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Replacing beetle drum brakes with disc brakes...

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I want to replace the drumbrakes on my beetle for disc brakes, has anyone done this before? Is it a big job?
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Hi Bianca , Its not that hard to do there are "brake kits" available that are a straight bolt on.However the problem is that when using one of these kits the bolt patern on the wheels change to 4x100 pcd and you either have to run adaptors or change the wheels . Do a seach under the technical forum and you will find answers to all the question you might have :wink:
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Re: Replacing beetle drum brakes with disc brakes...

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Hi bianca,
Start here, there is a lot of info ....
http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=9974
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Hi Bianca

That is one conversion that is definately worth doing, did mine about 2 months ago and I have had no problems whatsoever. It might be a bit costly, but well worth it.
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Nick Bekker wrote:Hi Bianca

That is one conversion that is definately worth doing, did mine about 2 months ago and I have had no problems whatsoever. It might be a bit costly, but well worth it.
About how much are we looking at here? If I may ask...
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It all depends on where you buy...

From Volkspares its about R2500.00 for the front and about R3200.00 for the back. I still need to do the back, but even if you do only the front, it makes a HUGE difference.
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Worth every cent, but don't bother with back discs unless you are going racing.
No sense being pessimistic. It wouldn't work anyway.

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I agree with John

Just do the front at R2500 and use adaptors on the back at R1000. Then you need new rims and tyres at a cost only you can decide when you pick out the rims you want.
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Thanx guys this helps a lot! :D
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I can supply the front kit if you decide to go that route. R2250
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I used golf parts with reverse adaptor and kept original rims
No sense being pessimistic. It wouldn't work anyway.

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