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Offline dom-tom

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1.6 16v brakes?
« on: 04 June 2009, 14:42 »
hi..

wants the biggest brake discs you could get on the 1.6 (front and back) with out swaping the cals/shoes ???

there 256mm on the front and 232mm on the back stock (i think lol) could you get GTI discs on?


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Offline T_J_G

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Re: 1.6 16v brakes?
« Reply #1 on: 04 June 2009, 14:45 »
You could get any brakes on you wanted provided you had the time and most of all had the money.

Read here http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=87778.0

Basically you can get 312mm front on but you'd need to swap the hubs.


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Re: 1.6 16v brakes?
« Reply #2 on: 05 June 2009, 15:24 »
thanks m8

just want some thing that would fill the alloys out better as it looks daft with 256mm discs with 18inch alloys

could i fiT the GTI discs with out any mods?

thanks alot

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Re: 1.6 16v brakes?
« Reply #3 on: 05 June 2009, 18:04 »
Think you'd need different hubs, as if the GTI ones would fit in theory so would 312mm.

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Re: 1.6 16v brakes?
« Reply #4 on: 05 June 2009, 18:11 »
sorry to steal the thread, but just a quick one, to do a full conversion on a gti to bigger brakes (front and rear) how much is it gonna be? bout £400?

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Re: 1.6 16v brakes?
« Reply #5 on: 05 June 2009, 18:20 »
Carriers £165
Pads and Discs £90

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Re: 1.6 16v brakes?
« Reply #6 on: 06 June 2009, 15:41 »
so what we talking price wize for a brake convertion to GTI size and 312mm...for the discs n the hub and anything elles i will be needing?

thanks alot :smiley:

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Re: 1.6 16v brakes?
« Reply #7 on: 06 June 2009, 20:54 »
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