MK5 Golf GTI
Forum Market Place & Useful Links => Member Recommendations and Useful Links => Topic started by: wigit on March 10, 2011, 12:20:47 pm
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big thanks to to brake god DaveB for a colour change to StevePs Porsche set up, can't thank him enough given he'd gone into brake retirement and MrsB is expecting twins, assistance in pad selection has also been appreciated. :notworthy:
quality of the finish is incredible and i don't think pictures off my compact do them justice, so glad i went for black :D
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quick shot of front disc after some tlc
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the freshly finished rears
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will be appearing on the rocco soon :happy2:
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Look awesome mate :happy2:
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Very tasty Andy! :happy2:
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Very Nice Andy, just need a fast car to fit them on :chicken:
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:signLOL:Look great Andy. Steve I reckon it would give yours a good run for the money :happy2:
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Awesome! :notworthy:
Fancy some of those J Hooks myself! :party:
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:signLOL:Look great Andy. Steve I reckon it would give yours a good run for the money :happy2:
I expect it will Dom :happy2:
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nyom nyom
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They look the Biz Andy. :party:
Very Nice Andy, just need a fast car to fit them on :chicken:
Nothing wrong with upgrading the brakes no matter what car anyone has, the GTI brakes are ok but uprating them makes perfect sense when 50 or 60 BHP is added. :driver:
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^^ indeeedie, if you have Country roads near by , that gives you the opertunity to use them, not so much for us town folk, where better brakes are less of a must fit :sad1:
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Thats not what you mentioned though, you said he needed a fast car to put them on. :chicken: Are you saying wigit is not allowed in the countryside. :laugh:
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Thats not what you mentioned though, you said he needed a fast car to put them on. :chicken: Are you saying wigit is not allowed in the countryside. :laugh:
Andy knows im only joking, i see him enough in person to know im just messing.
Are there any rules though against a handbag and the countryside :signLOL:
On a serious note, i know bigger brakes are a must, especially in the more rural area's.
When i visited uncle Knobhead a while ago to have my xenons fitted by the kind chap, i was in convoy behind redrobin, and on more then one occasion, robins sudden braking style :wink:, nearly made me have several brown trouser moments, and my Eddy nearly writing off Robins rear end :scared: :scared:.
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The last time I followed RR, he seemed to fail to indicate or do so very late several times. :stupid:
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^^ indeeedie, if you have Country roads near by , that gives you the opertunity to use them, not so much for us town folk, where better brakes are less of a must fit :sad1:
You have country roads near by steve, you just need to remember which way to turn when you head out of your road :P
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I so love kicknocks hill :driver:
But it's a blackspot for nasty accidents and fatals :scared:
Going the other way at least means I don't kill myself lol
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I would have thought that better performing brakes would be a benefit wherever you lived............ Increase the safety factor available.
Accidents can also happen on straight roads, and IMO the Ed 30 brakes with Std HP are shocking! Never mind what they are like with 40 ish more.
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If your finding std ed30 brakes bad for city use, then your obviously driving too fast or too close to the car infront :booty:
Ive only on one occasion found them inadequate, and that was tailing Robin down your country roads dave :laugh:.
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Etto. :stupid:
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Etto. :stupid:
Indeed, we have different styles/likes/dislikes, I thought a stage 1 remap transformed the ed30, you thought it ruined it.. we all have different likes/dislikes.
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Better to have better brakes than you need rather than need better brakes than you have.
The standard Ed30/GTI brakes are wholly inadequate even on the standard car let alone a mapped one. :scared:
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Agreed! Well put Ian.
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Better to have better brakes than you need rather than need better brakes than you have.
The standard Ed30/GTI brakes are wholly inadequate even on the standard car let alone a mapped one. :scared:
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Better to have better brakes than you need rather than need better brakes than you have.
The standard Ed30/GTI brakes are wholly inadequate even on the standard car let alone a mapped one. :scared:
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Tired Steve?
Must be all those sleepless nights worrying about the brakes. :laugh:
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Nice to see you've regained your sense of humour Mr hedge.
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Never lost it Steve. :happy2:
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Do you need a cuddle Steve? :love:
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Never lost it Steve. :happy2:
Really, now I am shocked.
I'm fine cheers Nath :happy2:
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On a serious note, i know bigger brakes are a must, especially in the more rural area's.
When i visited uncle Knobhead a while ago to have my xenons fitted by the kind chap, i was in convoy behind redrobin, and on more then one occasion, robins sudden braking style :wink:, nearly made me have several brown trouser moments, and my Eddy nearly writing off Robins rear end :scared: :scared:.
