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