front brake upgrade

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:18 pm

Hi guys saw a thread on cp with i think it was "neildo's" famous gti that has gone wrong in every way i worry about (Gearbox, cambelt etc..)

He's done the G60 front brake upgrade, if I don't get rid of my gti this weekend I plan on making some good upgrades, starting with this. How easy are they to fit etc..?

What parts are actually needed?

and are the g60 parts easy to come by?

tegwin · Post by **tegwin** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:07 pm

You would need:

G60 front disks
G60 front calliper carriers (Can be boughtnew for about Â£100 from VW, or found at a scrappy)

Should be an easy swap.... 30 mins per side I recon!

oscar olop gti · Post by **oscar olop gti** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:01 pm

I did the 280mm brake upgrade, got the discs from EuroCar Parts, cost
about Â£50. New pads were about Â£25. Got the carriers of a mate for Â£20.

I think the hardest part to get will be the carriers if you don't want to buy them new.

Well worth doing & not a big job really, replacing the rear discs & pads was more of a pain to do.

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:13 pm

you can replace the rear ones too? sounds interesting!

oscar olop gti · Post by **oscar olop gti** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:41 pm

shantybeater Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject:

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you can replace the rear ones too? sounds interesting!

Sorry, i should of said, the rear were just the standard discs & pads. Thats all you need.

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:46 pm

If you search there should be loads of information on the G60 upgrade as quite a few people, myself included, have done it.

tegwin · Post by **tegwin** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:14 pm

Doing the rear is just as easy as the front if you have the correct calliper re-wind tool IMHO....

womble68 · Post by **womble68** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:25 pm

Thats of course IF u have the Calliper rewind tool, last time we did mine it was fairly late on when we realised we'd need one, and so had to go off and borrow one from someone else - v lucky, otherwise its shockingly bad to do.

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:33 pm

womble68 wrote:Thats of course IF u have the Calliper rewind tool, last time we did mine it was fairly late on when we realised we'd need one, and so had to go off and borrow one from someone else - v lucky, otherwise its shockingly bad to do.

Agreed. I abandoned my attempt at changing the back pads due to needing the calliper tool.

For reference, this is a good guide for the fronts: http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=12689

sorted · Post by **sorted** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:03 pm

Alright mate

Yeah, the uprage is easy to do.

All you need is the G60 carriers. You can still use your GTi Calipers.

The disks are 280mm , and blind drilled and grooved look best - but there about Â£150 for both parts - Greestuff EBC i have. You can get normal disks and pads much cheaper ovi. Another thing you might want to consider is the braided hoses.

Ps. The car is stuck away in my garage with no gearbox - its away for a full rebuild

the sachs clutch came the other day though - should have the new clutch and box back in at the weekend

while waiting for the box - started to smooth a spare front bumper i got - so should be looking good soon

"Neildo"

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:16 pm

its a lush gti, you've done alot for it..hopefully your bad spell of luck is now over!

sorted · Post by **sorted** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:46 pm

shantybeater wrote:its a lush gti, you've done alot for it..hopefully your bad spell of luck is now over!

Hoping mate. Spent about 2500 on it over the 5 months ive had it on mods and parts (none of it was even labour

)

www.ekcruise.co.uk/story

Some pics

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:50 pm

Well if all goes ahead this weekend and my polo goes there is a good chance i may turn up on your door step with a seat + snapped timing belt.

I'm currently in negotiation to swap my gti for an ibiza cupra, the cambelt is yet to be done and its on 61k...its a 2 hr 30 min drive home, if i buy it i will be wetting my pants, any signs to look for before it goes?

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:34 pm

does anyone have a guide to changing the back discs? I'd love to upgrade the fronts but i think it would make the rears look even smaller! Are you able to use the OEM front discs for the rears? If not whats a suitable replacement?

sorted · Post by **sorted** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:43 pm

Tim_GTi wrote:does anyone have a guide to changing the back discs? I'd love to upgrade the fronts but i think it would make the rears look even smaller! Are you able to use the OEM front discs for the rears? If not whats a suitable replacement?

I didnt upgrade the back. I thought it would make the front look even bigger with the back being standard as people compare the front to the back !!