wotcha everyone :P... I have a problem with my vRS :thumbdwn:. Can you please recommed a garage or somewhere/someone who can help me out with my suspious brake problem :confused:.. I live in Uxbridge (west London) and require somewhere near!! :eek:

Cheers brisk

What's the problem?

What's the problem?

It sounds like the pads are grinding or well something is and its making me want to get rid of the car. :eek:

It sounds like the pads are grinding or well something is and its making me want to get rid of the car. :eek:

:eek: you have only had it 2 weeks , the rear pads were always noisy on that car , i wouldn't worry about it , some are noisy some aren't , its just the pad friction material, new pads should cure it if you are really concerned

Yeah, as long as they're not 'squeeling' I think you're okay. Try some long gradual slow downs to wear them down.

It sounds like the pads are grinding or well something is and its making me want to get rid of the car. :eek:

You give up that easily on everything?

Sounds like the common rear brake grinding problem.

Thay all do that sir!

Mine do it.

You can temporarily cure it by driving with the handbrake up a few notches for a minute or too.

It seems as though the front heavy weight distribution doesn't allow the rear brakes to be used 'enough' to clear any natural surface corrosion under normal driving.

Other cars i've owned with rear discs would grind for the first few aplications but would then clear.

I wouldn't give up on the car for that though.

An old trick - don't know if it works on VRS - was to put handbrake on a notch or two and drive in reverse for a bit. Maybe worth a try for what it costs.

Best of luck

V

the rear pads were always noisy on that car , some are noisy some aren't , its just the pad friction material

I took it to Skoda (Saturday) and they said that the rear discs are "shot" :confused:, but the front have had new pads and discs :eek:...

So Im just gonna give it a brake upgrade, 312 on the front an what ever is on the fronts now on the rear

cheers everyone.... also is there any advice or pointers you think would come in handy for me, as Ive not done anything mechanical ever

I took it to Skoda (Saturday) and they said that the rear discs are "shot" :confused:, but the front have had new pads and discs :eek:...

So Im just gonna give it a brake upgrade, 312 on the front an what ever is on the fronts now on the rear

cheers everyone.... also is there any advice or pointers you think would come in handy for me, as Ive not done anything mechanical ever

Now if I got this right your planning on putting the 288's from the front onto the rear?

Your not going to be able to do that for many reasons (The main of which is they just wont' fit!). The discs on the rear do very little work as the car is decidedly front heavy and alot of the weight shifts forward when you brake. These are prone to rust which is why they probably need replacing (Very few people replace them due to wear). There are very few options to upgrade the rears (Probably because there is no need) so I would just get the standard discs and use those (They are not expensive).

The 312mm upgrade on the front however is an excellent choice Do a serch on here there are many guides and reviews which should give you the information you need. However if your not mechanically inclined and have no experiance with brakes like this then you might want to get so professional help in fitting, Your brakes are not something you want to make a mistake with

The rears, I'd suggest something like the EBC ultimax or Mintex discs that are coated such that the coating only rubbs off where the pad rubs. This helps reduce the rusting on certain parts of the discs, but obviously not the swept area.

GSF do normal rear discs very cheap.

As Decron said the fronts won't fit on the rears, so I'd probably just wait until the fronts wear out before moving to 312 and do the rears with GSF stuff now.

I took it to Skoda (Saturday) and they said that the rear discs are "shot" :confused:, but the front have had new pads and discs :eek:...

no brakes AFAIK were replaced on the car , and i bet that there really isn't a lot wrong with the rear discs other than the edges have a bit of corrosion on , which is easily sorted with a screwdriver to scrape the rust off , or if thick corrosion , the use of a smaller to tap the rust off, then fit a new set of rear pads

I took it to Skoda (Saturday) and they said that the rear discs are "shot" :confused:, but the front have had new pads and discs :eek:...

So Im just gonna give it a brake upgrade, 312 on the front an what ever is on the fronts now on the rear

cheers everyone.... also is there any advice or pointers you think would come in handy for me, as Ive not done anything mechanical ever

Did you take it to Willis in Ruislip? They're normally good, if a little inaccessible and busy.

IMO if the brakes are "mooing" or groaning like Bakerloo line train coming into a station, then it's likely that a) there's minor corrosion and there's pad deposits on the disk faces. Neither are proper reasons to describe the disks as shot.

Proper symptoms for knackered disks are fairly disturbing vibrations or juddering under braking or overall lack of braking efficiency.

J.

an what ever is on the fronts now on the rear

I would have done this aaaaaages ago if it were possible. Just replace the rear discs with stock, or whatever eurocarparts/GSF prescribe. They do no real work anyway compared to the fronts, so the 312s are a good idea, but don't bother trying to do anything to the back.