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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Alexis on January 15, 2013, 06:30:33 pm

Title: Porsche Rear Calipers
Post by: Alexis on January 15, 2013, 06:30:33 pm

I won a pair of porsche calipers advertised as Boxter fronts to do Dave's brake kit, but in fact that they are the rear ones (Part No.352).  Before I contact the seller I just want to know if there is any possible way of fitting these to the Mk5.

Thanks

Title: Re: Porsche Rear Calipers
Post by: rich83 on January 15, 2013, 06:43:03 pm

Its not advisable... return them to the seller.

Title: Re: Porsche Rear Calipers
Post by: Alexis on January 15, 2013, 07:10:26 pm

Thanks I'm on the case now.

Just gave them a bit of a wipe and the full part no. is 996.352.422.

Title: Re: Porsche Rear Calipers
Post by: MC71 on January 15, 2013, 07:46:21 pm

Really feel for you fella. It's gutting when you buy something purporting to be one thing and it arrives and turns out to be not what was advertised. Get your money back ASAP.  :happy2:

From a post in DaveB's NQS BBK thread....

Just a brief explanation of part numbers:

First three are the model number 986=Boxster, 996=911, 955=Cayenne

351 = Front brakes

421 Left Caliper (odd numbers) & 422 Right Caliper (Even numbers)

Dont buy anything with a 352 in the part number they are rear calipers and the pistons are too small for a Mk5

And the 996 part numbers for the front are....

996.351.429 - Left
996.351.430 - Right

Great review on those by Tfsi-Mike.....

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,42137.0.html