# Hand Emergency Brake

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/hand-emergency-brake/17983>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 11, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hand-emergency-brake/17983 "2008-08-11T02:03:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![getua69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ccd318/32.png) [@getua69](https://community.cartalk.com/u/getua69)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hand-emergency-brake/17983/1 "2008-08-11T02:03:13Z")

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it faild my mechanic tald me it will coast me about $300 dollars has to be orderd will take about 2days to get it. Is there something here I mean cost wise?

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**Author:** ![vwfueldoor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e95f7d/32.png) [@vwfueldoor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vwfueldoor)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hand-emergency-brake/17983/2 "2008-08-11T02:08:24Z")

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its a park brake.

not emergency.

re word it and no lawsuits will ensue.

firewall=bulkhead.

neat ehhhh!!

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hand-emergency-brake/17983/3 "2008-08-11T02:20:53Z")

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Make, model, year? What exactly failed? There are a lot of individual components in an e-brake system. I can’t even begin to advise based on the info provided.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 10:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hand-emergency-brake/17983/4 "2008-08-11T10:43:51Z")

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If you can re-word your question so that we can figure out exactly what you are asking, we might be able to provide an answer that addresses your problem.

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 11:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hand-emergency-brake/17983/5 "2008-08-11T11:24:00Z")

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Pay the $300 and your car will be fixed. It’s as simple as that.