brakes question?

[Gavv8]

The europarts site uses your reg no and has been totally wrong on two occasions for me now.

[WeekendMechanic]

What do you guys use to flush the brake lines with?

[tweed]

What do you guys use to flush the brake lines with?

Brake fluid

[WeekendMechanic]

tried that it keeps coming out dirty 

[VW BUSH]

The europarts site uses your reg no and has been totally wrong on two occasions for me now.

+1, always know your engine AGG/2E etc when working with ECP.
Also if you own a 95/96 Mk3 they did have a lot of stuff wrongly listed when I last shopped there for my old Mk3 (ADY)
I Always take a picture and check it in the box on the counter or look on etka for vw part number and go armed with both.
If you can take the old part in even better.
Driftbridge Epsom has a load of Dub nuts working there (Lupo Boy ( ED38) and they know there bits, so if I'm flush I go there 

I use ATE grooved discs and pagid pads from ECP, and bleed the system every brake change with fresh fluid, cant go wrong with that.

At least now you know what disc size you are

[Gavv8]

I just use GSF now , they are a bit more expensive than ECP but they always seem to have the right part and you can still get a discount through the website.

[tweed]

tried that it keeps coming out dirty 

Keep going mate it will clear.

Bleed in this order. Driver rear, passenger rear, driver front, passenger front.

You doing it with a mate?

[wheatobear]

What year is it?

Pre 1996 had 280mm brakes later 1996 onwards had 288mm brakes. Pretty much the biggest brakes you can fit under standard 15" alloys.

You can go 312mm brakes just about on some 16" wheels.

288mm brakes are good but tbh standard GTI brakes with a DECENT set of discs and pads are all you're gonna need on a standard car. Couple it with a decent fluid flush through, decent fluid and freeing up the calipers a bit and you'll be fine.

I found the 288mm brakes absolutely spot on with VW discs and pads, really braked well.

according this mine shud have 288mm discs......but doing some diggin found out all 8v come with 239mm discs!...so bellend was wrong...so now i need to buy some vr calipers

[Dogbot]

No mk3 GTI came with 239mm discs, 280mm on 8 valvers
280 on 16v up to 1996 ish then 288 after that on 16v models.

The mk2 8v GTI came with 239 discs...

And later mk3 16v & vr discs and calipers are the same thing if your searching about for some

[tweed]

No mk3 GTI came with 239mm discs, 280mm on 8 valvers
280 on 16v up to 1996 ish then 288 after that on 16v models.

The mk2 8v GTI came with 239 discs...

And later mk3 16v & vr discs and calipers are the same thing if your searching about for some

And gti 8v's
My p reg (96) 8v has 288mm. My n reg 16v (95) had 280mm