A couple of weeks back I bought a big brake upgrade for the front of the Vrs for Nurburgring usage . Following on from the thread below they are now fitted . Some people requested a write up so here goes.

http://briskoda.net/forums/octavia-i/my-brakes-big-enough-er-yes/115458/

I've finally finshed and WOW, what a difference.

Fitting was straight forward enough but took some time due to caliper bolts being too long as Compbrake thought it may have required spacing, brake unions had to be sourced and the discs supplied were not quite big enough. I'd like to thank Compbrake (especially Brent) during the installation. Customer service like I have never experienced before. Meeting me to exchange discs for example.

As it was the first time this kit had been fitted to an Octy it was a case of suck it and see. It turned out in the end to be the same as the golf MK4 kit just with the addition of a 5mm bigger disc and 2 10mm brake connections.

Before:

After:

I'm actually glad the 330mm x32mm discs were replaced for 335mm x32mm as I didn't want to be outdone by Steevie Wonder - the other member of the 6 potters

The pic below shows the pads overhanging the disc with the 330mm discs

After disc replacement with 335 x 32mm: - Perfect.

The silver stuff on the bell here is just a bit of anti seize spray.

I like things to look matched so the discs and pads were also replaced on the rear and the faded green calipers given a much needed spruce up - in black to match.

The kit fitted with no spacing at all and the standard spider alloys cleared with ease. This picture was taken with 330mm discs but loads of room.

Finished effect:

Please excuse the state of the car - it hasn't been washed for some time and its forgoten what tyre shine feels like :P

Really pleased, they're quiet as a mouse, no vibration at all and if you really stand on them you need to close your eyes to prevent your eyeballs making a mess on the windscreen .

wicked mate, i will get the pennies building up :orb_not_w

Awesome, black calipers look lovely on the black car.

Very nice :thumbup:

Car not clean are you taking the pi55

Niiiice! I'm not jealous at all :(

I think I would have painted the front calipers to match the rears, rather than the rears to match the front.... but that's pretty minor.

Bet they work ok

Tidy

Looks spot on.

Oh and the car looks pretty clean to me..... wish mine were that clean:O

They look superb, are you going to keep the rears the standard size or you planning on uprating them? I guess you haven't had chance to try them out yet being they need bedding in etc. just make sure you update the thread when you do

Welcome to the club!!

Very NICE:thumbup:

Look fantastic!

Awesome! I want.

youve officially been pimped!

Top stuff - looks very nice

Like the black calipers too, don't see them very often and look good

Steve

Niiiice! I'm not jealous at all :(

I think I would have painted the front calipers to match the rears, rather than the rears to match the front.... but that's pretty minor.

Bet they work ok

The calipers are anodised - none of that painted rubbish :orb_lol:

They work a treat - thanks

They look superb, are you going to keep the rears the standard size or you planning on uprating them? I guess you haven't had chance to try them out yet being they need bedding in etc. just make sure you update the thread when you do

Thanks, a lot of people have asked this but by uprating the rears the ABS is likely to just kick in so much sooner. When you stand on these now the back wheels go quite light so you realy dont want massive braking force on the back. As far as rear brakes go on a front wheel drive car the Octy Vrs is very well equiped as standard

I am taking it quite easy for a couple of days then carrying out the pad break in procedure which involves nearly setting them alight :eek:. Normally you would break pads in using old discs but as everything is new this is what they recomend. When you do apply them the redardation is so strong and consistant. They are already far better than the standard set-up with groved discs and Ferrodo DS2500 pads.

Thaks for all the nice comments folks :orb_grin:

Nice one John!

Nice to see careful jack use too to stop munching the chassis!

Very nice look great:thumbup:

Looks v cool, nice one!

Pah they look crap now you have put the wheels back on!

I've just been looking at the setup and have to say that im more than jealous mate. Just wait till they are bedded in then you really will love them

ohhh they look very nice, leave the wheels off it looks much better

likin them mate....

what KW you got?

is there a way of changin my username? coz I dont really shoot ne more

they look awesome:thumbup:

love your wheels too, does the kit come in different colours or just black?

they do look ace...

if they can do them in green same as the std ones then they would be even better.

what sort of money are these kits? is there anything else to buy?

they look awesome:thumbup:

love your wheels too, does the kit come in different colours or just black?

Thanks, I think the 6 pots are only available in black at the moment altho they do 4 pot brembo calipers in diff colours.

Love the wheels too