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  1. andy
    You sure you haven't just seated a lead on a plug badly, its easily done on a VR.
  2. andy
    I've had two sets of problems with Autoglass (Portsmouth). They pulled a load of laquer off my Golf wing and A-pillar, and they cocked my Corrado up really badly, they had to fit another screen and replace abot 5 or 6 trim panels that they broke. I despise them. Glass everywhere, sealant everywhere, my interior panels around the screen have still got knife marks in them from where they removed the previous screen. I caught the guy supergluing the rubber outer seal in where it was such a bad fit that it kept popping out.
  3. andy
    Here it is, first one on the page. http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/fungames/bloopers.shtml
  4. andy
    I've just watched that 5 times! Brilliant. Theres something really hilarious about people laughing when they shouldn't. It reminds me of that famous sound clip where two cricket commentators can't stop laughing. :-)
  5. andy
    Very unlikely to be bad petrol. I'd imagine its purely temperature related as its ok when warm. Ideally get someone to run Vag Com on it, you might have a dodgy sensor.
  6. andy
    VagCOM required by the sound of it. The K&N isn't going to make much difference, especially low end.
  7. andy
    I've got a set of JOM lowering caps on the Rado, there's no settling in period. They're just metal plates after all. Did you only change the top caps or springs as well, because they will settle in a little when new.
  8. andy
    Schrick manifold by a long shot.
  9. andy
    Not had this problem but it sounds fairly obvious. You've put narrower than standard tyres on the front (steering wheels) and you're understeering. I wouldn't expect anything else tbh.
  10. andy
    I've had both now. Both good cars. Golf for practicality and build quality, it really does fell much better screwed together on the inside. Corrado for driving, all the way, somehow the 2.9 feels much more potent than the 2.8. Handling is much better, must be the lower centre of gravity. Looks are subjective but the Corrado turns heads whereas people just see another Golf., its different and sleek. I miss the practicality of the Golf but love the presence of the Corrado.
  11. andy
    I've got Beru plugs in the Rado, soooo cheap and no problem whatsoever. I'd have them again.
  12. andy
    double post..oops
  13. andy
    There are several independant people down here (South Coast) that are excellent and non expensive. I wouldn't know about Scarborough though! You could ask for a recommendation on here... Independant VW specialists are the way forward if you can't do a job yourself. I generally can't stomach the incompetence that I experience every time I go to the dealers for a part. "Corrado?...how do you spell that sir etc etc...!"
  14. andy
    I would never trust a dealer to do that job properly, too many horror stories for my liking... They can't even get a price right it would seem!
  15. andy
    Gotta be a spoof, very funny though, why would BEAT OFF be in red and capitals. What did that robot do that was actually innocent? As for Spiderman's Arse! Pearl Necklace, honestly,... pmsl.
  16. andy
    My other half's got a MG TF 160 VVC and that moves too, no impression of speed though just very linear power delivery, no torque as such, sounds pants too.
  17. andy
    I would defo not use gasket sealer on the thermostat housing, that's what the rubber gasket is for. Sump bolts are not very tight from memory.
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  19. andy
    OK. I was sold a Goodridge line kit for a late VR6 and it doesn't have banjo fittings, this is wrong then? Can I get adaptors?
  20. andy
    Hi can anyone tell me what type of fitting standard late VR6s have on their front brake lines, is it banjo or standard screw in type. Got some Goodridges and unsure if they'll fit. Antone know the late type VR6 Goodridge kit part no? Cheers
  21. andy
    Well piston 6 is low, could be several things, rings, headgasket or valve/s. Was the test carried out with the engine warm? Further diagnostics, ie squirting oil into cylinder 6 and seeing if the test results improve would isolate the problem.
  22. andy
    You can put a breather on the rocker rather than have the existing pipe etc. It will probably drip oil on the exhaust manifold heatshield though. Can't lose the MAF, its rather important you know! :-) ISV is needed for idle control, OBD2 cars don't have one but it's a big and expensive job to convert.
  23. andy

    park your car!

    andy replied to Petesvw's topic in General Chat

    122.9 :-) Seen it before mind!
  24. andy
    Brembo discs and Pagid fast road pads from GSF are reckoned to be a good combination.
  25. andy
    Brilliant article, really liking that stone chip idea too. :-)
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