Brake upgrade help

[GTI_Kyle]

Looking to upgrade to 345mm front brakes. What else is needed apart from the calipers, carriers, discs & pads?

Will the bigger discs fit behind 17" monzas?

[DANBOY66]

you will need the brake hoses as well

should fit behind 17" wheels

[dansmith180]

As above you will also need hoses but that's everything, they do fit behind some 17" wheels and the Mozas are one of them 

[Andy]

You don't need the braided hoses as you can  use the the flexi pipe designed for the front

[th3_f15t]

As above, standard R32 hoses will work, but having done this upgrade myself on my GTI, I'd go for braided lines as they really do make a difference to the feel of the brake pedal. They provide much better feel through the pedal, gives you more confidence in the brakes.

[GTI_Kyle]

Thanks guys  how about the brake guards?

[Andy]

You can either bend yours out of the way or fit the r32 ones like i did

[GTI_Kyle]

ill be getting the proper ones, do the job properly. What brake fluid do you recommend?

[Andy]

I just used dot 4 what we have at work

[xjay1337]

OEM fluid.
 

[GTI_Kyle]

cheers  how do they feel compared to the standard set up, especially when braying them?

[Andy]

Excellent mate,my pedal is razor sharp

[skard]

I have the rubber hoses with this setup on my Tiguan, pedal feel is fantastic.
I had braided with my Eddy, didn't feel significantly improved to me.

[GTI_Kyle]

Brand new braided hoses come with the calipers as a deal anyway  what are peoples thoughts on drilled & grooved discs? Ive heard they crack quite easy?

[rich83]

The initial bite on the R32 setup is very good, better than my 4 pots.