MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: Ducky76 on January 13, 2012, 04:28:31 pm

Title: Gti disc swap ???
Post by: Ducky76 on January 13, 2012, 04:28:31 pm

Hi I set about swapping my worn standard rear discs and pads for some drilledn grooved + green stuff pads but following a how 2 thread on another forum but found out that tdi breaks and gti differ and I need a star bit bigger than 12 does any one know of a how 2 on here or on line cos I can't find one or is it just whip the star bolts out job done one got the piston tool????
Cheers andy

Title: Re: Gti disc swap ???
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on January 13, 2012, 04:30:23 pm

It's a swine to get the spline bolts behind the calipers undone!

Title: Re: Gti disc swap ???
Post by: chrisenright on January 15, 2012, 08:10:17 pm

+1.

No way do I ever put the standard bolts back on.

Always replace them with 10.9 hex heads.

Let's face it - if hex heads are good enough to hold the front calipers onto the car WTF were VW doing using splined socket head bolts on the rear?