MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Technical Workshop => Topic started by: Stupots on August 09, 2016, 11:56:55 am

Title: Brake shields on a Big Brake Kit
Post by: Stupots on August 09, 2016, 11:56:55 am

Do people running 4pot/6pot BBKs such as the Brembo 18z kit run them without splash/dust shields? Have people used shields from another VAG car that already has big brakes and modify them to fit? I'll be running 350mm disks soon and wonder if I should look at ordering something up, as I now have everything else needed for the mod.

Cheers, Stu.

Title: Re: Brake shields on a Big Brake Kit
Post by: Andy on August 09, 2016, 11:59:32 am

My forge brake kit still the guard on i think will have a look  :signLOL:

Title: Re: Brake shields on a Big Brake Kit
Post by: rich83 on August 09, 2016, 12:08:59 pm

Take them off.... weight saving.

I dont run them, pretty much no one with a proper BBK will sill have them.

Title: Re: Brake shields on a Big Brake Kit
Post by: Shoduchi on August 09, 2016, 01:45:21 pm

You can run the OEM dust shields. Not sure if they need any tweaking but I doubt it.

Title: Re: Brake shields on a Big Brake Kit
Post by: vRSAlex on August 17, 2016, 07:10:24 pm

Remove them.

Title: Re: Brake shields on a Big Brake Kit
Post by: AJP on August 17, 2016, 07:23:01 pm

Quote from: vRSAlex on August 17, 2016, 07:10:24 pm

Remove them.

I'll second that. Never known a car get so much grit stuck in them. Pointless.

Thanks for the R8 coils by the way. Got them in today, all sorted.

Title: Re: Brake shields on a Big Brake Kit
Post by: vRSAlex on August 18, 2016, 03:06:16 pm

Quote from: AJP on August 17, 2016, 07:23:01 pm

Quote from: vRSAlex on August 17, 2016, 07:10:24 pm

Remove them.

I'll second that. Never known a car get so much grit stuck in them. Pointless.

Thanks for the R8 coils by the way. Got them in today, all sorted.

Not a problem  :happy2: