NSW oem mkv gti rotors

[vinnY]

anyone happen to have a set of front and rear oem rotors in a decent thickness? need something to tie me over temporarily

[h100vw]

anyone happen to have a set of front and rear oem rotors in a decent thickness? need something to tie me over temporarily

Do you need them for a roadworthy or something? I never saw a disc so far gone I wouldn't use it a little while longer?

Brakes direct are about $200 ish for a front pair with pads IIRC.

[Umai Naa!!]

OEM are about $175ea new.

OEM pads are around $145 for the set.

[vinnY]

more just for troubleshooting, have been using a set of rda's for the last year but it developed some mechanical squeal and goes away when i apply the handbrake lightly
have swapped out everything bar the disc and pads, didn't want to buy new ones just yet if they're not the problem

[Umai Naa!!]

More than likely that combination of discs and pads that are squealing.

That's the first place you'd look, to be honest.

[h100vw]

Take the pads out and chamfer all the edges a little.

The brakes on my Polo make horrible noises and that's always made it go away. I am just too idle to do it so close to replacing them.

[vinnY]

umai; started a week after installing the rda rotors and qfm pads, had already tossed the old gear so i couldn't go back to them to test
didn't seem to affect performance or wear for the matter so i'd just left it, had to upgrade bushes and replace old bits anyway so they were done
didn't see any items rubbing and it's been performing fine, just annoying with the windows down

h100vw; yep already done, have battled brake squeal on my old evo before so i'd done all the tricks i could think of

[h100vw]

Are they A1-RM pads?

[vinnY]

yep a1rm, won't be getting them again
i can understand noise when you apply braking pressure, not when you have none on it

[Umai Naa!!]

Understood about not being able to go back to the old set.

Those rear calipers can sometimes cause the pads to drag. Just make sure the slide pins are not seized or tight, and give them a thin smear of molybdonem (grey) grease.

[vinnY]

Yeah i'd suspected it may be that in the past, had disassembled, cleaned and regreased everything with no lasting effects
No joy after adjusting the handbrake cables either which seems to be in spec

[h100vw]

I have a second set of front brakes with A1-RM pads for my polo. Driving past concrete dividers on the highway with the windows down, I was surprised to find I had a herd of mice with me.

After a week of it, I swapped in the other discs and Remsa pads. This was maybe 4 weeks after intial fit, I got them for a big day at the track. So I fitted them the week before and ran them in, then did the track day. Which was a full day where they performed perfectly. After that I was commuting for 2 weeks or more. The second week was when the mice rolled into town.

I was surprised to have to the squeaking, as I had a set of A1-RM in my S3 for donkeys years with no noise at all. I suspect that they need to be used hard and often, as in the Polo if I did 4-5 hard stops from 100, the noise went away for a good while.

If you are in traffic all the time I don't think they are the best pad to use for the road.

[vinnY]

yeah i've heard of a few mixed cases previously with the a1rm's but nothing confirmed

i've tried bedding in the brakes a few times in the past, doesn't seem to get rid of the mouse stuck in there just that familiar smell of friction material
picked up some brembo pads cheap anyway, still waiting to find some rotors to machine and slap on and hope for the best