Mk3 Golf GTi and VR6 - are the brakes the same?

[Cheesey Pipe]

Hello,

New here and need some help.

Were building a track car and just wondered if the brakes on the VR6 are uprated over the 8v GTi MK3?

And....if they are, does anyone have a set of front VR6 calipers and carriers please.

Help on this would be much appreciated.

Andy

[A7 UFO]

VR6 brakes are 288mm.  Mk3 GTi are 280mm although I had a mk3 GTi 8v fitted with VR6 brakes from the factory.  Apparently, it comes down to part bin levels when the cars are being made.

[babyvw]

sorry to jump in ere are all mk3 gti 280mm how can u tell what uve got!?

[A7 UFO]

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[kells]

later GTI's had 288's too, think it was 1995 0nwards

[babyvw]

reason i asked was i ordered some online they came was too smal so sent back and they sent another pair and they were the same so my 97 has 288 at guess work!!

[A7 UFO]

mine was a 96 P so what Kells said makes sense

[rubjonny]

another of those internet myths. VR6 doesn't have uprated brakes over GTIs, they all had the same setup. 288mm brakes are an age thing, not a VR6 thing. All MK3 GTIs & VR6 after around 96 got 288s, regardless of engine fitted.

[Wayne]

As above my 1996 had 288mm setup

[boneybradley]

vr6 1992-late 1993 had the 280mm front discs as per the gti (up to mid 95)
vr6 93on and gti from mid 95 came with 288mm

I've had 2 1995M plate gti's and 1 had 280 and the other 288 (It was apparently part of the 1996 facelift with the oval indicators)