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Brake
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Golf III: Disc brakes in the front, drums in
the rear Golf IV: Disc brakes in the
front and rear
All are ABS brakes. |
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Swapping rear drum brakes
for discs |
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A popular brake upgrade is replacing the rear drum brakes with discs.
Click here for a how-to.
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Tips
for
replacing rear drum brakes |
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Anytime you do work to the rear brakes, do only one side at a time!
This allows you to use the other side as a reference to ensure that
everything is put back together properly. In case you removed both
sides, here are reference images:
Actual drum brake
Exploded
diagram view |
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Disabling
ABS |
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Why would anyone want to disable ABS?
It's true that ABS is an important safety feature on modern cars designed to
keep the wheels from locking up and sliding when the brakes are applied.
However, if this system is malfunctioning and activating when it shouldn't,
it's safer to disable the system until you can have it serviced.
Additionally, off-road racers may prefer that ABS be disabled. With this
guide, it literally takes only a few seconds to disable (or re-enable) ABS.
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Open the fuse box cover or completely remove the
plastic fuse box cover.
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Just above the relay panel, you will find 2 green 30
amp fuses:
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Removing
the fuse furthest from the fuse panel will result in loss of power
to the ABS computer. This will result in the ABS and BRAKE warning
lights showing in the gauge cluster, and the ABS system will be
completely disabled.
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Removing
the other fuse results in loss of power to the ABS pump. Only the
ABS warning light will show in the gauge cluster, but the ABS relay
will click rapidly when your wheels are locked.
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ABS fuses |
ABS disabled |
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Thank you to "JonnyPhenomenon" of
VWvortex & to the original Cabrio-Info site for this info. |
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Tire
pressure |
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Minimum psi/bar: what the factory recommends (should be on the driver's side
door jamb sticker).
Maximum psi/bar: what the tire sidewall states.
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Factory/Stock Cabrio
Wheels |
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Golf III Wheels |
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BBS RX213
17 lbs.; 6Jx15
ET45 offset
P/N |
BBS RZ
6Jx15
ET45 offset
P/N
1H0601025AD |
Orlando
6Jx14
ET43 offset
P/N 1H0601025R |
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Steel A
6Jx14
ET45 offset
P/N |
Steel B
6Jx14
ET45 offset
P/N |
"Pink Floyd" Wheel Cover
6Jx14
ET45 offset
P/N
1H0601147A |
"Joker" Wheel Cover
6Jx14
ET45 offset
P/N
1H0601147 |
Wheel Cover
6Jx14
ET45 offset
P/N |
Wheel Cover
6Jx14
ET45 offset
P/N |
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Golf IV Wheels |
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Ancora
7Jx15
ET40 offset
P/N 6N0071491 |
BBS ??
6Jx15
ET45 offset
P/N 1H0601025AD |
BBS Interlagos
6Jx15
ET45 offset
P/N 6X0601025C |
BBS RS764
6.5Jx16
ET45 offset
P/N
1H0601025AJ |
Flying
6Jx14
ET45 offset
P/N 1HM601025F |
Reggae
6Jx14
ET45 offset
P/N 1H6071494 |
Solitude
6Jx15
ET45 offset
P/N 1H0601025AE |
Suzuka
6Jx14
ET43 offset
P/N 6X0601025D |
Wheel Cover
6Jx14
ET43 offset
P/N 1H0601147A |
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Color code for the
"chrome colored metallic" wheels: L091. |
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All stock Cabrio
wheels have a bolt pattern of 4x100.
All steel wheels are 6Jx14.
= North America
= Europe
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What will fit |
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14", 15", 16", 17" and 18" wheels will all fit
on a stock Cabrio, depending on the offset. However, common opinion is
that 18's are too big and 17's are bordering on being too big for the car
from an aesthetics point of view; ride will also be affected.
All stock Cabrio wheels are 4x100. If you
find 5x100, etc. wheels, you'll need to find adapters in order to install
the wheels.
When upgrading the wheels, here are some things
to keep in mind: The wider the wheel, the wider the
tire you'll likely run; the wider the tire, the wider the contact patch.
Wider tires are better for dry traction, but will detract in rain and snow.
The key is to find a wheel/tire setup that is a happy medium. |
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Origin of wheel names |
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Most folks are unaware that many Volkswagen
alloy wheel names derive from the car racing world, including those used on
Cabrios.
Suzuka: A famous
race circuit in Japan.
Interlagos: A suburb of São Paulo, Brazil
where the Autódromo José Carlos Pace
race track resides.
Solitude:
A race course near Stuttgart, Germany. |
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