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Subject:Re: Rear brakes - made by Volkswagen / LED dash lights
From:Neil N
Date:Wed, 5 Aug 2020 10:40:35 -0700

On 8/5/20, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> At $63-88 CAD, per shoe, they should be dealership parts! Rockauto
> normally shows images for each part. No images shown. So, I'd guess
> no. Not NOS.
>
> A shoe part number from rock auto into an online ETKA got this. Direct
> image link:
>
> https://tinyurl.com/y5o89oxa
>
> This direct image link shows various shoe brands. Top one is VW brand
>
> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1268481.jpg
>
> Got that from here:
>
> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php?search_keywords=rear+brakes&search_terms=all&search_author=crazyvwvanman&search_forum%5B%5D=58&search_fields=all&show_results=posts&sort_by=0&sort_dir=DESC
>
> Check out the "kit" as sold by VW at one point.
>
> I thought maybe rockauto got NOS or "VW" shoes from Heritage VW
> (Classic VW) but probably not. Heritage sells shoes by set of 4, no VW
> branding. But, their shoe pins, cups, springs are VW which might mean
> they're the correct size. Last time I checked, those parts in the
> spring kits were not a good fit.
>
> Neil.
>
> On 8/5/20, Rick Cooper <rick@webleaf.ca> wrote:
>
>> RockAuto.com has rear brake shoes available that are apparently made by
>> Volkswagen.  Maybe these are overstock they are unloading?
>>
>

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Neil n

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