brakes

  1. Kieron Revagliatte

    New Brakes HELP

    Hi all, Apologies if this has been brought up recently or if there is a thread then please direct me to it! EBC Disks and Pads can anyone recommend or not recommend???? at £198 for rear discs and pads they seem too good to be true...
  2. Kalashnikov

    Heavy Rust on rear discs

    http://www.whatcar.com/news/audi-a3-sportback-rusting-wheel-problem/&ved=0ahUKEwi1zc_U06fQAhWpIMAKHbVYCUk4FBAWCD0wCA&usg=AFQjCNEihF_RRTPD0cPsU3mLwY5_Y1n3Qg I have this issue, thou I am out of warranty. Shame. Anyone else ?
  3. S

    audi a3 09 CR tdi -abs esp brake fault red flashing light

    Hi there Recently started my a3, on a cold engine and had the red check brake light flash, but don't think the abs and esp lights were on, I turned the car off and on and it cleared. I then went to the garage on the advice that my front brake pads and discs needed changing. These were changed...
  4. Alex C

    LCR Brembo - Thread Repair

    Many a year ago i had some LCR brembo's powder coated by the local monkeys who didn't bother bunging up the brake line in hole and when i pointed it out to them one of them picked up a bolt and wound it into the threaded hole in an attempt to clean it out; obviously he cross threaded it. At the...
  5. Cheeks

    Brakes...

    Cannot for the life of me figure out what I'm doing wrong if anything. Brakes are spongy but work, clutch very rarely engages quicker (bite point is lower) What I've done so far Replaced all calipers (breakers yard) Rebuilt Master cylinder seals New discs all round New pads all round Bled...
  6. AudiTurbo8

    HELP!! A3 Brakes Spongy After New Pads, Discs & Multiple Bleeds

    Hi All, Sorry in advance to post this, i know multiple threads exist on this but i can't get an answer unique to my situation. I have a 61 plate 1.8TFSI A3 black edition manual 6 speed with 49k on the clock. I put new Brembo solid discs and pads on my car a couple of weeks ago, then bled them...
  7. Cheeks

    Master cylinder?!

    I've replaced my master cylinder with one from a breaker yard because the pedal was slowly falling when applying brakes. On to the replacement... Fitted okay, bench bled, seemed okay. Bleeding Calipers front left and back right had pressure on each press. Front right and back left seemed to...
  8. Cheeks

    Steering issue!

    So to add to the steady stream of issues I'm getting after putting my A3 back on the road I've hit another snag... I've noticed that the car is veering off to the left, I thought it may be the discs and pads so I changed them all round (needed doing anyway) and I still seem to be having the...
  9. Phenyl85

    Carbon brake cooling modification

    Hi guys, I just wanted to show you what I've been up to lately. I've made an carbon air scoop to provide the brakes with more air so they will be cooled better. Mainly the RS3 has this problem, but also the TTRS doesn't have the most perfect OEM brakes (understatement). In the pictures below...
  10. Lee skinner

    Rs6 brakes bolt on?

    I have a 2000 w reg Audi A6 avant 2.7t. Would a complete set (front and rear) c5 rs6 brakes and callipers fit? (with larger wheels aswell) if this isn't the case what other parts from an rs6 would I need to make this happen? Kind regards Lee.
  11. chris_ha4ris

    A4 B8 Brake sizes?

    Hi guys! Completely new to this so please bare with me!! I have a A4 B8 2.0tdi (143) and currently have the 288mm discs on the front and the 245mm on the rear they are now in need of changing and have the opportunity to buy 314mm front and 300mm rear from a close friend (opened but not used...
  12. R

    Squeaky brakes - any fix?

    Hi Just to add to my other post about noisy exhaust...the brakes squeal like hell! I thought this was just a new car thing but it's not going away. In fact I think it's getting worse. Squeaky brakes on a new car is nuts. I see from a Youtube clip that the tester also noticed this issue - is...
  13. S5Dee

    S5 brake replacement help!!

    so I have a 2013 s5 which has gone to Audi for service and MOT today. Get a call advising the following: Front disks and pads need replacing 90% worn - £580 Rear pads need replacing 85% worn - £330 Can break discs need replacing after only 26000 miles?!! The above prices seem excessive I...
  14. dudes45

    Braking.. What do I need?

    So, I have a 3.2 V6 Cab Quattro. It's hard to work out looking at all of these sites that tell you to enter your reg so you know what you need. Then it presents me with about 4 different brake disc sizes. It looks like it might be 345mm's however if I'm wrong then they won't fit on the carrier...
  15. Matt1707

    New Brake Time!

    Hi all, So its time to fit new discs and pad however I'm not sure what to go for. Car is a 1.8 TFSI running 288mm fronts. Im currently looking at Brembo Max and a Piranha brake package for front and rears.Any recommendations and opinion would be helpful! thanks!
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