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Offline bobbarley

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Re: Front brakes
« Reply #10 on: 17 February 2009, 16:55 »
If you want quality discs and pads, but a low price, this eBay seller is perfect, they sell Mintex.  I've used them, and can't complain :)

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/quality-car-parts14
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Re: Front brakes
« Reply #11 on: 17 February 2009, 17:58 »
Quote from: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 17 February 2009, 13:09
312's do stop you better than the 288's, no doubt, but they just upset the balance of the car under HARD braking with 232's at the rear, IMO.  (Nothing dangerous or anything you can't live with everyday, just too much of a difference between the two when driving on the edge, for my liking).

If you've got the extra ~£100 to throw at the 312 carriers, then go for it! :afro:

Ive got the 312mm conversion, its loads better! Cant say ive noticed anything about it affecting the balance under hard breaking, surely this could be said about any car with upgraded front brakes?
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Re: Front brakes
« Reply #12 on: 18 February 2009, 08:27 »
Gonna go for 312mm discs and carriers cant see much point in just putting standard size brakes on may aswell go bigger with decent pads as Ivor said.  :cool:
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Re: Front brakes
« Reply #13 on: 18 February 2009, 10:22 »
Let me know how you get on sourcing the calliper carriers.
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Re: Front brakes
« Reply #14 on: 18 February 2009, 10:23 »
Quote from: T_J_G on 18 February 2009, 10:22
Let me know how you get on sourcing the calliper carriers.

Someone said get them from vagparts mate?
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Re: Front brakes
« Reply #15 on: 18 February 2009, 10:26 »
Yeah but they've shut down.

Audi want £160 a side aswell.
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Re: Front brakes
« Reply #16 on: 18 February 2009, 10:59 »
Quote from: T_J_G on 18 February 2009, 10:26
Yeah but they've shut down.

Audi want £160 a side aswell.

Thats fooked that then might have to keep an eye out for some Brembos then??  :cool:
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Re: Front brakes
« Reply #17 on: 18 February 2009, 11:05 »
Quote from: ben1.8T on 18 February 2009, 10:59
Quote from: T_J_G on 18 February 2009, 10:26
Yeah but they've shut down.

Audi want £160 a side aswell.

Thats fooked that then might have to keep an eye out for some Brembos then??  :cool:

trawl Ebay for people breaking cars and pick them up that way
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Re: Front brakes
« Reply #18 on: 18 February 2009, 11:07 »
Quote from: Rhyso on 18 February 2009, 11:05
Quote from: ben1.8T on 18 February 2009, 10:59
Quote from: T_J_G on 18 February 2009, 10:26
Yeah but they've shut down.

Audi want £160 a side aswell.

Thats fooked that then might have to keep an eye out for some Brembos then??  :cool:

trawl Ebay for people breaking cars and pick them up that way

What the carriers mate? Theres a bloke on the MK4 forum that sells alot of brakes might see what his got when im ready.  :cool:
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Re: Front brakes
« Reply #19 on: 18 February 2009, 18:21 »
I got mine from the local  scrap yard. £23 for both front carriers from a TT  :laugh:
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