MK6 Replacement Brake Pad Thread

[Corey_R]

and I know what I'd much rather be paying to replace!

What would you much rather be replacing?

[dave_r]

Huh? pretty clear?

[brad]

Exactly the point I am trying to get across.....although I find strange that you had to change the rears on your car and haven't had to do the fronts yet. Are you sure the fronts haven't been done at an earlier stage. Considering the front brakes do the vast majority of the braking....they will wear more quickly than the rears

On a Golf/Jetta/Octavia, the rears come on before the fronts as part of the anti-dive, so if you tend to brake lightly (eg: coming up to traffic lights) then the rears will wear out before the fronts. On my car, the rear wheels get much dirtier than the fronts.

On my Octavia, at 70,000km, the fronts are at about 7mm with maybe 0.25mm of lip; the rears are on about 6mm with about 0.75mm of lip. At a guess, when the pads eventually need replacing (~150,000km???) the discs will be U/S as well. So a 1:1 pad:disc replacement ratio.

[brad]

Well the pads are only around $230 for all 4 corners (supply only) and I know what I'd much rather be paying to replace!

Feel free to get a quote on the OEM discs

OEM pads are $115 per end? Sounds cheap.

If you own a VW/Audi/Skoda, you'll be up for new OEM discs every pad replacement anyway (maybe every 2nd pad replacement if your lucky). The discs will lip badly in the life of the pads & most workshops refuse to machine them, even if they are within tolerance, because they tend to warp once they lose mass.

Aftermarket rotors hover around the $100 mark. RDA are cheaper. Others a bit more. If your willing to purchase from OS, they are cheap as chips (freight being a problem of course).

[Corey_R]

So brad, do you know how much the OEM discs cost to be replaced at a VW service?

[brad]

So brad, do you know how much the OEM discs cost to be replaced at a VW service?

Not really. Pads & rotors & sensors seem to be anywhere between $450-$750 per end (parts & labour) if the posts on this forum are anything to go by. I think there have been a few posts here & there quoting the price - $150-$180 each are in the back of my mind somewhere.

[PAPA GTI]

Needing to get some front pads, and rather than replacing them with OEM, was always the idea to upgrade them to something better once worn.

I drive reasonable hard and am looking to get the car on the track 1-3 times by the year end, time permitting. Though it is a car I drive day to day for work and pleasure.

Considering the above, what suggestions do most of you recommend?

[MACCAA]

I use Ferodo 2500's.They've done 33000k,with a fair bit of Track use.
Work well from cold,and very good with some heat in them.
Take the opportunity to replace your brake fluid to a high temp type like AP, Motul,Elf or any of the reputable brands at the same time.Well worth it.

[Lucas_R]

The Remsa's that GSL Rallysport sell are excellent. Ive got a set in my Golf R and my friend has a set in his Mk5 GTI. Work brilliantly, much much less dust than the OEM pads and they are only around $200-220 for the complete set.

[ethosguy]

The Remsa's that GSL Rallysport sell are excellent. Ive got a set in my Golf R and my friend has a set in his Mk5 GTI. Work brilliantly, much much less dust than the OEM pads and they are only around $200-220 for the complete set.

Lucas_R,
How do the pads feel WRT grabbyness, touchyness or however someone might describe the excessively light (IMO + wife too) pedal pressure reqd for reasonably strong brake response...higher or lower pedal pressure for the same degree of retardation (of the car)?

How would you describe their characteristic for the first application of a day, stone cold?

I'm keen to reduce the pedal sensitivity on our Tiguan without some of the cold temp issues of some pads.
I use to run Metal Kings in one of my rally cars for a while and on a cold morning you could swear the discs were oiled for the first few stops...didn't matter how hard the pedal was pushed. There wasn't anything grabby about those suckers...they did last well and didn't disappear with abuse though...
Cheers