New pads and rear discs on R36 after 35000km

[rays5150]

Well i just had the new pads and rear discs put on my R36 after 35000km. I was quiet suprised. Got told that the pads and discs are made to wear together, unlike Australian or Japanese vehicles, if i understood correctly.

Anyone else had their discs replaced?

[Rocket36]

HSV brakes are also designed so the pads and discs wear. And they're Australian.

[jasspa]

What was the damage$$$$$

[PassatB6]

Well i just had the new pads and rear discs put on my R36 after 35000km. I was quiet suprised. Got told that the pads and discs are made to wear together, unlike Australian or Japanese vehicles, if i understood correctly.

Anyone else had their discs replaced?

I did on my 2.0T after about 50,000km. I was a bit surprised though because I also have an earlier model VW which only needed pads and discs after 100,000 km. Driving style makes a difference. Think it cost about $1000 from memory, discs and pads front and rear.

[hooba]

My Mk5 Golf had the rear pads and discs done after 30,000kms - $400 cost all up.

I cannot for the life of me understand why a) both the pads and discs had such short lifespan and b) why the brake bias requires the rears to be changed when it is the fronts that do most of the work.

Anybody know why VWs require these changed after such a short life?

[tessie]

My Mk5 Golf had the rear pads and discs done after 30,000kms - $400 cost all up.

I cannot for the life of me understand why a) both the pads and discs had such short lifespan and b) why the brake bias requires the rears to be changed when it is the fronts that do most of the work.

Anybody know why VWs require these changed after such a short life?

Driving style? Our Mk5 Golf Sportline has done 72,000, always dealer serviced, and no need for any brake work yet.

[Umai Naa!!]

The pads and rotors are made of a softer material to give more bite, especially when cold. The trade-off is a shorter lifespan.

As mentioned, driving style plays a big part in this. We had an R36 in the other for a 30,000klm service. While there was plenty of meat on the pads, the rotors had copped a bit of a hammering, bearing a noticable lip on them.

[Maverick]

My Mk5 Golf had the rear pads and discs done after 30,000kms - $400 cost all up.

I cannot for the life of me understand why a) both the pads and discs had such short lifespan and b) why the brake bias requires the rears to be changed when it is the fronts that do most of the work.

Anybody know why VWs require these changed after such a short life?

The rear brakes are applied before the front brakes during braking to reduce how far the nose of the car dives and gives better control and handling during braking as less weight is transferred to the front wheels. If you apply the brakes lightly a lot the rear brakes will be doing a lot of the work. Most if not all VW/Audi/Skodas since around 2000 have done this.

The solution is to brake at the last minute and brake hard!

[hooba]

The rear brakes are applied before the front brakes during braking to reduce how far the nose of the car dives and gives better control and handling during braking as less weight is transferred to the front wheels. If you apply the brakes lightly a lot the rear brakes will be doing a lot of the work. Most if not all VW/Audi/Skodas since around 2000 have done this.

The solution is to brake at the last minute and brake hard!

Makes sense, I knew that being kind to it was going to lead to trouble.

[rays5150]

It was $700 included new pads front and rear