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Offline Splash

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brake discs and pads
« on: 29 August 2004, 18:13 »
What are the best upgrade front discs and pads for a '94 M-reg Mk3 16v GTi? I need better stopping power as the standard VW items are cr@p compared to the wife's Focus 1.6 brakes. ???
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Re: brake discs and pads
« Reply #1 on: 29 August 2004, 21:20 »
Go for some zimmerman drilled and grooved discs and some pagid fast road pads, shud make you stop better ;)
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Offline Dizzie

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Re: brake discs and pads
« Reply #2 on: 29 August 2004, 23:18 »
I've got G60 280mm ones on my mk2 and combined with mintex pads they're awesome. I had the discs drilled by a mate purely for the look, but they don't half scrub off the speed.

if you want serious stopping power you can go for a brembo 4 pot setup with 305mm discs, but you'll have to run at least 16" wheels then. costs are ?400+
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Re: brake discs and pads
« Reply #3 on: 26 September 2004, 19:53 »
I've had zimmerman drilled discs and some pagid fast road pads fitted and the brakes are now spot on! many thanks. ;D
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Re: brake discs and pads
« Reply #4 on: 26 September 2004, 23:39 »
I just had my disks 'n' pads done - Brembo disks and mintex pads  ;D chipper stuff for sure.
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Offline peterw47

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Re: brake discs and pads
« Reply #5 on: 25 December 2006, 01:01 »
Hi guys,

can I ask where you bought these? I cant seem to find anything for zimmerman on google!!! (theres a first for everything)

Hopefully theres somewhere out there that do deals when buying discs and pads together?

Cheers

Pete
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Re: brake discs and pads
« Reply #6 on: 25 December 2006, 21:17 »
Bit of a Hijack but....

I have a 94 Gti 8v too - does anyone know the sizes of front and rear discs and whether they have the cable sensor on the pad or not? It's all a bit confusing when trying to choose parts!

Rob  :shocked:
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Offline vwagain

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Re: brake discs and pads
« Reply #7 on: 26 December 2006, 19:05 »
Quote from: robster23 on 25 December 2006, 21:17
Bit of a Hijack but....

I have a 94 Gti 8v too - does anyone know the sizes of front and rear discs and whether they have the cable sensor on the pad or not? It's all a bit confusing when trying to choose parts!

Rob  :shocked:

Best bet is to take a front wheel off and measure the size of the disks with a tape measure, also look on the front pads to see if you have a wire going to the pads!!.  Im pretty sure the rear disks are the same size on all Mk2's

Stu
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Offline Lewy

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Re: brake discs and pads
« Reply #8 on: 26 December 2006, 21:06 »
Quote from: robster23 on 25 December 2006, 21:17
Bit of a Hijack but....

I have a 94 Gti 8v too - does anyone know the sizes of front and rear discs and whether they have the cable sensor on the pad or not? It's all a bit confusing when trying to choose parts!

Rob  :shocked:

Who ever your buying the spares from just give them your reg, and if they're reputable enough they'll tell you what you need!
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