Another GTI gets S3 Rear Brakes....

[QD MBE]

S3/R32 guards have different bolt hole mounting centres, i could not get 2 screws in, never mind 3.

Leave the brake lines attached, no need to disconnect them, and therefore no need to re bleed.

[RedRobin]

^^^^
Thx Quality Dave 

You can go back to your fishing now..   

[danishmkvgti]

Ps you will have to remove the disc and caliper, not sure about the carrier............

....That's a bummer! I suppose this can be done without undoing the brake lines and having to bleed the brakes?

I assume a S3 or R32 sh!t guard can't be fitted to the GTI.

your assumption is spot on   

[alex_chung]

Ps you will have to remove the disc and caliper, not sure about the carrier............

....That's a bummer! I suppose this can be done without undoing the brake lines and having to bleed the brakes?

I assume a S3 or R32 sh!t guard can't be fitted to the GTI.

your assumption is spot on   

I thought that I read somewhere (maybe on here) that the splash guards from a MKII Leon Cupra fits......maybe I dreamt it.....
Alex

[RedRobin]

I'll have to sort out the splash guards later this month after my Noodleburgering trip with Hurdy (who IIRC doesn't have splash guards either).

Meanwhile, can anyone advise me, please?:



^ The part painted black is oem silver on my S3/R32 rears and I'm wondering if it will go rusty. I should have painted mine during the many months I had before fitting.. Duh! Is it possible to brush paint without taking off the whole brake kit again? What sort of paint?

[alex_chung]

Hammerite maybe?
Alex

[gillm]

i painted mine whilst off the car without the pads in using red engine paint .

[RedRobin]

i painted mine whilst off the car without the pads in using red engine paint .

....I'm told that engine paint is very unlikely to withstand the level of high temperatures a hub-disc can be subjected to, but that caliper paint will.

I've found a caliper paint which can be brush applied. So I won't have to remove my brakes and leaving my car inside my garage unused for 48hrs is no problem.

[QD MBE]

BBQ paint? 

[tony_danza]

The shiz.

link

[SteveP]

BBQ paint? 

^^^ x2, that's what I used on mine yesterday.



ready for fitting now

[RedRobin]

^^^^
Both spray paints 

I'm really pissed off with myself for missing the opportunity to paint mine during the months, not weeks, I had them stored in my garage.

[tony_danza]

Spray a load of it in the lid of the can and then apply with a brush - job done.

[RedRobin]

Spray a load of it in the lid of the can and then apply with a brush - job done.

....A good workaround but spray paints are usually very fast drying. I think I prefer to use the caliper paint which comes with a brush. At this stage I don't want to be doing more than just removing a wheel if I'm doing it.