Tdi brake

[Andy_1]

Picked up my lovely wee Leon tdi 150 a few weeks back. Cracking motor and a joy to drive apart from one thing. Are the brakes on all of these things a bit crap or is it just mine? The discs have loads of life left so it's not them. I don't drive it hard and I came from a bmw 320d estate and always thought the brakes weren't spectacular on that. But they're worse on this! Anyone?

 

[ddavies]

how old is it mate, on my 53 plate mrk1 130 sport TDI (vented disc's all round) the little piston/guide pins with the rubber boots over get dirt/brake dust in them the grease dries up and affects the performance..well they seem to on mine...
Ive just bought a 2010 530D touring and the brakes on that are not spectacular either but then it is a heavier car.

 

[Andy_1]

It's an old one mate, 2004. Yeah the beemer brakes don't seem confidence inspiring

 

[ddavies]

edited to give more detail, the better brake pad kits come with new grease as they do stick.

 

[ddavies]

however my wife claims the brakes on the bimmer are sharper than the Leon...

 

[ddavies]

some on here do get bigger brakes put on...there are plenty of threads about it on here.
my Leon has been chipped to 170+ and the brakes do fade under vigorous driving.

 

[Andy_1]

Yeah I've seen the 312mm brake conversion being done plenty times over but funds won't really allow for that at the moment unfortunately