....My "sudden braking style" means late braking - Slow in and fast out of corners is my preferred style. Plus I know those local twisties.
I wouldn't want folks to think I was more of a hooligan than I am :grin:
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The last time I followed RR, he seemed to fail to indicate or do so very late several times. :stupid:
....Might that not have been because we were in convoy and I didn't know the route and was following the car in front who indicated late?
I usually am in the conscious habit of using my indicator even when changing lane and no other vehicles near me. That 5-flash feature which the GTI has is great.
My driving style reputation is at stake here in this thread it seems. :grin:
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Worry no more Steve I have the perfect solution to your problems.
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Classy :signLOL:
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Worry no more Steve I have the perfect solution to your problems.
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unfortuantey once you have driven a Golf R or S3 with the larger set up you realise how poor the stock ones are, the issue i have is they are not at all progressive especially when you are in the passensgers seat
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unfortuantey once you have driven a Golf R or S3 with the larger set up you realise how poor the stock ones are, the issue i have is they are not at all progressive especially when you are in the passensgers seat
....You sound as if you've been on the piss, Andy :grin: - You really shouldn't use the brakes when you're sat in the passenger seat (front or back?) even if your legs are all bendy from enjoying alcohol.
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Subscribed... this thread is funny! :signLOL:
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Subscribed... this thread is funny! :signLOL:
....Pretty much guaranteed to be a laugh when you see who all the current subscribers are! :laugh:
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Im a bit confused by the "Stage one on my Edition 30 ruined it" comment :confused:
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Im a bit confused by the "Stage one on my Edition 30 ruined it" comment :confused:
....I think that was said by QD and maybe in a different thread. I don't understand it either but as both he and I and others say, ETTO.
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Im a bit confused by the "Stage one on my Edition 30 ruined it" comment :confused:
....I think that was said by QD and maybe in a different thread. I don't understand it either but as both he and I and others say, ETTO.
Off topic, me thinks.
But as has been said a few times recently, by quite a few members - 'I was surprised how good the standard Gti was' The SC mapping was dire, IMO. Nothing before 3k, then all hell breaks loose, made for a poor performing and ill mannered car.
Ed30 with decent brakes, and LSD made for a cracking really potent car. Improvements as listed cost £1500 and meant I could use all the horses I had. Power is nothing without control............... still had 230 eager ponies! Hence my belief that It didn't need mapping.
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Was it the correct transmission type map sent dave?, My "manual" superchips map was pants on stage 1 for my dsg car, similar to what your describing? .
just a thought :smiley:
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Was it the correct transmission type map sent dave?, My "manual" superchips map was pants on stage 1 for my dsg car, similar to what your describing? .
just a thought :smiley:
We tried SC 3 maps on her, and yes it was a Manual map. Still bit late now......... :evilgrin:
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Im a bit confused by the "Stage one on my Edition 30 ruined it" comment :confused:
....I think that was said by QD and maybe in a different thread. I don't understand it either but as both he and I and others say, ETTO.
Off topic, me thinks.
But as has been said a few times recently, by quite a few members - 'I was surprised how good the standard Gti was' The SC mapping was dire, IMO. Nothing before 3k, then all hell breaks loose, made for a poor performing and ill mannered car.
Ed30 with decent brakes, and LSD made for a cracking really potent car. Improvements as listed cost £1500 and meant I could use all the horses I had. Power is nothing without control............... still had 230 eager ponies! Hence my belief that It didn't need mapping.
....Ah, now I understand, Dave. Thanks for the detail :happy2:. I think you were right.
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The standard Ed30/GTI brakes are wholly inadequate even on the standard car let alone a mapped one. :scared:
I've been saying that from the second day I bought my ED30. Kept getting shot down for it too. At anything below 50mph, they're awesome but can be quite scary on the motorway if you have to brake suddenly. Hate that back end twitch.
....Might that not have been because we were in convoy and I didn't know the route and was following the car in front who indicated late?
:grin: Probably. I guess it's an issue with having convoys and trying to work out what the guy in front is doing/where they're going rather than acting as you normally would when on your own.
I usually am in the conscious habit of using my indicator even when changing lane and no other vehicles near me. That 5-flash feature which the GTI has is great.
3-flashes and it's a lane-change indicator.
My driving style reputation is at stake here in this thread it seems. :grin:
We all know that despite your age, you probably are a far better driver than most of us. Especially with those expensive driving courses you seem to do. :driver: