MK6 Replacement Brake Pad Thread

[Umai Naa!!]

About the same price as genuine.

One of the issues with fitting customers supplied parts is that some public liability insurers, who cover the workshop/repairer, won't cover it. Me personally, my insurer is fine with it, and I state it clearly on the invoice that the customer has supplied their own parts.

[brad]

I was never keen because it:
Took a chunk out of my margin (we had huge buying power & could buy brake parts for beans).

The parts were invariably wrong or fitted badly and you couldn't get an immediate replacement.

If the end result wasn't 100% there was always the argument as to whether the parts were at fault or the workmanship (and who would pay for the rectification).

Customer parts just add a layer of complication that you don't need.

If a customer suggested they supply their own parts I would often ask what they were paying and give a discount on our "house brands" so that I could warrant the whole job rather than just the workmanship. The internet didn't exist then ( a St.Bernard delivered the parts in winter) so the prices didn't vary as much as now.

[shredflanders]

Thanks, Brad!

My friend lives in Carrs Park and has a menacing 1970s Challenger. It's Black and you've probably heard it terrorising the streets, haha.

I'll phone around to some shops and see if I can get a quote on supply and fit, as I completely agree with you regarding shops not liking 3rd party parts.

[brad]

Thanks, Brad!

My friend lives in Carrs Park and has a menacing 1970s Challenger. It's Black and you've probably heard it terrorising the streets, haha.

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No, I haven't noticed that one. There's an old guy around the corner with a fantastic T-bucket hotrod & a gold Camaro; a couple of vintage cars up on the ridge but that's about all the old stuff that comes out of the garage. Plenty of recent blow-ins driving C63 mercs & M3 bimmers

[prh1973]

Hey guys My Golf R now has 44k on the clock and the front and rear pads need replacing. Have any of you had the rotors machined and what pads did you replace yours with? Cheers Paul

[Umai Naa!!]

Don't machine the rotors. If there's a lip on them, replace them.

ATE Ceramic pads on the front with ATE discs, is all the rage at the moment.

Not sure there's an ATE Ceramic pad for the rear yet, but they do a OEM equiv, likewise the discs.

[nat225]

Hey guys My Golf R now has 44k on the clock and the front and rear pads need replacing. Have any of you had the rotors machined and what pads did you replace yours with? Cheers Paul

for street oriented i think you can't go wrong with remsa pads and fremax discs.

for performance oriented, QFM A1RM and DBA T3 4000 discs would be good.

all can be bought locally in brisbane from:
Brakes Direct - Australia's Experts in Automotive Braking Components!

[prh1973]

Hey Nat do these pad and discs use stock callipers etc?


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[nat225]

Hey Nat do these pad and discs use stock callipers etc?


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yes.

remsa pads should be perfect fitment for mk6 R calipers.

qfm a1rm.. the ones i got were more for mk5 r32 calipers (slightly different pad retainer clip design) so i took them off and fitted stoptech street performance pads instead. i think there should be another part # specific for mk6 R / Scirocco R.

i had good experience with stoptech and the current stoptech pads i have in the R have not faded on my driving limits at QR / Lakeside / Morgan Park with fresh Penrite Racing Brake Fluid

These are the dba t3 4000 discs (part # DBA42808S, made in australia) for the fronts and dba t2 (made in china i think but cheaper) for the rears, that i fitted to my R:

[Umai Naa!!]

If you like noise and dust, go with the Remsa/DBA combo.