Is This A One Off Or Normal

[davewill]

I attempted to change the front pads on my 2002 TDI 1.9 on saturday

Bought the pads from the garage and made sure they were for my vehicle

Took the old pads off, but the new ones didn't match

Got a friend round who is a mechanic, and we both went to the garage with the old pads

After studying the brake pad book (with pictures), turns out that the pads i need are the V6 2.8 model

Whats all this about then!!

Any comments on whether this is normal or unusual? :lol:

[Dave-G]

:lol: Aha,you like many of us bought aftermarket pads? to fit gals with 16" wheels? :o

 

The aftermarket guys aint got the right ones for the year 2002 minor facelifted models,and generally wont have pattern parts untill a car comes out of the manufacturers warranty period.

 

I got mine from ford @

[Guest fredt]

IIRC After the face lift in 2000 2.8's were fitted with larger disc and calipers in order to cope with the increase in power! from what I can gather in the end the larger parts were fitted across the range

[davewill]

Thanks for your help

I got a refund on the original pads, and my mechanic mate has ordered the correct ones