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Offline flyboy1976

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S3/R32 Rear Brakes (finally done!)
« on: March 05, 2011, 09:46:35 am »
Wow these were a PITA to get done.......thought i post some pics, any questions just ask, they look pink in the photos cause the lighting is rubbish but they are a cherry red (RAL 3002) which is as good a match for OEM as you can hope to get. Ive put a picture of the fronts so you can compare the OEM (front) SEAT finish to the powder coated (in RAL 3002) rears.









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Re: S3/R32 Rear Brakes (finally done!)
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2011, 10:03:25 am »
looking good..i did mine this week also
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Re: S3/R32 Rear Brakes (finally done!)
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2011, 10:11:48 am »
I replaced the rear mounting bracket bolts but MAN were they a FOOKer to undo!!!! apart from that its a fairly straight forward conversion to do, but the powder coating company i used did a good job just i had to finish the edges up nicely around the paintwork to get them ''spot on'' that was time consuming and fiddly but worthwhile
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Re: S3/R32 Rear Brakes (finally done!)
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2011, 10:18:45 am »
i bought the calipes only of e-bay & got the carriers of the dealers and got them done red only to find they were the wrong ones :signLOL:...I am lucky as i used the ramp at work to do mine and put new bolts in as well--really big improvement
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Re: S3/R32 Rear Brakes (finally done!)
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2011, 10:21:32 am »
Bloody nice them rear brakes !.  Cant wait to get mine back from the Brake Wizard . thanks for sharring
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Re: S3/R32 Rear Brakes (finally done!)
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2011, 11:10:05 am »
A lot of members would like to know were you get the powder coating done ,lots off talk about how where and at what cost ,you could give your Guy a heads up it may give him some extra work
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Re: S3/R32 Rear Brakes (finally done!)
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2011, 12:38:34 pm »
hmmmmm i could but i wasnt too happy with the finish around the edges which i have now corrected.
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Re: S3/R32 Rear Brakes (finally done!)
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2011, 03:06:31 pm »
OK thats fair enough
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Re: S3/R32 Rear Brakes (finally done!)
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2011, 04:50:03 pm »
^^^^
Did you guys paint your hubs (Savage offer a brake caliper paint) or leave them oem finish?
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Re: S3/R32 Rear Brakes (finally done!)
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2011, 07:49:58 pm »
I have had my hubs powder coated in Silver before fitting so they have some chance with the rust , they look rather good as well , I wish I had gone to the trouble off matching the hub paint to the wheel colour so it all seemed like one ,
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Re: S3/R32 Rear Brakes (finally done!)
« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2011, 08:01:10 pm »
Can I ask how much of a difference you actually notice with this modification.

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Re: S3/R32 Rear Brakes (finally done!)
« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2011, 08:19:03 pm »
erm not much testing as yet bud!
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Re: S3/R32 Rear Brakes (finally done!)
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2011, 01:03:52 am »
Hop to it then please  :happy2:
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Re: S3/R32 Rear Brakes (finally done!)
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2011, 07:15:22 am »
Fronts seam a marked improvement , cant comment on the rears as waiting to fit them soon as i get them back ,HTH
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Re: S3/R32 Rear Brakes (finally done!)
« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2011, 09:46:11 am »
Quote from: djhorace on March 05, 2011, 08:01:10 pm

Can I ask how much of a difference you actually notice with this modification.

Thanks

....Not exactly the same brake setup I know, but...   With AP's on the front, when I replaced the stock rears with the S3/R32's I experienced an immediate and very noticeable feeling of being better balanced and 'planted' more evenly under hard braking. I have the standard pads on the rears.
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