mk1 front brakes?

[tberk@mindspring.com (T Berk)]

Mash wrote:
> 
> --- T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com> wrote:
> > peter wrote:
> > >
> > > I just thought of something, I think you have to
> > change the brake hoses
> > > also.
> > >
> > > Peter - Bear Delaware 19701
> > <snip>
> > > No...
> > >
> > > You just swap in the calipers/carriers, pads, and
> > I'd go with vented
> > > rotors, since they are really cheap.
> > >
> > > Btw, they started using the larger calipers in
> > mid-'80...
> > >
> >
> > Yep, brake hoses too.
> >
> > Also you will need to use the correct length rim
> > bolts, too long and
> > they catch on the caliper. You'll see when and if
> > you swap original
> > steel rims for GTI alloys or something.
> >
> > TBerk
> ===============
> Let me know if you ahve any probs or questions - I
> converted our '78 to KH fronts shortly after we bought
> it (it now has KH 9.4" vented fronts with A3 caliper
> rear discs).
> 
> Basically, you just need the carriers, calipers, and
> brake hoses (and the discs/pads of course).
> 
> Don't know what the steel wheel comment was - almost
> all MK1 Sciroccos in the USA came with the "optional"
> alloys . . .
> 
> =====
> Mark Peele


My experience was (a few years ago):


Donor car: 1981 Scirocco
Recipient: 1978 Scirocco


- Splash shields cut (slight snip) rather than swapping, slight
clearance trouble.
- Calipers, hoses, pads, rotors and LUG NUTS swapped.  Why nuts?

Because after we put the car back on it's snowflake rims and tried to
test drive it we got a horrible noise before even getting a few feet.
Closer inspection found long lug nuts projecting far enough to scrape
'new' calipers, scrounged around and found other set of (also authentic)
VW lug bolts and used them as they were shorter in length. 

No problems since.

TBerk