Re: '97 Front Calipers

["Mark Radelow" <rpcprod@hotmail.com>]

I left the clips in and painted them red too...But then again I also 
used Testor's model paint...hehe.  BUT they still look like the day I 
painted them so there!  Only cost me about ten bucks too.


Mark
VW Jetta Homepage
jetta.aosi.net

ps.  I get all kinds o comments too

>From: douglas.carter@platinum.com
>To: gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com, jettaglx@igtc.com
>Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 17:24:10 -0500
>Subject: '97 Front Calipers
>
>
>Has anyone replaced the front pads on a '97 VR6 yet?
>
>Next question... If you did, how in the hell did you get those
>anti-vibration spring clips back in?
>
>
>I just painted my calipers with the FoliaTec caliper paint kit (nice
>finish, BTW) and I removed the spring clips to avoid making them look 
like
>they were painted by a moron (all apologies to anyone who has painted 
the
>spring clips or the pads  ;).  I have already repainted (touched up) 
one
>caliper because the clips galled the finish.
>
>Does anyone know of any tricks, or maybe a tool that would make this an
>easier task? I'd hate to think of wrestling with these stupid things 
every
>time I change the pads out. Don? Mark? Anyone????
>
>
>Doug
>
>
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