NQS BBK A Not Quite So Big Brake Kit..NQS Rear mods now.....

[DaveB@Vagbremtechnic]

Well the calipers are ordered and should be here tomorrow, lets see how they cope with with a bit heavier front end?? Althought i have the S3 hubs and wishbones so lighter already?

Bring on the fitting kit, then maybe some track action baby see what this soot chucker can do.

Darren

Glad you told me you've got the S3 hubs....different bracket altogether!!!

[muckipup]

Did you originally not bother with them?  

Where did you source yours from? How much etc?

Thanks

No, I skipped on them initially. I got them from Eurocarparts iirc. I think they were about 12 notes each.

I hear DaveB's point. However, I was running new discs and pads and still got a low speed squeel when braking. The antisqueel shims and a bit of Ceratec sorted everything out. Copper grease rots the heck out of Brembo seals as Dave has mentioned in the original NQS BBK thread.

[Tfsi_Mike]

Did you originally not bother with them?  

Where did you source yours from? How much etc?

Thanks

No, I skipped on them initially. I got them from Eurocarparts iirc. I think they were about 12 notes each.

I hear DaveB's point. However, I was running new discs and pads and still got a low speed squeel when braking. The antisqueel shims and a bit of Ceratec sorted everything out. Copper grease rots the heck out of Brembo seals as Dave has mentioned in the original NQS BBK thread.

I thought they were more like £50?

Also what is Ceratec?

Thanks for the heads up on copper slip, all the times I've read te NQS thread & I wouldn't have remembered.

[the bruce]

http://www.amazon.de/Original-Pagid-CeraTec-metallfreier-Dauerschmierstoff/dp/B005J4CSD4

[Tfsi_Mike]

http://www.amazon.de/Original-Pagid-CeraTec-metallfreier-Dauerschmierstoff/dp/B005J4CSD4

Oh is it the gel like equivalent of copper grease?

I have some by Ate in the cellar, thanks Bruce

**thanks given 

[mortygttdi]

Well the calipers are ordered and should be here tomorrow, lets see how they cope with with a bit heavier front end?? Althought i have the S3 hubs and wishbones so lighter already?

Bring on the fitting kit, then maybe some track action baby see what this soot chucker can do.

Darren

Glad you told me you've got the S3 hubs....different bracket altogether!!!

Will that be a problem Dave or is it just a matter of fabing? hope Ive not caused any inconvenience? 

Cheers

Darren

[Richn83]

I think the adapter is made of a different material to avoid the steel fusing to the alloy S3 hubs or something along those lines so its same size and shape just a different material.

[muckipup]

I thought they were more like £50?

Yup but there are 4 needed for both calipers so 4 @ £12 and the £50 figure is pretty accurate.

[Tfsi_Mike]

I thought they were more like £50?

Yup but there are 4 needed for both calipers so 4 @ £12 and the £50 figure is pretty accurate.

Makes sense, it's been a long day lol.

Cheers

[rex]

The adapter for the S3 hub is different to the one for the GTI hub. The difference is 16mm, where the brakes are fitted.

[the bruce]

Mike, this aluminium oxide based paste is even thicker than copper grease,
even more high temperature resistant and prevents electrolytic corrosion
of brake and suspension components.
VW recommends only to use this kind of grease (like VW's own 'Optimol').
Fwik Porsche was the first company that has given a similar recommendation.

And yes, the S3 alloy hubs are much 'bulkier' than the steel hubs. So longer
bolts and a different shaped mounting bracket are required.

[mortygttdi]

Wow I didn't realise the difference was that big the steel ones are massively heavier but so much smaller

Will wait for the brake god to sort them out then cheers for the input from every one, hopefully we'll see what the difference is cant wait .

Darren

[mortygttdi]

Hi guys just want to add that any body looking for calipers then check this company out its a high performance breakers yard Porsche, Ferrari, Lotus and TVR

http://www.douglasvalley.co.uk/

On eBay they go by the name of SteveStrange007 £200 for Boxster calipers all day long and have a few sets in at the moment.

Cheers

Darren

[mortygttdi]

Right Dave asked me to put these pics up has he wanted to show how the bridge pipe was transfered across between calipers.

First one is of a nice caliper built up with a newly spliced brake warning loom notice the proper VW plug





This is a passenger side caliper with the bridge pipe at the bottom and the bleed nipples at the top and also the leading smaller piston, the bridge pipe WILL NOT just swap from top to bottom it needs to be swapped from the left caliper to the right caliper and top to bottom its the way the pipe bends.





I hope that helps any one fitting this excellent kit

Dave I need a new small piston seal I managed to catch it while grinding the pegs down

Cheers

Darren

[perky85]

Are the Mk1 Leon Cupra R front calipers not the same as these porsche ones?

If not, what are the differences?

Obviously Leon calipers are still readily available, as are discs & pads at reasonable prices aswell