Machining OEM/Stock R36 Rotors

[MrWolf]

Hi guys,

Pretty much what's in the title -- has anyone had any experiences with machining the stock R36 rotors?

I've read a few things regarding the relative 'softness' of the stock rotors, but wanted to see if anyone here has had any luck.

Cheers

[2muchcoffeeman]

I'm led to believe that they are pretty much throw out items. New is 30.5mm and replace is 27mm.

[The One]

Yep, VW advises replacing due to low wear limits, they estimate @ pad replacement rotors will be down to wear limit. Ofcourse you can always machine them if confident/at your own risk.

[Umai Naa!!]

Turf them, they're a consumable.

Machining them sheds thousands of klms of life off them, leaving them highly prone to cracking and warping.

[Timlin]

Replace them with RDA slotted & dimpled disks - they're very close to the OEM prices and these ones look way better!

[snerlo]

Very interested to see what happens here as i would say that i will be up for new rotors and pads sometime in the next six months as it looks like there is a decent lip on the outside edge

[MrWolf]

I figured as much. Thanks for the responses guys.

Might get GSL on the bell and see what suits.

[warrick]

i got these from GSL and fitted them fri on my CC.they look excellent and feel perfect.fitted the ATE ceramic pads as well.
cheers
warrick

GSL Rallysport - DBA2808S - DBA Street Series T2 Slotted Brake Rotor

[MrWolf]

Yeah, I was looking at something similar. Although I think the rotors I was looking at were the DBA2809S.

As far as the pads, I was tossing up between the QFM HPXs and a set from Remsa. Read a few pros and cons about each so I haven't gone through with it just yet.

What's the squeal and dust like with the ATEs (from your experiences)?

[warrick]

absolutely no squeal and the dust is almost non existent. i have only done about 200klms though with them. i would go with the QFM over the Remsa. had no issues with them but the remsa were terrible in the dust dept.
cheers
warrick

[basic]

I recently upgraded all my brakes from GSL about 6 months ago. I went with DBA T3 DBA42808S for the front and DBA T2 for the rear with Remsa pads all around. I think all up it was under $1000 and I was quoted around $1250 for OEM. I would say that the Remsa pads are average when cold (middle of the night etc) but warm up pretty quick and bite well then. They are really really bad on dust, probably worse than stock and if I hadnt just got them i would change them. What made it even more noticeable was when I plasti dipped my rims black and I had a dust coating over it. GSL also had a EOFY sale in June on for the same setup and it was only about $600 i think.

[snerlo]

Good to hear basic. Thanks for the heads up

[Passat R36]

I recently upgraded all my brakes from GSL about 6 months ago. I went with DBA T3 DBA42808S for the front and DBA T2 for the rear with Remsa pads all around. I think all up it was under $1000 and I was quoted around $1250 for OEM. I would say that the Remsa pads are average when cold (middle of the night etc) but warm up pretty quick and bite well then. They are really really bad on dust, probably worse than stock and if I hadnt just got them i would change them. What made it even more noticeable was when I plasti dipped my rims black and I had a dust coating over it. GSL also had a EOFY sale in June on for the same setup and it was only about $600 i think.

I have stocked up the exactly rotors from GSL. Thanks for the heads up. I will do more research on pads when I need to put new rotors and pads on. So far it looks like the ATE ceramic is the way to go.

[MrWolf]

Yeah, I think I'm going to follow suit.

For anyone else who's interested, I've linked the rotors below.

Fronts: DBA42808S

Rears: DBA2809S

To the guys with the ATEs, where'd you source them from? Had a quick look around, but wasn't able to find anything solid regarding pricing.

[warrick]

this is who i got mine from.first class service and very helpful.
cheers
warrick

Everything You Need to Know About ATE Ceramic Brake Pads - Bavaria Motor Tuning Service, Brendale