polo 6r brakes

[MarcusAurelius]

hey everyone.
ive noticed excessive brake dust build up on my polo and Ive been thinking of changing the pads.
what brand are yous using? anyone using slotted disks on their 77tsi? Ive done a brief search but couldn't find much.
cheers, Mark

[Hail22]

hey everyone.
ive noticed excessive brake dust build up on my polo and Ive been thinking of changing the pads.
what brand are yous using? anyone using slotted disks on their 77tsi? Ive done a brief search but couldn't find much.
cheers, Mark

Almost every VW excretes a lot of brake dust, if you want near impossible evidence of brake dust, your looking at 10k Ceramic disc brakes per corner (brake).

I have recently changed my pads to Brembo, i noticed slightly less dusting they are a lot more grabby so you will need to adjust ever so slightly.

Bosch, Brembo, Wilwood are a good bet to look at mate.

http://www.kamracing.co.uk/vw-polo-6r-1-2-1-2-tdi-1-2-tsi-1-4-1-6-tdi-oem-brake-pads-brembo.html

Drilled discs for the 1.2 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Brembo-Dr...item3efbc6e47f

[MarcusAurelius]

yeah, 10k's a touch outta the budget
does dba or rda do polo discs?
yeah, my bro works for Bosch so ill prob get a set for a good ole 'off the back of a truck' discount
when you said ill need to adjust to the grabbier pads, did you mean physically adjust something? or i just need to get used to it?

[Hail22]

No idea on the dba or rda.

Bosch are good so long as they have pads/discs available.

The Brembos have a nice bite so you can feel it react a little better than the stock pads, so yes you would need to adjust slightly but its a good adjustment (personal opinion).

Once i get my Talla wheels i will be upgrading to slotted/drilled discs with larger callipers.

[gavs]

Yes they do. The Polo 6R braking system is the same as the 9N which is also the same as the mk4 golf.

Hail, may i sincerley reccomend against going to the bigger braking setup. Coming from someone who looked at it on their Mk4 golf that had the same, fixed caliper carriers, it's a lot of effort for not much reward, other than the visual. Maybe look at a tune first with some awesome brake fluid and better pads (brembo while good, aren't awesome unless you get onto their proper, aftermarket lineup of super-bitiey pads) if you're after improved performance. Both of those together will set you back about the same as changing over the whole out-board parts of your front suspension, along with the new calipers.

if you really really want to do it though, I got 90% of the way there so I know what to do with my eyes shut
For a decent size increased setup, have a look here for what you would be paying....

Fronts only:
Volkswagen Golf IV 2.0 > Braking > ECS Stage 2 > ES#1171 ECS Big Brake Kit - Stage 2 (Red Porsche Boxster Caliper, 12.3 One Piece Rotor) - MK4S2BBK-RXS
Which also require the GTI/VR6 hub spindles x2:
Volkswagen Golf IV 1.8T > Search > Spindle > ES#252230 Audi TT Spindle - Left - 8N0407255E
Plus bearings x2:
Volkswagen Golf IV 1.8T > Search > Wheel Bearing > ES#252011 Wheel Bearing Kit - 1J0498625

Then because you have altered the geometry of the front, you need to do the backs too, otherwise your braking performance and balance will be up the s**t....
Volkswagen Golf IV 2.0 > Braking > ECS Stage 1Rv2 > ES#4518 ECS Stage 1 Version II Upgrade Kit-Slotted Rotors - MK4S1V2RVSLT

So, all up....... I'll let you add it up

[Hail22]

Yes they do. The Polo 6R braking system is the same as the 9N which is also the same as the mk4 golf.

Hail, may i sincerley reccomend against going to the bigger braking setup. Coming from someone who looked at it on their Mk4 golf that had the same, fixed caliper carriers, it's a lot of effort for not much reward, other than the visual. Maybe look at a tune first with some awesome brake fluid and better pads (brembo while good, aren't awesome unless you get onto their proper, aftermarket lineup of super-bitiey pads) if you're after improved performance. Both of those together will set you back about the same as changing over the whole out-board parts of your front suspension, along with the new calipers.

if you really really want to do it though, I got 90% of the way there so I know what to do with my eyes shut
For a decent size increased setup, have a look here for what you would be paying....

Fronts only:
Volkswagen Golf IV 2.0 > Braking > ECS Stage 2 > ES#1171 ECS Big Brake Kit - Stage 2 (Red Porsche Boxster Caliper, 12.3 One Piece Rotor) - MK4S2BBK-RXS
Which also require the GTI/VR6 hub spindles x2:
Volkswagen Golf IV 1.8T > Search > Spindle > ES#252230 Audi TT Spindle - Left - 8N0407255E
Plus bearings x2:
Volkswagen Golf IV 1.8T > Search > Wheel Bearing > ES#252011 Wheel Bearing Kit - 1J0498625

Then because you have altered the geometry of the front, you need to do the backs too, otherwise your braking performance and balance will be up the s**t....
Volkswagen Golf IV 2.0 > Braking > ECS Stage 1Rv2 > ES#4518 ECS Stage 1 Version II Upgrade Kit-Slotted Rotors - MK4S1V2RVSLT

So, all up....... I'll let you add it up

*Gulp* Toto we're not in Kansas anymore...damn thats an exy setup!

Just going to go with the wheels, lowering, chip setup with my new pads

[gavs]

Look at fluid too hail, stock fluid is pretty rubbish.

I could have sold you a stock-ish setup if I didn't sell it to Stan for his 1.6-GTI mk4 conversion

[Hail22]

Look at fluid too hail, stock fluid is pretty rubbish.

I could have sold you a stock-ish setup if I didn't sell it to Stan for his 1.6-GTI mk4 conversion

What brand of fluid?, or is it a generic?

[gavs]

Crap, my brain has gone blank! Trw I think is one brand, they're pretty good. Castrol do a high performance fluid too, there is another one, martini maybe or something like that. They all have super high dry and wet boil points. If you're paying under ~$18 a liter, it's just generic stuff.

Speak to Greg at gls rallysport, great guy and knows his stuff.

[Hail22]

Crap, my brain has gone blank! Trw I think is one brand, they're pretty good. Castrol do a high performance fluid too, there is another one, martini maybe or something like that. They all have super high dry and wet boil points. If you're paying under ~$18 a liter, it's just generic stuff.

Speak to Greg at gls rallysport, great guy and knows his stuff.

Martini do the fluids for the Ferrari formula 1 car, might take a look into that