abs master cylinder on non-abs car

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ecsk
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Post Mon Nov 09, 2020 2:36 am

I'm searching the correct master cylinder to replace the rusty one in my E30. I do not know exactly what the current m/c part number as it's a m52 converted, non-ABS car.
After reading a lot of info I'm sure it's the normal E30 m/c, not any 25mm upgraded m/c.

According to this post viewtopic.php?f=2&t=271748&p=2918457&hi ... 5#p2918457
non-abs m/c should have the 2 ports for front brake furthest away from firewall.

However, this is my current setup
Photo 5-11-20, 3 13 31 pm.jpg
The 2 ports for front brake are at the back, close to firewall, it does look like an abs m/c (most likely part number 34311157206 or 34311154918), If I buy one of this abs m/c, would it work ????
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Post Mon Nov 09, 2020 8:44 am

The post is wrong, you can see I replied stating the front half of the MC is always for the rear brakes

All the ABS cylinders ive seen on E30's have a blanking plug screwed into the third port underneath, so you would just remove this to fit the other front brake line in the case of non ABS