S ss Registered User Joined Jan 19, 2014 Messages 42 Reaction score 3 Points 8 Location NULL Oct 8, 2014 #1 the car is a 2010 AUDI A4 2.0tdi se technik. does one need vcds to change the front pads? it has an electronic handbrake on th rear,so iam i right i will need vcds whe replacing the rear pads?
the car is a 2010 AUDI A4 2.0tdi se technik. does one need vcds to change the front pads? it has an electronic handbrake on th rear,so iam i right i will need vcds whe replacing the rear pads?
desertstorm Moderator Staff member Moderator VCDS Map User Joined Nov 21, 2013 Messages 7,842 Reaction score 3,993 Points 113 Location Heath Hayes Oct 8, 2014 #2 No you don't need VCDS for the front they are just a normal disc and caliper arrangement. People have changed rear pads without VCDS but it has to be codged and you run the risk of damaging the motors/ mechanism on the caliper. http://www.a5oc.com/forums/a5-s5-topics/23988-rear-brake-job-without.html It's so much easier with VCDS. Karl.
No you don't need VCDS for the front they are just a normal disc and caliper arrangement. People have changed rear pads without VCDS but it has to be codged and you run the risk of damaging the motors/ mechanism on the caliper. http://www.a5oc.com/forums/a5-s5-topics/23988-rear-brake-job-without.html It's so much easier with VCDS. Karl.