brake upgrade

[whitegtidriver]

my gti is 36k and 2and a half years old now and the dealer has advised me that my front pads are getting low what should i do, stick with stock ones or upgrade,what are the best pads to get? cheers

[Hurdy]

It all depends on how much you are willing to spend and how much upgrade you need for the type of driving you do.

If you have £4.5k available, have 19" alloys and thrash the b0ll0cks off it at track meets and sprints, then you could go the full hog and fit RS4 ceramic brakes

For £2.5k and 18" alloys and do the odd track day with fast/spirited road driving then AP or Brembo's are the order of the day.

If you just drive your car spiritedly then R32 upgrade stoppers can be had for under £1k

otherwise stick to GTI stoppers.

[whitegtidriver]

cheers ill be staying on standards then..

[jonathonturner]

change the pads...i'm on with sourcing something more abrasive, like pagid pads..wear slightly heavier on the disk, but the stopping is improved no end...which is important on a tuned car, as under heavy load, my standard brakes are rubbish...