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what brakes / pads do you all have.....
« on: 04 April 2004, 18:34 »
just wondering what you guys have got!

ive got ate power discs with pagid pads and they were sharp and the other day i replaced them with ferodo premier! cant notice much difference... but on saying that the groove in the discs have worn!........ they have gone flat! i may try and replace the brake fluid! :-\
actuly i think my brake are s*** in the first places......

the vr6 are much better only reversed it out the garage pressed the brake and i jolted back! ;D
i aint drove for a week or 2.......
« Last Edit: 04 April 2004, 18:35 by vwsystems »

Offline S11EPS

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Re:what brakes / pads do you all have.....
« Reply #1 on: 04 April 2004, 18:46 »
Just had genuine VW discs and pads fitted all round. I've put a couple of hundred miles on them since friday and they are sh1t hot again  ;D

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Re:what brakes / pads do you all have.....
« Reply #2 on: 04 April 2004, 18:56 »
G60 front: mintex self-drilled vented 280mm discs with mintex pads
8v gti back: mintex will be self-drilled with mintex pads

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Re:what brakes / pads do you all have.....
« Reply #3 on: 04 April 2004, 19:35 »
im too embaressed to say  :-[

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Re:what brakes / pads do you all have.....
« Reply #4 on: 04 April 2004, 19:50 »
standard vw discs and pads on mk4 (for now) and on the mk2 there cross drilled discs, with fast road pads, good setups on both really

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Re:what brakes / pads do you all have.....
« Reply #5 on: 04 April 2004, 20:51 »
Black Diamond 256mm grooved discs, and predator pads, with uprated calipers - finally got some stopping power!!
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Re:what brakes / pads do you all have.....
« Reply #6 on: 04 April 2004, 20:58 »
I thought that all mk1s didn't have brakes  ;)

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Re:what brakes / pads do you all have.....
« Reply #7 on: 04 April 2004, 21:02 »
I thought that all mk1s didn't have brakes  ;)

Adds to the "adrenalin factor" - will I stop, wont I stop?

Got fed up of having complete brake fade taking me by surprise when doing some country road driving, so thought it may be wise to uprate it them a bit!!
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Re:what brakes / pads do you all have.....
« Reply #8 on: 04 April 2004, 21:23 »
Standard VW

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Re:what brakes / pads do you all have.....
« Reply #9 on: 04 April 2004, 23:43 »
Standard VW discs, pagid fast road pads all round with braided lines.

 ;) lovely