Are these discs the same size? I think the ones on my car are 288mm!

Or would they fit if i got the calipers, discs and carriers and so on the reason behind this is i want to fit Pagid RS19 brake pads on my tdi but they only do them for the 20v turbo can anyone advise me one this?

Edited 8 January, 200917 yr by dannyboy759

they quote the same pads for the vRS (312's) and the 4x4 (288's) if you have chassis number PM me and I will have a look on ETKA

Which calipers do you have? The type (FS III or DS3) is cast into the front calipers (well the FS III certainly is, and very clearly).

Cheers guys, ill have to have a look in the morning

Which 20v turbo? the 150's are generally like the Tdi with 288mm & FSIII. The VRS 180 is larger/.different.

Greg.

The VRS 180 is larger/.different.

Yeah i know that 315mm arent they?

Just wanted to know if the 1.8 20v 150 bhp ones are the same size as the TDI?

I take it they are! but it doesnt list these pads i want for a tdi only the turbo.

Mind you i cant see many people using this high spec pads on a tdi!!!!

The VRS 180 is larger/.different.

Yeah i know that 315mm arent they?

Just wanted to know if the 1.8 20v 150 bhp ones are the same size as the TDI?

I take it they are! but it doesnt list these pads i want for a tdi only the turbo.

Mind you i cant see many people using this high spec pads on a tdi!!!!

Why?

The TDI can indicate 130mph on the speedo no problem. Are you suggesting that it doesn't need decent brakes to stop from that speed? Or, if we all need to stick to the speed limit - why does a VRS need bigger brakes to stop from a lawful 70.

'sporty' cars are typically issued with larger brakes, however there is no technically sound reason for this. Even on a simple 1.0 fiesta, it's perfectly possible to fade out the brakes from a series of 0-70-0 stops, one could argue that their brakes are not up to the job. The tdi take seconds to hit 100, not minutes or hours. A few seconds more than the VRS, but seconds are not exactly a lot of time for brakes to cool and the car is roughly the same weight to haul back to 0!

I'm in the camp of 'give all cars good brakes' croud!

Greg.

Why?

The TDI can indicate 130mph on the speedo no problem. Are you suggesting that it doesn't need decent brakes to stop from that speed? Or, if we all need to stick to the speed limit - why does a VRS need bigger brakes to stop from a lawful 70.

'sporty' cars are typically issued with larger brakes, however there is no technically sound reason for this. Even on a simple 1.0 fiesta, it's perfectly possible to fade out the brakes from a series of 0-70-0 stops, one could argue that their brakes are not up to the job. The tdi take seconds to hit 100, not minutes or hours. A few seconds more than the VRS, but seconds are not exactly a lot of time for brakes to cool and the car is roughly the same weight to haul back to 0!

I'm in the camp of 'give all cars good brakes' croud!

Greg.

I realise that i used to race a Group N E30M3! what im saying is that the pads i want are the same material as what BMW used and still uses on its Group N and touring cars and are designed for endurance racing like 24hour races ect.

Which obviously is an overkill on a TDI Skoda!

What im saying is that they do them for the turbo but not the TDI because you wouldnt expect a TDI to have brakes with that type of friction compound!