Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 17:24:12 +0200
Reply-To: Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
Subject: Re: 4-wheel Porsche di$c, Alternative
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When my 4-disc-setup will be certified by the german TUV (or better say
"if"?, they got no time yet), it will be less than half the price of the
Porsche setup (around 1700 to 1800 Euro approx.)
288mm front vented, 245mm rear solid rotors.
Raimund
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Nadig" <motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
> This shounds great, however, and this is a big however. As of May 7, 2002:
>
> 1 Euro = 0.912395 US Dollars
> 1 US Dollar = 1.09602 Euro
> 1 Euro = About $89 Canadian
>
> This means that even the cheapest kit he is talking about costs over
$5,000!
> I'd love to, but I think I'll pass.
>
> Bruc
> (no disrespect for Canadians intended, just a little humor)
>
> >From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
> >Reply-To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
> >Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 21:34:00 +1200
> >
> >>From Jens Hansen in Germany, maker of kits to fit Porsche (and
> >custom) brakes to VW T3s like ours.
> >
> >Hi Andrew,
> >
> >how are you?.
> >
> >Well, things are busy over here...
> >
> >Yes, our rear break kit is ready and working perfect. We have made kits
> >for nearly all porsche brakes.
> >
> >If you want to keep your 16"-wheels, we could make a kit with
> >brembo-rotor with 310mm diameter and 993 turbo calipers and
> >race-brake-pads from ferodo, pagid or performance friction. This setup
> >would be comparable to the 993 turbo brakes and will fit your wheels.
> >
> >Whole kit (calipers, rotors, adaptors, brakelines, shims, bolts,
> >hydraulik handbrakesystem etc.) will come to EURO 5700,--.
> >
> >Possible would also be 305mm rotors with 996 calipers and race brake
> >pads. This would also be about the same braking power.
> >
> >Whole kit will come to EURO 5500,--
> >
> >"Standard" 993 Turbo Brake kit complete will be EURO 5300,--
> >"Standard" 996 Brake kit complete will be EURO 5100,--
> >
> >Alle prices are in EURO (actually i dont know th exchange rate rigth
> >now) plus shipping and handling and plus duty.
> >
> >By and all the best to NZ
> >
> >Yours
> >
> >Jens Hansen
> >Hansen Motorsport
> >Am Kachelstein 25
> >53639 Königswinter
> >
> >Tel.: 0 22 44 / 87 09 64
> >Fax.: 0 22 44 / 87 09 65
> >
> >www.Hansen-Motorsport.de
>
>
>
>
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