Brake pad replacement

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Hey guys looking at get brakepad replacements from the states. Is there any difference between the gl in America to our gle i have a 2.0l

If anyone wants a group buy i can get them if you like im buying from tirerack.com

[craig_the_german]

This maybe a silly question but why would you be looking at brake pads from the US?

Surely someone in Oz stocks brake pads??????

And risk buying something that may or may not fit.......

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Cheap cheap. I bought all my parts from the states on my old car. But new to vws so don't know what models correlate

[jords]

I get mine from the uk or the us. Usually around 30-40% cheaper.

[jords]

As for the original question, I don't know, but if you can find the same pads here, compare part numbers.

[dylan8]

there was only 3 sized brakes for the mkivs from memory. 288, 312, and whatever the R32 is.
up too 2lt came with the 288mm
312mm came on the 4mos, gtis, maybe V5s?

from memory anyway! dont quote me

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yer im trying but it's hard to find my car even on bendix the have a 2.0 but it matches with the gti i highly doubt my car matches with a gti i drive a car going half the capable speed

[craig_the_german]

Try GSL Rallysport. They are a sponser of this forum. I bought my pads and rotors from them...more than happy with the price and service.

[JustCruisn]

While we are on the subject. I need to do the rear pads and rotors on my GTI.
I got slotted DBAs on the front and I rekon I warped them after about 6 months and the cost and breaking improvement is not worth it for a daily drive.

What differences are their between OEM, DBA and other brands ?

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On other cars I've had slotted just wasn't worth the extra coin. They look good but they make noise when the pads touch the motors some rusted etc.

I just get brembo blanks they are ventilated and are finefor daily drive and quite cheap 50 each from the states from memory.

Also a side note most warping comes from washing your car and spraying water on the motors so from very hot to very cold gives the metal not enough time to cool down so the warping happens.

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there was only 3 sized brakes for the mkivs from memory. 288, 312, and whatever the R32 is.
up too 2lt came with the 288mm
312mm came on the 4mos, gtis, maybe V5s?

from memory anyway! dont quote me

Cheers for that mate. But just looking for pads not rotors. No need for rotors on the car will just get mine machined

[gslrallysport]

there was only 3 sized brakes for the mkivs from memory. 288, 312, and whatever the R32 is.
up too 2lt came with the 288mm
312mm came on the 4mos, gtis, maybe V5s?

from memory anyway! dont quote me

Close! Add to that 280mm and 256mm.

yer im trying but it's hard to find my car even on bendix the have a 2.0 but it matches with the gti i highly doubt my car matches with a gti i drive a car going half the capable speed

Don't try and use the Bendix catalog. We don't. The only people who can rely on the Bendix catalog is mechanics who only service Commodores, Falcons and Camrys...

Try GSL Rallysport. They are a sponser of this forum. I bought my pads and rotors from them...more than happy with the price and service.

Thanks mate!

While we are on the subject. I need to do the rear pads and rotors on my GTI.
I got slotted DBAs on the front and I rekon I warped them after about 6 months

Without being rude, I doubt it. Warping just doesn't happen, it's probably the biggest fallacy in the automotive industry. The sensation of 'warped rotors' is something called disc thickness variation (DTV), which is uneven pad material being transferred to the rotor, generally caused by cheap crappy pad material, dirty mounting faces between the hub and rotor (very common!) or excessive wheel bearing float. On the VERY rare occasion that a rotor has warped, it's generally due to inconsistent or incorrect wheel nut torque.

Some light reading on 'warping':
-Warped- Brake Disc and Other Myths

What differences are their between OEM, DBA and other brands ?

- VW OEM are typically very soft, and made to wear, as well as being made to a price. Generally the quality of the metal used is good, but the overall finishing probably isn't as polished as something like an Australian made DBA.

- Australian made DBA (All 4000 series, 5000 series, and some street series) are a high carbon content rotor, so tend to last a lot longer than the OEM equivalent, with no loss in performance. Of course the price reflects this. Also, 4000 and 5000 series DBA are heat treated prior to final machining, to relieve stresses, so it's virtually impossible to get any heat related distortion once fitted.

- RDA, and all the other cheap generic trade servicing rotors (think Protex, Powermax, BPA, IBS, Calibre etc.) are just cheap crappy Chinese metal made to a price that mechanics can buy for 3/4 of SFA, and make lost of money on them. They don't care about life, as the sooner the wear, the sooner the mechanic has to replace them. Now, I'm not in any way bagging out these rotors, we sell HEAPS of RDA rotors, and have never had a problem, but just keep in mind, they're not as finished or well made, as something like a DBA or Remsa rotor, and generally won't perform as well or last as long as them either.

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Cheers for that mate. But just looking for pads not rotors. No need for rotors on the car will just get mine machined

Knowing what size rotor you've got on a VW/Audi is very handy as it will tell you exactly which pad you've got. VAG are very good at matching the different pad to different rotor sizes. If we're unsure of which pad a car has the first thing we'll try and find out is what size rotors are on the car.

[JustCruisn]

Thanks for all that info.
When I do my rear I might pull the front and ensure the hub is clean to get rid of the awful shudder. I only notice when breaking at high speed anyway so not very common.

So where is your store ?

[gslrallysport]

So where is your store ?

We're at Acacia Ridge... ish. The official address for where we are is Unit 5/14 Buttonwood Place Willawong:
unit 5/14 buttonwood place willawong - Google Maps

[mikk]

nice wide streets there