bAAx Posted May 27, 2002 Report Share Posted May 27, 2002 here we go again...how thick are lupo GTi brake pads front and aft...you cant BELIEVE the various possibilities there are (not for the loop, but in general style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" /> style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />)according to the dealer: f: 10mm, r: 11mmaccording to the brake specialists front 10mm is IMPOSSIBLE, only 16 or 19mm are available style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />djeezes...anyone have experience with all this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bAAx Posted May 27, 2002 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2002 got it already style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" /> front: 16mmrear: 16mmoh, and the front disk is 25mm thick, not 22 or 23 style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />price for a set of 4 brakepads (fast road compound- prob ferodo): 114,6 euros, tax excludedppl from the shop reckon with fast road pads and steel brake lines youll go a long way yet, no real need for grooved discs..i did tell them predominantly road use tho.. question is.. will VW install these babies (no istall from the `brake-specialised` shop style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" /> typical)??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted May 27, 2002 Report Share Posted May 27, 2002 VW will install them for you....at a nicely inflated price.It also means you'll have no warranty issues if they do it....even though anything to do with your chassis isn't covered anyway... style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />Edited By MattyB on May 27 2002 at 19:31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo TDI Posted May 27, 2002 Report Share Posted May 27, 2002 that's interesting style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> So I have to remember that 25 style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />Ya know what the price for the braided hoses is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bAAx Posted May 28, 2002 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2002 braided hoses (was looking for that word style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />), depends on the length.. am going to get informed on the spot this saturday methinks.. stay tuned. style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bAAx Posted May 28, 2002 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2002 just called the VW dealer.. will not replace standard brake hoses w braided onesim changing dealers, i cant stand it anymore style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":angry:" border="0" alt="mad.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted May 28, 2002 Report Share Posted May 28, 2002 Did they say why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bAAx Posted May 28, 2002 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2002 yep, wont change parts that are not original, but hell, theyre just old tarts selling cars as commodities style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />HOWEVER, i called the `brake-peeps` up again, with irristible niceness apparently because they suggested a VW dealer that does competition driving and is involved with them for his brake parts... hallelujah! and bingo! >> called this VW dealer up (who happens to be in my area, another nice bonus), hes friendliness incarnate and will, by high exception, place the front (only fronts, his suggestion) braided hoses, the AP racing brake fluid (his suggestion aswell, specification follows), and the ferodo pads style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> and on top of that, hell take the original hoses in stock, so that i can borrow them from him so the brake people can make the braided duplicate!! (hes taking em in stock even tho he wont sell them to me, just borrowing, believe that!!)this is definately going to be continued!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bAAx Posted June 12, 2002 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2002 style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> >>> happy happy joy joyif all goes well ill be picking all my `brake-stuff` (as described in the post above: set of braided hoses front, ferodo road pads front and aft, and `AP-racing` brake oil) up this saturday, with consequent fitting sometime next week.. obviously ill report on the effects this has on the `lupo-driving`-experience style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bAAx Posted June 18, 2002 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2002 got the pads/oil, now waiting for hoses, theyre still in production.. will arrive by the end of the week.. placement soon after.. the crap looks the buisiness.. well scuffed with the suppliers too very professional ppl. specs and results will follow style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bAAx Posted June 27, 2002 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2002 to the ppl still following this: a fat "bigupyaself"..hoses due to arrive in the mail today, but the guy who would place em is booked till after my departure on holidayz.. im gonna have to make do w standard stuff on the norway twistiez, and no reviews of the gear before a month from now or so.. sorry chums, but thats modding the very rare GTi for ya.. a lot of ppl scratching their heads and very, very long waits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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