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Sunset Red 1.4 TSI(TFSI) GT Sport - daily drive & track car
shannon-ob:
--- Quote from: rex on October 12, 2020, 04:09:48 pm ---New brakes!
Same as the old ones, but new :innocent:.
The current calipers started to make a strange sound - so I decided to have them changed and refurbished.
Next up - new 18 inch wheels... Which ones? Not yet sure... there are 3 candidates: BBS CH-R Silver, Speedline Course Silver, BBS VZ (ET 44 Pescara) in Anthracite.
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What was the strange noise on the calipers?
As for wheels - has to be the Speedline Course!
rex:
I really can't explain the sound :grin:. But it is surely not normal... I had it checked and, 100%, it came from the front calipers. I guess I will know once I have the current calipers refurbished (next year).
I think the BBS CH-R are my current number one choice because I love the way they look, they are 0.5 inch wider and they have the proper offset (47)... The downside is the price...
The Speedline Course Tourini are a close second because they look nice, they should be very robust (with the racing pedigree), and are relatively cheap. The downside is the ET and the fact that, for some reason demon tweeks is not delivering them to Romania (not sure why, I've had more orders from them, so it shouldn't be a general issue. I have to contact them so find the reason).
shannon-ob:
--- Quote from: rex on October 17, 2020, 01:33:15 pm ---I really can't explain the sound :grin:. But it is surely not normal... I had it checked and, 100%, it came from the front calipers. I guess I will know once I have the current calipers refurbished (next year).
I think the BBS CH-R are my current number one choice because I love the way they look, they are 0.5 inch wider and they have the proper offset (47)... The downside is the price...
The Speedline Course Tourini are a close second because they look nice, they should be very robust (with the racing pedigree), and are relatively cheap. The downside is the ET and the fact that, for some reason demon tweeks is not delivering them to Romania (not sure why, I've had more orders from them, so it shouldn't be a general issue. I have to contact them so find the reason).
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I hope new calipers stop the sound then! Nothing worse than a brake noise... My 996TT calipers were squealing extremely loud, found out they were technically upside down :doh:
I've just got some 18x9 TD pro Race 1.2 on mine, was told the offset was ET35... Seems like they're ET20!! so big arches incoming :laugh:
BBS CH-R ae great. Just look too similar to the Pescara's, and the Pescara hide the big brakes a little :sad1:
rex:
My calipers have been inverted from the start...
Regarding your wheels, I am really curious to see if you find proper arches - but I will reply to your thread.
rex:
The Golf received little attention lately due to the other car madness happening: bought a '99 Audi A4 2.8 v6 quattro, sold the 981 Cayman Black Edition, bought a 718 GT4.
But this is still my favorite car and it will receive the proper attention shortly.
In the meanwhile, I decided upon the 18 inch wheels I will equip the Golf with... None of the variants stated above largely because of the cost of the BBS CH-R or Speedline Tourini wheels.
I loved the look of the VW OEM Goal wheels, when I had them in 17 inches. Now, I went for the same wheels but in 18 inches...
I had them refurbished in OEM Silver color.
I am eager to see them on the car but the new tires (Michelin SuperSport) are to arrive only in about a month.
So I have to be patient :popcornsoda:... Thankfully the other cars keep me busy :driver:
Stay healthy, everyone!
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