Coudl i fit mk5 struts and brakes to my mk6?
Jul 27, 2005 | 07:41 PM
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Coudl i fit mk5 struts and brakes to my mk6?
Coudl i fit mk5 struts and brakes to my mk6?
Jul 27, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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Jul 28, 2005 | 09:08 AM
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nope, as said the top mounts are different, 3 stud on the mk6, 2 stud on the mk5
Jul 28, 2005 | 09:22 AM
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he wanted simple thou
Jul 28, 2005 | 09:26 AM
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yeah, i know, i just thought id explain a bit more why it wont fit
just incase anyone else reads it and thinks "ok, so why not?"
Jul 28, 2005 | 09:31 AM
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oh ah, brakes will go on, but they the same i.e shite lol
Jul 28, 2005 | 09:47 AM
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which dont fit well I heard?!
Jul 28, 2005 | 09:52 AM
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yeah you just need 3 washers or some 5mm spacers made up.
Jul 28, 2005 | 09:57 AM
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i needed 6mm of spacers to fit a small turbo cossie set up on my mk6. again, like dan i had no probs with washers at all
Jul 28, 2005 | 10:01 AM
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could be 6mm then, i just use 3 washers on each bolt to centre the disc in the caliper carrier lol
Jul 28, 2005 | 10:06 AM
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like this...
the reason i had to use 2 more washers on the other side was because i could only get 10mm longer bolts, rather then the 6mm i needed
Jul 28, 2005 | 10:11 AM
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thats what you use a hack saw for and lop off the longer bits lmfao
thats what i done anyway, except the 2 extra washers
Jul 28, 2005 | 10:12 AM
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i know i shoulda done that, looking back
Jul 28, 2005 | 10:16 AM
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Jul 28, 2005 | 10:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J871yhk
no
carnt get any simpler than that
but it was nice to see why they carnt
Jul 28, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by fudgeass
thats what you use a hack saw for and lop off the longer bits lmfao
thats what i done anyway, except the 2 extra washers
Hacksaw?
Get the angle grinder out, propa boys toys!!
Jul 28, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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not when you gotta screw it into the hub after lol
Jul 29, 2005 | 11:10 AM
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how big are cossie 4x4 brakes?
Jul 29, 2005 | 11:16 AM
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280mm, and more than good enough for a mk6
Jul 29, 2005 | 11:33 AM
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in all honestly I find std brakes and mintex 1177s fine
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