non gti question for you

[lewis1641]

bonjour chaps.

i have just bought a 1995 1.9 diesel (non turbo) and the front calipers are goosed (bleed nipples are snapped off and we cant get them out)

struggling to find any replacements for them. i believe they are 239mm solid discs.

any ideas of other models i can liberate calipers from?

thanks in advance, dave

[Dmonday]

bonjour chaps.

i have just bought a 1995 1.9 diesel (non turbo) and the front calipers are goosed (bleed nipples are snapped off and we cant get them out)

struggling to find any replacements for them. i believe they are 239mm solid discs.

any ideas of other models i can liberate calipers from?

thanks in advance, dave

If you're after new calipers why not upgrade the brakes?

[lewis1641]

£200 car that's driven by the wife and probably wont exist in 6 month's time!

[thai-wronghorse]

Surely a breakers yard near you will have some kind of mk3 for you to pillage the calipers from?

[lewis1641]

i dont doubt that but i am wondering here is calipers from other models will fit the diesel. no poing buying 1.4 or vr6 calipers to find out they don't fit

[thai-wronghorse]

loads of cheap fixes here.

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313&_nkw=golf+mk3+caliper&_sacat=See-All-Categories

[thai-wronghorse]

there are several complete front brake set ups on ebay which you could buy for next to nothing

[lewis1641]

so all mark 3 calipers will fit the 1.9 diesel?

[thai-wronghorse]

Yes, if you have the correct carriers, pads and discs associated to the caliper. But bear in mind that GTI's and VR6's have 5 stud discs so you'd have to change the hubs as well so obviously not worth it on a cheap and temperary vehicle.

[LowlifeDubber]

Ive got a full brake set up here.239mm

Got calipers,carriers,discs all perfect as ive just taken them off my own car to uprate to G60 affairs

Pm me an offer if you want them dude.Bleed nipples are free and easy btw