Mk4 Golf brakes · Aussieveedubbers

Bizarre · 22 Oct 2006, 7:37 pm

Put the Mk IV in for a sevice and they tell me the brakes are below the minimum thickness.
Pads are fine but duscs are gone :jesus

Only a 100,000 kms .......whatever...

Anyone know what ATE or DBA charge??

VW was quoting $518 front and $395 rear.
"Assuming" that is with pads.

Any other ideas on cost???

Barry

vwrallycar · 22 Oct 2006, 8:33 pm

100 000 kms is really good life. try going to somewhere like repco and buying DBA rotors and i have been using LUCAS pads. i find these pads really good.
try to avoid using a really cheap brake pad.
and you should probably look at changing wheel bearings as well, depending on whether they have been changed yet or not

jakjones · 22 Oct 2006, 8:43 pm

ring around you will do better

Bizarre · 22 Oct 2006, 9:18 pm

I bought the car at 50 odd thou. Brakes were still there - guessing they are the original.
So - pads - BRILLIANT!

Justsurprised then that the pads are going to last MORE than the discs 😂

Will ring - just being lazy and asking here on a Sunday evening

vw54 · 23 Oct 2006, 8:16 am

The rotors are about $130 4 a mark3 so i dont thing they would be much dearer for the Mk4

Ring South Yarra

I am just fitting a set to my sons car the VR6 there $100

Bizarre · 23 Oct 2006, 1:32 pm

vw54 wrote:Ring South Yarra

Thanks Dave

4 rotors
2 sets pads
$385 incl :bounce

Bizarre · 23 Oct 2006, 1:38 pm

vwrallycar wrote:and you should probably look at changing wheel bearings as well, depending on whether they have been changed yet or not

just spoke to anoth VW'er and Mk4's that stays on?

the rotor is only held on by one locking screw and it all just slides over.

I'm game for a $500 saving

vw54 · 23 Oct 2006, 2:21 pm

yeah 2 bolts to undo n slide the caliper out of the way like most modern cars and hes right one screw to undo n the rotor comes off make sure yu uset he correct size screwdriver or you will burr the screw