Mark's vento VR6 *sad days*

awesome mate is it on the mota yet le me see le me see

Lookin good m8,car look's awsome.

i have a after market one. your right bout it being tacky. it doesn't even clip in properly, mines currently just wedged in, good enough to stay tho.

Car looks good with the new brakes. Nice choice.

that looks expensive ouch mate.

nah, thats wear and tear

all the hard work on the grill is finished just needs a proper paint. thinking i need an eye brow spoiler to complete the look. what you lot think?
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sweet mate nah dont go the eye brow direction lookin good

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i went any broke the middle slat when i put it on the car, so its back off being fixed and re-inforced, lesson learnt,

im going to be making another one of these grills if anybody wants to buy it when its done.

looking good marc,i think i prefer the front brow less,looks pretty sleek in those pics anyway

i will second that! looks good in pics. i'm no longer gunna put the brow on or spend more money in fixing it. our ventos look good without it mark!

finally got the strut brace on! taken me long enough


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reason the battery is out is because its f*cked. when i get anew one it will be getting moved to the boot and that fugly battery tray will be getting thrown away and the power steering resevoir will be getting moved to infront of the washer fluid bottle!

dude shweet.

Lookin good budy me likes

Like the german vw bage,
never had a strut brace,dose it make a difference?

how much it cost you and where you get it from? i want one for mine but unsure where to get one from. guessing quality will differ to where and what you pay for it.

Looks great BTW.

got it from fleabay was about 50quid, the quality isnt great but tbh its more for show than performance. i havnt driven with it yet but i doubt itll make any difference

i didnt feel any difference to the handling with a strut brace on ,

dougievr6 wrote:i didnt feel any difference to the handling with a strut brace on ,

i just came onthe forum to say that exact thing!! makes no difference to how it feels so im guessing no improvement

sad day today, decided im breaking the vento for spares.

totally gutted about doing this love this car to bits and i cant bear the thought of selling it. been checking around the car with its mot coming up next month. really it needs too much for its mot to be worthwhile. so its all going for spares.

1996 Vento vr6 in silver.
all going pretty cheap apart from the biggies i have in mind what i want for them

Full heated leather interior inc door cards with the loom and switch all mint condition £400

Motor, box, loom and ecu. 148k chains are fine but included is an overhaul kit worth £200 - £700 or
if you want the hubs, arb, wishbones, subframe and rear axle for mk2 vr6 widetrack conversion £950

rear axle without calipers or discs (as they are fooked) £50

fully functional corrado spoiler inc wiring, motors and switch £80 or £100 with the bootlid

312mm audi tt brake setup, lucky if the pads and discs have seen 1500 miles. includes calipers and any hoses you need £200


Doors 25 each, pass side has tiny spot of surface rust, needs painted though, drivers side has a bit of rot near the top. rear doors are mint.

grills - late spec with choice of badge colours £10
or custom made badgless early spec grill, made from two early spec grills. read for paint £40

Vento front end, bonnet, smoked headlights, grill, front bumper (vento bumpers are different from golfs) £120

rear bumper £20

Thick door mouldings with vr6 badges and some spare clips suits 5door golf and ventos £30
gti/vr6 side skirts, pass side is mising the 2 end clips £30
gti/vr6 early spec arch mouldings £30

bbs montreals 16inch, painted satin black with red pinstripe, plenty life in the tyres, all straight £150

leather trimmed steering wheel £30

couple vw badges, matt black, mars red and shiney chrome.

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link to video of spoiler working

only thing im keeping is the coilovers as they can go on my next car or if the engine doesnt go ill keep that too for the next car

awww mate thats a shame. if the funds were right at the moment id so have that boot lid with spoiler. just bang it through an mot see what happens.

itll fail mate, needs rear brakes and the floor welded where the jack went through it. not worth replacing tbh the shell is rotting.
sold the brakes, 6branch and decat
leather provisionally sold,

im gutted

absolutly gutted for you mate

i think you should save it and fix it yourself.
don't want to see this go tbh