brake fade

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:00 am

i own a MkII breadvan and readin through the forum it seems that most ppl have problems with brake fade on most of their cars as standard...........................................apart from me,

my brakes as standard are superb, once warm they will stop me at almost any high speed (not that i break the law

) instantly, and was wondering weather any one else with a similar car has the same effect

optima21 · Post by **optima21** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 2:00 am

I've only cooked my brakes once one my mk2 and that was coasting down a 1in 6 hill with 4 people on board. As the cars are realtively light, they dont need to dissipate as much energy as larger cars when braking. yes you have to use alot of pedal effort, but thats all part of the fun with the mk2. on my mk3 I've got tarrox pads and drilled and grooved disks (they came with the car) and whilst they're better, I definately prefer the feel of the mk2 brakes

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 4:57 am

heh, fun is as maybe, but you can't beat a servo for pure "oh shiiiiiiiiiii....." pedal wellying stopping power..!

not that you really need it any other time though.

SundeepTT · Post by **SundeepTT** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 12:43 pm

a good way to help reduce brake fade is to upgrade your brake fluid from dot 4 to dot 5.1

as its your brake fluid that will often over heat and cause your brakes to fade

esp' if you've fitted vented discs + fast road pads

it costs almost no more than dot 4 fluid, but makes a hugh difference !