On 10/30/05, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote: > > Just to make one thing clear... > > Karl's auction is for 86-91 ATE calipers, which are very rarely found on > U.S. spec Vanagons. Most 80-85 Vanagons use a different ATE caliper (which > I > sell for $99 each) and most 86-91 use Girling calipers (which I sell for a > bit more than that). If you need 1986-up ATE calipers, I would second > Larry's opinion that $99 a pair is an absolute steal, but it might be > worth > a warning not confuse them with the more commonly used 80-85 ATE's. Also > to > confirm something in his auction listing: He says that he believes, but is > not sure, that they are new rather than rebuilt. Yes, these would be new; > I > recognize the labeling. > > I'm not trying to sabotage Karl's auction by any means ($99 a pair is a > bargain if these are the calipers you need), but I would hate to see > someone > buy calipers that don't fit their van, since these are not the common > application. Ron, Can you be more specific about these calipers? What's so different about them? I ask because I have some on my Syncro. BenT |
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