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Cheers - will hang on for a bit to see if anyone has a grey one, but will keep you in mind.

Does anyone have one of these ? I'm looking for a grey one in good condition, or black might do in a pinch. VAG seem to want about 250 for one ! Reason is the 288 conversion, so need to carry a spare speedline, as I don't want to be swapping rears to front if I can avoid it. Thanks

Just to let anyone whose interested that the grey Passat middle sunvisor is still available from VW Classic Parts in Wolfsburg. This is the clip on one, not the later 3B one that doesn't really fit and is made out of cheaper plastic. Part# is 3A0 857 555 A77 and online ordering was easy, cost €27.26 and €7.00 shipping to Ireland with payment by bank transfer.

Just got mine this morning - thanks again MikkiJayne for the organising and shipping, very well packed I must say. And to Dogger, the spoiler is a great piece of work and does you credit - incredible quality and well worth the money. Looking forward to seeing what other goodies you have up your sleeve.... ;)

Well, time to be honest - I paid 6K for my VR6 (leather) in mint condition with FSH and 36K on the clock if it helps - but I gues I was the "right" buyer they were waiting for, or else pistonheads had very large windows ! If you can wait, and someone who knows what they are looking for comes along, it will be worth it.

Still available from VAG - I have 2 I got last year - same as the MkII item and nearly every other VW from the same era - i think they came fitted but are usually one of the first things to dissapear.

Anyone with advice on how to check if a brake circuit has failed ? I would have thought that this would have been picked up during bleeding. Thin I'll get one of those Sealey jobbies - looks a lot better than an eazi-bleed.

Cheers for checking that - still puzzled as to how you would tell if a circuit had failed - the Bentley has nothing on it, not even a diagram of the layout. @mimjed: can you check a price on the later one, and I'll also check with an ATE dealer here, to see if it works out cheaper without the postage ?

Well, I think the Gamma IV may well have been standard fitment in Germany - it certainly was on the Passat - and what I like about it is that it looks very OEM. Not likely to get stolen in a hurry either - and it has a red anti theft LED on it that can only help. With changer or Ipod input it works pretty well. I think the only other worthwhile upgrade is a Nakamichi CD 35-45z or CD300/500

Granted the performance will never match up to more recent car - the servo assist is much more powerful. However, I had an experienced VAG modifier drive the car recently and he thought they were standard brakes ! I know the rears will not make much of a difference, but the fronts should, as they do all the work. @RW1 - what would the troubleshooting procedure be for circuit failure ? I presume it is a diagonal circuit. @16VG60 - would that be an ATE master ? Maybe I should just get another Irish forum member to dirve it. I drove straight away after the work, and I use it almost daily.

@mimjed: would that be an ATE one ?

Is there any way to identify the circuit failure ? Just my luck as I believe the brake master is now NLA lol: :(

It's been bled 3 times by an independent specialist who fitted the parts, and once by a VAG main dealer - covered about 2000 miles since then, so I'd expect the pads/discs to be well bedded in at this stage.

Well, it's not so bad that it's undrivable, and it feels perfectly safe - it's just that there does not seem to be any perceptible improvement over the old setup. Thanks for your input though.

Still struggling to get satisfactory performance after a 288mm/Mk4 brake upgrade on my VR about 3 months ago. The pedal travel is quite long, and I don't see a marked improvement in the braking. How much better than stock is this mod supposed to feel ? How does it compare to say, an Mk5 1.6 Golf's braking ? At this stage I've done the following: - braided hoses - new disks and pads fitted at time of change (ATE) - fluid change - system has been professionally pressure bled 4 times so far, with only slight improvements - bled ABS pump and master twice - cracked open the ABS pipes slightly - some air in there What's next ? - clutch ? - replace disks with VAG items and DS2500 pads ? - bleed whole system again myself ? Any other ideas ? All thoughts are welcome as it's driving me cracked and very disappointing after such an expensive mod. Many thanks.

No problem at all - better safe than sorry !

Well painted would be nice but I don't mind - draw straws ?

Hmm - at 80 mine sits around 3000 or a bit higher. The two "hands" sit pretty much at the same position. A Schrick mani/VSR would be nice, although I think I'd only go for the VSR for ease of service - and they are damn hard to find.

With the way petrol prices are, I'm wondering if anyone knows of a six speed conversion for the VR that would give an overdrive ration that would drop revs at 80-100 mph to around the 2000-25000 range ?

ARZ tuning do them new - got mine there and they speak english if your german is not up to scratch!

Payment sent - sorry for the delay

Hmm, they are sided, so not that easy but possible - could you not get a matching one ? ARZ Tuning do the, that's where I got mine - they may even do a swap for you.

Hi Mikki - thanks for organising all this - payment will be on it's way this evening as it's payday today - thanks be to whoever! I'm sure you've been hearing about the banking fiasco over in Ireland.

Arz Tuning do them - and they also sell the banjo fittings needed to connect them.

Can't wait to see these in the flesh - my 90mm is suffering on the ramps that are everywhere here in Ireland