dstyrrell 0 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 I love my VR to bits but its now starting to cost me loads of money, i need sunroof motor(£25 scrappy) timing chains and clutch(£350)new exhaust(£350)suspension(£250)To top it all off i got a quote yesterday for new radiator fans as mine are really noisey and i think thay are gonna die very soon £800 ....I have asked before but does anyone know anything about custom fans such as spal fans and has anyone done them and can advise what setup and how to do ect.....VR's are great but the don't half seem to cost loads on parts and pretty difficult to work on. i'm gonna have to do the work myself as i can't afford to take it to a garage, not looking forward to doing the chains.... Link to post Share on other sites
jaysVR6 2 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Poor things are starting to get on a bit now fella. I reckon most people will start to incurr some billage around about now, when you consider the last of the VRs are now 9-10 years old! Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 dstyrrell: They are all parts you can get from your friendly VW breakers! PM kilokiller of Stoke Vw Spares who can probs help you out Pete Link to post Share on other sites
Kaz 0 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Ouch, £800 for a rad fan!!There is one on eBay at the moment, £106 Buy it now and it's brand new - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Genuine-VW-Corrado-VR6-Electric-Radiator-Fan_W0QQitemZ150014885222QQihZ005QQcategoryZ9889QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Might be worth a look? Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 dstyrrell: They are all parts you can get from your friendly VW breakers! PM kilokiller of Stoke Vw Spares who can probs help you out PeteTiming chains, clutch, exhaut and suspension?? Link to post Share on other sites
Jk* 0 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Thanks for putting me off! Lol. Link to post Share on other sites
Petesvw 0 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 If it's any consolation! Me gearbox has just gone : (Just short of 100k. Link to post Share on other sites
dstyrrell 0 Posted September 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 oh yeah thats another thing, ive got oil weeping from my gearbox, changing the oil this weekend, gear changes are sometimes a bit rough, i'm hoping the gearbox isn't another thing that'll need to be added to my growing list Link to post Share on other sites
dstyrrell 0 Posted September 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Cheers Kaz for the Fan info, it handy as they are based in Norwich where i am, just wondering tho the Fans they are selling are for the Carrado Vr6 does anyone know if they are the same as the Golf???? Link to post Share on other sites
mk3anni 0 Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Nope the fan setups are different. Link to post Share on other sites
dstyrrell 0 Posted September 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 yeah i just found out about the fan, gutted.I 'm really suprised considering that some guys on here have chargers noone seems to know anything or have custom cooling.If i'm wrong and anyone on here does know about custom fan setups and indeed has one i would be interested to here what you've got and how you set it up ect...... Link to post Share on other sites
Kaz 0 Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 As far as I am aware the fan's are the same, they just mount differently (different surround) to the Corrado - I'll check the part numbers in a bit to make sure if you like.. Link to post Share on other sites
dstyrrell 0 Posted September 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 thanks for your help Kaz, i spoke to my mate who works at vw and he said they are different which i'm gutted about. i think the outputs are the same but the blades are different sizes apparently so they won't fit in the space available.He might be wrong though, obviously main dealers can only do things by the book.Anyway thanks alot for your time mate Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 you can get pacet race fans, they do loads of different sizes and they can run all sorts of switching and run times depending on needhttp://www.pacet.co.uk/ Link to post Share on other sites
dubloke 4 Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 if you went custom fans, talk to kevhaywire on here as he has some due to his log inlet set-up, then you could always go for an in-car controller setup on one fan only so you could have it running whenever for extra earlier cooling, and the other on the thermo switch as per the norm! Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 On one hand, VR6s are all getting old now and yes, big things are starting to go wrong with them.On the other hand, there are LOADS of VR6s finding their way into breakers' yards right now, so second-hand parts are plentiful & cheap.Go to breakers wherever you can, and for anything new go to GSF. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 dstyrrell: They are all parts you can get from your friendly VW breakers! PM kilokiller of Stoke Vw Spares who can probs help you out PeteTiming chains' date=' clutch, exhaut and suspension??[/quote']Yep, He did my clutch, front suspension, and he's done quite a few other members chains Link to post Share on other sites
dstyrrell 0 Posted September 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 well i knocked one thing off my list today and got a sunroof motor for £20 off the scrappy.I know i was moaning about my VR but i've been driving it alot today and i do love it completly and i think that its worth spending the money.I hope that people reading this thread won't be put off. Seriously i think that VR's are awesome and i think that i'm gonna keep mine for a long time to come.i think that youd struggle to find another type of car for under 5 grand that could offer that much. Link to post Share on other sites
dstyrrell 0 Posted September 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 oh and thanks purple high line monster for the fan lead, that looks really hopeful Link to post Share on other sites
vdubgirl 3 Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 dstyrrell If you need parts PM me and I'll see if i can get you a good price. I've set up a trade account for the club through the motorfactors where my B/F works so drop me a PM if you need anything and we'll see if we can save you a few quid Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Lee 1 Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 If it's any consolation! Me gearbox has just gone : (Just short of 100k.100k *-) *-) in my book 100k = £100,000 kingell is it made of Solid Silver. Link to post Share on other sites
dstyrrell 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Well please I joined www.PARTSGATEWAY.com and did a search for radiator fan, its a web site that searches loads of scrappys and finds your bit. Anyway within a day i got a quote from Stevens VW dismantler and i bought a radiator fan for £55 including VAT and delivery !!Good breaker, polite prompt service, and next day delivery !!! Link to post Share on other sites
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