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Front brake upgrade

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Shoduchi:

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--- Quote from: Shoduchi on April 09, 2016, 03:40:31 pm ---Brembos 18Z with 350 mm discs:


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How much did the entire front brake setup cost you mate? Calipers, discs, pads, mountings the lot.

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Around 930 €/£ 750.

AJP:

--- Quote from: Adam0604 on April 09, 2016, 05:48:07 pm ---
--- Quote from: Shoduchi on April 09, 2016, 03:40:31 pm ---Brembos 18Z with 350 mm discs:


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How much did the entire front brake setup cost you mate? Calipers, discs, pads, mountings the lot.

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You can get the 18z as a kit from a few vendors. Here's one:

http://www.pwmotorsport.com/pr,107,brembo-18z-calipers-6pdiscspads-golf-mk5mk6mk7,shop,brembo-big-brake-kits-pp,brembo-6-pistons-upgrade-vag-5x112kits.html

It can probably be done cheaper if you get hold of the components separately. Quite a few refurbed 18z calipers on ebay. Think I remember reading that a 17z pad works best in the 18z caliper on the mk5 platform.

Going the TTRS route, the calipers on their own seem to have become quite rare, but a full kit with pads, 340mm TTS discs and adaptors can be had for 1200 (I think) from @vRSAlex at AKS Tuning. They're advertised as Aston DB7 calipers - the same thing as TTRS/RS3 calipers. They also offer the same kit but with two piece 362mm discs, at 2 grand. OEM 370mm TTRS discs themselves have a bad rep, and are something I'll personally avoid when I get round to BBK time.

Shoduchi:
The pads for the Brembos 18Z to use in the mk5 Golf with ML450 350 mm discs are for the Brembos 17Z, yes. :happy2:

Shoduchi:
Not sure why HEL sells braided lines for Brembo calipers when the braided lines for the GTI fit too and are cheaper. I have the braided lines for Brembo calipers but my mechanic preferred the way the normal braided lines are screwed to the caliper. A friend fit the normal braided lines to the 18Z calipers and all works well. :thinking:

Shoduchi:
For caliper adaptors if it was today I'd order this ones: https://www.epytec.de/3788/vw-golf-5-6-gti-a3-s3-8p-seat-leon-cayenne-zr18-bremssatteladapter-r32-bremssattel-vorderachse, instead of the bolts I got from Addition Motorsport.

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