Proper brakes..

[brynvr6 1]

Has anyone tried any aftermarket front brakes on their VR's?

I have been looking at the TAR.OX and AP racing 4 and 6 pot calipers.

Tarox do a 'budget kit with 6 pot calipers but cast 1 piece brake disks (as apposed to 2 piece discs with an alluminium hub) for just over £1000 or with the 2 piece disks for £1600

AP racing do a 4 pot kit with 2 piece disks for £1641 inc VAT. Both manufacturers include a fitting kit and braided hoses etc with their kits.

I just wondered if anyone has tried either of the above kits and what their experiences were with them.

[VR6Nat 9]

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Thats a lot of money!! Share the wealth Bryn!! lol.

But on topic... na i dont personally know of anyone, but someone on here must have...

[brynvr6 1]

Hahaha unfortunately im planning in advance of a few months wages. But its on the cards at some point.

[soul-2-soul 3]

Hi Mate, What sort of power are you going for as that is a lot of money to spend on brakes. Upgraded mine to 312mm with Black Diamond Discs & well happy with them

[RAPgolfvr6182 2]

also u will need to consider the clearence on any alloy wheels you have 6 pot calipers are hugh

[legvw 0]

Buy a pair of mk4 r32 calipers, a pair of ebc turbo groove discs and red stuff pads, a set of r32 goodridge hoses, all for ALOT less than £1000! Probably £6-700 They work very well, but all depends on what your actually upgrading for.

[bungy 2]

I'd echoe what Paul has said as this is a very good setup but will need 17's to fit over the top. There is more to consider though as R32 discs are very expensive to replace and so 312's are a sound alternative. For the money you are considering you could buy Porsche 6 pots from a breaker and for a lot less Brembo 4 pots from a Seat. IMO that is a lot of money for no real gain, other than car park cudos.

[Ben Seabrook 4]

the TT - 312 upgrade is the one a lot of peeps run and for the money £300-£400 is well worth it mate

[Lukey. 381]

if youve got 288mm brakes already (OBD2) then its more like £160 as you only need carriers discs and pads, oh and longer bolts

[brynvr6 1]

I want to run a maximum of 16" wheels (running 16X7.5 Pro races at the minute.)

So im limited to approx 305mm disks at most. Also, the aftermaket sets do have the added advantage of being lightweight, especially with the alluminium hubs.

[CALICO 130]

312mm fit under my 16's

[sharky_70 0]

fitted under mine too

problem youll have will be the caliper size. stock or TT items are tight already

[RAPgolfvr6182 2]

if youve got 288mm brakes already (OBD2) then its more like £160 as you only need carriers discs and pads' date=' oh and longer bolts

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288mm pads will work on 312mm discs aithout changing them

[Lukey. 381]

true, but id always put new discs with new pads as they could have worn slightly different

[brynvr6 1]

Interesting, might be an option then if they fit under 16's.

[CALICO 130]

MY 16's are genuine VW option with correct offset for VR6 and i dont have any problems using tt calipers and carriers

[CALICO 130]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140401746546&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

nice and cheap just need discs