Brake Upgrade!!

[alastpa]

Has anyone upgraded the brakes on their Golf??? I would like to give my Mk.3 with standard 13-inch wheels a bit more braking power. I thought about changing the front solid disc's for ventilated one's, which is pretty cheap and seems simple to do. I have read somewhere that it is very expensive to upgrade to larger front disc's. Does anyone have any simple, relatively cheap solutions for upgrading my brakes??

[tweed]

I good set of brake pads. not green stuff!
Fitting larger brakes aint alot of money. But they wont fit under13" wheels.
look on ebay for bigger brakes from mk3's

[*tell*]

it have mk2 16v brakes on my mk3 tdi there alot better and have 14 inch steelies

[Guy]

i changed mine to brembo gooved discs and greenstuff pads on mine and the difference is very noticable

[Mikester]

i changed mine to brembo gooved discs and greenstuff pads on mine and the difference is very noticable

I use the same and agree 100%.

Could be a lot less hassle to just put some good fresh pads and discs on, and give the whole car a bleed. Firm up the pedal a bit.

[Grim_Reaper]

it have mk2 16v brakes on my mk3 tdi there alot better and have 14 inch steelies

ive been looking into this quite abit, could you gen me up on the disk size (are they bigger than the normal tdi ones??) did the caliper bolt straight to the hub on the mk3???