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> DaveP (or anyone else with cross-pollination experience), VW Brakes
Eric_Shea
post May 8 2006, 02:05 PM
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Which model and year VW's use the same front brake calipers we do? 411? Ghia? Trying to put together a one-off 205mm pattern system.

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post May 8 2006, 02:16 PM
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Try the Type IIIs. I haven't measured, but they (and the rotor) look exactly the same.
'68-on, I think.
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post May 8 2006, 03:48 PM
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The VW 411, 412 uses the same front calipers and rotors. Type 3 and Ghia calipers are smaller. I'm doing a bunch of them also. Ghia calipers come in both 1 and 2 pin styles, but the pistons are smaller, 40mm I think. The 2 pin types are common and cheap, the 1 pin types are NLA, hence the need to rebuild them.
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post May 8 2006, 04:51 PM
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arouns 70-71 Type III are the same. They changed the bolt spacing in the later years I think. I wish I had some of the narrow pattern, That is what the disc brake kits for VWs are using. My 71 Type III's calipers would fit, I tried. On the high side, I now have 4 extra calipers for the 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post May 8 2006, 07:10 PM
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QUOTE(pokey1168 @ May 8 2006, 03:51 PM) *

arouns 70-71 Type III are the same. They changed the bolt spacing in the later years I think. I wish I had some of the narrow pattern, That is what the disc brake kits for VWs are using. My 71 Type III's calipers would fit, I tried. On the high side, I now have 4 extra calipers for the 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I thought that stuff looked familiar
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post May 9 2006, 06:30 PM
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I understand that the early Ghia calipers I am rebuilding are 40mm bores. The later type III did go to the 411/914 calipers, probably 71 to 74 MY's.
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