Brakes

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:39 pm

Lookin into upgrading my front brakes with after market ones. Like the look of the brembo drilled and grooved ones and i like the dark grey colour!

Was looking at them on the europepreformance website and the only 288mm brakes it has are for the Golf Mk4 Gti and they have about 4 listed????

Does anyone have any other websites i could look at and will the Golf brakes fit the polo ok??

Jeff GTi · Post by **Jeff GTi** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:39 pm

LOOK ON THE GOLF 4 SECTION ON AWESOME GTI'S WEBSITE, THERES A PORSCHE CALIPER UPGRADE, 6 POT TARROX CONVERSION AND ALL THE USUAL 312 MM CONVERSIONS MATE

oops, caps

i have 312 mm tarox sport japan disks with tarox predetor pads, with the golf 4 anniversary calipers and carriers with goodridge s/s hoses and the stopping power is more than good enough for my car as it is now

the benifit with312mm conversions are its a size thats been available for years on the golf, so cheap for parts too when they need replacing, disks and pads etc

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:44 pm

Was just lookin to replace the discs and pads from a finacial point of viwe as am away to ibiza again nxt month. Are the polo discs 288mm x 22mm???

Jeff GTi · Post by **Jeff GTi** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:22 pm

they are 288 mm but unsure of the thickness to be honest,

however talking from a been there done that point of view, its really not worth it, the weakness is in the calipers, not the disks and pads, i had 288mm tarox disks and predetor pads and the setup was still rubbish

your best to either save your money, or save up longer for the full conversion, however the setup i have now is fantastic, really a million times better, more feel, better braking power etc

more-bhp · Post by **more-bhp** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:41 pm

Jeff is 100% right.. forget the 288 stuff.. (its w**k)

Find 312mm stuff secondhand or refurb... (TT180, TT225, Octavia VRS, Golf 1.8T 180, etc)

The stopping power is completely different... superb..I still cannot believe the difference.

I got refurb TT225 carriers & calipers, new Mintex pads and second hand TT discs..... shop wisely Â£150-200 max and its well worth spending...

Do not bother with cheap performance discs and pads... they will be worse than standard parts..

Then you look out for 256 vented rears..

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:55 pm

What problems did u have more-bhp when u were installin urs? And did u have to get new hoses or do the ones on the car fit? Â£150-200 is well good!!!

Goin searchin the now

yorks GT TDI · Post by **yorks GT TDI** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:04 pm

dont need the new hoses on 312 only have to replace the calipers carriers the hoses are only needed if fitting 334 mm r32 brakes

here you go brakes forsale

http://briskoda.net/forums/items-sale/3 ... it/115816/

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:21 pm

Where bouts did u guys get yer set up from??

Been lookin bout and seems to be a lot of non-OEM discs, are urs OEM??

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:27 pm

yorks GT TDI wrote:dont need the new hoses on 312 only have to replace the calipers carriers the hoses are only needed if fitting 334 mm r32 brakes

here you go brakes forsale

http://briskoda.net/forums/items-sale/3 ... it/115816/

This look a good buy ppl???

Jeff GTi · Post by **Jeff GTi** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:39 pm

LOOKS GOOD TO ME MATE

just need to paint them red now, get them bought, you will not believe the difference

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:47 pm

pm'd him, least if a get them then a can wear down my current brakes then fit them

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:48 pm

Have ya still got pics of urs behind the monzas Jeff and More-bhp???

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:54 am

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-AUDI-SKODA-SEA ... .m14.l1318

Saw these too??

more-bhp · Post by **more-bhp** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:25 pm

picture of Jeffs

Easy to fit...it all just bolts up...

more-bhp · Post by **more-bhp** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:29 pm

Try to get refurbed calipers.... so you know they are good....