brakes

Hi guys, I wanna spruce my brakes up a bit, can't really afford a big brake upgrade, so would need to keep stock calipers. So was wondering would something like Red stuff pads, would the fit in my Leon TDi 110 SE 51-plate stock calipers? If so, which come recommended, as I know from my...

Hi - I'm looking for new brakes - pads and discs for my 2000 mk3 Ibiza Cupra. The car is totally standard and runs seat brakes now. The discs are lipped and its time for a change out very soon. I have had a few recommendations, but wanted to see the general opinion and where and how much they...

Hi, Does anyone know what torque the caliper bolts should be done up to on a mk1 leon cuipra TDI? Changed the pads and disks yesterday and did the caliper bolts upto 35ft/lbs Is this sufficient? Thanks

Hi all I am putting bigger brakes on my car soon as i have 281mm standard and the carrier is joined to the hub, so ive got to change the hubs to one which have a removable carrier and caliper. I already have hubs, carriers and calipers from a cupra 20vt. The question is this, how long will it...

is there a how to on changing rear brake discs and pads? tried searching , has anyone done this themselves? did you find it easy to do? is there anything to watch out for/ cheers

Hello, anyone know if the audi S3 front brakes are a direct fit on the cupra? I think they are the same as the TT brakes and they use 312mm disks? Thanking you Emlyn

hey guys, does anybody know if the cupra r brembos fit under 16inch porsche design 90's they are 6inches wide? Help will be much appreciated James

Can anyone tell me what size/sort of bolt holds on the rear caliper carrier? Changing some discs and pads! Ta :D

Hi guys Just bought myself a cupra tdi and it's awsome! Only downside is the brakes? Is it just me or are std 288mm tdi brakes total rubbish? i feel like i aint gunna stop!! Does anyone run just std discs and 2500 pads? does this improve things alittle/alot?? I would love to do the...

Hey all, Changed my front brake pads a few weeks ago, Ferodo DS2500's (same as i had before), and ever since my brakes have been a bit hit and miss, however they used to be great with the same type of pads, i find low speed breaking isn't too bad, but high speed braking is appauling, and the...

I had some grinding coming from my rear discs- so I was pumping the brakes to try to clean/ disslodge anything in there, (must have been a stone or something cause its gone now), but whilst I was doing this after pumping 3-4 times the brake pedal went hard. Just wondered if anyone knew if ths...

No idea what I am looking for but they look rusty as **** to me..?

Didn't really want to open a thread on this, but have not been lucky finding an answer on this. It would concern only the fronts (16 inch), probably around 7J with ET around 60, however reduced to 35 with a 25mm 5x130 to 4x100 spacer. I currently run 16" BBS RC's 7.5J wide. I had to shave...

my Discs are shot and the pads aint much better, so i need to change. obviously i want to "upgrade" but i dont want my wallet to take a pounding. they will be for 90 normal granny driving 8% the odd blast down a country lane, and the other 2% will be at the nurberg ring in june! so what...

As per the title.. I am looking for some New Disks & Pads for my 55 MK1 Leon TDI FR+ and had been struggling a bit to find the 288dia x 25mm listed for my model car on some websites. Having looked around the Disks listed for the 2.3 V5 Toledo and the Golf Mk IV V5 are also listed as 288...

hi, Been offered some porsche brakes quite cheap.. full set up.. Looking into it i think the porsche 4 pots are off a old porsche 911 or simular. The old wide boy shape. So talking late 80's early 90's. Does it matter that the calipers are that old? any things i should be looking for...

Seriously hope someone can help me with this. So after changing all my discs and pads, and fitting new rear calliper finally. I sat in the car and pressed the pedal and hey presto went straight to floor. Searched on here and decided to bleed all the brakes. Done this as in all callipers...

Hi, Got new discs and oads fitted on the front of my 03 lcr on thursday. Car was going fine till saturday when there was this weird scraping noise when i would turn left and sometimes right. Was sounding like something was rubbing the wheel. Jacked the car up and had a look but cant see...

Hi all, ordered my new sach organics clutch from Competition braking products for my leon cupra tdi (Mk1). i paid £612 for it and i was lead to believe that it incld the flywheel. gave it to mechanic and he says the flywheels missing. its just the clutch and pressure plate. phoned CBP up and...

Onto my second Cupra now, I must be mad :D Bough this after the Cupra Was a gorgeous car, but I needed some fun again and for the mpg it did I could have had something much faster. So up for sale it went, was looking for a swap for either a LCR or another Cupra. A month down the line...