Corrado Owners - Your cars please

[RS ZWEI]

So Rado, is your parts Corrado a VR6? If so is it a 2.8 or a 2.9? Manual or auto?

[Rado]

No it's the 2.0 litre 16v, the bonnet I stole off it is the VR6 style bonnet with the middle section raised instead of lower like the early 16v. and the front edge is steeper giving a more blunt front to the car.

[robh]

Do you have any dash parts?  I would be keen on the center panel of the dash?  What year is it and what colour is the interior?

[Rado]

Yep got the dash but it is LEFT HAND DRIVE.(oops I forgot to mention that sorry) Black interior on this one. It's a '94. But black. Oh and manual, 5 speed.

[typ53]

Can do the rear catch plate thingie, kind of protective of those headlamps though...  does the reflector pop out if you open the light? If it does then I could probably part with that...

I don't blame you to be honest!  The reflector will come out with some dismantling, but it would be a little dis-ingenious of me to take it from you - the lenses aren't too expensive at the dealer's but the rest is only available from the dealer as a complete part nowdays apparently at mind-blowing expense! I'll try and get mine re-chromed first and if that doesn't work perhaps I'll get back to you.

I would appreciate the catch plate though (it's a little difficult to get off - you have to be careful and squeeze the tabs that hold it in from under the rear sill.  Don't ask me how I know!).

Oh and if anyone has the extra gauge pod for a RHD Corrado that they want to part with...  

[typ53]

Funnily enough my girlfriend didnt like the left hand drive thing heh heh, sitting on the right reaching for an imaginary steering wheel. I considered putting a steering wheel there, would make getting pulled over for speeding kinda amusing...
It has got the extra gauges but I'm using those

Did you get the extra gauges from the LHD console?  I was always under the impression that they wouldn't fit.  If they do that's nice to know - opens up a few possibilities.

[Neil]

I don't blame you to be honest!  The reflector will come out with some dismantling, but it would be a little dis-ingenious of me to take it from you - the lenses aren't too expensive at the dealer's but the rest is only available from the dealer as a complete part nowdays apparently at mind-blowing expense! I'll try and get mine re-chromed first and if that doesn't work perhaps I'll get back to you.

I would appreciate the catch plate though (it's a little difficult to get off - you have to be careful and squeeze the tabs that hold it in from under the rear sill.  Don't ask me how I know!).

Oh and if anyone has the extra gauge pod for a RHD Corrado that they want to part with...  

Not wanting to burst your bubble Craig, but the lenses and reflectors are LHD & RHD specific.

[typ53]

Ah...Bugger.

Btw, I've managed to find some of those catalogues I asked you about yesterday - will drop them off later this week.  Interesting, if academic reading...There's a nice VW sump there... 

[Rado]

Not wanting to burst your bubble Craig, but the lenses and reflectors are LHD & RHD specific.

Ah yes.....  It would point in to oncoming traffic a bit wouldn't it.... you can put a piece of black tape over the offending area like the owners manual suggests but that would be naff. Now my spare parts Corrado is a Japanese import, but it's left hand drive ( I've heard that the japanese like a bit of exclusivity and sometimes get a left hand drive for that! surely not...) BUT! Japan drives on the LEFT!  so I just don't know now...  will have to compare the lights with my NZ new one.

Question:  My 'rado has a slight knock/rattle in the steering column if you go round a bend pretty enthusiastically and hit a few bumps. Sound familiar to anybody? Probably just showing its age...

[vonripsnorter]

Ahhh Rado, Thats a nice looking car you have there, because of you, my wife wants a Corrado, She saw it at the festival, nice wheels & nice stance, It was getting alot of attention from onlookers.

How about we swap cars & YOU pay us the cash difference

We had the White Golf GTi 16V 
I was a little surprised when we got first as I thought your car was the sure fire winner, we also took the best daily driver award for that car on the night as well, so we were happy with that

[Rado]

Ahhh Rado, Thats a nice looking car you have there, because of you, my wife wants a Corrado, She saw it at the festival, nice wheels & nice stance, It was getting alot of attention from onlookers.

How about we swap cars & YOU pay us the cash difference

We had the White Golf GTi 16V 
I was a little surprised when we got first as I thought your car was the sure fire winner, we also took the best daily driver award for that car on the night as well, so we were happy with that

He he, yeah my Corrado got 2nd in the watercooled in the end, so that was cool because Tracey and I spent a day grooming it!  Hmm yes if you ever want to part with that GTi get in touch....   I don't think I'll sell the Corrado though  =/

I was soooo impressed by so many of the cars there, I've never toyed with anything aircooled before but now I can't help feeling like doing a Variant or even a Combi ( my girlfriend would faint, 3 vdubs plus 2 other cars here already!)

Mike

[captncrash]

True both very very nice cars...... I was at the festival too with the not quite so mint silver Mk2 golf - Does anyone have any pics of the water cooled cars they can post? Me mums Scirroco the red one came third there was a very nice white scirroco there too.....

[vonripsnorter]

True both very very nice cars...... I was at the festival too with the not quite so mint silver Mk2 golf - Does anyone have any pics of the water cooled cars they can post? Me mums Scirroco the red one came third there was a very nice white scirroco there too.....

Ahhhhhhh, so you must be Mark (Marc) we had a chat to your mum at the farewell breakfast & told us about all your cars at her house!!  

Rado, you mention getting into the Aircooled stuff, thats where its really at  ( I can hear the boo's & hiss already)
Our wee Beetle ( dont know if you saw our white 1300 in the quadrangle) is real nice, we also came first with that (H'mmm sounds like I'm showing off now  ) Blah, what the heck..........anyway, theres something real nice about having a "REAL" vw

I better go now or I'll be banished from this site 

[Rado]

Yes I've got loads of pics, I'll have to compress them...   The red scirocco yeah I keep my eyes out for those, I had a fantastic 1975 TS 1600 nz new Scirocco. Wow I loved that car...like a go kart and throttle response to die for....  very light car.

[ken]

That hoodride 1970 varient is for sale on trade me.