RE: Volkswagen Corrado VR6: PH Heroes

RE: Volkswagen Corrado VR6: PH Heroes

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ClockworkCupcake

74,389 posts

271 months

Monday 6th March 2017
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Jobbo said:
ETA: I've just realised you you are; I was even going to suggest asking JonRB as the fount of all knowledge hehe
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ClockworkCupcake

74,389 posts

271 months

Monday 6th March 2017
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Jobbo said:
Here's a page from a very early VR6 road test in Autocar from 1992 - same wheel:
Hmmm... that *is* odd, because I only looked at the VR6 when I was hunting for my first Corrado and I'm sure I saw the earlier switchgear on at least one, possibly more than one. It had the square recessed controls for the sunroof, and the slider heater controls. You've got me questioning my own sanity now! biggrin

s m

23,164 posts

202 months

Monday 6th March 2017
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Jobbo said:
Here's a page from a very early VR6 road test in Autocar from 1992 - same wheel:
Just to point out that the excerpt is from the famous CAR magazine triple test ( rather than Autocar ), WILD WINGDING, with the Escort Cosworth and Calibra Turbo if you're looking for it

Jobbo

12,958 posts

263 months

Monday 6th March 2017
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Oops, yes - thanks Mike biggrin

I wish it wasn't 17 years since I sold my Corrado; memory starts failing!

aka_kerrly

12,415 posts

209 months

Monday 6th March 2017
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Jobbo said:
The changes for 1994 were relatively minor details though - the VR6's arrival in 1992 introduced entirely different front suspension and some body differences such as the bumpers and bonnet which I have always considered to be the facelift during the Corrado's life.

I'm fairly sure the foglights and grille changed in 1992 (with the VR6's launch) and then remained the same until the end of production?
1992 model year was when the Corrado got some major changes.

The early 89-91 cars dont just have different foglights/indicators and grill...

- narrower front wings
- different bonnet without the raised middle
- thinner rubbbing strips
- thinner in profile bumpers
- different headlights

The interior changes are a complete overhaul of the heater control panel, the ashtray, lower console area, different door cards with the electric window switches in a different place, black carpets and A/B/C piller trim, different seats, the raised arm rest, different clocks to name a few.

The 92 model coincided with the launch VR6 and the 2.0 16v engine (which was the 9A engine from a Passat with136hp and NOT the ABF 150hp engine from the mk3 Golf) In 1995 a few more changes were made including the release of the 2.0 8v model which did share an engine with the mk3 Golf and the release of the Storm which has it's own unique features BUT I'd far rather a well spec'd VR6 than pay a premium for a Storm badge or worse the beige leather on the Green cars.

kambites

67,460 posts

220 months

Monday 6th March 2017
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ClockworkCupcake said:
P-Jay said:
Was it a timing thing perhaps? I seem to recall the 2.8 was a fairly standard engine for VAG, it went into lots of things, Audi 80s and 90s, Sharans (bet that was thirsty) and of course the Golf. .
To my knowledge, the VR6 engine was never used in any Audi. They had their own V6 engines with a more traditional wider angle V which was mounted longitudinally, whilst the VR6 was a narrow angle 6-cylinder (the VR in VR6 stands for V-Riehenmotor, which means "inline V") and was designed for transverse installation.
It got used in later transverse engined Audis. It was never longitudinally mounted though, as far as I know.

G600

1,479 posts

186 months

Monday 6th March 2017
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aka_kerrly said:
Trying to get a good set of fog lights and indicators with no cracks/stone chips and splitters that haven't been scuffed can also be hard but by no means impossible
You've just reminded me how long I spent finding a set for my G60, I was gutted when someone drove into the side of it and wrote it off, I wish I'd kept them and a few other hard to find bits (dashboard screw covers being another part that took ages to find), I've still got a set of original BBS wheels laying around though, and their centre caps!

LeoSayer

7,299 posts

243 months

Monday 6th March 2017
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Owned 2, a 2.0 8v followed by a VR6 which I bought for 12k in 1998ish and sold for 10k in 2000.

The VR6 is the only car I ever regret selling. It had after market air con fitted which worked well. The driving position was perfect. The sound of the engine was just superb and the car did a fairly easy 140mph. As I recall 2nd gear stretched to 70mph. I still love the looks as much as ever.






ClockworkCupcake

74,389 posts

271 months

Monday 6th March 2017
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aka_kerrly said:
- narrower front wings
- different bonnet without the raised middle
- thinner rubbbing strips
- thinner in profile bumpers
- different headlights

The interior changes are a complete overhaul of the heater control panel, the ashtray, lower console area, different door cards with the electric window switches in a different place, black carpets and A/B/C piller trim, different seats, the raised arm rest, different clocks to name a few.
Very comprehensive list. Yes, all that, plus different sunroof switches on cars with an electric sunroof. yes

easypops

2 posts

84 months

Tuesday 7th March 2017
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Joe M said:
Loved mine, best mod I done was definately the quaife differential. Also had koni coilovers, eibach arb's, schrick vgi and 268 cams. Used to be all over evo's and sti's round the corners at knockhill. Supercharger would have been nice but they seemed a bit underdeveloped at the time with many issues. The brakes were also seriously lacking even with the later golf vr6 brake upgrade.
Sold it for £1000 back in 2009 frown
And I still have it mate, currently in bits at the moment as various bits needed sorting and I got kind of caught up with other projects(more corrado's) . I assume you removed the quaife before I got it ? Only asking as I wouldn't know if it was on it or not ? 😃

RAD856

4 posts

84 months

Saturday 11th March 2017
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ClockworkCupcake said:
aka_kerrly said:
- narrower front wings
- different bonnet without the raised middle
- thinner rubbbing strips
- thinner in profile bumpers
- different headlights

The interior changes are a complete overhaul of the heater control panel, the ashtray, lower console area, different door cards with the electric window switches in a different place, black carpets and A/B/C piller trim, different seats, the raised arm rest, different clocks to name a few.
Very comprehensive list. Yes, all that, plus different sunroof switches on cars with an electric sunroof. yes
The turn signal and wiper levers also changed, the early 1983 VR6 cars had the same as the G60. The later 93 VR6s also got the volt meter and oil pressure gauge in the console. Here in North America anyways. In Canada we also got headlight washers as standard.

RAD856

4 posts

84 months

Sunday 12th March 2017
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I meant 1993 VR6 (Not 1983)

Trumpie

80 posts

121 months

Wednesday 15th March 2017
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Hi RAD856,

I wondered if you could help, a little off topic but I also have a Corrado VR6 and have enjoyed the pain and expense of fixing a repairing throughout my ownership (wouldn't change it though) but have got to a stumbling block with headlight washers. I have then fitted as standard on mine but have two left hand nozzles (right was broken before my ownership) and cannot find any right hand ones here in the UK. Are they available in Canada? if so where?.

Thanks