Atcfan
Active member
I have a 2003 Jetta that was long over due for a rear brake job including pads rotors and calipers. I order the calipers from ecs tuning because they came with new caliper mounting brackets too part #2597711. when i order the calipers i see in the description" For vehicles with VIN from 9M-Y-012 500 only". I email them and ask them to see if the caliper brackets will fit my 2003 car and they respond yes they will fit. Now i point out that after i called ecs today to complain about the poor quality parts they have replaced that message and replaced it with **Note: The carriers included may not fit your application, and the original caliper carriers must be used.** I order everything that i need from them and idparts and within a few days my boxes arrive in the mail. I tackle removing the old brakes from my car with ease with no broken bolts including the dreaded caliper bracket allen head bolts by using an easy out to remove them. I then grab the new brackets and try to install my new pads from idparts but notice that with the new hardware installed on the brackets that there was no way the pads will fit. I even tried the old pads and they would not fit. so i decide to file down the brake pads to fit the shiny new brake caliper bracket. i get the bracket torqued down and when i go to install the caliper that i just put the brake line on with banjo bolt and fresh copper washers that i can't put a socket on the bolt that secures the caliper to caliper bracket but a open end wrench will fit. With my old calipers i could remove them with a socket. Seeing how i just filed down my brand new pads so they would fit the new brackets i figured i would be determined to make these parts work. i remove the banjo bolt and brake line and put my torque wrench on the caliper bolts to torque them down to 25 ft lbs. I get to about 15 ft lbs and it almost feels like the bolts are stretching while i am tightening them and of course i feel SNAP. The darn bolt just snapped off inside the brake sliding pin. *** so i try the other bolt and it feels like it is doing the same thing so i stop. I called up ecs and told them that they will send me new bolts and a sliding pin for free. They assured me that the parts will ship soon but ill probably end up going to Napa to get the replacement bolts. i am probably done with ordering parts from ecs.