Supercharged
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Just the caliper itself so your only getting the piston seal really with the exchange but they are so cheap i wouldn't bother refurbing, the exchange calipers are new and you can paint them to make them look new for longer... I bought a pair for £55 exchange but this was a few years ago with a hefty discount, I think they are £35 each retail.
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Yep, all Corrado's came with Lucas / Girling 54's so seals are all the same as the 54 is the piston area in mm. Also - the MK4 rear calipers have the same size pistons as the originals and also use the same seal kit.
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Hi Ian, the FAG ones from GSF are OE quality, free delivery too from the web... VW dealers will keep these on the shelf I would have thought as they fit alot of cars! Just make sure it's an alloy one you buy, seen some really dodgy looking castings on eBay painted silver recently
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Either use standard VW pads (£25) or Ferodo DS2500's (not cheap tho at £75)
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seen unused original ones with the template go on eBay for anything between £70 and £250
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Mytyres are useless and now particuarly cheap I find... I've used Best Buy Tyres a few times now, superb customer service and very good prices, especially on continentals I just bought 4 P Zero Nero's in 195.45.16 for £220 delivered, done 400 miles now and they are the best tyres i've ever used!
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Only thing to remember is to undo the ABS sensors under the rear seat before dropping the beam.
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Rear calipers can take a while to self adjust after a pad change so can affect feel, as can the Bias valve... One of the best things about the Corrado is the progressive brake feel, I love it compared to new cars that are way to 'sharp' imo.
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Yeah, get an eezibleed kit - much easier!
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Yeah, always a good idea to change the fluid after a pad change, also may need to bleed the master as this will affect the travel is there is any air in there - bed them in first then nip into Stealth / VW for the fluid change.
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I would just change the slave to start with if it's original (non alloy part) Part is £40 and should take no more than 1 hour with full brake fluid change
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Jokers... VW would do a Varta battery for under half that!
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MK4's are only £100 a pair, I wouldn't mess around with seal kits etc as it's the handbrake mechs that fail
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Yeah was going to say most dealers keep them on the shelf...
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A guy called Alpina offers this service and used to do them for AmD before they went bust... Have a search on here for info, he's down near Chelmsford and offers an exchange on site service He also fits an enlarged butterfly so much better product that the ones you see on ebay etc
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Flat spot at 5 K on a G60 running high boost is almost always the ECU dragging back the timing becuase of the limitation of the stock map sensor - you need the 2.5Kpa one from a Rallye really...
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Ah sorry Dom, didn't realise it was a VR, I recently bought VAG ones for mine tho at £25 a side (plus vat) which includes bushes altho I binned the standard rear ones and fitted the TT items Regardless of price tho i'd never fit Febi suspension stuff to a corrado - it simply doesn't last!
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Is it??? I'd say it's the way to go, I have standard VR shocks back on mine now, Blue H&R OE sport springs (meant to be used with standard kit) and new VAG wishbones with TT rear bushes - handling is superb and much better than when on Konigsports and Powerflex'd wishbones, despite being 1cm higher. Ride quality is also so much better.
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Yeah, MK3 ones are the way to go and I think they are the only thing thats available - more of a cable tidy than a clip
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VW wishbones are only about £2 more, better metal and the bushes will last much longer than Febi!
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"I ordered some bits yesterday from VW and it seems that they struggle to get in most things next day!" Anything in the country should be available next day as long as they order before 3pm Anything else is 3 days from Germany usually unless on backorder which you get no ETA
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Yeah, you must be carefull not to damage / twist the plastic lines... Best wait as you say, keeping the filter steady is key to being able to crack the banjo bolts off... Maybe get someone with large waterpump pliers or an oil filter tool to hold it?
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What about circus folk?
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The loom above the rear engine mount bracket - especially if the heat sheild is not in place!
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Do you know any midgets?
