run out mk2 gti 8v

[Khare]

right. im getting a gti 8v next week, as sharpie replied about my carb icing problems "get a gti", well ive taken his advice....sharpie, thats probably the most expensive bit of advice you've given here.
anyway, next week im picking up a K reg gti 8v, shell has no rust, lowered 110mm on spax springs and shocks, engine had an idle problem to do with distribuitor, but the guy has replaced it and now has a very slight missfire, which indicated the ignition timing wasnt set up properly, so its just a matter of getting the hands dirty.
anyway car overall is in mint condition, electric windows, estoril alloys with no damage at all.

oh yeah, its got an extra 2 doors too


i want to know what extras the run out models included, and also if the brakes were 256mm rather than 239mm. any more info about run out models?

[rubjonny]

some say they have 256 brakes as std, but ive never seen any solid evidence to back this up.  it might have a beesting aerial and top tint rear lights, but thats the only special thing the run out 8vs would have got std over the earlier 8vs.  basiaclly, have a look

[Khare]

yeah it does have a bee sting aerial, rear lights on the pics ive seen it has the 16v ones and crystal ones, dont know wich ones come with the car but im hoping itsthe 16v ones.
will measure up the disc size to see if they are 256mm, if they are, then thats the evidence.

[Jay]

will measure up the disc size to see if they are 256mm, if they are, then thats the evidence.

Or they've been uprated sometime in it's life.

[rubjonny]

better evidence would be the list of option codes on boot sticker, if one is for 256 brakes then we have the answer

[Khare]

will measure up the disc size to see if they are 256mm, if they are, then thats the evidence.

Or they've been uprated sometime in it's life.

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true.
will check boot sticker then, that will confirm it.

[cняis]

didnt realise the boot sticker held so much information 

[mattneck(Beavis)]

yep - theres a code decoder thing for them stickers to.. unfortunately mines not there 

[Rodriguez]

Mine's a K.  Completely standard with original doc's PM me if you like

[Khare]

Mine's a K.  Completely standard with original doc's PM me if you like

nice one dude. just wondering if you know if the brakes are 239 or 256?
also, does anyone know if the paintwork is metallic?

and also, does anyone know how many K reg mk2s there are in the uk?