MoFoCo Rotors

[Steve Sears]

Alex,
You have to replace the calipers, the carriers, and the rotors - not sure
about the pads but you'd put new ones on with the new rotors anyway.  The
diameter of the rotors is the same as the solids, they're just waaaay
thicker because of the vents.  If I were you, I'd price out a set of
calipers first - not all of the 200's had the towing package, and IIRC the
vented rear calipers showed up on the V8, urS4 and urS6.  The used calipers
and carriers I got were from Dallas - the e-brake levers were about as
rust-free as you get.  Those exposed to the salt belt will be much sketchier
when it comes to e-brake functionality.  Just as a reference - Blau has the
calipers on their web site - $249 each for remanufactured (includes the core
charge you'd have to eat) and $299 each for new (inc. core charge) - plus
$80 each for the carriers.  You might check www.car-part.com for used prices
for a V8 or ur-S car rear caliper from the desert or the south.
I forget what I paid a friend of mine for the new vented rotors - the eBay
price sounds in the ballpark.
Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ
1980 Audi 5k
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
----- Original Message ----- 
From: akowalsk at comcast.net (Alex Kowalski)
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> Thanks, Steve; that's great to hear, but did you have to change the
calipers and/or carriers
> to bolt those rotors up in place of the solids?  Aren't they a larger
diameter as well as
> being ventilated?
>
> It would be good to know, because I will be doing the rear brakes and
parking
> brake cables on my car soon.  Depending on the condition of the calipers
when
> I get the wheels off, I may be replacing them, and if I'm going to do that
I'll buy the
> whole enchilada -- ventilated rotors, reman. 20v calipers and carriers,
etc.
>
> In any case, it's hard to argue with $28 for the pair assuming those
rotors are
> legit.  I just couldn't believe the guy had the chutzpah to name his
company
> "MoFoCo."  ;)
>
> Cheers,
> Alex Kowalski
> '87 5KCSTQ Stevie Wonder Edition (OK it was a little of my sappy romantic
side showing there)