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Date:         Thu, 1 Feb 2018 14:30:15 -0600
Reply-To:     Mbob1950 <mbob1950@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mbob1950 <mbob1950@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Fwd: GW bigger brakes availability
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My replacement rotors are in route from them right now. I had no problems, just safety recall.

Bob McCullough

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> From: Christopher Schimke <christopher@T3TECHNIQUE.COM> > Date: February 1, 2018 at 13:46:58 CST > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: GW bigger brakes availability > Reply-To: christopher@T3TECHNIQUE.COM > > Yeah, the photo on their website is now a modified Toyota Highlander rotor. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of vw_van_fan_Mark > Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2018 11:23 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: GW bigger brakes availability > > According to GoWesty they got some reports of catastrophic rotor > failures with their in-house kit and had to change the rotor design. > They sent notices to customers who had previously purchased that kit, > warning them of the situation. The photo has changed in their current > product listing for the kit, with obviously different rotors now shown > in the photo. > > Mark > > Mark McCulley wrote: >> FYI, the GoWesty bigger brakes are available once again. I don't know any

>> details but it appears the calipers may have been redesigned. >> >> -Mark >> >> On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 11:03 AM, Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> GoWesty has been "temporarily sold out" of their bigger brakes ( >>> http://www.gowesty.com/product-details.php?v=&id=23870) for what seems >>> like a long time (at least a couple of months). Has anyone spoken with them >>> recently about availability? >>> >>> -Mark >>


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