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Subject:Re: 89 Syncro Westy Rotors Needed
From:Dave Baker
Date:Fri, 4 May 2001 09:14:20 -0500

Now this is strange.  Brakes in Italy?  I thought they only used horns.

Dave in KC
85 Westy
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----- Original Message -----
From: Benjamin Tan <BenTbtstr8@aol.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 4:43 AM
Subject: Re: 89 Syncro Westy Rotors Needed

> In a message dated 5/4/01 2:19:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> vanagon@busdepot.com writes:
>
> << Incidentally, many of the "German" rotors (including ATE) are now made
in
>  Italy as well. >>
>
>
> The ones I got are made in Germany. However, I did check his stock and
noted
> that almost all of the ATE rotors are made in Italy.
>
> I got some Corrado rotors from another vendor for my VW Fox which said
> Beck/Arnley on the box. What I found in the box are beautiful Brembo
stamped
> and manufactured rotors.
>
> Brakes made in Italy is not necessarily a bad thing. Think Brembo.
>
> BenT