280mm upgrade on 8v, fair price?

[Waspy]

Seems so hard to come by all the parts I need. Basically I have been offered everything, hubs, carriers, calipers, discs, pads, and the 22mm master cylinder (all used) for 200 quid to my door.

Can I do it cheaper, or is that a solid price?

[Simeon]

You could do it cheaper for sure, but it would take time and effort. If you just want to get it done and the parts are in good condition then that's probably fair

[Waspy]

They look in okay condition. Nothing to write home about but it's all there on a plate.

However I'm still unsure if I actually need new hubs. My car is August 91, so rumour has it, it might have the right hubs, but I havnt checked.

Need to out which parts are suitable (and which are cheapest!)

[Craigwilson]

mine is an April 91 and I had to change my hubs, only takes 2 minutes to check

[Waspy]

Yeah, the car is 100 miles away haha, what am I looking for? I'll check on Saturday

[Craigwilson]

if it looks like this



you need hubs because as you can see he carrier doesn't seperate from the hub

if it looks like this

 

you can leave the hubs as you can see the carrier bolts off

[Simeon]

If you have an 8v gti then you will need hubs, if you have a 16v then you can use existing hubs. If you have a poverty spec you definitely need the hubs.

[Mr Blue]

£200 to your door? not bad!

[Sgt_Lemon]

That looks a bad price to me. I got carriers, calipers, disks for 50 delivered. Went and got my own hubs for 60. With new bigger mc and wheel bearings it came to 150. I reckon it could be cheaper if I did the whole lot from a scrappy.

[Waspy]

Yeah, I left it, I've just got no good scrapers near me. Might find a 4 stud mk3 if I'm lucky