Will R32 rear brakes fit the ed30?

[Hurdy]

Are the R32 rears,GTI front brakes then? If you get what I mean?

Which was what I was going to ask. Will my GTI fronts fit on the rear or do I need to replace all the other parts too (as in the R32 conversion)?

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Are the R32 rears,GTI front brakes then? If you get what I mean?

I think I get your question - but no is the answer.

The front wheel drive GTI / Edition30 / Seat Leon Cupra / Å koda Octavia vRS (all from the PQ35 platform) all use identical specification rear brakes, being solid discs, 286mm diameter by 12mm thick.  They are clamped by a Lucas/TRW CII38HR-A caliper, with a piston bore of 38mm.

Whereas on the identical platform four wheel drives such as the R32 and the S3, the disc is a centrally ventilated one (just like the fronts), and is 310mm in diameter by 22mm thick.  A different type of Lucas/TRW caliper is used, namely a CII41HR-A - I'll let you guess the piston size!

Now, on the "lesser" 4motion models, such as the Golf TDI 4motion, the caliper is the same CII41, but the disc diameter is both smaller, and non ventilated.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Are the R32 rears,GTI front brakes then? If you get what I mean?

Which was what I was going to ask. Will my GTI fronts fit on the rear or do I need to replace all the other parts too (as in the R32 conversion)?

Huh, maybe I did mis-understand TagnuTs question!  :embarassed:

So, to that - NO front brakes are interchangable with any rear brakes - at all. 


Unless you know of a Mk5 Golf which has the handbrake working on the front wheels!   

[TagnuT]

Are the R32 rears,GTI front brakes then? If you get what I mean?

Which was what I was going to ask. Will my GTI fronts fit on the rear or do I need to replace all the other parts too (as in the R32 conversion)?

Huh, maybe I did mis-understand TagnuTs question!  :embarassed:

So, to that - NO front brakes are interchangable with any rear brakes - at all. 


Unless you know of a Mk5 Golf which has the handbrake working on the front wheels!   

ok, forgot about the handbrake  Just that the shape looked similar. 

[k4ith]

I bought the front R32 set up of ebay some time ago for £205 of ebay, reason being the Seat and VW dealers want dif prices for essentialy the same parts.
VW R32 Part no's 

LH Calliper: 1K0 615 123J - £161.63
RH Calliper: 1K0 615 124J - £161.63
Carriers: 1K0 615 125F - £119.10 each


Seat Cupra Part no's

LH Calliper: 1K0 615 123K - £109.32
RH Calliper: 1K0 615 124K - £109.32
Carriers: 1K0 615 125G - £146.05 each

Vw parts has the r32 set up for sale for £650 all in incl delivery.

I painted mine but didnt like the look so got them powder coated instead

[K1]

don't have any clearer pics. but the rear discs are about the same diameter as the stock gti fronts. Also the caliper is alot bigger than the stock rears. 

[luca]

My mate works for vw and said he can get the r32 brakes at cost +10%. Will see what price he comes up with, if i dont get the ebay ones.
K4ith how much did it cost to powder coat the calipers? Where did you get them done?

[Teutonic_Tamer]

don't have any clearer pics. but the rear discs are about the same diameter as the stock gti fronts.

And are they ventilated?

Also the caliper is alot bigger than the stock rears. 

Yes, it may be visibly bigger than the GTI rear caliper, but it is fundamentally the same rear caliper design, with the same handbrake operation!

[k4ith]

My mate works for vw and said he can get the r32 brakes at cost +10%. Will see what price he comes up with, if i dont get the ebay ones.
K4ith how much did it cost to powder coat the calipers? Where did you get them done?

I had to strip the piston section from the calliper which is just big bolts i think.But it was £60 for the 2 callipers and carriers.Its was local company where i worked in Livingston.

[k4ith]

T/T here's a pic of what the disc looks like, note the badly spayed hub/bell lol.