Right lads now iv got your attention ^^ Havn't really introduced myself on here. Well iv got a skoda octavia mk2 ambiente in black. Probably the youngest owner of my car in the country . Well i need front discs and pads for it now. Thing is im confused is my car the 280mm or 288mm set? It's on a 54 plate if that helps. Any information much appreciated

Don't know much about the Mark II but the Mark I has 288mm fronts. Someone will be along soon enough to shed more light.

Welcome to the site by the way. You might have noticed it's a bit broken at the moment but apparently this weekend is the Big Fix (thumbs up icon)

Aye iv gathered, been a member for a bit, but dont post much. Just got some wheels for it also 18" r32's getting sprayed black. Already got the boot debaged and smoothed over. Getting the chrome grille at the front sprayed balck also. The joys of my father been a sprayer. Tints, lowered and remap on the way when money allows.

does you car actually require new brakes, or are you just looking to improve braking performance.

Keep up the good work (Big Grin)

Only mod I'd consider to the look of my car is painting the i in TDi badge red after remapping it :P... Might even do the D and the i if I'm feeling saucy...

I think if its a diesel or a 2.0ltr petrol it has 288mm. If its a 1.6 or 1.4 petrol it has 280mm although I could stand corrected on this.

If your looking for standard discs and pads, then the standard 288mm sized discs are sufficient. Im using Original ATE discs and pads from Eurocar Parts and they are more than capable of stopping a mapped car, albeit the pads dont last too long with spirited driving. The only thing i would look into, is the use of better brake pads and brake fluid if you was going to be track daying the car.

My mk2 octy was running 150bhp at the wheels when dyno'd at Awesome earlier on in the year, and the car stopped quite well using the mentioned combination or discs and pads. But with so much power and weight on small brakes and big wheels it really eats at the pads.

150bhp at the wheels is way too much IMO for a PD105 though, reliability starts to suffer. Ask Ben (Shark_90) about my problems before i found out it was mapped.

There was an episode of South Park the other night, where Butters was confused because Cartman took a picture of himself with Butter's penis in his mouth... I'm assuming you don't meant the same thing?

Look at the callipers through the wheel or take a wheel off and look at the front.

If they say FSIII in the caliper outer face it is 280mm

If they are ATE on it or nothing, but have a spring in them, then it's going to be 288mm or 312mm.

Assuming you've not done any mods (and it's not a VRS) as you've already said then it will be the 288mm size.

Hope that helps

thanks lads. Off to go get brakes now. Yeah i need them desperatley, the discs are like seabrooks crinkle cut crisps

just got the discs and pads after a farse with the spares compny i got them. They originally give me the 280mm discs and after half an hour of arguing with them they finally give me the 288mm ones but he told me the pads which he give me for the 280mm ones are the same for the 288mm. Is this correct? could anyone shed me any light on this please?

it says fs 111 on the caliper!! off to go back and change them now. how come mine are 280mm and others 288mm

it says fs 111 on the caliper!! off to go back and change them now. how come mine are 280mm and others 288mm

that is quite common., Alot of models will use the same caliper with different caliper mounts to move it away from the hub more or less dependant on the size of the disc. Much cheaper to fabricate new brackets than a new caliper.

It gains its advantage by basically by being further away from the hub and gaining a mechanical advantage.

that is quite common., Alot of models will use the same caliper with different caliper mounts to move it away from the hub more or less dependant on the size of the disc. Much cheaper to fabricate new brackets than a new caliper.

It gains its advantage by basically by being further away from the hub and gaining a mechanical advantage.

so what are you saying,? that they are the 280mm discs or 288mm. Sorry but i am a bit young and dense at times. If it doesn't involve in laying bricks i dont have a clue mate.

so what are you saying,? that they are the 280mm discs or 288mm. Sorry but i am a bit young and dense at times. If it doesn't involve in laying bricks i dont have a clue mate.

TBH I have no idea what discs go on your car.

I was merely pointing out that yours might well have 288mm discs and still have the same caliper and pads as the car with 280mm discs. it is quite common for that to happen. When you bought the discs they shold have been to tell you exactly what discs you require from your chassis number