Just an update on this one - I decided to see if Autohausaz would take the
bad drums back, and they issued an RMA for credit same day. So I will only
be out some shipping and a bunch of time in exchange for a lesson on buying
cheap parts from non-Vanagon specific parts places. I plan on some new
German drums when time permits, but I'm also considering the SA drum
upgrade, which is currently out of stock, so I have some time to research it
a bit.

On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@gmail.com> wrote:

> I bought some new drums, and cheaped out with made in China junk, which
> came pre-warped from Autohausaz (not worth the cost of shipping to return
> them). So now I have my old OEM warped drums with about 100k kms on them, or
> the new ones, and have to decide which ones I should have machined. The old
> ones appear to have plenty of life left - although I don't have calipers
> large enough to measure them, they seem to be very close to the new ones in
> diameter. What would you do?
>
> Are there any things to watch for in having them machined, or can any
> decent brake shop do it properly?
>
> --
> Shawn Wright
> '88 TD Westy
>

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Shawn Wright