Just got round to fitting my new 306 GTI front brakes and I've encountered a problem. All was going fine until I attempted to fit the new caliper carrier onto the Saxo strut. When trying to fit the carrier it bottoms out on the brake disc, as if the disc is too big for the carrier. Bit tricky to get photos of but I've tried my best, it looks as though it needs to move in a good centimetre for the mounting holes to align up, so is obviously designed for a smaller disc. I've measured the disc and it's definitely 283mm across. I already knew they'd require a bit of grinding to fit but I'd need to take half an inch out of these to get them to fit, and the carriers are way offset as well so they look like they'd rub on the outside of the disc anyway.
These are with the carrier held in the same position as the others, with the disc all the way in as far as it'll go, still nowhere near the bolt holes lining up.
Bit hard to read any numbers off the caliper, they're stamped Lucas, 57 and the part number which I can't quite read, if anyone else can identify it feel free.
The link to the auction is here
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/250882963082 where he does state they're an upgrade for 205s and 106s and will bolt straight on. The only thing I can think of is if these are GTI brakes, is that maybe they're from a PH1 GTI and need a smaller disc? I did ask and he said they were from a 1997 car so I took that to mean a PH2 as the PH1 GTIs were few and far between.
Might have to just go straight for some Brembos if nobody has any ideas, please help me out! Thanks a lot!
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