256mm front brake upgrade
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Corrado callipers, Audi 80 GTE carriers, Mk2 16v discs & pads,
Uses corrado callipers, mk2 golf 16v discs and pads, and calliper carriers from an Audi 80 GTE - the complete kit of everything you need to put big brakes on your Mk1.
Callipers have new slide pins,
Discs and pads done about 2000 miles
Getting hard to find these parts now
£150 for the whole lot collected, post will be expensive due to weight.
Take it easy ; )
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256mm front brake upgrade
‘81 Golf GTi Mk1 TSR1600 tintop
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Re: 256mm front brake upgrade
256mm is not really a big upgrade imogregpank said
[mention]big_nick [/mention] total longshot but do you still have this kit?
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Re: Re: 256mm front brake upgrade
Mk2 abf 280mm mk1 cabriolet 288mm that is my upgraded brakesnicci21paul said
256mm is not really a big upgrade imogregpank said
[mention]big_nick [/mention] total longshot but do you still have this kit?
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256mm front brake upgrade
Tbh thinking of just replacing my 239 discs and adding some decent (ie Mintex/EBC pads…
But open to suggestions
‘81 Golf GTi Mk1 TSR1600 tintop
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Why not just go 280mm or 288mmabfmk1 said
Pretty sure that Retrofication were selling the required caliper carriers (256 conversion) but last time i looked, not recently, they were sold out. Trouble with the vauxhall conversion is the pads overhang the discs, mine did anyway which just put me of…
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Why quote me, i was only replying to the poster asking the question, i hnicci21paul said
Why not just go 280mm or 288mmabfmk1 said
Pretty sure that Retrofication were selling the required caliper carriers (256 conversion) but last time i looked, not recently, they were sold out. Trouble with the vauxhall conversion is the pads overhang the discs, mine did anyway which just put me of…
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