NAC: VW Corrado front brake parts needed...

[Gerard]

Hi,

Can anyone help me out with finding some parts?

I have someone here looking for the front caliper carrier brackets from 
a VW Corrado. I believe it was most common on the G60 and 2.9 VR6 
equipped with the 280x22mm discs/rotors.

The car takes the same caliper as my Audi 5kt/200, but the carrier and 
pads differ. The part number in ETKA suggests some odd part changing in 
1989 which is the year they started offering the larger brakes. The part 
number is "857 615 125" on the Corrado and on my 5kt/200 it is
"857 615 125 A".

Seems the non-"A" item allows the caliper to swung up in order to 
quickly change the pads. This is not the case with the "A" revision on 
my car. The pads on the Audi have hooks to hook into slots on the 
carrier, but on the Corrado those are not there.

Any help much appreciated. I am not familiar with these Corrados. If you 
know where I can look for these parts please let me know.

Or better yet, if you know about these cars, would you be able to 
identify these from pics I can send of various Corrado front calipers? :)

G.
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  gerard at 2226.co.za
  cape town, south africa
  q-list: 1990 2C/5K (3B+MC 20vt)