After noticing an increase in the amount of suicidal grannys/school kids these days I thought it would be a good idea to upgrade the original brake setup for something with better stopping power.
Had the S3 brakes fitted a couple of weeks ago, I decided to leave them black (as they are) because they only get filthy anyway. It was hard to capture them in the pics:
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These brakes feel loads better over the standard setup, I could probably give myself/passengers whiplash if I wanted to
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. I can brake a lot more confidently now, especially when having to brake late. Very pleased with them.
![Smiley :smiley:](https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/Smileys/newsmileys/smiley.gif)
Next up:
Took my car to JKM last week for the Milltek TBE to be fitted:
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I went with the resonated version and am pleased with my choice
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. Normal driving, I would say it's a tad quieter than stock which is fine by me but when you are higher up in the rev range you can hear the difference in the noise, sounds nice.
I was surprised at how much difference the TBE has made to the way the car drives, seems to pick up speed a lot better, feels like the car has been unleashed in a way.
Since having the Milltek fitted I have stuck to the same Revo settings, not sure if these settings should be revised or not?
![chicken :chicken:](https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/Smileys/newsmileys/chicken.gif)
Overall, I am very happy with both of these mods, definitely worth the money...
No plans to go stage 2 either!
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