Ignition switch replacement
From THE Corrado Forum Knowledge Base
The ignition switch dying is quite common on Corrados, so expect to have to replace it at some stage.
This guide will tell you how to change the switch for a new one, but if you'd prefer a push-button start - Oichan's website has a good guide
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Or a pseudo-English translation from babelfish
You will need the following: Ignition switch - Part number 6N0 905 865 and £12.34 from VAG. (You can get them from GSF for £9 +VAT, but quite a few people have reported problems with them, so it's best to go for the genuine VAG part)
So let's begin
I've not done this on a VR before, but I assume it's the same as on a late G60 and 1.8 16V, if not, then I'm sorry to waste any of your time... Ask at your stealer's if the switch is the same, if it is, then the fitting should also be the same.
take out the driver's side seat (one bolt at the front of the runner and a plastic cover at the back of the runners) so that you can lie down in the footwell.
remove the driver's side under dash
remove the bottom of the steering cowl.
unclip all of the multiplug wiring around the steering column. (just helps with visability!)
place a large cushion over the center seat mount and lie down with your head resting on the brake peddle. With a torch you should be able to see up behind the switch. To the column side of the switch is a small, brass, crosshead screw. You need a thin handled cross head screwdriver to get at this... I used a watchmaker's screwdriver that I bent slightly to get in to the screw. It's quite fiddly, but persevere and you'll get it.
with the screw out, the switch should just pull out towards the peddles
insert new switch and put the screw back in. You'll have noticed that the original screw wasn't mega tight, so it doesn't have to go back in that tightly either!
remove youself from the footwell (easier said than done by this stage... Glad I told you about the cushion yet?!? Laughing ) and re-connect the multiplugs to the switchgear. Test the switches NOW, before you put everything else back together!
replace the lower steering cowl and underdash
replace the seat ensuring that all 3 runners are in the channels properly and that you've replaced the bolt and rear cover.<
DONE... Very Happy
Easy huh? Like I say, it's a bit fiddly, but there's no major engineering qualifications needed or anything daft like that. anyone who can lie down, use both hands at the same time and use a screw driver should be able to do this in about an hour.