Rear Brake Pad Upgrades....

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[RedRobin]

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Oh dear! What have I started!? Friday night, eh!  

That song is just brilliant!  .............. 

[DaveB@Vagbremtechnic]

Hi Robin.

They'll work well on the back of the S3 setup, wouldn't worry too much about the plain discs. I like the DS2500 it ticks a lot of boxes but just makes a mess when they go off.

Cheers Mate

[jcp]

I am having these fitted 335 rotors TVr -AP- calipers and DS2500 pads to replace the 312/single pot set up on my Leon Fr.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g284/mechanicalrepairs/vwbrakes001.jpg
what would be a sensible rear set up with brisk road work in mind?

[RedRobin]

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Speaking only from the experience of having similar size front brakes on my Mk5 GTI (AP Racing 4-pot with DS2500's) and oem rear brakes and pads, I wouldn't put changing or modding your rear brakes high on your list of priorities. I'm changing to S3 rears now but have done about 50,000 miles with AP fronts and stock rear brakes on all sorts of roads and journeys and without any cause for alarm.

[jcp]

Thanks very much for a prompt and helpful reply- I was thinking of DS2500s for the rear as well- not as a priority but in oder to seek to maintain balance. Early on in this very entertaining and informative thread someone posted a part number for rear pads which had my creit card itching.....
Btw how do I give a thank you for a post- as I would like to.

[RedRobin]

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Subject to the wear on the pads in the S3 rear kit I've bought (I haven't opened the packaging yet!) I intend to fit the DS2500's I've already got (still in their box but looked at!). Hence my question earlier.

DaveB is the resident brakes guru, so I would always listen what he has to say.

Just click the star Thank You on the top righthand side of the post you want to thank.

[jcp]

I'm too new for pm's so will just hope he comes on here again!

[RedRobin]

I'm too new for pm's so will just hope he comes on here again!

....He definitely will. The way it works is that if you 'subscribe' to a thread, you will recieve an email notification everytime someone posts a new reply in the thread (until you 'unsubscribe').

You can set it up so that you are automatically subscribed to every thread in which you post:
Go to your Profile > Modify Profile > Notifications and Email and tick the boxes as you want.

HTH (Hope This Helps)  

[Tfsi_Mike]

I am having these fitted 335 rotors TVr -AP- calipers and DS2500 pads to replace the 312/single pot set up on my Leon Fr.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g284/mechanicalrepairs/vwbrakes001.jpg
what would be a sensible rear set up with brisk road work in mind?

Where did you get this set up from mate.  How much If you dont mind me asking? Slightly smaller discs than my cupra but more efficient calipers, lighter discs too.  How do you find them?

[Top Cat]

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Subject to the wear on the pads in the S3 rear kit I've bought (I haven't opened the packaging yet!) I intend to fit the DS2500's I've already got (still in their box but looked at!). Hence my question earlier.

DaveB is the resident brakes guru, so I would always listen what he has to say.

Just click the star Thank You on the top righthand side of the post you want to thank.

I am not to sure why, its probably just me Robin, but it makes me cringe when you ask for people to click your thank you. 
Is it not enough that they say thank you very much in the post.   
I know your going to say you were just trying to help a new member out by pointing this out but you have done it on at least 3 other occasions.

[RedRobin]

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@ TC:

Yes, you're correct in realising what I'm going to say - I wonder why  : -

I was directly asked how to use the Thank You feature and you should note that I wrote how to do so in a way which was purposely general and not specifically for myself.

Yes, of course I enjoy it knowing that I have helped someone enough for them to go as far as clicking the Thank You button and I'm not ashamed of that.

Instead of taking the opportunity to criticise what I posted, you, as a Moderator, really ought to be more grateful that a member (in this case myself) has bothered to help a newbie in response to their question. Perhaps you should click me a Thank You too 

Or is it my turn to be someone for you to have a go at..... Again. 

[Top Cat]

Dress it up how you want asking for thanks is like touching a slug. 

[jcp]

Go easy Top Cat- I did ask - as a newbie I was grateful for the help and wanted to do so but was too slow to work it out for myself-if you read my post you will see Robin just answered my request.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

@TT

You are indeed correct sir   2 mins on google has found me out! 41mm is the figure!

TT you aware of any proportioning that goes on front to rear?

Don't think this was answererd.

Basically, the Golf Mk5, and just like all modern ABS (with EBD) - does NOT use any knid of 'mechanical' brake biasing or proportioning.  All modern brake systems now have much greater 'default' bias to the rear - typically 60% front, 40% rear.  The actual finite biasing is done on the fly via the electronics in the ABS - more specifically, the EBD, or 'electronic brake-force distribution'.