That is understandable. Then all one need to do is check the Girling site for that model of car and see if the information is in inches or matches the information in the sample i provided.
I don't disagree that in 1979 inches have been used, but it was during that time that the those auto companies that were not metric were in a period of converting. But I would say that by now the conversion is complete and any replacement brakes for those cars if they still exist would be made metric and sold metric. Just because something was one way doesn't mean it stays that way forever. In many cases you have to evolve to survive even if those who are anti-metric pretend things never change. Jerry ________________________________ From: Brian J White <[email protected]> To: Jeremiah MacGregor <[email protected]>; U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 10:38:07 AM Subject: Re: [USMA:43842] Re: Tyre (tire) sizes No Rabbits in the list because Rabbit was only a term used in the United States and Canada. The Rabbit was the Mk1 Golf. It had Girling brakes. Although, 1979 was the first year of US production of the Rabbit at the Westmoreland plant, but I'm sure 1979 was a mixed production year. At 22:50 2009-03-14, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote: I found the Girling website: http://www.girlingauto.com/en/index.aspx I looked through their catalog and found brakes for a POLO, (there were no Rabbits in the list): 6015003 Brake Disc 0 Fitting Position: Front Axle Brake Disc Type: Full, Ø: 239 mm, Br. Disc Thickness: 8 mm, Min. thickness: 7 mm, Num. of holes: 4 This is the first entry on the page. The information is all metric. Maybe they did things in inches in the '70s, but Girling is metric now. So I sure if you bought a replacement the part would be metric. Jerry From: Brian J White <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 2:39:46 PM Subject: [USMA:43842] Re: Tyre (tire) sizes 3..I once had a Canadian spec VW Rabbit - 1979 and made in Germany. The front disc brake rotor had stamped on it its diameter in inches. Now it could be because this part could have been made in the UK or even the US, but unlikely. I wouldn't think that was unlikely. It was probably made by Girling in the UK. Girlings have been common for decades on Volkswagens and Audis. My Peugeot 405 Mi16 also had Girlings on it.
