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"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
10/16/2014 at 13:15 • Filed to: None

Bronze drum brakes and... frame?

I kinda like it.

DISCUSSION (33)

ShelbyRacer78-Fusion Modifier > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/16/2014 at 13:16

Nope, drums come in 2 colors. Rust or black.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/16/2014 at 13:16

I've thought about painting my drums black so they stop getting surface rust. But I have body rust and paint issues that are of a higher priority.

CalzoneGolem > ShelbyRacer78-Fusion Modifier
10/16/2014 at 13:19

Mine are both.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > CalzoneGolem
10/16/2014 at 13:20

2 tone!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/16/2014 at 13:21

I always have a bit of a chuckle when people go all out to paint drums.

CalzoneGolem > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/16/2014 at 13:23

Because I like to be pedantic. That is a trailing arm.

scoob > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/16/2014 at 13:27

I don't know why, but I get the feeling that someone customized their mother's car. What is it? Looks like a sedan on some cheap and terrible "mods".

Your boy, BJR > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/16/2014 at 13:27

Kinja'd!!!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > CalzoneGolem
10/16/2014 at 13:27

Aah, ok. Hmm, perhaps I could paint mine so they'd stop rusting.

CalzoneGolem > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/16/2014 at 13:28

Only if you use a contrasting color.

Takuro Spirit > ShelbyRacer78-Fusion Modifier
10/16/2014 at 13:33

They come silver on new Ford Focuses.

ShelbyRacer78-Fusion Modifier > Takuro Spirit
10/16/2014 at 13:38

Wait 2 winters and they'll be rust.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > CalzoneGolem
10/16/2014 at 13:41

Well, all my other accents are red, and I happen to have some red rustoleum lying around...

CalzoneGolem > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/16/2014 at 13:43

This problem is solving itself!

kanadanmajava1 > ShelbyRacer78-Fusion Modifier
10/16/2014 at 13:44

Could Brembo make performance drums in bronze color?

Alex B > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/16/2014 at 13:46

What kind of car?

ShelbyRacer78-Fusion Modifier > kanadanmajava1
10/16/2014 at 13:47

Cross drilled and slotted drums.....I don't think so...

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > CalzoneGolem
10/16/2014 at 13:50

I just looked, and my car does not actually have trailing arms. I have no idea what I was thinking of.

kanadanmajava1 > ShelbyRacer78-Fusion Modifier
10/16/2014 at 13:50

Think again. I didn't know that these exist but I did Google them anyway.

Kinja'd!!!

CalzoneGolem > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/16/2014 at 13:51

Cupcakes?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > CalzoneGolem
10/16/2014 at 13:55

Red spray-painted rustoleum cupcakes.

CalzoneGolem > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/16/2014 at 13:59

My favorite!

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/16/2014 at 14:02

Is that a Jetta?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
10/16/2014 at 14:05

No idea. Pic from reddit.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/16/2014 at 14:06

Either a Jetta or a minivan of some sort... I do know that MK6 and earlier Jettas used drums...

Imirrelephant > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
10/16/2014 at 14:19

It's a MKVI Jetta. Likely a 2.5 model. My '12 TDI has rear disks and the same trailing arms.

Imirrelephant > Alex B
10/16/2014 at 14:23

It's an early MKVI Jetta. Likely a 2.5 model. I have a '12 TDI with rear disks and the same trailing arms (though not painted gold).

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Imirrelephant
10/16/2014 at 14:23

So would my TDI have disks? 2011 MY...

Imirrelephant > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
10/16/2014 at 14:31

Possibly. They did some weird things in the name of making them cheaper. It might depend on the trim level as well. Mine is a mid level trim. There was the base TDI, TDI Premium, and TDI Premium Plus. My sister in law had an '11 2.5 SE (which was the same Toffee Brown Metalic as the one pictured, incidently) and it had rear drums. There are so many weird variations between '11 and '14 Jettas. I'm glad the next gen will be MQB based.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Imirrelephant
10/16/2014 at 14:32

Well mine is a Sportwagen, so it would actually be based on the Golf TDI lol

Imirrelephant > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
10/16/2014 at 14:38

Which it the other weird thing they did. They just kept on making the MKV Sportwagens, which is good in retrospect. I bet it has rear disks.

Also, I'm pretty excited for the new Jetta/Golf Variant Sportwagen! I am considering one for my next car in around 4ish years. If Mazda gets their shit together with the Skyactive Diesel and brings it to the US though, it will be a tough choice.

Ntovorni > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
10/16/2014 at 14:44

The color says Jetta to me.

@rbalch1 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
10/18/2014 at 05:11

Kinja'd!!!

Looks like a Jetta to me