16v brake pads

[packardjc]

Ok I have a 16v P reg GTI, do I need 288 or 280 brake pads? Black Diamond say the change happened at 04/96 is all, seems a bit shifty. Any way I can tell which my car is?

[Wayne]

Square or oval side indicators?

[Bellend]

Square or oval side indicators?

Will be oval on that, deffo. But could be either brakes. Post a pic of one front wheel face on.

[packardjc]

Closest I can do atm, oval indicators it seems

[iyrix]

it should be 288. 

[dansmk3]

am i wrong in thinking that the 8v and 16v are the same?

288 at the front and 280 on the rear? or have i just made that up? 

[iyrix]

very wrong.  288 discs were on the 16v after 96.  The VR6 also has 288.
 
the discs on the rear are a lot smaller than 280.

[thai-wronghorse]

P reg should be 288, but I've heard of people having late cars with a mixture of early and late parts including the indicators. Rears will be 256.

[Wayne]

P reg should be 288, but I've heard of people having late cars with a mixture of early and late parts including the indicators. Rears will be 256.

Rears are 226 I believe, 256 was on mk4's but only the higher powered versions, I know mine is 256mm.

[thai-wronghorse]

Yep, that'll be it.