The rear discs on my 1.4 16V have gone very rusty and a front ones have at least 2mm lip, it's time for change. What aftermarket disc and pad combos do you recommend? I got a quote off an indie garage, they would fit Skoda economy range discs and Bendix pads (never heard of them!). I'd need something which sheds less brakedust. I hate cleaning it off and I'm that type of driver who uses the throttle pedal more than the brake ones.

Last time when I had a look, there was a split in the rubber dustcover on one of the piston, is there some glue for a quick fix or better to go a caliper rebuild?

Thanks a million?

Edited 21 July, 20187 yr by paddyjoe

I'd think that a split in a piston dust cover means that the exposed length of piston will be rusty and when you force it back in through the calliper seal it will wreck that a bit, so probably best to rebuild these callipers might only need 1 new piston though.

Bendix pads, yes VW Group use them at some marque factories, I've forgotten who now owns them or which other brands they now own.

By the way, Bendix is not a cowboy company, it has been around for many many years, just not so similar with us in UK.

I just tend to buy Pagid discs and pads from ECP, though I'm sure if you really want to reduce dust, there are other aftermarket pads out there.

Thank you rum4mo!

They should be ok then. I was about to change them myself but the calliper needs to be checked and brake fluid due as well, so better off to leave it to the garage. Plenty left on the pads but if the discs are on the way out, they must go too. With my usage pattern they are going last another 9 years at least.

Pagid and Textar brands are owned by TMD Friction along with Mintex and maybe one other, VW Group have used both Pagid and Textar pads over the years and I've never had issues with them.

Pagid discs, never used by VW Group at factories as far as I know, but I've used them on light cars with no issues, ie Polo and Ibiza, but I do accept that there might be some funny goings on in as much as ECP as maybe sole importers of Pagid aftermarket parts, are getting them to supply stuff in Pagid branded boxes that are not part of Pagid's normal range of parts, maybe same issue with Sachs parts, that is just observation and slight speculation on my part.

Bosch, I am not too sure if Bosch ever involved themselves with manufacturing friction materials, so is their brake pad offerings, which do seem to get used at some VW Group factories, just reboxed supplies from other manufacturers?  

Checking the names/brands printed on the brake pads fitted to my wife's car at the VW Polo factory, does tell a story as the original (maybe) manufacturers name is on them then another, then the manufacturer of the brake calliper as these assemblies will get supplied fitted with pads - but no VW Group part number nowadays, maybe no room left for that?

 

Edit:- the comments about the Eicher brand do seem to be correct though as it has been said that ECP just got creative and turned the "brand" of some maybe not too good stuff into a Germanic sounding brand to give it credibility, I've never ever considered buying any of it so can't offer any personal experience on that one.

A lot of us are "brand snobs" sometimes for good reasons, sometimes not - maybe.

Edited 22 July, 20187 yr by rum4mo

I prefer to use the Bosch brand for all my brake and filter options... I would suggest that, unless your pads are worn or have grooves is, as you suggest light brake usage, you might get away with just replacing the discs.

Usually its the other way around but I guess you changed the pads previously so have worn the discs over a longer period of time. If the rust was just surface corrosion, that should sweep off with driving, though but there have been one or two occasions whereby the discs have had great clumps of corrosion literally falling off!

Most likely used in wet weather or highly salted road conditions or just defective/low quality parts to start with.

As mentioned earlier, EPS or carparts4less, if purchased online with a discount code, can be very economical. I have even replaced the discs just because they are cheap, even though they looked reasonable. I assumed new discs will wear the pads out more evenly but in your case, I don't think it will matter. 

As I do my fronts myself, it is worth the expenditure as the labour is non existent. Rears are a little fiddler as the handbrake adjustment, etc makes them a more difficult task.

BTW, the parts companies listed have a time limited offer on, as I write. Ends monday, supposedly!