters, a decent set of coilovers (may need some advice on these), some nice wheels (speedlines are ok but mine aren't in perfect nick). Here's a pic of the new reg (sorry it's in the dark) 17092009448.jpg[/attachment:3kevyv6t] Thanks for looking. Any comments much appreciated Kev Edited July 6, 2012 by Kev_VR6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millerman 0 Posted December 16, 2009 looks nice mate :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kev_VR6 0 Posted December 16, 2009 Ta very much millerman. Just avin a look round your car. Looks great love those wheels Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millerman 0 Posted December 16, 2009 Ta very much millerman. Just avin a look round your car. Looks great love those wheels thanks :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozowen 2 Posted December 16, 2009 Very tidy car matey. Welcome to the forum :wave: and hope to see you at next years shows and meets. You are in very very good hands if you are taking it to D&G. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete_griff 0 Posted December 16, 2009 nice looking car in a good colur with some raelly clean looking paintwork there pal - good descision. if it was me i would bin the rear lights and badgeless front grille for OEM items, but then i'm a fan of the OEM "wolf in sheep's clothing" look and everyone's different. if you're thinking of getting different/bigger wheels i would consider getting some different brakes on there before you go doing things like the exhaust. if you drive it hard then the standard 280mm stoppers aren't up to much under repeated hard braking... a good choice and easy upgrade from the standard items is either the 288mm of 312mm brakes found on golfs, tt's etc glad you're happy with it - keep the pics coming :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KipVR 1 Posted December 16, 2009 What he said x 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kev_VR6 0 Posted December 17, 2009 f it was me i would bin the rear lights and badgeless front grille for OEM items, but then i'm a fan of the OEM "wolf in sheep's clothing" look and everyone's different. if you're thinking of getting different/bigger wheels i would consider getting some different brakes on there before you go doing things like the exhaust. if you drive it hard then the standard 280mm stoppers aren't up to much under repeated hard braking... a good choice and easy upgrade from the standard items is either the 288mm of 312mm brakes found on golfs, tt's etc Yeah you're right about the rear lights I'm not a massive fan of them myself but I think I still prefer them to standard so they'll have to stay for now. The front grille is slightly damaged (due to us having to get the bonnet open as the release had stopped working. Fixed now but couple of clips broken) again though I do prefer it to standard. Ideally would like to get the eyebrow grille colour matched. Can't argue with you on the brakes though you're spot on. Defo need upgrading before I do anything else performance wise. It's had new callipers on rear. I was thinking of new callipers on front and new disks & pads all round then can still get speedlines back on for this time of year... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kev_VR6 0 Posted December 17, 2009 Very tidy car matey. Welcome to the forum :wave: and hope to see you at next years shows and meets. You are in very very good hands if you are taking it to D&G. Cheers mate. Yeah can't wait for next year's shows. I was at Tatton park and Awesome this year but I'd only just got the car then. I've got a pic of it at Tatton ... 254.JPG[/attachment:322z4xsx] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James. 9 Posted December 17, 2009 Another great Corrado in the North West ! Hoorahh !!! :clap: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hayesVR6 0 Posted December 17, 2009 Tidy car and very clean bay, not a bad colour also, nice one :notworthy: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VAG-hag 0 Posted December 17, 2009 Looks very nice mate :D Paint looks great :clap: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kev_VR6 0 Posted December 19, 2009 Tidy car and very clean bay, not a bad colour also, nice one :notworthy: Thanks mate. Had a go at cleaning up the manifold couple of weeks ago. 29082009442.jpg[/attachment:1jhesf20] Still abit grubby on close inspection but a lot better than it was. Maybe a fully polished one is something to think about... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aide 0 Posted December 19, 2009 good to see another one in safe hands :salute: liking the shared ownership approach too, would like to try that with my dad - only getting him to pay for everything, and me doing all the driving :grin: manifold has come up well Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wastegate86 0 Posted December 20, 2009 Very tidy plenty of room for improvement make sure you keep this thread updated :salute: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kev_VR6 0 Posted December 24, 2009 good to see another one in safe hands :salute: liking the shared ownership approach too, would like to try that with my dad - only getting him to pay for everything, and me doing all the driving :grin: manifold has come up well Cheers aide! Well I doubt I'd be making much progress if my dad wasn't interested too. He's doing the majority of the research on the technical side of things and I'm sorting the mods so together we should be able to get it right as long as we can keep agreeing on things :) Progress will be slow but very thorough. I'll keep updating this thread as we go along. Thanks for the comments everyone! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kev_VR6 0 Posted April 9, 2010 Hi guys, Time for an update with some new pics. Sorry to say but it's mostly bad news... I came across a leak a couple of months back in the driver and passenger footwell area. Only minor but still needed sorting. Had to get all the seats/trim out anyway coz I was gonna be refurbing the leather so out it came and carpets too. Only reason for doing this was there was a small tear on the drivers seat and the bolsters had lost strength so were a bit saggy. had them re-trimmed and bought myself a leather restore kit to use on everything else. Carpet smelt of damp and was looking a little tired so decided to replace with brand new - no point putting tatty carpet back in with refurbed leather. Anyway, after the process of elimination with the hose pipe we managed to pinpoint the leak to the windscreen behind the rubber - turns out the car has had a replacement screen fitted a few years ago but the rubber was never sealed 100% around. This is what we found when we took the screen out... Brace yourselves... stromlaufplan_gamma4.pdfIMG_0078.jpg[/attachment:g5sc14zw] Corrado92.pdfIMG_0079.jpg[/attachment:g5sc14zw] Luckily we're on pretty good terms with a local garage we use who say they'll do the repair for a couple of hundred and a spray shop can sort the paint out for another couple of hundred. My insurance are gonna sort me a new screen for £70. Could have been a lot worse if I'd not found this for a year or two so thats something to be grateful for I suppose. On a more positive note my new strut brace arrived this morning. Tried it on the car and it looks ace. Unfortunately though I can't put it to the test until I get the car back. Cant wait to get it back and just start enjoying it again. Feels like ages since I even took it off the driveway. Here's a pic of the strut brace... passat climatronic wiring diags.pdfIMG_0115.jpg[/attachment:g5sc14zw] Garage came a couple of hours ago with the tow truck. I reckon I'll be looking at a fortnight or so before I have it back. So, plans are as follows once I can drive it again... Fit the new carpets (already cut and moulded ready to drop in) fit refurbed seats/trim fit strut brace fit updated ICE Wheels and coilies are gonna have to be put on hold unfortunately for now :( Here are some pics of the carpets we're using... climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdfIMG_0103.jpg[/attachment:g5sc14zw] Just a case of placing the original over this and marking up where to cut... 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdfIMG_0104.jpg[/attachment:g5sc14zw] Once cut we just needed to use the hair dryerfor a while to get the shape right. Once nearly there we were able to offer it up and make any further adjustments in place... IMG_0105.jpg[/attachment:g5sc14zw] The carpet was really easy to work with and on the surface loooks identical to the standard one so a good alternative in my opinion. Only cost £30 for 2 rolls. I bought an extra 1 for the boot but that'll be sometime off yet... If anyone wants to know where we got it from let me know and I'll pass on the details to you. Thanks for looking Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted April 13, 2010 Jesus :shock: That looks to me like the previous screen fitter scraped the old urethane glue off with a metal object, thereby scratching all the paint and primer off. Plus, not adequately sealed in again = rust :? Good work on the carpet. Where'd you get it? I'd like to make a decent boot mat and some carpet mats. The VAG Corrado mats wear through very quickly as I do a lot of miles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattnorgrove 0 Posted April 13, 2010 :shock: Crikey, it's a good job you uncovered that before it ate the entire pillar!! Seeing bodged screen replacements like that is whats stopping me from "accidently" putting a hammer through my screen and getting it replaced. Really want it doing too as have a couple of stone chips which are still very noticeable even after being gel filled. :( Liking what you've done with the carpets, didn't know it was possible to cut and shape your own. Weren't you tempted to do it in Shagpile? :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyway 0 Posted April 13, 2010 Perfect colour with the leather interior and terrific job with the flooring, like to know where you got the carpet from. I removed and cleaned up a couple of carpets last summer and spent ages scrubbing, soaking, freshening and drying them. Your method seems far less taxing!!!! Just started to polish up a spare manifold myself, don't think you notice the difference at first until you compare it up against old photos. Well done with all the hard work going into it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kev_VR6 0 Posted April 13, 2010 Thanks guys. Found the carpet on eBay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Black-Original-Equipment-Gel-Back-Interior-Car-Carpet_W0QQitemZ190362683555QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item2c528008a3 We went to the premises as it's quite local to us to see it up close before buying and it comes off a 2m wide roll - although it's described as 1.9m in the advert :confused4: which is ideal length for the corrado. It's gonna fit together in 2 full length pieces. There are 2 overlapping joins : 1. near the front kick panel behind the accelorator pedal (so fully hidden), 2. in the outside corners of the rear seat upright. All the rest is hidden by the transmission tunnel. See pic - top left is the only join going to be visible but once the tape is removed it will be hardly noticible - unlike the original we removed glued right across the rear passenger footwell area :lol: stromlaufplan_gamma4.pdfPicture highlight.JPG[/attachment:2suih60t] I'm not sure it's gonna be suitable for matts though as it's shiney gel backed so it could slide everywhere. We're gonna use my off-cuts to make a template for floor matts and take them back to the guy so he can use them as a template to make us some new custom matts with the corrado logo on (that's the plan anyway 8) ) Anyway thats enough about carpets lol I know you're all more interested in seeing the new windscreen surround... Nipped down to the garage yesterday to take some pics of the progress. Should be good as new round the windscreen area when I get it back... Corrado92.pdfPicture 018.jpg[/attachment:2suih60t] passat climatronic wiring diags.pdfPicture 051.jpg[/attachment:2suih60t] climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdfPicture 008.jpg[/attachment:2suih60t] 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdfPicture 052.jpg[/attachment:2suih60t] Picture 020.jpg[/attachment:2suih60t] As you can see the new metal is in but it's not finished yet. The guy still had a bit of finishing off to do (we arrived while he was right in the middle of it). I'll get some more pics up when it's painted before the screen goes in... Thanks for the comments guys Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidwort 0 Posted April 13, 2010 got pretty much the same job to do on mine :( trouble is you have no way of knowing that they damaged the paint on the screen fitting and if water creeps in by the time you see the paint blistering the holes are there. how did you deal with the screen company/insurance, did they need to see the screen before you took it out? will they come to the bodyshop to fit the screen? