Mk4 gli12/31/2022 ![]() They are situated at the bottom of the calipers. So now you've got all the parts, onto the conversion!ġ/ Obviously start by loosening the rear wheel bolts, jacking up the car and safely securing it on axle stands.Ģ/ Remove the wheels, you can place them under the sills if you like, or just use more axle stands!ģ/ Now you need to remove the handbrake cables from the calipers. VW part number: 1H0 609 721E for late 95 models (From to Chassis 50-S-000362) Refer to manual.Įbay search for both 16v/G60 and Vr6 here. Take your pick from Vw specific stuff or aftermarket stuff, just be sure to get the correct rating etc. No problem, the spec you need is: M12X24mm with 1mm Pitch. They are not cheap, so if you get them made elswhere you can save money, but you may then need some banjo bolts. Goodridge supply them with banjo bolts/copper washers. These hoses are required to hook up the Mk4 calipers via a banjo fitting, they are specifically made to run from the corrado hard brake line, to the mk4 caliper. Or from Swampy on the Corrado forum here, which are what I used here in this guide. The black colour is not a coating of any sort, it's just a 'blackening' from the heating process to make them high tensile, so they do tend to rust.Ĭonversion brake hoses with banjo fitting to go from mk2/corrado to Mk4: I'd actually recommend picking a few up (8,10,12) just for the future as they are a ******* for rounding off. These allen bolts are high tensile (HT) and the spec is: M10X20mm with 1.25 Pitch. If you can get new ones then that's ideal as they come with nice new slider pins etc with no play, but if yours are in good order then they will do. That's right, your standard Corrado brake carriers will do just fine. Best to stick with the more common 38mm pistons, which also mean you can use standard Corrado brake pads. Right VW part number: 1J0 615 424 ( D OR F OR H on the end of the part number)Īll of the Mk4 calipers are the same, apart from estate models which have a 41mm piston rather than all of the others at 38mm. Left VW part number: 1J0 615 423 ( D OR G on the end of the part number) Torque wrench with 13mm socket (Or other as banjo bolt heads differ) This is a guide only and brakes should always be worked on by those who are capable, I myself or Volksdevil as an entity take no responsibility for anyone attempting anything shown here. Your standard Corrado brake carriers, brake pads, handbrake cables will all work fine. The Mk4 golf calipers use a banjo bolt fitting, so some upgrade/conversion hoses are required (Covered later) and also, depending on which mk4 calipers you get, you may just need to squeeze up the handbrake lever on the caliper so that the nipple on the handbrake cable doesn't pop through. The conversion is pretty straight forward, although there are a couple of thing that you need to consider. These calipers don't suffer with the seizing handbrake mechanism like the earlier ones do and they are also considerably lighter being alloy. This is onto a Corrado so please check regards other model part numbers.Ī good rear brake upgrade on mk2/Corrado is to use Mk4 golf rear calipers. (i.e.Click to expand.Apologies, you have to register to see tech guides on Volksdevil (Members only sections) but as this is CGTI.
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