29500 miles and brakes discs worn out

[mark sheerin]

lol so who says you cant cane a tdi..
pleased to find replacement discs cost £27 each..cheaper than the pads...so..swapped...now bedding in the new discs and pads...

 

[Triple D]

You wanna try stamping on the middle pedal at 140+mph, that'll fook the brakes really quickly lol

 

[stoneyfordNI]

tell me about it , good fluid required also

 

[Neo_VR]

hmmmm 63k miles and 2 years and ive destroyed 4 sets of 312mm front discs (3 in a year)

 

[AndyVTR]

I managed 76k in my 307 on original pads.

 

[sssstew]

wow. mighty impressive mark. least we know ur tdi is run in properly then.

 

[AndyVTR]

Actually mine nearly has 29k and all is fine.

 

[mark sheerin]

The FR/Cupra TDi has smaller discs than the 20vt cupra so you do need to stand a bit harder on the pedal but I have never been let down by the brakes...
My petrol Cupra also had new discs fitted but at around 42k so I have obviously had to use my smaller ones harder

 

[Spanky]

Ha ha, you said....

so I have obviously had to use my smaller ones harder

 

[prc]

The FR/Cupra TDi has smaller discs than the 20vt cupra so you do need to stand a bit harder on the pedal but I have never been let down by the brakes...
My petrol Cupra also had new discs fitted but at around 42k so I have obviously had to use my smaller ones harder

Upgrade to them if you can!
Since you need to swap discs anyway. The extra cost being the new carriers (for 312mm) and the price difference on the discs.

 

[mark sheerin]

Ha ha, you said....

lol..hey i am friends a couple where the hubby is a pro footballer of well known name..she says of her hubby..he hasn't got a big **** but he has a fast ass

 

[AndyVTR]

Upgrade to them if you can!
Since you need to swap discs anyway. The extra cost being the new carriers (for 312mm) and the price difference on the discs.

What we talking?

 

[prc]

Dunno. The carriers are expensive, best to find 2nd hand.

 

[Paul TDI]

IIRC I paid £60 each for brand new carriers - you need two. Think they are supposed to be £90ish each new, although my sis worked at VW so I got them along with the pads and discs - discount, although next time I'll probably use Ferodo DS pads.

My fronts lasted til 30k miles too. Rears are being changed on Thursday, they've managed 46k miles, although the calipers are getting very close to the discs, infact I think they are touching the disc edge where the pad hasnt worn it down

 

[prc]

The vented rears seem to last quite a bit longer, which I guess would be down to cooler runing discs.
Shame the cost so much to upgrade.

 

[muddyboots]

lol so who says you cant cane a tdi..
pleased to find replacement discs cost £27 each..cheaper than the pads...so..swapped...now bedding in the new discs and pads...

Crikey....my fronts lasted to 50k !

 

[nomad]

lol so who says you cant cane a tdi..
pleased to find replacement discs cost £27 each..cheaper than the pads...so..swapped...now bedding in the new discs and pads...

56K on mine Mark,.. but they're disappearing fast now I've moved to MK !! Sh1t meself Sunday morning when out for a play and they faded completely !!

 

[mark sheerin]

56K on mine Mark,.. but they're disappearing fast now I've moved to MK !! Sh1t meself Sunday morning when out for a play and they faded completely !!

yeah they do that specially after a spin round the hilly twisty dales where I live about 15mins maximum pasty before brake loss precludes slowing down....

but my old 20vt cupra did just the same after 15mins..one car I had a merc used to lose so much braking you couldnt even stop it at walking pace after a good blast..least my SEAT aint that bad

 

[muddyboots]

one car I had a merc used to lose so much braking you couldnt even stop it at walking pace after a good blast..least my SEAT aint that bad

LOL, I had a Mk1 Golf like that, would still just coast to a stop even when standing on the brake pedal. But it did only have ~230mm unventilated discs at the front and drums at the rear, and being a penniless student at the time it had the cheapest pads I could buy

 

[sssstew]

56K on mine Mark,.. but they're disappearing fast now I've moved to MK !! Sh1t meself Sunday morning when out for a play and they faded completely !!

welcome to the roundabout dual carriageway drag strips