MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: WolverineMAc on January 22, 2013, 09:40:41 am

Title: Brakes
Post by: WolverineMAc on January 22, 2013, 09:40:41 am: Been offered these for £450 what are peoples thoughts?

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Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: rich83 on January 22, 2013, 09:41:51 am: 450 for both sets of brakes??
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: WolverineMAc on January 22, 2013, 09:43:47 am: Yes.
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: rich83 on January 22, 2013, 09:45:24 am: For 2 sets of fronts and 2 sets of rears.... Good buy that. Discs look past there best though.
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: Matto on January 22, 2013, 09:54:28 am: Quote from: richwig83 on January 22, 2013, 09:45:24 am
For 2 sets of fronts and 2 sets of rears.... Good buy that. Discs look past there best though.

Would agree with Rich. I paid £500 for the full set but the discs were in a little better condition. Only had a slight lip. I would measure them up if you do get them and see if you could do with some new ones.
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: WolverineMAc on January 22, 2013, 10:03:53 am: Contacted them: Reply as follows-

Would you please confirm what condition the discs are in?

front discs and pads are excellent, rears ok

Thanks' you don't have the measurements to determine how long before they need replacing

how long wil depend on how you drive :)

front discs have no lipon them, pads are 80% full
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: rich83 on January 22, 2013, 10:07:30 am: The top set discs are lipped. I can see that in the photo.
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: Saintsteve on January 22, 2013, 10:11:06 am: Still too much.. Poor condition those
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: WolverineMAc on January 22, 2013, 10:19:05 am: Thanks guys, I will give them a miss then. Just looking for brakes before I go stage 1.
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: rich83 on January 22, 2013, 11:12:57 am: Quote from: Saintsteve on January 22, 2013, 10:11:06 am
Still too much.. Poor condition those

Refurbed, you could get 300 for a pair of front calipers and say 200 for a pair of rears. So thats 1000 quid

Heck.. those S3 clips are 50 quid brand new. :laugh:
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: skard on January 22, 2013, 11:18:58 am: They are a bit tatty but £450 for a set of S3 brakes ready to fit is reasonable.
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: rich83 on January 22, 2013, 11:20:03 am: Quote from: skard on January 22, 2013, 11:18:58 am
They are a bit tatty but £450 for TWO setS of S3 brakes ready to fit is reasonable.
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: WolverineMAc on January 22, 2013, 12:23:11 pm: Got price a little wrong this was excluding vat total price is 612 this includes courier charge of 60 plus vat
Title: Re: Brakes
Post by: rich83 on January 22, 2013, 12:32:40 pm: ahh... not so goo value then. Up to you, if you can be arsed to refurbish then, there might be a few quid profit.