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G40 Brakes
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 2:12 pm
by pettsy
Just a quickie. going to be picking up some g40 brakes this weekend for my gt. what markings will they have on them? i wanna check im not being sold the wrong ones u see.
Cheers,Matt
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 5:56 pm
by DanW
i thought the GT ones were the same as the standard ones (i.e. not G40) seeing as there not ventilated, and otehr thing, ud have to change the whole housing for it to fit by the looks of things. Which is realy a mech job...
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 6:56 pm
by hardhitter
Yes, the GT ones are the same as the other models apart form G40. The G40 ones will have VW II marked on the calliper, and the carrier has a bar across the front. I have a picture somewhere of the ones I fitted to mine.
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 6:57 pm
by dub envy
DanW wrote:Which is realy a mech job...
i dont understand......
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 8:02 pm
by DanW
a job for a mechanic. You wont really want to change ur breaks because it involves dis-conecting the break cable, and u'll haveto flush it out and everything.
Yeah, I've just fitted VW1 pads on mine.
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 8:03 pm
by dub envy
brakes.
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 8:06 pm
by DanW
yeah, G40 ones wont fit into non-G40 ones or vice versa, there a totaly different size. The G40 is also ventilated.
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 8:31 pm
by thedow
i've fitted the G40 brakes to my GT. It's a simple job if your feeling confident. I'd never touched the brakes except to change the pads (with my dads help) but I managed the whole job, including bleeding the front, in an afternoon.
The callipers are a bit wider, about 2mm i think, than the GT and the disks are ventilated (gaps down the middle). The carrier is a bit wider than the GT 1 and does indeed have VWII on them and a bar across the front. They're the same as mk2 golf 8v GTI's and mk 1 gti's, and can come off sirocco's too!
The hardest bit is not damaging the brake pipe when you change it. A haynes manual will be a great help.
If your unsure, don't mess!!!! Just get a mechanic to do it. I'm happy to be of any help I can but I'm in bournemouth!
Hope that's alright for you
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 10:52 pm
by vee-dub
g40 brakes have vented discs and theres an extra surporting piece on the outer edge of the calliper guide
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 2:49 pm
by pettsy
Cheers, i just needed to know what marking they have on em!
the bloke im buying them off has just taken them off his cl,as he is reversing it to standard to sell it.
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 8:08 pm
by Krupa
They're not too bad to fit, first major job I did on mine.
It's 4 bolts for the calipers and one for the discs each side, plus brake lines and they're a straight swap.
With a Haynes manual, the only thing I needed help with was bleeding the brakes.
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 8:45 pm
by pettsy
just picked em up!
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Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 10:50 pm
by hardhitter
Ohh very nice
Brembo max discs and green stuff pads should work very well. Add a set of braided hoses and you're laughing
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 12:29 pm
by thedow
Very nice mate. Go the Brembo Max!
I've just fitted a set myself! Still gotta get round to repainting it all htough.
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 3:57 pm
by DanW
let us know how u get on m8