Whats a good price for S/H Mk4 Rear Calipers?

[Ice White Socks 0]

Hi,

 

Just lost out on some Mk4 Calipers on Ebay so I'm gonna have to get some second hand ones :x .

 

Found a website for a Volks-apart that looked good- had Mk4 Caliper for £35ea or £75ea new. Is this a good price or could I get cheaper?

 

Should I get second hand ones or new?- Mk4's aren't gonna be that old so surely 2nd hand ones will be OK- will they :?

 

Cheers

[billinjah 0]

i paid £70 s/h for mine so thats right on the money!

[chubbybrown 0]

I hunted around for ages for 2nd hand ones and after all that for another £60 you can have new ones and piece of mind,you will also need adaptors to fit onto the original pipework,unless your a rougher...

I fitted new ones in the end,you know what your buying and no exchange required from VW !!!

I think the pipes are £23 well they were last year.

Its a great mod,you wont believe the handbrake you have 8)

[Ice White Socks 0]

Ah- good point about no exchange required from VW- how much are they new from the stealer then?

 

Cheers

[NickVR6 0]

I got a pair of rears from a scrappy the other day in great condition for £20 the pair!!

 

Shame i'd already bought a set from vince for £200 posted but came with everything i needed at the time, the car was off the road and i needed it working.

 

Sorry the other pair went straight away, but if they have any more which is highly likely ill give youa shout. Will be going this sat morn.

[Ice White Socks 0]

Cheers for that mate- that would be great 8)

[2cc 0]

hunting for 288s Nick?

[Supercharged 2]

NickVR6, I'm after some nearly new MK4 rears if you find any... I may also have some 288's for sale soon....

[Ice White Socks 0]

Just mentioned these calipers to some VW specialist fella today when It went in for the engine and gearbox oil change- he reckons the Mk4's go just as quickly as all the others and he has had to change loads already. Bit confused now cos maybe a set of used Mk4 calipers might not be such a good idea after all- might have to go new after all :(

 

Says he can get new VAG rear calipers for £75 all in though so thats doesn't sound too bad

[Supercharged 2]

Yep, I've heard of mk4 calipers fail too but not in the same way as the mk2/3 ones seizing up - this is why they are an exchange part as altho they are re-buildable it's not cost effective for a garage (or there customers to do this..)

 

MK4 rears are £55 each from VAG plus you'll need the conversion hoses.

[Icegeezer 0]

so with the mk4 rear calipers whats the biggest disc you can use?

[Supercharged 2]

Same as standard I'm afraid... mk4 ones are the same size diam but 9mm thick as opposed to 10 but you need to use the mk2/3 setup any how because of the taper wheel bearings...

[Icegeezer 0]

so is there any rear upgrade u can do at sensible cost?

[chubbybrown 0]

mk4 ones are supposed to be an alloy so you arnt supposed to get the seizeing up the same as mk2/3 ones.

I paid £66 each all in and no exchange so the old ones can go back on if cars sold at not the price I want.

that was at hawcos vw in Inverness.

they have been on a year and faultless.

I was advised to fit a new handbrake cable whilst it was all off so did that as well,unsure if I had to fit a mk2 corrado one or not

[Ice White Socks 0]

you see I said this all alloy thing to the fella as well- he said the pistons are still steel- maybe he isn't such a 'specialist' after all :?

[chubbybrown 0]

He has a point,Im no expert just they are on and have been so far

(touch wood)

incredible compared to the old mk2 efforts

 

its funny having a one click handbrake compared to seeing some of the photos of cars for sale with the handbrake rumped right up with me muttering ah it needs new calipers...

[Ice White Socks 0]

OK - thats good enough for me

 

55 a side does sound cheap tho- I have emailed vagparts and see what they come back with as they are normally good on price!

 

Cheers