big brakes

[Hurdy]

Come on Sean, give us a clue

You must be ready to make a decision soon.

I'm plumping for the R32 rears and they are going on the car on Monday afternoon (I'm on nights on Sunday, so in bed in the morning!)

In conjunction with the TAR-OX 10 pots I think there is more than enough braking power.

Fronts £1,650 fitted
Rears £250 fitted

Total cost to you would therefore be £1,900 fitted for both the front and rears

[DaveB1970]

TT

I have a carbon setup for the Mk5.

2 x Gen1 350x34mm Porsche PCCB rotors rebelled for the Mk5
2 x Carrera GT (Yes the 450k V10 one) Calipers 6 pots (same caliper family as you're RS4 Ceramics) the calipers are shortly to be refurbed in the matching grey powder coat same as the RS4 and have the audi ceramic logos applied. The piston sizes are 28/30/32mm do the math they're perfect
1 set of nearly new P90 compound PCCB pads (this is RS29 compound by Pagid - same pad)
Lightweight Carriers
Some useless braided hoses 

All for $not as much as you think



 

[Teutonic_Tamer]

TT

I have a carbon setup for the Mk5.

2 x Gen1 350x34mm Porsche PCCB rotors rebelled for the Mk5
2 x Carrera GT (Yes the 450k V10 one) Calipers 6 pots (same caliper family as you're RS4 Ceramics) the calipers are shortly to be refurbed in the matching grey powder coat same as the RS4 and have the audi ceramic logos applied. The piston sizes are 28/30/32mm do the math they're perfect
1 set of nearly new P90 compound PCCB pads (this is RS29 compound by Pagid - same pad)
Lightweight Carriers
Some useless braided hoses 

All for $not as much as you think

Dave, SERIOUSLY tempted, but will these fit under the standard 18" Monza II alloys?   SWMBO is pretty adamant about keeping the standard rimage.

Price pleaseeeeeeeee.  PM me, over on the other side if you like.  But my PC/internet at home is fooked at the mo, so I'm having to nip into my local library and use their dial-up speed public access puters.  If you like, I can PM you my mobly number, and we can discuss further.

Oh, a couple of other Qs.  Are the discs new or used?  Are the bells your own fabrications?  And will the pad wear warning still work?

Ta very muchly! 

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Come on Sean, give us a clue

You must be ready to make a decision soon.

I'm plumping for the R32 rears and they are going on the car on Monday afternoon (I'm on nights on Sunday, so in bed in the morning!)

I'm deffo gonna get the R32 or S3 rears - but need to wait on my final choice for the fronts, and then go for either the S3 black caliper, or an unpainted grey caliper from one of the TT quattro models - but this is all dependent on the colour of the fronts.

In conjunction with the TAR-OX 10 pots I think there is more than enough braking power.

Fronts £1,650 fitted
Rears £250 fitted

Total cost to you would therefore be £1,900 fitted for both the front and rears

£250 for the rears - that is a good price.  Were they new or 2nd hand, or do you have another source?   

[T30GUE]

Does the S3/R32 rear large disc conversion require a different caliper when fitted to a GTI? Or can the original GTI caliper be repositioned to accomodate the larger diameter with a spacer type bracket? 

[Hurdy]

Come on Sean, give us a clue

You must be ready to make a decision soon.

I'm plumping for the R32 rears and they are going on the car on Monday afternoon (I'm on nights on Sunday, so in bed in the morning!)

I'm deffo gonna get the R32 or S3 rears - but need to wait on my final choice for the fronts, and then go for either the S3 black caliper, or an unpainted grey caliper from one of the TT quattro models - but this is all dependent on the colour of the fronts.

In conjunction with the TAR-OX 10 pots I think there is more than enough braking power.

Fronts £1,650 fitted
Rears £250 fitted

Total cost to you would therefore be £1,900 fitted for both the front and rears

£250 for the rears - that is a good price.  Were they new or 2nd hand, or do you have another source?   

The rears came off a 2.5k mile S3, but the pads were new

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Does the S3/R32 rear large disc conversion require a different caliper when fitted to a GTI? Or can the original GTI caliper be repositioned to accomodate the larger diameter with a spacer type bracket? 

The standard GTI caliper will fit with the appropriate mounting bracket.  However, the S3/R32 spec caliper is much better than the GTI one, because it has a larger diameter hydraulic piston, meaning greater hydraulic advantage - and more importantly, a much better 'hydraulic bias' when used with bigger front brakes. 

[Teutonic_Tamer]

I'm making progress - watch this space! 

[stokeballoon]

Does the S3/R32 rear large disc conversion require a different caliper when fitted to a GTI? Or can the original GTI caliper be repositioned to accomodate the larger diameter with a spacer type bracket? 

The standard GTI caliper will fit with the appropriate mounting bracket.  However, the S3/R32 spec caliper is much better than the GTI one, because it has a larger diameter hydraulic piston, meaning greater hydraulic advantage - and more importantly, a much better 'hydraulic bias' when used with bigger front brakes. 

the Std GTI disc is non vented, whereas the R32/S3 is vented (ie a thicker disc), so the original GTI calliper will not fit.

[T30GUE]

I'm making progress - watch this space! 

Am very interested to see what you have been up to. Will you keep us waiting long?!