MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: marko on September 01, 2013, 04:57:56 pm

Title: whats needed???
Post by: marko on September 01, 2013, 04:57:56 pm

i have a 07 plate gt tdi mk5...
have a guy offering me anything i need from his 07 gti thats getting broken up.
whats need for front brakes swap over???
calipers
discs
backplates
and hubs
do i need all of these???

Title: Re: whats needed???
Post by: fab5freddy on September 01, 2013, 05:05:22 pm

If you need the hubs, then you'll need the struts too i think

Are your carriers built into the hub?

Title: Re: whats needed???
Post by: Trekmeister on September 01, 2013, 05:19:06 pm

Quote from: marko on September 01, 2013, 04:57:56 pm

i have a 07 plate gt tdi mk5...
have a guy offering me anything i need from his 07 gti thats getting broken up.
whats need for front brakes swap over???
calipers
discs
backplates
and hubs
do i need all of these???

The GTI calipers and carriers will fit straight on to a 07 GT TDI, you wont need the hubs.

Title: Re: whats needed???
Post by: JoeDarKa on September 01, 2013, 05:20:49 pm

Is yours a GT170? Didnt these have 312mm brakes anyway?

Title: Re: whats needed???
Post by: skard on September 01, 2013, 05:26:09 pm

As Joe stated, the GT170 has the same brake setup as a GTI

Title: Re: whats needed???
Post by: marko on September 01, 2013, 05:52:35 pm

really??...
yeah  mine is a 170 gt tdi
cool info guys..wealth of info here

 :happy2: :wink:

Title: Re: whats needed???
Post by: RSam84 on September 01, 2013, 07:12:05 pm

Saved you a load of cash!

Title: Re: whats needed???
Post by: Cameroon on September 01, 2013, 07:13:52 pm

You thought about making it a hybrid, with the gti bumpers and such?

Title: Re: whats needed???
Post by: marko on September 01, 2013, 07:17:57 pm

nah man....have lots of mods done as my signature shows ..would love ttrs or r32 front calipers but fetching crazy money so thought gti calipers would be a small upgrade on my standard diesel brakes but appears my 170 should have a 312mm setup already... :surprised:

Title: Re: whats needed???
Post by: RSam84 on September 01, 2013, 07:18:17 pm

GT170 has the gti front bumper but different grilles and rear bumper with exhaust cut out!