MK4 Brake Upgrades

[knight85]

bought 312mm caliprs and carriers and pads...but need to buy discs....is it best to get oem TT ones or from euro car parts...or better to buy grooved etc...

any help cheers

 

[MrNorma]

Where you get them from?

 

[MrNorma]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-AUDI-SEAT-...CarParts_SM&hash=item1c1ab543e1#ht_500wt_1112

Would they fit?

 

[knight85]

TT forum...

any advice on discs?

 

[dannyshep]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-AUDI-SEAT-...CarParts_SM&hash=item1c1ab543e1#ht_500wt_1112

Would they fit?

No, the PCD is 5 x 112mm on Mk5 it needs to be from a car with 5 x 100mm PCD.
Sorry

 

[jamie8954]

Hi,

Have looked through this thread and read up that i will need 312mm disks is this right?

I have bought some Seat Sport Calipers were told they were off a Leon Cupra but they look to be off the ibiza cupra as they say seat sport on them not brembo

They fit behind the 17" cupra wheels as seen pictures on this thread but i have 17" Leon FR wheels will they fit ?

Also will i need brake hoses or can i use my standard ones ?

And does anybody have any links where to buy hoses if needed and some grooved and drilled disks that will fit my seat ibiza FR

Sorry for all the questions , cheers

Here are pictures of the calipers :

In Comparison to my size 9 trainers

Back

Front

 

[jamie8954]

bump please

 

[jamie8954]

somebody must know if seat sport calipers fit behind leon fr cupra style alloys ?

 

[DEAN0]

somebody must know if seat sport calipers fit behind leon fr cupra style alloys ?

I think you need 70mm from the brake disc face to the back of your wheel for them to fit under your wheels

You could try a test fit without dissconnecting your existing calipers from the brake lines.

Just remove the current calipers - bolt in the new ones and see if the wheel fits over them

 

[Ad.]

Had a quick look through and cant find them but have done a front break upgrade in the past and now in need of new pads. Ive got the 312mm ones, does anyone have the part number for new pads and discs?

Cheers
ad

 

[d0nr0b]

I bought 312 mm APT discs from Eurocarparts which look great and brake well! plus fitted them with DS2500 pads and now the car brakes as it should with no fading..

 

[dan_bumble]

righti got a 1.4 16v and i want to do the 288mm brake upgrade what are the best calipers to use and what else woul i need to do?

 

[FR_MATT]

Quick one, is it worth doing braided hoses when upgrading to the 312mm setup?

 

[RichieRich]

hi guys i have just done the 312 set up on my golf with braided hoses from hose teknik (sister company to forge) and i must say it brakes far bettter than standard, obviously i cant say if its the hoses tho but i thought my car is like 11 years old so ill do them because of wear and tear and corrosion, these new ones wont do either! for £50 ish i think its worth it.

 

[FR_MATT]

Just bought these hopefully they fit:

Comparing the calipers to those for sale on ebay I'm pretty sure they are the 312mm ones:

But, I googled the mintex part number and I brought up a US mintex site that said they were for 288mm discs http://www.eurospecsport.com/products/brakes/brake-pads-VW.htm
yet then googling the coresponding manufacturers part number from the mintex site gives me the correct 312mm ones on this site:http://www.tt-forum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=102274

Also, if they are correct am I okay just cutting off the wear sensor wire?

Discs are new but not been stored well by the looks of it:

I'm currently thinking about changing the seals to be safe, painting the caliper probably will paint the edge of the disc in an attempt to stop it corroding.

If I was to upgrade to braided hoses is there a kit people have had success with? I've also heard/read different things about whether they are braided as standard or not some saying just the back are some all....

Is there a better fluid I can change to without having to flush every last drop out of what I have now? (standard stuff)

Thanks for any help you can give

 

[AngelOCC]

What year Audi TT has the 312mm callipers on? Is it MK 2 (8J)?
If so, what model(s) have them?


Cheers.

 

[FR_MATT]

any of the 1.8T Mk1 TT

also
Mk1 Octavia VRS
Audi S3
Mk5 Golf GTI (only caliper and carriers discs won't fit)
Odd person has come across problems fitting Leon ones
A4 ones fit but need special hoses

 

[RichieRich]

there is also quite a few going on ebay at the moment....

 

[AngelOCC]

Just brough these:

Am I missing anything from these because they look very bare? Also, anyone shed any light to if they are 100% 312mm. They came from a 2001 1.8T 225bhp Audi TT (apparently)

Cheers
Ashley

 

[badbill_uk]

looks like your missing the carriers.