Hope someone can provide a bit of info please.

 

Always felt that the brakes on my Scout could be a tad better, and with that in mind I've bought a set of calipers/carriers from what I believe is a 2012 VRS  (red calipers) with the intention of updating the front brakes to 312mm discs and the rears to 282mm.

 

First of all, I hope I've bought compatible donor parts. (My car is a 2008 Scout TDi - BMM)

Please advise if not!

 

Before I make a start, I'm considering swapping the brake hoses from standard to stainless braided hoses. (Hoping to improve brake pedal feel).

 

I've see this set of hoses from Matt Lewis racing (MLR) which appear to fit.

Question is that looking at the front hoses, the head of the hose that fits to the caliper is a standard banjo rather than the OEM block style with the recess to locate in the caliper locating peg. Is this a problem?

 

For the front caliper hoses, would prefer a set with OEM block style connections. Are there any braided stainless sets available that match the OEM caliper fitting?

 

I'm also wanting to replace both the front and rear brake back plates.

Can anyone provide the correct OEM part numbers to suit the increased disc sizes?

I realise that the front discs can be fitted without changing the back plate, but thought I'd do it at the same time and fit the correct part.

Looking at the current rear back plates,on face value it seems that they will need to be replaced due to the constraint of how the back plates are shaped.

 

Also, will the rear caliper brake pipes need to be replaced?

 

Any other advice and tips appreciated.

 

thanks in advance.

Edited 9 October, 20169 yr by nidgep

I changed the front brakes on my 2008 Scout to mk6 2012 Golf GTI 312mm set up and it was a straight swap dead easy. Car seems to stop better on them too. Didn't bother with the rears though.

You can do the fronts just using the caliper carriers & bigger disc rotor.  All the other parts are common between the two brake sizes.  There is no need to open up the hydraulic system.

 

The biggest contributor to stopping / brake feel is pad quality and specification (material type, working heat range, etc) and brake fluid (type, specification, age)... Unless you are getting heat fade - then yes, the bigger heatsink of the bigger disc will help.

 

I wouldn't bother with bigger backing plates - the smaller ones are only 12mm smaller in radius (if that).

 

On brake fluid - not many people realise that VW group cars use a low viscosity dot4.  It's worth it if you live in colder climates.