Spongy Brakes

[Allegiance]

Hi Guys,

I notice with the Polo in the wet that the brakes feel quite spongy. Anyone else have this issue/feeling?

Thanks

[Billecartz]

Hi Guys,

I notice with the Polo in the wet that the brakes feel quite spongy. Anyone else have this issue/feeling?

Thanks

I must admit that I am not 100% happy with the brakes, they have very little feel almost dead at first and then when you push a little harder they pull up reasonably well. The ball and chain noticed it too, I hope taht they improve once fully bedded in and the tyres have a settled in also.

[Allegiance]

Anyone know the dimensions of the discs?

[Buller_Scott]

i'd confirm this with your dealer, but if the polo comes standard with 14 inch steel wheels i'd be inclined to think that they're 256mm brakes.

being newer, however, it's also possible that they might be 280mm brakes.

if you want to upgrade your brakes, guys, check out gsl rally sport in the vendors section of this site.

i got my 256mm front slotted rotors, QFM HPX rear pads and QFM A1RM front pads put on, had the lines bled and replaced with TRW race fluid, bedded them in, and went for a drive up around black spur the other day. 350km's round trip, LOTS of corners. it was my b'day, and i went to play.

frigging amazing. i kept on punishing my brakes, the pads bit MUCH better than standard, time and time again, and even when i could smell the acrid smell of hot brakes, i had ZERO brake fade, ZERO compromised pedal feel, and as a system, they worked perfectly.

pretty awesome piece of mind for under $500. oh, and the track pads [front] have good cold bite, too, for running around the city.

cheers,

scotty

[Jun]

Might need to bleed the brakes?

[Transporter]

i'd confirm this with your dealer, but if the polo comes standard with 14 inch steel wheels i'd be inclined to think that they're 256mm brakes.

being newer, however, it's also possible that they might be 280mm brakes.

if you want to upgrade your brakes, guys, check out gsl rally sport in the vendors section of this site.

i got my 256mm front slotted rotors, QFM HPX rear pads and QFM A1RM front pads put on, had the lines bled and replaced with TRW race fluid, bedded them in, and went for a drive up around black spur the other day. 350km's round trip, LOTS of corners. it was my b'day, and i went to play.

frigging amazing. i kept on punishing my brakes, the pads bit MUCH better than standard, time and time again, and even when i could smell the acrid smell of hot brakes, i had ZERO brake fade, ZERO compromised pedal feel, and as a system, they worked perfectly.

pretty awesome piece of mind for under $500. oh, and the track pads [front] have good cold bite, too, for running around the city.

cheers,

scotty

That's the advantage of the sloted discs, that the slots shave the surface of the pads, so they never fade and amazingly they don't reduce the life of the pads.

[noone]

That's the advantage of the sloted discs, that the slots shave the surface of the pads, so they never fade and amazingly they don't reduce the life of the pads.

Isn't the point of the slots to help remove the surface of the pad?

I don't think the Polo is built to a budget and spongy brakes was definately included in the last model. I'm not a fan of braided lines and there should not be anything wrong with the stock pad / rotor, they are designed to be comfortable and quiet.

Hey Scott, are they the GTI brakes? Hope you've got all that running now, make the toy pull up a little harder...

[Transporter]

Isn't the point of the slots to help remove the surface of the pad?

I don't think the Polo is built to a budget and spongy brakes was definately included in the last model. I'm not a fan of braided lines and there should not be anything wrong with the stock pad / rotor, they are designed to be comfortable and quiet.

Hey Scott, are they the GTI brakes? Hope you've got all that running now, make the toy pull up a little harder...

I just quietly crawl back under the rock, then.

[Buller_Scott]

That's the advantage of the sloted discs, that the slots shave the surface of the pads, so they never fade and amazingly they don't reduce the life of the pads.

i tell you, the difference is night and day, compared with the stock tdi setup- im a very, very happy camper. stock rotor size slotted + good pads all round + good fluid- a mod i will be doing to ANY car i own from now on!

[Buller_Scott]

Hey Scott, are they the GTI brakes? Hope you've got all that running now, make the toy pull up a little harder...

hey mate, how's it going?

lol- nah, these are the stock brake setup, haha. i dont know what came over me, but i have your 288mm brake setup sitting in the shed, and i had made an appointment at volkspower to get them on, but then for some reason at the last second i decided to go in a different direction [because im peculiar like that].

no biggy, though- come time for a new turbo [which, from what i have seen, a bigger turbo costs like $200 LESS than the stock replacement!], it'll be 16inch wheels and the brakes are DEFINITELY going on then!