Will R32 rear brakes fit the ed30?

[Teutonic_Tamer]

T/T here's a pic of what the disc looks like, note the badly spayed hub/bell lol.

OK, refresh my grey matter, these were all 2nd hand parts?  What about the brake pads?

Give it 250 miles of moderate braking to properly bed in the pads, and see if it improves!

Otherwise, maybe the part of the caliper where the pad slides has a build-up of rust, or even paint, which is stopping free movement of the pads.  You may need to strip them down again and properly clean the pad guides, and lubricate them with some proper v.high temp anti-sieze paste, and not the lithium based grease which VW recommends (and which goes up in smoke and fire!).

[k4ith]

Yes they were 2nd hand. the discs were cleaned before going on the car, the rust colour has been there since the car was washed since then it covered 100 miles.

[K1]

don't have any clearer pics. but the rear discs are about the same diameter as the stock gti fronts.

And are they ventilated?

Also the caliper is alot bigger than the stock rears. 

Yes, it may be visibly bigger than the GTI rear caliper, but it is fundamentally the same rear caliper design, with the same handbrake operation!

Restoring an old thread, but yes T_T my rear discs are ventilated. I understand the stock rear GTI ones are solid discs?

[VeeDubDan]

don't have any clearer pics. but the rear discs are about the same diameter as the stock gti fronts.

And are they ventilated?

Also the caliper is alot bigger than the stock rears. 

Yes, it may be visibly bigger than the GTI rear caliper, but it is fundamentally the same rear caliper design, with the same handbrake operation!

Restoring an old thread, but yes T_T my rear discs are ventilated. I understand the stock rear GTI ones are solid discs?

I agree with you, they are R32 rears.  You can tell from the discs.  As mentioned above the caliper design and size for that matter is very similar to the GTI caliper but with a bigger channel to allow for the thicker discs.

[VeeDubDan]

To clarify the upgrade on a Mk4 involves a spacer between the caliper carrier and the hub to align the caliper/carrier with the disc.  It is not a wheel spacer. 

The standard splash guards can remain if you desire, but you need to bend/trim them to allow for the bigger discs.  To replace them you need to strip the brakes and wheel bearings etc so most people don't bother.

[VeeDubDan]

Now for the MK5 .  I guess it can be done as you can see the photos in the other thread.  I too would very much like to know, is it a case of making spacers for example?!!

However on Uk-MKIVs I was part of a similar thread and asked if anyone knew of other VAG cars that might be able to donate off the shelf FWD rear carriers to make it a bolt on job (similar to MK4 Anni rear carriers on a MK4 conversion).  Another poster on the thread suggested that V6 Eos has vented rears but is FWD.  And as such the rear carriers from that car might make it plug and play.  That said I have not confirmed this so I don't know if it is possible to use rear V6 Eos carrier to fit R32 rears.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

don't have any clearer pics. but the rear discs are about the same diameter as the stock gti fronts.

And are they ventilated?

Also the caliper is alot bigger than the stock rears. 

Yes, it may be visibly bigger than the GTI rear caliper, but it is fundamentally the same rear caliper design, with the same handbrake operation!

Restoring an old thread, but yes T_T my rear discs are ventilated. I understand the stock rear GTI ones are solid discs?

Yup, the GTI rears are 12mm solids, wheras the R32/S3 rears are 22mm ventilated.   

So the question remains - how did you get them to fit? 

[Teutonic_Tamer]

To clarify the upgrade on a Mk4 involves a spacer between the caliper carrier and the hub to align the caliper/carrier with the disc.  It is not a wheel spacer.

Why the post of completely irrelevant info?  This is Mk5 only section of the forum! 

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Now for the MK5 .  I guess it can be done as you can see the photos in the other thread.  I too would very much like to know, is it a case of making spacers for example?!!

However on Uk-MKIVs I was part of a similar thread and asked if anyone knew of other VAG cars that might be able to donate off the shelf FWD rear carriers to make it a bolt on job (similar to MK4 Anni rear carriers on a MK4 conversion).  Another poster on the thread suggested that V6 Eos has vented rears but is FWD.  And as such the rear carriers from that car might make it plug and play.  That said I have not confirmed this so I don't know if it is possible to use rear V6 Eos carrier to fit R32 rears.

Interesting . . . did they not get any concrete answers on ukmkivs?

[VeeDubDan]

To clarify the upgrade on a Mk4 involves a spacer between the caliper carrier and the hub to align the caliper/carrier with the disc.  It is not a wheel spacer.

Why the post of completely irrelevant info?  This is Mk5 only section of the forum! 

Because...it was part of the disussion earlier in the thread, plus a similar solution for the MK5 might be better than the proposed rear axle rebuild!