Front brake discs, interchangeable with any other VW's?

[ubercrap]

Sorry for my ignorance, but I have no other ACVW's at the moment to compare to.

Edit: Looks like there are some year differences also?

[raygreenwood]

They used the same as type 3 until august of 1972. Then they used larger calipers and discs with better strength. They are the same in 914's. They had the same split in august early to late. Ray

[DeathBus]

I was lucky and found some original 73 front disks for mine on EBAY CHEAP. Alot of people dont like Ebay, but YOU CAN find good deals if you know what to look for and you search ALOT.

[raygreenwood]

The front discs on these should be no problem to get. They fit a lot of vehicles. I bought my last pair for about $50 ea. German...in the box....dated 73 around the rim. Ray

[Marc]

They used the same as type 3 until august of 1972. Then they used larger calipers and discs with better strength...

That would be the 311 615 107B/108B for a`72/`73 Type III; prior to that Type III used an even smaller one (311 615 107/108 plain) with the same bolt pattern as a singlepin (`Ghia) caliper.
The `70-`72 914 is supposed to be the same as late III/early IV but I've never tried interchanging them.

[raygreenwood]

I have...you are correct Marc. Ray

[albert]

allo ray , on the web, i see 3 différent model or quality for front pad , métallick , médium , or , regular , wath is your best for 412 ,,,

[raygreenwood]

You MUST use a metallic pad. Technically, these will be listed as semi-meatallic, but they should look quite "silver" on the surface. A god many cheap auto supply houses list only organic pads for this vehicles. DO NOT USE THEM. They will smoke these rotors in a heartbeat. VW NEVER used organic pads on any 411/412. They always used semi-metallic.
Repco metalmaster brand, Beck Arnley silver series, Mintex metal master etc. All good pads.
Just be sure not to use a full-metallic racing pad. Ray