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Fitting VLT booster

Started by TURBZWAGON vbmenu_register("postmenu_2024789", true); · 10 Dec 2008 · 11 replies

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Hey guys got a vlt booster and went to fit it yesti,Having some clearance issues between the booster and the strut tower.Has any one had any dramas fitting the bigger booster? It seems like the bracket on the firewall comes out to far,Is their a different bracket For the twin diaghram booster? Need help.Cheers
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The bracket on the firewall is the same as far as I know, there is a different bracket that bolts to the strut tower however.
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yea the bracket that bolts to the master cyl is sweet,its just i cant seem to get the booster bolts into the bracket on the firewall because of the interference with the strut tower. As anyone done the swap & can help me??
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ive heard of this problem before but i cant rememnber how they fixed it, do a search !
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I had a fair crack at searchin earlier,couldn't find any info.i'll have another look. The only thing i can think of is that the bracket on the firewall is different.
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the brackets are the same just the strut tower bracket is different
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its tight but it will fit
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done mine 2 weeks ago its tight but it will fit just make sure the booster arm go's on the correct side of the brake pedel when putting it in or your gonna have to pull it back out
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Ok sweet as guys,I'll take my skirt off and have another go at it, Cheers.
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Quote: Originally Posted by TURBZWAGON Ok sweet as guys,I'll take my skirt off and have another go at it, Cheers. yeah much easier with 2 people 1 under th dash making sure its on the correct side of the pedal and 1 in the bay feeding it in.
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does it make much difference over the n/a booster for braking feel? also do the turbo models run the same rotors/calipers as the n/a or were these larger too? cheers
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omg, front calipers and rotors are bigger and all had disc rear Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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