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76VDubya
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 Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 6:21 pm Post subject: Question about master cylinders |
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I have been looking into buying a Varga/TRW master cylinder for my '76 standard Bug, and I am kinda confused about which model to buy.
Here are the two models I have been looking at:
113611015BDBR
113611015DBR
Are these the same part? If not, what's the difference between the two? Are they both dual-circuit? Most websites I have visted offer little info on these. |
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Q-Dog
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gt1953
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Even sometimes the vendor does not even know. Brakes are nothing to skimp on for sure.
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sb001
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Pretty sure they're the same part. Simple google search shows Airhead and a few others use the BDBR designation, jbugs and some others use the DBR designation but they both show they are TRW/ Varga for 67-77 standard bugs.
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neil68
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 7:45 pm Post subject: master cylinder |
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Those are both Brazilian (BR)...and BD seems to be their latest code letters. I would recommend spending the extra money for a German MC.
Varga-TRW will work, but I had a bus MC go bad in less than two years. Switched to German-made after that experience.
Here's the one I installed a couple years ago on my Beetle: http://store.concept1.ca/Master-Cylinder-T1-67-77-GRM-113611015BD-GRM/
(NB: that price is in Canadian dollars...it would cost less in USD).
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