R36 Brakes

[Passat R36]

just ordered mine from eurobahn through eBay to stock up while eBay is offering 15% off

[Nos]

OK great thanks for the replies guys.

[prn31]

Just had my rear brakes done by Volks Muller. They recommended the ATE ceramic pads and rotors and gave me a good price.

When I bought my car the front brakes were replaced but I was told that the rears were fine. Well, after another 8,000km that was definitely not the case.

I had to wait a few days to get this done and by the time I got to the workshop it sound like they were metal to metal. Which in fact they were! Whilst the outside pads still had a bit of meat the inside pads were really back to metal. It was a real shock to me.

[Nos]

Hi All,

I have been slack and not provided my feedback as yet, so here is a quick overview.

I found that the initial bite of the new set-up (both cold/hot) to be less than the factory set-up. Which for me is better as I feel the new set-up is more progressive rather than the instantaneous grab experienced on many occasions previously. So it basically makes me look like less of a nufnuf when I put too much pressure onto the brake pedal and come to a jerky stop. Nevertheless if you need to pull up quickly you will have no issue.
In terms of dust, there has definitely been a reduction, but is far from nonexistent. I have gone from cleaning the wheels weekly to cleaning monthly.
Would I recommend as an alternative to factory set-up? Yes, it has saved me money and cleaning time for the trade off of a very slight reduction in braking performance, which is more than adequate for my driving needs.

Hope this helps.

[snerlo]

Couldn't have said it better myself Nos. Agree with you 100%

[Nos]

Glad to hear it Snerlo.

I forgot to ask, are we supposed to get longer life out of the ATE set-up as well?

[MrWolf]

Bit off topic, but has anyone experienced any low-speed squealing coming from their brakes after replacing both pads and rotors?

Had my R36 done not too long ago and I'm finding that (on some occasions) when doing <20km/h, I get this squealing noise which goes away when I either speed up or just tap the brakes.

[Umai Naa!!]

What brands are they?

[snerlo]

Best thing to do is to give them a little bit of stick! Sometimes they can get a nice shine if there is alot of low speed soft braking being done. Go for a fang and give them some pressure and then see how you go. I have heard this before but not on a vw. I havent had anything squeal on mine as yet.

[Umai Naa!!]

As above, a few good hard stops may sort them out.