New Brakes!

**Transporter** · 29-08-2010, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by Allegiance

I don't believe they bled the brakes. I followed this bedding in procedure from the hawks brakes website:

1.After installing new brake pads, make 6 to 10 stops from approximately 30-35 mph applying moderate pressure.
2.Make an additional 2 to 3 hard stops from approximately 40 to 45 mph.
3.DO NOT DRAG BRAKES!
4.Allow 15 minutes for brake system to cool down.
5.After step 4 your new pads are ready for use.

After that, I also braked very hard twice to see how much of a difference they have made. By the end of that they were smoking.

I still don't know how much of an improvement they are yet. Will report back in a few days.

If I am still not satisfied I may trying bleeding them.

Thanks

It takes shorter time to bed in slotted discs. I would say that if you did 50km they should be already bedded in.
Don't try to bleed the brakes yourself, they should be pressure bled. I would go to VW dealer and explain the situation and even if you pay for bleeding the brakes and they work properly after, it's worth it.

**Buller_Scott** · 01-09-2010, 11:55 AM

seeing as you're going down this path, i'd also recommend that you get some decent fluid and have the old VW crap bled out....

during intense mountain pass runs, the first thing to go [for me] was the fluid- it started boiling REAL quick.

**Billecartz** · 12-10-2010, 07:45 PM

Allegiance..... how did the brake upgrade work out?

Was it work the changes or is it better to upgrade calipers and disks etc....

**dave_r** · 12-10-2010, 08:49 PM

I can't say I found the stock brakes to be a problem and I've given the car a good workout around the twistys and some higher speed stuff. I think you just needed to get used to them from which ever car you came from? They did feel a bit soft initially to me but just took some adjusting to.

**Allegiance** · 12-10-2010, 09:01 PM

I have found the new pads and discs to be quite good. I do notice they are better in the wet. I only did discs and pads. If I was to buy again though I would probably go something of higher performance.

**Allegiance** · 12-10-2010, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by dave-

I can't say I found the stock brakes to be a problem and I've given the car a good workout around the twistys and some higher speed stuff. I think you just needed to get used to them from which ever car you came from? They did feel a bit soft initially to me but just took some adjusting to.

Have you tried in the wet?

**dave_r** · 12-10-2010, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by Allegiance

Have you tried in the wet?

Yep. First weekend we had the car, we went to Phillip Island. Was raining on/off most of it. Maybe I don't/didn't have as high expecations of the car because so far almost everything about it has impresssed me.