Reply With QuoteYep, the 'rocco brakes came from the states from my trip last year.
The Konis are about $100 each to rebuild if there's not too much wrong with them. (No bent shafts etc.)
That's about 1/2 the price of buying new ones.
Pete
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looks the goods pete.
did you source the scirocco calipers from the states?
i'm curious as to how much the koni shocks costed to rebuild..? i'm thinking about a set myself.
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Yep, the 'rocco brakes came from the states from my trip last year.
The Konis are about $100 each to rebuild if there's not too much wrong with them. (No bent shafts etc.)
That's about 1/2 the price of buying new ones.
Pete
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Pete were those Konis my old ones from the cabrio?
I'm soo euro even my missus is shaved...
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Maybe
The rears definately, I only had the one set. I've got a total of three sets of fronts though and I don't remember which ones were out of your cabby.
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DOH!! I got a set sitting in here with some King Springs (small budget - got hit by the GFC) and was going to put them in my Cab soon - are they REALLY bad!???Originally Posted by Peter Jones
What? Leaky AC Delcos? They're great!Nice and soft for jumping off the ripple strips
I don't want to wait to get coilovers to be honest and my current shocks are really bad
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I ran these on my mk1. cheap solution for a budget run around. they were a million times better then the oil filled shocks that they replaced. For everyday use they arent bad.
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Cheers for the info - i just need them to not crash though every bump / hole / rizla paper on the road so this would be fine
Much appreciated
Current ride - MKVI GTI, Candy White, 4 door, Detroits, DSG, BT
Previous VW - MK 1 Golf Clipper Convertible - 1993 - gone and now called Linda
Previous VW - MK 1 Golf GTI 1983, Lhasa Green, Perrielli P's, euro front look, gone but not forgotten
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They're fine! I ran them on the race track for the last two years.
Much better than stock oil shocks, just don't expect them to last 30 years.
Mine were a bit leaky when I pulled them out and one was definatley stuffed but I did give them a pretty hard life.
I'd use them again. Check e-bay there's always sets going cheap.
Good value for money but will have a fairly short lifespan.
Pete
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Bugger, bit of a setback today. The clutch was slipping a bit so I just pulled the box.
The clutch rod shaft was leaking bearing and seal were loose.
I put another bearing in and discovered that the input shaft is split.
Box will now need a full teardown to repair.
Hmmm. Think I'll pop the old box back in the meantime.
Pete
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oh geeez Pete, shocking set back
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