VW Rear Disc Brake Handbrake operation

[Dod]

I've been offered a VW equiped Disc Brake rear beam that was used on a Rally car but it never used Handbrake cables as the car had a Hydrolic handbrake, I know some people (Craig Green) have this set up on the rear of their cars, how do you work the Handbrake?

[Austin_Nova16]

I used a mk1 golf/caddy handbrake on my old gte. Went to the scrappy and cut the small section of floor from around it.

On the saloon, there wern't any mk1's about so used an early mk2 item. Both were from drum equiped cars..

Heres the mk2 golf on from the saloon..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Austin/Nova%20Coupe/DSC01129.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Austin/Nova%20Coupe/DSC01128.jpg

They may always be a way to make up something fancy, but using the golf stuff is the easier option...

[Dod]

Aaah, you used the Golf Handbrake mechanism and all, very nice. Worked out alright?

[Austin_Nova16]

Works spot on mate.

[Dod]

Rep added Austin, thank you very much. :thumb: