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Brakes
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:39 pm
by KennyPOLO_Gti
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??
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:39 pm
by Jeff GTi
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
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:44 pm
by KennyPOLO_Gti
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???
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:22 pm
by Jeff GTi
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
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:41 pm
by more-bhp
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 £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..
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:55 pm
by KennyPOLO_Gti
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? £150-200 is well good!!!
Goin searchin the now
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:04 pm
by yorks GT TDI
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/
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:21 pm
by KennyPOLO_Gti
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??
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:27 pm
by KennyPOLO_Gti
This look a good buy ppl???
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:39 pm
by Jeff GTi
LOOKS GOOD TO ME MATE
just need to paint them red now, get them bought, you will not believe the difference
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:47 pm
by KennyPOLO_Gti
pm'd him, least if a get them then a can wear down my current brakes then fit them
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:48 pm
by KennyPOLO_Gti
Have ya still got pics of urs behind the monzas Jeff and More-bhp???
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:54 am
by KennyPOLO_Gti
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:25 pm
by more-bhp
picture of Jeffs
Easy to fit...it all just bolts up...
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:29 pm
by more-bhp
Try to get refurbed calipers.... so you know they are good....