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What front brake upgrades are you running?

Upgraded discs/pads (groved/cross-drilled with matching pads)
18 (14.9%)
Larger OEM R32/R20/S3/Cupra
47 (38.8%)
4 pot calipers
36 (29.8%)
6 pot calipers
10 (8.3%)
Beyond dreams (e.g. Lambo/R8 brakes)
10 (8.3%)

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Re: POLL: War of the brakes
« Reply #105 on: July 08, 2014, 11:33:59 pm »
Got the chance of a set of TTRS 370mm discs for a good price, cheaper than the fitting kit that aks sell for the 345mm discs anyways.

Are they really as bad as everyone makes out???

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Re: POLL: War of the brakes
« Reply #106 on: July 09, 2014, 02:58:35 pm »
The link doesn't work

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Re: POLL: War of the brakes
« Reply #107 on: July 09, 2014, 04:20:19 pm »
Dave, how much are your bigger discs to buy???

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Re: POLL: War of the brakes
« Reply #108 on: July 09, 2014, 11:12:06 pm »
The link doesn't work

It was and advert on the VAG tuning group......basically read

TTRS discs three months old, slight vibration will be fine after a skim

£200

3 Months.....pretty much sums it up

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Re: POLL: War of the brakes
« Reply #109 on: July 09, 2014, 11:16:55 pm »
Dave, how much are your bigger discs to buy???


Technically they're smaller, the kit retails at £1250 and that includes lines bolts carriers etc etc

Sounds a lot but mate that to some eBay TTRS calipers at 3-400£ and its a affordable BBK, if you want new calipers and some fast road Pagids it comes to just under £2k....

Much better value than the VWR kit that costs £600 to make and retails at £2.2k bonkers!

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Re: POLL: War of the brakes
« Reply #110 on: July 09, 2014, 11:25:27 pm »
Someone needs to buy those ttrs calipers on eBay in red with brembo decal. Those plus fitting kit discs and pads = winning combo

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Re: POLL: War of the brakes
« Reply #111 on: July 09, 2014, 11:31:44 pm »
^^^^ Just been looking at those!  :laugh:
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Re: POLL: War of the brakes
« Reply #112 on: July 09, 2014, 11:33:13 pm »
^^^^ Just been looking at those!  :laugh:

Don't look buy. FYI. They have been relisted as They didn't sell last time... You might be able to nab them for 351 quid

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Re: POLL: War of the brakes
« Reply #113 on: July 09, 2014, 11:35:44 pm »
^^^^ The bank of SHMBO has just raised an eyebrow at me, that's a "no" then!  :grin:
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Re: POLL: War of the brakes
« Reply #114 on: July 09, 2014, 11:38:06 pm »
^^^^ The bank of SHMBO has just raised an eyebrow at me, that's a "no" then!  :grin:

Not mastered the art of keeping these things quiet yet??  :grin: :grin:

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Re: POLL: War of the brakes
« Reply #115 on: July 09, 2014, 11:42:49 pm »
Looking at the price of some of the kits and add that too how much we spend modifying our cars. It would work out cheaper to buy a more expensive sports car with all these mods fitted as std :rolleye:
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Re: POLL: War of the brakes
« Reply #116 on: July 10, 2014, 12:15:49 am »
^^^^ The bank of SHMBO has just raised an eyebrow at me, that's a "no" then!  :grin:

Not mastered the art of keeping these things quiet yet??  :grin: :grin:

God no! I'm an idiot and have never been able to do that.  :laugh:


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Re: POLL: War of the brakes
« Reply #117 on: July 10, 2014, 12:16:28 am »
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Re: POLL: War of the brakes
« Reply #118 on: July 10, 2014, 08:19:10 am »
Looking at the price of some of the kits and add that too how much we spend modifying our cars. It would work out cheaper to buy a more expensive sports car with all these mods fitted as std :rolleye:

Maybe.......but where's the fun in that?

I could be wrong but I/we don't modify because we have too, it's because we want too!

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Re: POLL: War of the brakes
« Reply #119 on: July 10, 2014, 09:14:36 am »
^^^^ The bank of SHMBO has just raised an eyebrow at me, that's a "no" then!  :grin:

Not mastered the art of keeping these things quiet yet??  :grin: :grin:

God no! I'm an idiot and have never been able to do that.  :laugh:




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