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kev_VR6 0 Posted April 13, 2010 got pretty much the same job to do on mine :( Sorry to hear that mate. You're right though no way of knowing until it starts to show by which time you're looking at an expensive repair :( Insurance were spot on though to be honest (I had a chip or two that 'suddenly got worse' and cracked so they agreed to replace it without it effecting my no claims for £70. They gave me the contact info for a local firm who'd be suppling & fitting the new screen. I rang the bloke up and explained the car is getting on a bit so we'd like to take the screen out ourselves and get any necessary repairs done before he comes to do the fitting. He was well chuffed with that as it saved him the job of removing and disposing and it ensures he'll have a clean fresh surface to work with. He wasn't bothered about coming to verify the screen was damaged before he'd agree to fix it so out it came... I'll be watching him like a hawk when he's sealing though! No gaps being forgotton this time lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kev_VR6 0 Posted July 4, 2010 Hi guys. I'm back on the road now after not being able to drive it since October! It's been a while since my last update as the corrado has been keeping me really busy. Finally got the car back from the body shop where they'd sprayed the new metal welded in on the A-pillars but the quality was less than awful - it was bubbling in places and you could see marks under the surface caused by bad prep work, so straight back it went. Wasn't as if it was a cheap job either - £300 for the welding which was spot on and another £300 for the paint so i wanted it perfect. Here's a couple of pics of the car once they'd put it right Book1.pdfPicture 107.jpg[/attachment:3eba7sma] stromlaufplan_gamma4.pdfPicture 108.jpg[/attachment:3eba7sma] Then it was finally ready for the new windscreen. I could then get on with putting all the interior back together, which had been cluttering up the whole house for about 2 months :lol: First the new carpets - my dad did such a good job on these they went in a treat ETKA Corrado.pdfPicture 120.jpg[/attachment:3eba7sma] The seats and door cards had been treated to a refurb whilst out of the car so I was looking forward to getting them back in and see how they looked and I was surprised how good they looked :shock: stromlaufplan_gamma4.pdfPicture 119.jpg[/attachment:3eba7sma] Corrado92.pdfPicture 183.jpg[/attachment:3eba7sma] passat climatronic wiring diags.pdfPicture 156.jpg[/attachment:3eba7sma] So just as soon as it was all ready to drive again, disaster struck! Once I got the car running again after not being run for so long, within 10 mins of it idling on the drive I noticed the water in the coolant darkening. I took the oil filler cap off and found the usual 'mayo' which normally screams Head Gasket. I got on the the phone to a VW specialist I know and they said they'd take a look the following week. Luckily I found out that this can also be caused by the oil cooler failing. This turned out to be the case with mine. I think this may also have been the cause of the radiator starting to leak at around the same time. I had to have a new genuine VW rad as I have the D&G fan bracket installed I also picked up a few other things as the MOT was due... New Rad New Disc/pads all round New OIl Cooler (praying it was the problem, but not 100% sure) New spark plugs Over £400 on parts I also asked them to give the car an MOT and a full service Turns out they were right - it was just the oil cooler at fault after all :clap: So, another £480 later the car was running smooth as silk again and ready for me to progress with. I was just thinking at this point 'What will break next?' I just ran it for a couple of weeks taking it easy to make sure everything felt ok and there were no more problems. I wasn't spending more on mods if it wasn't absolutely sound all round. Everything was superb - except for my 2 front tyres - they'd been the cause of an advisory note on my MOT. I knew they weren't great and I was expecting them to fail but the advisory gave me a good idea... As I could no longer afford any new wheels I decided I'd get my speedlines refurbed when I go in for the 2 new tyres. I'm not a massiv fan of them to be honest though so I thought about a colour change. I went for Anthracite gray in the end with Toyo Proxes and I have to say I never thought they could look as good as they do! I can't stop looking at them and everytime I walk away from the car I keep finding myself glancing back at them :lol: Here's a few pics of them (The car looks really high but that's coz I havent decided whether to go for just lowering springs for now or get saving up for some DECENT coilovers) climatronic wiring-Golf from May 01.pdfphoto.JPG[/attachment:3eba7sma] 2.8l 24v Climatronic system.pdfPicture 129.jpg[/attachment:3eba7sma] Picture 130.jpg[/attachment:3eba7sma] I'll get some more pics up tomorrow of the car in full view with these on Thanks for looking guys and as always, all comments welcome and appreciated, good or bad Kev Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aide 0 Posted July 4, 2010 you've been busy! carpets, seats and wheels look really well, good job. noticed my windscreen rubber is lifted in one spot too... am hoping i dont find what you did Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
