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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: vwgolf182 on 20 May 2013, 15:35

Title: front discs help please
Post by: vwgolf182 on 20 May 2013, 15:35

are 16v and 8v front discs the same size??

cheers
Title: Re: front discs help please
Post by: Adezmk3 on 20 May 2013, 16:29
I believe so depending on the year, really early mk3 GTI's might have had smaller discs then the later models but I have limited experiences further back than P reg....
Title: Re: front discs help please
Post by: boneybradley on 20 May 2013, 17:43
from mid 95 the 8v got the 16v/vr6 spec 288mm front discs
Title: Re: front discs help please
Post by: Bellend on 20 May 2013, 18:52
Early 16v were 280 tho, no?

Dunno what's on this VR on a 93. I think they're 280 but will confirm if I ever take the wheels off.
Title: Re: front discs help please
Post by: spikenipple on 20 May 2013, 18:59
Yeah early valvers are 280mm. I have a set of 288 brakes waiting to put on mine though  :nerd:
Title: Re: front discs help please
Post by: willz94 on 20 May 2013, 19:01
Early 16v were 280 tho, no?

Dunno what's on this VR on a 93. I think they're 280 but will confirm if I ever take the wheels off.

Early vrs have 280 :)
Title: Re: front discs help please
Post by: tweed on 20 May 2013, 19:26
My 94 vr has 288 but they could have been swapped in the past
Title: Re: front discs help please
Post by: boneybradley on 20 May 2013, 19:37
it has being said the 1993 16v and 92/93 VR had 280mm... they changed somewhere around 1993 (so I'm told)
Title: Re: front discs help please
Post by: Bellend on 20 May 2013, 19:55
it has being said the 1993 16v and 92/93 VR had 280mm... they changed somewhere around 1993 (so I'm told)

I think different factories must have done different things!

So many variations! Seen P reg with square indicators and 280 8v then another one I had was all late spec on a P with 288.
Title: Re: front discs help please
Post by: tweed on 20 May 2013, 21:43
my 95 16v had oval indicators but 280 disc

guess they wanted to use up old stock
Title: Re: front discs help please
Post by: boneybradley on 21 May 2013, 12:15
my old 1995M had square repeaters and 288mm discs........ and my later chassis numbered 1995M car has square repeaters and 280mm discs

better than Citroen who had 3 different brake systems fitted.... dependant on what stock they had/ what was cheapest to buy that week etc etc
the parts deprtment I was at had to keep 12 different pads for a range of 4 cars!! (i actually think there was about 30+ different options during 1992/3 when you include the different models for each range)