So I just upgraded to S3 rear brakes, yum! Anyway The pads I bought were TRW ones from VWSPARES.CO.UK listed as fitting all rear brakes. The shims however only fit the old ones with the 9mm disc, not the new wider vented disc. I have had the same issue when I changed the rears on my friends Octavia VRS (same rears).
ETKA gives a part number for these shims for the 9mm quattro setup, but says 'part number unknown' for the S3 brakes. So do the larger S3 brakes have these? I have fitted without at the moment as they aren't crucial to them functioning and I only noiced they were wrong after i'd finished installing them.
Help!
The shims I am talking about:
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The brakes (just to show the shiny bits reallly!)
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ETKA gives a part number for these shims for the 9mm quattro setup, but says 'part number unknown' for the S3 brakes. So do the larger S3 brakes have these? I have fitted without at the moment as they aren't crucial to them functioning and I only noiced they were wrong after i'd finished installing them.
Help!
The shims I am talking about:
![](/xf/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm7.static.flickr.com%2F6109%2F6226661525_c686bf5efb.jpg&hash=f6c21f8f634f67e15a63a1113ecad316)
Untitled by Endacy, on Flickr
The brakes (just to show the shiny bits reallly!)
![](/xf/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm7.static.flickr.com%2F6119%2F6226668091_3a78450ae0.jpg&hash=c08ce35fbb342c6bde860632083f9bd9)
Untitled by Endacy, on Flickr