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On 15 Sep 2004 at 9:54, fess wrote: > so following the advice here, the best way to get my parking break back > is to remove the disc brake kit, and install stock rear breaks? > which will actually improve my braking performance, ( but reduce > my bragging rights. ) I would approach it from the other end: Claim that you investigated the problem carefully and discovered that the way the previous "kiddie" reworked the brakes actually degraded your braking. Emphasize how much effort you're going to put into this to upgrade it to the stock configuration. Don't mention that what you're doing will be fairly easy, won't cost much, and will leave you in a position where it is easy to buy replacement parts. > each little project just gets bigger. ;-) > I already have so much to do to the new car, I was hoping this > one would be as simple as getting the right parking brake cable. It's possible that there really is an easy solution out there. It's just that there is no easy way to discover what it is. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Shameless link for search engines: http://listarchive.type3.org ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~