Ap Brake Upgrade on 17's - did redrobin have these fitted ?

[Teutonic_Tamer]

have you tried the Haynes manuals for the Golf/GTI? Reasonably priced as well.

It's shyte - typical Haynes crap, often omitting some important points, and blatantly instructing to use petroleum based copper grease on rubber brake components. 

Try this linky for official factory manuals - http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=54324

[Hurdy]

have you tried the Haynes manuals for the Golf/GTI? Reasonably priced as well.

It's shyte - typical Haynes crap, often omitting some important points, and blatantly instructing to use petroleum based copper grease on rubber brake components. 

Try this linky for official factory manuals - http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=54324

Hi TT,

Have you tried looking into those links recently?

They don't give the manuals any more

[RedRobin]

Be aware that whichever size Monza you have, the steel spare wheel will not fit over the AP's.

If you have the factory fitted 18" Monza IIs, then you also get an 18" ET-matched spare - so it should fit. 

....Good point, but my GTI came with factory fitted Monza 17's.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

have you tried the Haynes manuals for the Golf/GTI? Reasonably priced as well.

It's shyte - typical Haynes crap, often omitting some important points, and blatantly instructing to use petroleum based copper grease on rubber brake components. 

Try this linky for official factory manuals - http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=54324

Hi TT,

Have you tried looking into those links recently?

They don't give the manuals any more

They still work fine - just downloaded a couple of test ones just now!  I bet you are using FirePox! 

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Be aware that whichever size Monza you have, the steel spare wheel will not fit over the AP's.

If you have the factory fitted 18" Monza IIs, then you also get an 18" ET-matched spare - so it should fit. 

....Good point, but my GTI came with factory fitted Monza 17's.

OK, so does that mean your space saver is also a 17" ??

Righty, just found the part number for the 18" space saver - 1K0 601 027 B - for a 3.5Jx18H2 ET25.5 steel space saver.  The correct tyre is a T125/70 R18 99M.

Edit: and the larger tool holder - 8P0 012 109 E

HTH

[RedRobin]

OK, so does that mean your space saver is also a 17" ??

Righty, just found the part number for the 18" space saver - 1K0 601 027 B - for a 3.5Jx18H2 ET25.5 steel space saver.  The correct tyre is a T125/70 R18 99M.

Edit: and the larger tool holder - 8P0 012 109 E

HTH

....I've no idea what my space saver is. I'll have to check it. Useful part # info

[Teutonic_Tamer]

OK, so does that mean your space saver is also a 17" ??

Righty, just found the part number for the 18" space saver - 1K0 601 027 B - for a 3.5Jx18H2 ET25.5 steel space saver.  The correct tyre is a T125/70 R18 99M.

Edit: and the larger tool holder - 8P0 012 109 E

HTH

....I've no idea what my space saver is. I'll have to check it. Useful part # info

Have you checked it yet? 

[RedRobin]

OK, so does that mean your space saver is also a 17" ??

Righty, just found the part number for the 18" space saver - 1K0 601 027 B - for a 3.5Jx18H2 ET25.5 steel space saver.  The correct tyre is a T125/70 R18 99M.

Edit: and the larger tool holder - 8P0 012 109 E

HTH

....I've no idea what my space saver is. I'll have to check it. Useful part # info

Have you checked it yet? 

....Nope - Car is in the garage (tight fit, no room) and it's raining horizontally!

[Teutonic_Tamer]

OK, so does that mean your space saver is also a 17" ??

Righty, just found the part number for the 18" space saver - 1K0 601 027 B - for a 3.5Jx18H2 ET25.5 steel space saver.  The correct tyre is a T125/70 R18 99M.

Edit: and the larger tool holder - 8P0 012 109 E

HTH

....I've no idea what my space saver is. I'll have to check it. Useful part # info

Have you checked it yet? 

....Nope - Car is in the garage (tight fit, no room) and it's raining horizontally!

It's dry and sunny outside Teutonic Towers today - any better your neck of the woods?

[RedRobin]

OK, so does that mean your space saver is also a 17" ??

Righty, just found the part number for the 18" space saver - 1K0 601 027 B - for a 3.5Jx18H2 ET25.5 steel space saver.  The correct tyre is a T125/70 R18 99M.

Edit: and the larger tool holder - 8P0 012 109 E

HTH

....I've no idea what my space saver is. I'll have to check it. Useful part # info

Have you checked it yet? 

....Nope - Car is in the garage (tight fit, no room) and it's raining horizontally!

It's dry and sunny outside Teutonic Towers today - any better your neck of the woods?

....Dry and sunny and windy in my neck of the woods thanks

I might check it out when I've caught up with all my forum posts . That'll be sometime tomorrow then.