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OEM Volkswagen Starter motor

Can confirm Mk3 starters work on Mk1s as long as it's a manual Mk1, have had one on for years, have seen it done on several Mk1s.

Pros: lighter, quieter
Cons: pisses off purists
Vehicle: Volkswagen
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Castrol Engine oil

I'm in LA and I use castrol oe professional 5w-40 on my rebuilt 16v. The best oil I've used so far in my mk2 and I've tried a lot (Rotella t6 5w-40 Mobil 1 15w-50 and Total Elf 5w-40) all synthetics. Try it out. You won't be disappointed.

Pros: best oil used
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ATE Brake caliper

with the 82 I was able to swap in vented rotors and bought the pads that went to those rotors since these are slimmer than the solid rotor ones. Moral of the story vented rotors with their pads = the same width as solid rotors with their pads. That combination only worked with the right calipers that if IIRC are ATE.

Pros: vented rotors swap possible
Vehicle: Volkswagen Scirocco
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Continental Tires
Schagephonic
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Rating 4.0

I've been running 18" Conti Pure Contacts for about 8k miles now. Initially, I didn't love the tire but they handled good so I decided to keep them. Recently had them rebalanced and rotated which that made a difference. Ride is firmer than Michelin's or OEM Contis but this is one of the best handling tire I've owned on any of my cars. Hydroplaning resistance and snow traction for an all season tire is excellent.

Pros: handling good, snow traction excellent
Cons: firmer ride
Mileage: 8000 km
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Brembo Brake discs

I have solid BREMBO rotors, girling calipers and I think that you can get slotted rotors in the 'solid' width....just a different kind of venting.

Pros: slotted rotors, different venting
Cons: vented rotors heavier
Vehicle: Volkswagen Scirocco
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MICHELIN Tires
.499785
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Rating 5.0

I took a look at all the options people noted here and ended up with the Michelin Pilot A/S 3. I have to say the new tires are a lot better then the Pirelli's that were OEM on the car, cornering is much sharper and noise is non existent.

Pros: sharper cornering, no noise
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MEYLE Tie rods

Mjm autohouse has some Meyle brand, Would those be good quality or should I buy some oem ones, albeit a lot more money.

Cons: more money
Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf
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Kumho Tires

I had a set of kumho's on my 08 GTI and they were terrible. Very expensive and terrible performance.

Cons: expensive, terrible performance
Vehicle: Volkswagen
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