2008 Polo GTI 9N3 brakes and brake master Cylinder upgrade - ESP question

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Hey Simon,

I missed adding the bits....i have already done the TIP, Front mount intercooler,(forge) and throttle body pipe upgrade....also done the suspension, kw3....sorry i was lucky just kept working away and looked online when things were onsale often get 20 to 30% onsale plus the 20% vat discount as outside the UK ends up a good buy at times.

My logic is always upgrade the handling and stopping....upgrading the suspension first as you can always enjoy the upgrade to the handling, then its always great to be able to stop !!!.....then onto upgrading the power.

As for the brakes my quick summary, and i am referencing a bit of Gav's here......so Gav feel free to correct me if i am wrong.

If i did it again i would go the 125kw Bora V5, believe thats the 2001 onwards as they have the 256mm rear ventilated discs. The rear calipers and carriers bolt straight on. I did buy a piston and seal kit.....just as they are used brakes so may as well rebuild them while i can. If i did it again i would have pulled the pistions and checked, if nothing wrong just order the seal kit then rebuild them.

( I have a spare pair of rear calipers minus the carriers if anyone wants a pair going cheap )

Fronts i believe on the bora are the same 312mm as the audi 8N TT ( gav can correct me if i'm wrong) Gav said "the Polo, which I would identify as 9N3. That includes, Bora, 8L S3 and 8N TT" again same in regards to the piston and seal kit as per the rears

Also highlight that the brakes take a week or so to come up to speed as new seals take awhile to bed in and come good. the brake pedal feels long until they do.

I think the S3 are twin piston calipers on the front still the 312mm.....not sure about the rears though.
the 8L i have no idea about that one.

Again hunt around on gumtree or ebay and wreckers....