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256mm brake upgrade.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:31 pm
by genesisGT
It this a straight swap to a mk2f (mk3) once you get the 5 cylinder audi carriers and calipers? just wondered!
obviously need new pads and disks but wondered if they needed spacers like the 280mm set up.
thanks.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:34 pm
by Krupa
Yeah you need the carriers off an old Audi Coupe, but I think you can use any 256mm calipers with them.
G40 brakes should be ample for GT power though, but it is up to you.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:48 pm
by genesisGT
Thanks Krupa!
I was hoping that was it, as there is an audi in the scrapy which i think is of the right type.
Bigger the brakes the better i say!
Don't laugh they are going on my new 1.0 not the GT (the GT has G40 brakes on), but the little 1.0 is my new project!
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:31 pm
by Krupa
Sounds interesting...
If the brakes prove to be no use, you could always ebay them, they're a 256mm conversion for the Mk1 Golf GTi too.
And I know a certain owner of a grey G40 who may be interested...
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:16 am
by hardhitter
If they are in a scrappy, get em ! I phoned over twenty VW/Audi breakers before locating a set.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 12:38 pm
by genesisGT
cost me £15 calipers and carriers!!!
need new seals and external rubbers but a recon its a bargain.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:59 pm
by Krupa
I reckon that's a steal! You should see how much they go for on ebay.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:45 pm
by genesisGT
I am going to have to save again - just looked at the price of reconned items £65 each. Also looking at zimmerman cross dirlled/vented disks and pagid fast road pads for the 256s, as they worked well with the g40 brakes on my GT. (It now has cheap ass part co items mintex pads and ????? disks but they are no where as good). I am hoping the 256s will fit under golf mkII 14" steels without spacers, so it is nice and descrete.
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:05 pm
by robz
dam u, u stole my brakes!
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:35 pm
by genesisGT
how robz?
I thought you just got G40 stuff!!
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:09 pm
by JSCmk3
i'm after a set of 256mm carriers too if anyone comes accross a spare set or they go on ebay... cash waiting
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 10:42 am
by robz
nah the guy you got them off (from ScottishVAG) said i cood have them but then sold them 2 u b4 i got back 2 him. Yeah ive got ma G40 brakes, im jst being greedy
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:08 pm
by genesisGT
sorry robz didn't realise!
the ones on scottishvag I didn't get as they dont fit! so don't buy them if he offers them to you! they are off a latter model audi like the maroon one in the scrappy!
I bought a new toy for the polo but you can see it next week.
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:49 pm
by robz
oh ok, he told me he sold them 2 a guy called Richard from Hamilton? anywho, a new toy?