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Sorry forn the late reply been aways on my hols. The make I bought were Brax. The gap on the handbrake cable clip is 8mm compared to 4mm on the genuine VAG.

Just forgot, the non-genuine calipers state on the box that they were a direct replacement for the genuine VW part, with the VW part number quoted on the box.

I was going to get the connection bent to fit but at the last minute bottled it and got genuine calipers. Part numbers as previous with no letter afterwards. Perfect fit for the febi handbrake cable (& indeed the original VW one), gap is in deed smaller. I will have a measure on the weekend to see what the gap is actually compared to the non-genuine ones. Calipers from VW cost me £89 + VAT. Non genuine ones were bought from Veedubmachine who have promised a refund. Also had the front wishbones & bushes done & ball joints. The difference in handling is remarkable including the breaking. Poorer but happier as a result. :D

Yikes! I think I try and get the hook bent. If they did this to almost 90degrees I can not see it failing. If it starts to fail I'll investigate the genuine calipers then given that the set-up is currently complete except for the handbrake cables. I will get 2 genuine h-brake cables to see if this helps as the old genuine h-brake cable nipple is slightly larger than the febi one. Anything further advice before I comit tomorrow would be appreicated.

Yeah, I thought about it but my garage weren't keen as they could not be certain how long they would hold. I presume its how well they do it. I shall explore that option further with them tommorrow. If I do decide to get genuine calipers, have I got the right part numbers?

Just to confirm the following are the correct part numbers for the genuine calipers? 1J0 615 423 & 1J0 615 424

I probably just cut my losses on this one and get genuine calipers and handbrake cables. If this is the quality so far, I may have a lot of headaches further down the road.

Thanks for the replies. So to confirm, the gap should be around 4mm. The picture is with the original genuine cable so I do not think the problem lies there but with the caliper. If this is so off to the Dealers (via the Bank!) to get sorted.

Thanks, if you could let me know. Here is a very poor dark picture I took in the garage (I'm not doing the work myself) which doesn't really help. Hbrake.jpg[/attachment:262x1fzm]

I've looked through the forum and consenus would appear that the standard Corrado handbrake cable should fit the MK4 rear brake caliper except mine don't! The nipple part at the end is too small and slides through. I've brought a new Febi cable and have the same issue, the nipple end again is too small. The only thing I can think off is that the calipers are not genuine VAG, however the supplier I brought them from has compared against a genuine VAG caliper and has stated the gap is the same at 7mm. I haven't got a genuine caliper to confirm whether this is correct or not. Any help would be appreciated. :scratch:

Its a hook one which gives me the option of it being a G60 or a 1.8 valver. I'll pop to the local stealers and any annoy them in personal rather than phoning. Might get an answer?! Cheers

I bought a new VW back box exhaust of e-bay a few years back for my 2.0 16v but it didn't fit and has been in the garage ever since and I've been told to shift it by the wife. However I've been unable to find the correct model to be able to offload it. It is stamped with TYP-NR 535 119 followed by 4039 and GLH underneath. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks :confused4: