MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: neg on January 25, 2009, 11:18:31 pm

Title: People with the R32 brake setup .. Q's?
Post by: neg on January 25, 2009, 11:18:31 pm

Just a question to those who have upgraded to the R32 setup..

Did you change the brake fluid to a higher spec?
Did you swap the brake lines or stuck with OEM rubber lines?

one last one...
Anyone actually got the rears fitted ?
I know there are threads staing this cannot be done easily but there was one guy from golfmkv who has done it and stated it was a direct bolt on.

Ta.

Title: Re: People with the R32 brake setup .. Q's?
Post by: JPC on January 26, 2009, 12:21:29 am

i didn't change the fluid. I spoke to vw about the warranty. They said they would carry on the brake warranty if the fluid wasn't changed. And with regards to the lines, i didn't bother, they are good enough as they are. If your tracking it, ye change the fluid and lines but if not, i wouldn't bother

Title: Re: People with the R32 brake setup .. Q's?
Post by: tony_danza on January 26, 2009, 08:57:50 am

Motul RBF600 (just my personal opinion) and a change of lines won't hurt. It just depends if you need them or can justify the extra cost, as JPC says.. you won't notice any marked benefit of them on the road.

Everything says R32 rears will go on, save for that screw on the shield. I'm just struggling to lay my mitts on a set to see for myself.

Title: Re: People with the R32 brake setup .. Q's?
Post by: JPC on January 26, 2009, 09:15:09 am

im also after a set of rear myself. i think they will go on, enough for me to buy them.

is the Motul Fluid bluid mike?

Title: Re: People with the R32 brake setup .. Q's?
Post by: tony_danza on January 26, 2009, 09:24:59 am

Bluid??

It's DOT4 fully synthetic. Good stuff  :happy2:

Title: Re: People with the R32 brake setup .. Q's?
Post by: JPC on January 26, 2009, 09:28:30 am

haha!!!! i meant blue! god you can tell ive had a tough weekend!

Title: Re: People with the R32 brake setup .. Q's?
Post by: neg on January 26, 2009, 09:41:58 am

OK.  Might do the off track day but nothing to extravagant, looking to get a proper track day car if I like it.

Question about the rears was also down to the fact if I painted them something other than red then the back would look odd if then they didnt fit  :wink:  I have the full set so will find out - everything points to them fitting although there were a few comments which threw a spanner in the works saying they dont.

I will enquire about prices once they are re-painted - what do you think, red as norm or something like yellow...

Title: Re: People with the R32 brake setup .. Q's?
Post by: tony_danza on January 26, 2009, 09:56:39 am

You could be pragmatic and think as you've got the brakes so cheap, you could easily justify the lines/fluid?

Octavia VRs green calipers, that'd look nice on a black car.