Andy's 16v Corrado (finally back in a Golf)

[Andy-H]

Just got back from a morning in  Chesterfield and thought I'd just take a couple of shots after I'd washed the salt and crud off 

                                       

                                                 

                                 

                                 

As you can see, not much has happened on the cosmetic front. However a lot of time and money is going into getting this thing in top working condition  (with regular polishing thrown in for good measure  )

Getting me arse in gear and tackling the replacement drivers seat this coming Friday. Cleaned, dried and put in  .

Hopefully the car will look loads better when the wheels have had their refurb as well 

[Andy-H]

Oh, and a shot from the other night showing the uprated headlight loom at work 

Crap, blurry picture but you get the idea.

[robz]

looking good there m8!
are ya gonna be lowering it, cant remember lol
certainly got a nice n there!

[Andy-H]

It's aleady down 40mm Mate 

Gonna scuff these tyres off that I have on the front that are the wrong profile until refurb time (should be booking in this week if the price is right). Problem is I have found some other wheels on the bay that have caught my eye so I'll wait 'till they end before I go for the refurb on these 

Not going to go lower with this with the roads being so bad around here 

EDIT: also just got a window motor coming from Shaung60 off the Corrado forum so should be a busy weekend with the seat and all 

PS. Anyone removed a seat out of a Corrado, never done one mesen so some pointers would be nice  :embarassed:

[leeroy20vt]

that loom looks like it works well m8 im impressed

as for the seat surley there the same as a mk2 golf 10mm bolt and allen key at front undo that lift handle slide out backwards mayby lol

got a question for u have u done the door handle yet m8 if so how do u get them off sopose got to take door card of unlike the golf lol

urs looks lower than mine mines ment to be 40mm to but the back sits quite high what size rims u on m8

[DrewGTI]

looking tidy mate!  but you cant park straight on your drive   


you going to ultimate dubs mate?

[Andy-H]

that loom looks like it works well m8 im impressed

as for the seat surley there the same as a mk2 golf 10mm bolt and allen key at front undo that lift handle slide out backwards mayby lol

got a question for u have u done the door handle yet m8 if so how do u get them off sopose got to take door card of unlike the golf lol

urs looks lower than mine mines ment to be 40mm to but the back sits quite high what size rims u on m8

Hi Mate, yeah, the loom is much better 

Cheers for the heads up on the seat  I'll give that a go when the seat is dry. The door handle was OK. Take the door card off, undo the screw above the door catch, disconnect the block connector inside the door near the window motor and then pull the handle out of the door  . Might need a bit of persueding out as the seal sticks to the door a little. Oh, and it comes out lock end first 

My rims are 16's Mate.

looking tidy mate!  but you cant park straight on your drive  


you going to ultimate dubs mate?

Cheeky 

Thinking about this one mate for sure, probably the Sunday 

[DrewGTI]

 

looking good tho mate!


yeah, i'm heading up the sunday for sure. . been itching to get to a show since last september!

see what goodies and be found too! (wheels) 



got many other plans or is it still just keeping on top of things that need doing?

[Andy-H]

Gonna get these wheels refurbed Mate first (unless those others don't go much higher that I'm watching on the bay  )

After that Mate it will be a case of enjoying the thing throughout the summer with minimal tinkering 

Goodies found there are going to cause further modifications but that is a risk I'm willing to take 

What size wheels are you looking at??

[Andy-H]

Well, after some valuable advice from Guy & Dubplate Dan regarding cleaning the replacement drivers seat I ended up searching round places like HSS and the like to hire a wet & dry vac and I was looking at around £30 for a days hire 

So I decided to look up local valeters to see what sort of price I was looking at for a loose seat to be cleaned. Got a price that was a lot less than the hire cost of the vac and my drivers seat went from this  ................




To this  .............




Amazing what a tenner can get you these days 

The seat will reside by the radiator tonight/tomorrow morning until dry and then it will be fitting time