looks very pretty, thanks for the good work.
just ordered one

 

ordered!

 

Still need to track down a local RHD chassis to test fit on.

 

FYI my bank contacted me for fraud. They had me confirm the purchase to a "computer programming service company" for $90. I confirmed it was legitimate. Has this happened to you before?

 

We use a 3rd party for credit card processing. They are really **** about fraud and security. Personally I've laso had my credit card company do the same thing when I buy something that they thing is out of the normal.

 

cusco makes one for a rhd car i bought one and it didnt specify thas how i know just saying im probably gonna get one of these...

 

I don't like to do this...
The adjustable bolt on mine was too long, so I had to cut it with a dremel. Not the worst of tragedies though. However, it is completely off center from the brake master cylinder. I had to grind down my master cylinder flat just so it could be flush. If it were centered on the master, this would have been acceptable.
here it is installed:

The master normally has a rounded raised area in the center at the end. That is what I ground down.
A well made fine looking piece, but sorry, not worth the price tag.

 

Something is different on you car from all of our test vehicles. I just measured on my S5 and the adjustment bolt has 0.845" protruding from the brace. The nuts are 0.255" thick so the adjuster should stick out roughly the thickness of three and a half nuts. Yours looks like a little over two at best and thats after grinding down the tip.

It also looks like your MC is slightly more biased towards the drivers side of the car.

Here is a picture I just took on mine.



As you can see the adjustment screw is in the center and roughly the length of 3 and a half nuts.

I'm not trying to pass blame, simply trying to figure out what is different and why. This could simply be the difference between a reman and OEM MC, or what is more likely the difference between NA and Turbo.

Is the install is on your 87 TII?

 

Your picture kind of looks like what my master cylinder looked like before I ground it down. It has that little bump in the middle.
Now I'm baffled, I don't know why there is such a discrepancy.
I have an 87 TII, it didn't have ABS. This is, as far as I know, an OEM replacement, except I wound up getting an ABS cylinder. Either way it's still for the car but is really really weird that mine is off to the side. Perhaps my car is the oddball here??? My car was built march 1986, perhaps since it's such an early turbo model, this is the way they were?

Wow... confused now!

 

There is probably a little bit of tolerance in the mounting locations for the brake master cylinder as well as the brake booster, that combined with potential tweaks to the unibody from years of use could all add up to that. Maybe, maybe not.

If it ever slips off you'll know it lol

 

Fast shipping and I already installed mine. Fits perfect on a reman. MC. The length of the adjustment screw was perfect on mine and was a easy fast install. Took me like 5 minutes due to the intercooler piping needing removal.

My car is a 1988 TII.

I have not done any spirited driving for true feed back though

 

I must have an old bonkers turbo model if it's working perfect for everyone else. Perhaps tomorrow I will do some measuring...

 

Finally a master cylinder brace for LHD cars. I am buying one after new years no doubt about it

 

Put mines in this past Saturday....pedal feels nice and firm, but this is the only brake system upgrade I have. I bet it will be even better with stainless lines and better rotors and pads. Mine fit just fine, same as the original picture provided by Zero. This is a nice addition to my car and a quality produce…….keep up the good work Sir!

~Brandon

 

 

I really wish I knew what to say. No one else has reported a problem, and all the other pictures look exactly as expected. These things do happen sometimes when dealing with older vehicles, but that doesn't make it suck any less. You are more then welcome to return it for a refund if you are unhappy. I will however continue to try to figure this out.

 

^no no. After seeing more pics and reading everyone else's experience, it looks like I am the black sheep here. Something strange with my particular car.

 

Got mine looks great! Fast Shipping

 

Beefhole have you tried taking the MC off of the firewall? I notice that your nut isn't out as far as the others are. Maybe the problem lies in that area?

 

It's not just that, if you look you can also see that the fitment is off left/right as well.

 

I just got mine and I'll install it tomorrow and provide a fitment pic. I must say though that it looks like it was built and designed well. Thanks!

 

Getting pretty cold here now. I may not get the chance to work on/look at it for a long while.

I can't imagine why mine is off by 1/2 inch. It can't be just the master; it does have to mount center on the booster. So we can only conclude the entire brake system is off.

 

I actually just installed mine a few hours ago. It is off just a hair but is still centered. It also extends about as much as the others here. I'm really happy with this product! Thanks again!

 

You could buy a Cusco one and copy the mounting position. I have a rhd car but I'm in australia, and already have a cusco one. You can get them from rhdjapan pretty cheap so may be an option

 

I appreciate the idea, but I'd rather do the fitment myself to ensure the fitment is right.