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Brakes..... Talk to me!!

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Paradox1:
Ok I'm not trackday king but I do like a spirited drive.

Ive got the stock 312 brake at the moment but they don't fill me with much confidence.

My options are: -
OEM 312mm - braided lines, Upgrade Pads disks & Fluid

NQSBBK - Calipers, brackets, Braided lines, Pads,Disks & Fluid

R32 345mm setup - Braided lines, Pads,Disks & Fluid

has anybody tried all of these and whats your feedback

howie1987:
I had the oem brakes and braided lines and better pads and disc do help.

Now got the s3/r32 setup and its quite a noticable difference. other members on here have recommended me get the 340mm discs instead of the the 345mm due to a lip forming and 340mm are lighter so worth keeping that in mind.

Not tried the others.

petesimcock:
I went for braided lines and ds2500 pads on my standard calipers but they still weren't the greatest. Changed to the NQSBBK with braided lines and Pagid pads about 6 months ago and loving it. Really nice pedal feel, look amazing and have a considerable weight advantage over the standard calipers, let alone the R32 set up.

Paradox1:
Thanks guys,

How does they new brakes deal with fade. Give you much confidence that you can stop intime?

pudding:
What about MK7 GTI brakes, and the dampers?  Do either of them fit the MK5?  I keep hearing great things about both!

I couldn't believe how heavy the brakes were on my old R32, so they won't be going on my GTI.  They're pretty effective though.

I must admit, and I sound like a broken record, but I haven't yet found the standard brakes to be woefully inadequate.  I'm just on OEM discs and pads, recent pair of rear calipers (old ones seized solid) and they feel great.  The only time I've had a moderately brown pant moment was coming off a motorway at 120ish on a downhill slip road and I thought I was going to run out of road, but they did stop me, just.  My fault for driving so fast, but that accounts for about 1% of my daily driving.  Around town and more sensible speeds the stockers are awesome....and light!

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