brakes on 96t vs. non t

[captainluigi]

are there any differences on the pads, rotors or calipers between t & non-t?

[elwesso]

nope, all the same.

[captainluigi]

thnx wes. that leaves the question; why do brake part aps. all say ''excluding t model''.

[elwesso]

i have no idea, unless they mean ACTIVE because technically active cars have a different part number for the brake pads,even though i doubt theres any mentionable difference....

[maxnix]

thnx wes. that leaves the question; why do brake part aps. all say ''excluding t model''.

Because you are looking at 3rd party non-OEM sources.

[captainluigi]

o.k. brian, i can buy in to that. here is the impetus that prompted the question in the first place. i ordered the 3 drive belts from joe only to find that the pwr. st. belt was not correct. length was same but width was not. 96qt show #11950-60us5-vw while the #60us4 is the correct ap. my orig. build sheet shows the q pkg., all the t goodies are there but the vin# shows non a, non t. the pwr. st. pulley on my t is appx. 50% narrower than the belt i recieved. so that started me wondering what else might i experience along those lines.

[maxnix]

All of these problems can be avoided along with paying too much by ordering from Joe with your VIN nearby.

[elwesso]

The thing is Joe thought you had a 90-94 Q45t with HICAS. As we all know, 95+ Q45t's did NOT come with HICAS.

Basically theres no difference on the 95-96 Q45t's except for the spoiler and the RSB.

[Q45tech]

In the beginning there were many different front pads [ ultra high performance, normal, and woman real estate agent version based on wear rates and dust], various compounds for various drivers desires. Today just one for cars with sensor and one without.

[maxnix]

Basically theres no difference on the 95-96 Q45t's except for the spoiler and the RSB.

Well, not quite true in regards to brakes as some early 1995 G50 had the sensors.