vr6 brake pads

[Golf Loon]

The later cars have 288mm rotors and the early have 280mm.

The changeover was 95, but lots of the 95s were sold in 96 so check your build date, on a plate by the compliance plate.

The cars without sideskirts and oval side repeaters should be the later pads, but its not always that simple.

[gpk_gti]

loon is the vr6 master! slowly he is working his way through all the vr6's in australia!!! hahah

[DubSteve]

Mine is borderline, they made it difficult, mine has vented disks, in other words there slotted!

My advice is go the green stuff I think there called.

[vwthunder]

I Have EBC Green Stuff pads on my VR6

I would advise you against getting them. To tell you the truth I didnt really notice any difference using them, also they can warp disks which I think they have done.

I have done a little research on this and find other people saying they have also had the same problem

[Golf Loon]

Vented and slotted are not the same thing you blokes.

Most modern brakedisks are vented, certainly all VR6 ones are.
This means there is an airgap between the two faces of the disk to aid cooling.

Slotted means they have grooves cut into the face of the disk to help dissapate heat. I reckon this also wears the pads quicker.

[Bug_racer]

The 6n polo , golf cl and audi a4 1.8 non turbo used solid discs . And some of the t4s did as well .

The reason why ventilated discs have improved efficiency over solid discs is the extra surface area of discs to dissipate heat . The air gap doesnt do much in terms of cooling since there is little direct airflow into the disc .

Slotted discs are there to prevent the gas build up between the pad and disc which causes the actual pads to crack . It wears out the pad quicker due to its harsh edges that cut into the pad when braking hard . It does however save the disc from damage under extreme braking .

Vented and slotted are not the same thing you blokes.

Most modern brakedisks are vented, certainly all VR6 ones are.
This means there is an airgap between the two faces of the disk to aid cooling.

Slotted means they have grooves cut into the face of the disk to help dissapate heat. I reckon this also wears the pads quicker.

[Tim]

easiest way to tell which brakes u have is to measure the thickeness. The 288m setup ones should be around 25mm thick. i think the earlier ones are about 22mm or something

[monkeysrus]

Hawk HPS & HP + are very good all round pads.