Cressa

I think I have nearly finished the write up. I shall add the part numbers tomorrow, so thanks for those. I think I need to add the wheel bolt torque too, but let me know your thoughts on it 😇

Provisionally sold via a PM...

Dox, I bow to your knowledge, cheers 👍😊

Please see pics. I have just removed the 280mm brake set up off my 95 Corrado. Nothing wrong with it, worked absolutely fine, I just changed for a bigger set up. I had refurbed the calipers with new pistons and seals b4 fitting. The car has only done 700 miles since fitting. The sliding pins work fine and were lubricated, the boots were replaced. Braided hoses were purchased off a guy on Ebay that builds to what you want. The discs and pads have only had the stated mileage. Although a cheap brand and came boxed in the car when I bought it, they have been fantastic and would recommend. Surprisingly. Either fit these to yours, put in a box for storage 😇 or keep for spares. I haven't drained all of the brake fluid out as I wouldn't want things to rust. As such I have sprayed them all with wd40 and wrapped them up. What you see in the pics is what you get. Happy to split but still the same price 🤣 Bloody heavy, so you are welcome to collect from s26 or I will happily post at your cost. If they don't sell on here I shall stick them on gumtree or Ebay for more. Some guy wants 200 pounds for his... get real hence not sold £60 Bargain, i think...but you pay the fees if not friends and family PayPal. Anything with the queens head on also accepted

Routed the wiring today. Stuck my relays on the side of the battery with enough slack to pull out, removed the front grille and rad top fixings and tyrapped it down low to the O/S headlight. Only took half an hour surprisingly. I want to do the change over when it is dark to see the difference, sad I know. Pleased with it 👍 💡

Quality that 👍. I will pinch the part numbers and add to this, if that's ok

Found this

Be nice to sell the 280s 👍. If you change your mind , the offer of sending the mk4s is there. I will add your info to the end of the thread. I need to look at adding the torque settings to some of the fittings. Having a rest now so should finish writing it tomorrow 😁

I think I have a genuine set of those discs in the garage. Had them years, so need the surface rust cleaning off. You can have them for the postage if you want. I can post up a pic

You dont need to remove the door cards they are at the very bottom of the door. Remove the clips, but they also have an adhesive tape on the back. 👍 which I'm guessing Shaun has used his posh tape on

Hi all, for now please post any additional comments in here and I will add to the proper thread. I have had to stop as I seem to have exceeded the picture limit !! So will contact Toby hopefully for a solution. I think I will write each part and add the pics later If anyone thinks adding part numbers would be beneficial or anything else let me know. Just trying to give something back 😇

This do?

I saw somewhere that someone did it with some threaded bars and a couple of plates. Genius. I did mine with the brother in law and a small 3T press. Not easy and hilarious having to hold the axle up. Make sure you get the ears back in the correct placing. As you will never get them out again 😩

Is that the tape that is more expensive than gold?. Looks like it has good uses though 👍

I had the sunroof panel off mine when fitting the cassette. Never thought to leave it on, perhaps as it was off for painting. Remember 1mm down at the front 1mm up at the rear. You are cracking on with it today

The logos are stickers that I got off ebay. I made sure to panel wipe so that it was very clean, then sealed them onto for some protection. I know they wont last forever but I thought it would be a nice touch

Starts to look like a car with that fitted 😁

one person benefits, then it is worth it. 😇

Always used the greenstuffs on my 16v just so that wheel cleaning was easier. Never had a problem with them. There is a set of genuine pads also on the box of bits I bought... didnt realise. Cheers Shaun So, as I still have one side to do, I wondered if it would be beneficial to do a separate write up with lots of pics, as there is nothing in the Wiki about this, what do people think? I appreciate it isnt a difficult swap, but others may benefit from this, just a thought. Let me know your thoughts 🤔👍

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Thought I would go black to maybe hide them. I had a late mk3 16v GTi with the same size brakes and alloys, was sure they had shims.... I will see how it goes 😊 The hoses are Goidridge phantom I believe, will check tomorrow. I got the new hoses and new genuine discs with a stripped down set of 288s calipers, £100 off ebay months ago. I don't need the calipers as I had already got a set and powder coated them. Happy with how the finished side looks 😊. Easy to bleed for once as it was just pushing it along one side Probably 5mm clearance on the balance weights, that's good enough for me Need to find time for the other side..

Do the mk3 288s need the anti rattle shims ?

Couple of hours spare so I am going to start the front brake 288mm upgrade. I have been collecting these parts for a while, just needed the time to fit. Not to everyone's liking in black maybe.... with genuine vag discs and greenstuff pads. Hopefully the refurbed speedlines will fit with the balance weights on!

Merry xmas 👍

Merry Christmas everyone. 🍻🥂 Santa brought me a cheap battery impact wrench gun that fits my 18v makita tools. Lazy wheel removing here we go 😇