MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Best disc & pads for GTI !?
Post by: BenGTI on November 28, 2014, 11:01:51 pm
Need to replace disc and pads what's the best to get?
Title: Re: Best disc & pads for GTI !?
Post by: SiofChester on November 29, 2014, 08:30:30 am
I just fitted some eicher discs and pagid pads on the front. Cost me about 80 quid for the lot, although I believe that grooved / dimpled mtec's are also popular, but a bit more money
Title: Re: Best disc & pads for GTI !?
Post by: KieranED30 on November 29, 2014, 08:47:37 am
I'm thinking about going for the mtecs the groves and dimpled ones all 4 discs with pads £190  :driver:
Title: Re: Best disc & pads for GTI !?
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on November 29, 2014, 09:02:20 am
You could get a big brake kit (s3 kit in the FS area for £300-350)  :drinking:

You won't believe how much better they are until you've tried them
Title: Re: Best disc & pads for GTI !?
Post by: KieranED30 on November 29, 2014, 11:02:59 am
You could get a big brake kit (s3 kit in the FS area for £300-350)  :drinking:

You won't believe how much better they are until you've tried them

Hmmmmm you shouldn't have told me that haha, I'm trying to save up  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Best disc & pads for GTI !?
Post by: BenGTI on November 30, 2014, 03:14:03 pm
You could get a big brake kit (s3 kit in the FS area for £300-350)  :drinking:

You won't believe how much better they are until you've tried them
I know it's just finding a kit that has everything :/ for the moment I was just going to stick with standard disc and pads just unsure what's best to buy...
Title: Re: Best disc & pads for GTI !?
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on November 30, 2014, 04:07:06 pm
You could get a big brake kit (s3 kit in the FS area for £300-350)  :drinking:

You won't believe how much better they are until you've tried them
I know it's just finding a kit that has everything :/ for the moment I was just going to stick with standard disc and pads just unsure what's best to buy...

Here's a kit that has everything at a great price: www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,91418.0.html  :innocent:

Standard disks & pads are best bought from VW, as cheaper alternatives are likely to get warped more easily and won't perform / last as well.

For the money you would spend on uprated disks & pads on standard GTI calipers, you may as well buy a bigger brake kit that comes with everything
Title: Re: Best disc & pads for GTI !?
Post by: BenGTI on November 30, 2014, 05:19:43 pm
You could get a big brake kit (s3 kit in the FS area for £300-350)  :drinking:

You won't believe how much better they are until you've tried them
I know it's just finding a kit that has everything :/ for the moment I was just going to stick with standard disc and pads just unsure what's best to buy...

Here's a kit that has everything at a great price: www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,91418.0.html  :innocent:

Standard disks & pads are best bought from VW, as cheaper alternatives are likely to get warped more easily and won't perform / last as well.

For the money you would spend on uprated disks & pads on standard GTI calipers, you may as well buy a bigger brake kit that comes with everything
I have seen that ad I just live quite far from where the seller is :/
I just want to know what disc and pads VW use so I can buy them else where cheaper
Title: Re: Best disc & pads for GTI !?
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on November 30, 2014, 06:01:27 pm
Pagid IIRC, although watch out for cheap pagid, as there have been reports of sub-standard products
Title: Re: Best disc & pads for GTI !?
Post by: grumpy on November 30, 2014, 08:51:12 pm
How about trying some grooved 312s with ebc yellowstuff pads, not too costly, amazing performance without the weight penalty of the s3/r32 brakes.
Title: Re: Best disc & pads for GTI !?
Post by: BenGTI on December 01, 2014, 09:56:32 pm
How about trying some grooved 312s with ebc yellowstuff pads, not too costly, amazing performance without the weight penalty of the s3/r32 brakes.
Thanks mate, what disc would you recommend ?
Title: Re: Best disc & pads for GTI !?
Post by: J400uk on December 02, 2014, 12:12:59 pm
Mintex seem good value and are decent quality. Manufactured by TMD Friction who also own Textar and Pagid.
Title: Re: Best disc & pads for GTI !?
Post by: Bigjimknickers on July 19, 2016, 04:07:24 pm
How about trying some grooved 312s with ebc yellowstuff pads, not too costly, amazing performance without the weight penalty of the s3/r32 brakes.
Is 312 the stick size in MM? What grooved discs are reccomended then?
Title: Re: Best disc & pads for GTI !?
Post by: rich83 on July 19, 2016, 06:03:58 pm
Just get the OEM ones from VW they are fine.

I wouldnt touch yellowstuff pads with a bargepole
Title: Re: Best disc & pads for GTI !?
Post by: Rado16v on July 20, 2016, 06:05:00 pm
I just purchased TRW discs and pads front and rear for my edition 30 for £150 from mister auto online. They're oem and quality looks spot on

Brake Pad Set TRW GDB­1622   £20.22­   1­   £20.22­
Brake Pad Set TRW GDB­1550   £28.56­   1­   £28.56­
Brake disc set (2) TR­W DF4558   £40.15­   1­   £40.15­
Brake disc (sold indi­vidually) TRW DF4464S   £29.80­   2­   £59.60