PhatVR6 0 Posted January 26, 2004 No pics yet though!! I've taken some, just haven't downloaded them off the camera yet. Although I can confirm that the old Speedlines DO fit over late VR6 brakes and calipers, with about 3mm clearance, and they look the t1ts. can't wait for the frost to ease up so I can fit them. It's basically a 1996 golf VR setup, although I went a long way round doing it. I bought some cheap 312mm sea leon hubs, used the calipers and pads, sold the carriers to a mate in exchange for his 288mm ones and bought new discs and bearings. even with braided hoses the whole setup has only cost me £100! mint :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoxyLaad 0 Posted January 26, 2004 wheres the pics then? 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe M 0 Posted January 26, 2004 Cool, thats the setup im hoping to go for very soon as my disks are pretty worn. Am I right in thinking its just the calipers and carriers that I need from the late golf? (and obviously new pads and disks.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted January 26, 2004 The pics are still on my camera. Hubs are the same, you just need the calipers, carriers, pads, discs, etc and the hoses with the banjo fittings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted January 28, 2004 Pics at last Now if they don't look absolute sex then call me susan and flog me hourly with a mouldy kipper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubster82 0 Posted January 28, 2004 ok susan. drop the badge. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted January 28, 2004 the vw badge? why? they are genuine VW cetre caps those. brand new. I've got nothing else to put in there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubster82 0 Posted January 28, 2004 cant you get any speedline ones? No doubt it will look ten times better on the car in natural light anyway. but in that pics, i dont like the roudel on show. sexy size of brakes tho!!! :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted January 29, 2004 What do the standard centre caps look like? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stormseeker 0 Posted January 29, 2004 What do the standard centre caps look like? Apologies for the poor state of the wheel and centre cap (not mine :-) ) http://shmoo.plus.com:300/k119yuk/IMG_0471.JPG TBH I would prefer the VW centre caps on mine, rather than the speedline ones... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted January 30, 2004 cant you get any speedline ones? not in chrome or a polished finish tho :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted January 30, 2004 Exactly, they are spinted, so they'd look even worse! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted January 30, 2004 I think they look sweet with the roundels in the middle. Nice job Phat. Does the larger pad surface of those make a worthy difference over normal VR brakes? Might have to look into that.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted January 30, 2004 spinted? I meant painted! dunno how that one got out!?! yeah, the 288's are loads better, did them on my mates mk3 a couple of years ago, they make a noticeable improvement. Gotta be better than the 256's it has at the moment anyway. They're sh1te! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bally 0 Posted January 30, 2004 Looking 8) mate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted January 30, 2004 spinted? I meant painted! dunno how that one got out!?! yeah, the 288's are loads better, did them on my mates mk3 a couple of years ago, they make a noticeable improvement. Gotta be better than the 256's it has at the moment anyway. They're sh1te! So if I go to my breakers and get Highline calipers and carriers and new disks and pads from where-ever, I'm pretty much sorted? I like the Speedlines, so that seems like the perfect brake upgrade. I wish I'd bought your polished ones now when you had them up for sale, they're sweet....oh well! If you sell them again, let me know! K Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted January 31, 2004 Yep, mk4's have the same calipers too, but you can't use the discs. The speedlines will only be on until I sort out the porsche brakes. Then they'll be going. as they won't fit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bojmobile 0 Posted February 1, 2004 Looks sweet Phat - personally I like the badge. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted February 1, 2004 I like the Speedlines, so that seems like the perfect brake upgrade. I wish I'd bought your polished ones now when you had them up for sale, they're sweet....oh well! If you sell them again, let me know! K well Kev if you get yourself over to INTERS this year i'm sure there will be another set for sale too.......IIRC i saw 2 sets of them last year :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted February 1, 2004 Yeah, this set included! can't belive no one bought them! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted February 2, 2004 Yeah, this set included! can't belive no one bought them! well must admit was slightly tempted by them :-P .......and the boxed mk3 GTi anniversary RX's too......but coilovers was top of the shopping list and i was already getting my solitudes refurbed so decided to "leave" them for you :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted February 2, 2004 Leave them for me? it was me who was selling them! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted February 2, 2004 Leave them for me? it was me who was selling them! no sense of humour then phat :wink: :lol: :-P :-P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhatVR6 0 Posted February 3, 2004 If it was actually funny I might have laughed.......... I was SO p1ssed off that weekend, hardly sold a thing, everyone wanted stuff for hal the price I was asking, even though it was already reasonably priced. Maybe you have to have a big company name and a banner before you can charge top money for second hand wheels..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites