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brake

  1. binkylad

    brake disc size

    hey bying new disc's and pads, wondering what size are mine 288 or256? im a mk4 1.4 16v 86ps cheers.
  2. Bocanegra brake pipe fault

    Hey, Recently bought a seat ibiza bocanegra 1.4 dsg, drove it out the seat car lot with 7 miles on it on the 27th of november, on the 27th of december i had whistling noises coming from engine bay so took into dealership, mechanic want to have a look at it n kept it in on the 7th of january 2010...
  3. brake warping how many of us had it

    just wandering how many members have had brake disc warping on there leons and was it 1 or both disc ,seems to be a few ive heard and does anyone have any suggestions which disc and pads i should go for ,but not being to expensive butwould give a good performance im got the price down to...
  4. Which brake calipers?

    Howdy all, For those who have read my previous threads, my K04 conversion is due mid next month. (as well as looking for a blueflame exhaust) i ve been looking at a brake upgrade. It seems wise to upgarde them aswell if the standards wont/cant cope. ALOT of peeps on here have brembo...
  5. brake disks

    hi all,jus after a little bit of help- im after a set of FRONT BRAKE DISKS for my 52 plate leon 20v t. was jus woundering wat size etc to go for??????
  6. Brake Servo Replacement

    Hi There's a loud hiss coming from behind the dash which stops the harder you press the brake pedal. Took it to my mechanic and he says the brake servo is gubbed. Which makes sense. He's quoted me £450 for parts (£170) and labour. He says the engine block needs shifted to get access to...
  7. Comp Brake Top Mounts... Opinions?

    Any One using these? whats your thoughts on them? http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/product.php?xProd=13911&xSec=355 Im thinking about getting them with the 1 degree of negative camber to compliment my Coilovers, uprated bushes, vf engineering drop links, eibach ARBs etc so anyone using these?
  8. Brake fluid on rear

    I have changed my old brake fluid (EBC 306 sport "NOT RECOMENDED") for new motul RBF660 as recomended by people on here. I used a pressure system where you connect a cap with a pressure hose to a spare tire and then you pressuraise the brake resavoar. Works great! I could not detect any color...
  9. Disc Brake Size on 2005 Reference Sport TDi

    I'm replacing all my discs and pads on my 140bhp TDi ref sport. It's on 45k miles and all discs are getting a bit lipped. Annoyingly, I can't get the wheels off until the weekend, and need to check what size discs I need so I can get them ordered. I think it takes 280mm on the fronts and...
  10. replacement brake discs and pads,could my warrenty be affected?

    ok so we had our 08 tdi sport ref in for it's 27k service today and it's come back needing new brake pads all round and new front discs. now for the interesting bit the dealer has quoted £694 for 2 new discs and pads for all 4 corners,I nearly fell off my chair tbh. They want £279 for the...
  11. Ross_Cupra-R

    Brake pads for Cupra R brembo's

    will most likely be replacing the R's brake pads before it goes for an MOT, so just looking for pads for everyday use as its only doing the daily commute at the moment and the occasional trip back to Scotland and something that ain't going to break the bank, so DS2500's are out of the question...
  12. welsh frtdi

    wiper conversion brake conversion

    got mrs de bagdeing fr s boot but does anyone know of the part numbers to fit fabia rear wiper to leon ,also has anyone got pd150 with full cross drilled conversion on brakes your views on the upgrades on the brakes would be cool .got my hands on a full set of drilled discs (looks the dogs...
  13. meltonlad

    No brake's !!!!!! Help

    lastnight and tonight when ive got into my car and driven off ive had no brake's.... but after pumping on the brake pedal 5 or 6 times they come back to life. has anyone else had this problem or could it just be the very cold weather ?? :confused:
  14. Brake light problem, help

    Hi guys, got the flashing glow plug light the other day so had a look into it. I assumber the brake lights were sticking on.... however, It seems that the brake lights work fine... and all looks ok with no sideligths or main beams on, also get no flahsing glowplug light.... I have...
  15. nossi_20v

    help brake light bulb!

    hi everyone got pulled over the other day n was told my drivers side brake light wasnt working.no problem i thought and went to halfrauds n bought a bulb gt home n went to fit it and ths is were my problems started!it might sound very dumb but how do you get to the brake light bulb!ive undone...
  16. Cupra Brake Fail, Help Please??

    hey guys, leaving my estate earlier today and approached the slip road and tried to brake and they failed completly. the pedal went rock hard and had no/very very little brakes at all. after a few seconds of paninc i slowed using the handbrake, with my foot still hard on the brakes, they started...
  17. Cupra Kid

    What does burning brake fluid/power steering fluid smell like?

    I've got a totally random one here, below the down pipe on the sub frame at the rear of the engine on my 2.0 8v some pipes cross that look like brake pipes. On these pipes there is a black tar-like fluid that is bubbling away with the heat from the down pipe. The fluid is smoking slightly and...
  18. lukecupra2001

    brake fluid change

    just a quickie how easy is it to change the brake fluid on a 2001 LC? is it something a simpleton could do (me) or should i just take it to garage and get them to do it save fannying about. I had a look for some guides but no joy so if anybody could point me in the direction of one or has...
  19. brake lights help

    help please just been out tonight and the top brake light stays on and the two normal ones dnt flash when pres the peddle i checkd the fuse and its fine what causeing this problem
  20. brake upgrade

    has anyone done a brake upgrade ive upgraded to the corrado g60 280mm brakes but wouldnt mind some 2 or 4 pot calipers has anyone done this and what calipers etc did you use?