AAHH brakes need help

[jattman_ama]

searching through lots of websites cant find consistant data !!!

some say 288mm some say 280mm.....

btw i have the audi a3 110 se 8L

if you could give me the right sizes as i need to order some drilled, grooved brakes and pads asap, mine are failing quick

thanks for the help

 

[leshkin]

If you want a definitive answer then get call an Audi dealer and speak to their parts department. Give them your chassis number and after a bit of shuffling, they should be able to find the correct part number. Armed with this info you should have no issues getting the correct disks. This is obviously if you want standard disks.

 

[jojo]

It depends what calipers you have? If you have the lucas ones with the metal spring clip(wire thing) on the outside, then it's 288mm ones, if no metal spring clip, then 280mm.

 

[jojo]

288mm fronts with Lucas Calipers

280mm brakes with FS-III Calipers.

 

[jattman_ama]

mate you are a life saver, i have the fs3 ones, jus one more q are all the rear ones standard?

these are the brakes im thinkin of ordering...

front brakes
http://www.dcperformance.co.uk/products.php?item=GD819

rear brakes
http://www.dcperformance.co.uk/products.php?item=GD816

front pads
http://www.dcperformance.co.uk/products.php?item=DP21117

rear pads
http://www.dcperformance.co.uk/products.php?item=DP21230

i know in the description it says 1.6 bt at the bottom says itll fit my car, if anyone has any suggestions about other brakes and pads, im open, dont really wanna spend over £300

 

[jojo]

Rears on yours should be 232mm solid disks, the ones listed are 233mm, 1mm difference won't make difference, so I guess they are the correct ones!

 

[jattman_ama]

excellent, this is probablely going to sound stupid but there are 2 different pad types for the front and the back, the discs are the 90/100 model do i order the same pads and not the 110/130??

 

[jojo]

excellent, this is probablely going to sound stupid but there are 2 different pad types for the front and the back, the discs are the 90/100 model do i order the same pads and not the 110/130??

This I don't know the answer to. lol