wrong handbrake cables?

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  1. timbutjack Forum Member

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    i have converted my mk2 driver to discs, and i am having a problem with the handbrake cables, they seem to be about 3 inches to long

    am i missing something here or could they be the wrong ones, corrado etc...

    i have mk3 calipers where the cables attach from the underneath so what cables should i use?
     
  2. The db

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    I presume you would need some mk2 gti handbrake cables as they are designed to be attached to calipers and not drums?
     
  3. timbutjack Forum Member

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    yeah im just not sure which year cables.

    did the early mk2 calipers have the cables attach at the top or the bottom
     
  4. The db

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    I thought they were all the same tbh.
     
  5. rubjonny

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    early ones are different, so that might be the explanation!
     
  6. davey Forum Member

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    handbreak set-up is different? one has a link type bar with a plate for the two cables and one works off the actual underside of the handbreak!
     
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    yes thats true, AFAIK the late cables will still work with the early handbrake lever though?
     
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    the early mk2 gti had the cables over the top, and the later underneath, take them back and get late 91 gti cables
     

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