Brembo brakes on Octavia vRS

Fasterbaby · 06-11-2005, 10:53

Has anyone fitted these.
"NEW:Brembo 4-Pot Brake Calipers and disk conversion now available 323x28 Disks. Suitable for 5x100 Golf 4, Seat Leon Cupra. From £945 for the Full kit + carriage"

To their Vrs? If so how much differance did they make, and do they fit ok with standard wheels? I am looking for an improvement for track events as i find the standard setup very weak after a few hard applications

bengie · 06-11-2005, 11:22

i have them on my 4x4 and your standard vRS wheels will only fit if you space them

i have standard VW 17's on mine and i have spaced the front wheels 10mm and the rears 8mm to compensate.

don't forget if you space the wheels you will need longer wheels bolts

bengie · 06-11-2005, 11:24

forgot to add they are quite powerful indeed and on our little trip round silverstone they didn't fade at all no matter how hard i tried

Fasterbaby · 06-11-2005, 11:41

Thanks for that. Looks like plan B then, i dont want to space my wheels really.

bengie · 06-11-2005, 12:08

why not? as long as you use a single spacer they go on fairly easy they look good under 17's

Fasterbaby · 06-11-2005, 12:12

I must admit they look good mate. I may try it then, i'm just a bit aprehensive of spacers. Do they effect the handling or stresses of the wheel bearings etc?

i ross · 06-11-2005, 12:18

tarox do not require spacers, i was advised these by awesome gti in preference to brembo , also told they had a better feel to them.

Fasterbaby · 06-11-2005, 12:23

How much were they? Thanks

bengie · 06-11-2005, 12:29

the brembo's do make for a harder pedal but you can just keep adding pressure to them

heard good things about the tarrox 10 pots

Fasterbaby · 06-11-2005, 12:33

Just had a look at Awesome's site, has anyone tried the neuspeed ones? 10 potters LOL.... out of my price range i'm afraid.

bengie · 06-11-2005, 12:46

actually the tarrox 10 pots are surprisingly cheap

bengie · 06-11-2005, 12:49

forget that, i just looked. around £1500

bet they stop you well though

**VRStu** · 06-11-2005, 13:23

This might interest you

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=70889

***ColinD*** · 06-11-2005, 13:27

Still don't see the need for 4 + pot's on a road car.

Of course they will be nice, but I've got no issues with std setup with good fluid and pads including track work.

However I am sure it's a case of once you try you won't go back.

bengie · 06-11-2005, 13:30

i changed mine because i found the standard 4x4 brakes lacking power and easy to fade. also the brembo's i have came up at a good time at a good price second hand

***ColinD*** · 06-11-2005, 13:34

Bengie,

Yep I hated the brakes on the 4x4. Never faded them once new fluid was added, just didn't enjoy them even on 2500's which is odd given they are but the same thing as I have on the RS now, although with less body movement. At the end of the day there is never any harm in having better anything, I sure as hell would not like to go back to oem pads and fluid on a normal road car.

**tfboy** · 06-11-2005, 14:35

I have them on my furby and although they're great, I don't think they were a massive improvement over octy rs sized discs (312mm) with ferodo ds2500 pads.

When I first had the car, I had EBC greenstuff pads fitted and they were dire - come to the third or fourth roundabout after some enthiusiastic driving and they didn't stop you

so IMHO, pads make a bigger difference than discs / calipers. Have to say, the brembos do look class though, when they're clean

doll · 06-11-2005, 14:47

I changed mine because they look good, lol.

There is a difference between the standard vRS setup and the Brembo's, even for road use. They can however be a little sharp for town driving, I've tried to give passengers whiplash on many occasions! Everyone looks at them though, it's usually the first thing people look at before even asking what the car is, weird really.

As you can see from the pic above (and as bengie said), you will have to space on the standard wheels. I have 15mm solid spacers, which fit the wheels correctly, I wouldnt recommend universals tbh. Not had any problems at all.

Fasterbaby · 06-11-2005, 15:52

They look great. Where did you get the spacers from? And how much? Oh and also longer wheel nuts? Cheers.

sabredylan · 06-11-2005, 18:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fasterbaby

They look great. Where did you get the spacers from? And how much? Oh and also longer wheel nuts? Cheers.

Fasterbaby,

Have you not considered r32 brakes. 334x32 disc with ali centre so they wont warp. 2 pot calipers, but the pots are on the inside so there's little chance you'll need a spacer. JBS run them on their 400bhp octy and that stops like you've hit a wall. They are not as fashionable as brembos, but they're half the price in the region of £600. Cheaper still if you go to the breakers.

Fasterbaby · 06-11-2005, 19:09

Hmmmm yes that's an option i guess. Thanks for the idea.

bengie · 06-11-2005, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabredylan

disc with ali centre so they wont warp

by that do you mean aluminium or alloy?

what with steel being an alloy that isn't overly informative

JBS Auto Design · 06-11-2005, 19:39

You do have to be carefull with the R32 brake set up as the discs are VERY expensive worth checking the price of discs and pads before you go down that route.
Sarah

sabredylan · 08-11-2005, 16:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBS Auto Design

You do have to be carefull with the R32 brake set up as the discs are VERY expensive worth checking the price of discs and pads before you go down that route.
Sarah

New discs from Vag-parts.com are £278.16 plus VAT per pair. Not bad considering the size of the discs.

bengie · 08-11-2005, 16:57

not a lot more than the brembo discs which are £113 each fom seat

06-11-2005, 10:53	#1
Fasterbaby Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Grimsby Posts: 732 Members Car: Occy VRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Brembo brakes on Octavia vRS Has anyone fitted these. "NEW:Brembo 4-Pot Brake Calipers and disk conversion now available 323x28 Disks. Suitable for 5x100 Golf 4, Seat Leon Cupra. From £945 for the Full kit + carriage" To their Vrs? If so how much differance did they make, and do they fit ok with standard wheels? I am looking for an improvement for track events as i find the standard setup very weak after a few hard applications __________________ www.fasterbaby.co.uk www.ulcebybengals.co.uk My gallery Ex Octavia Vrs, now Volvo 850 T5 Rica'd to 304 bhp.

06-11-2005, 11:22	#2
bengie splash!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: planet earth Posts: 15,251 Members Car: 4x4 turbo estate Thanks: 17 Thanked 144 Times in 125 Posts	i have them on my 4x4 and your standard vRS wheels will only fit if you space them i have standard VW 17's on mine and i have spaced the front wheels 10mm and the rears 8mm to compensate. don't forget if you space the wheels you will need longer wheels bolts __________________ owner of a skoda octavia 4xvrs3

06-11-2005, 11:24	#3
bengie splash!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: planet earth Posts: 15,251 Members Car: 4x4 turbo estate Thanks: 17 Thanked 144 Times in 125 Posts	forgot to add they are quite powerful indeed and on our little trip round silverstone they didn't fade at all no matter how hard i tried __________________ owner of a skoda octavia 4xvrs3

06-11-2005, 11:41	#4
Fasterbaby Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Grimsby Posts: 732 Members Car: Occy VRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for that. Looks like plan B then, i dont want to space my wheels really. __________________ www.fasterbaby.co.uk www.ulcebybengals.co.uk My gallery Ex Octavia Vrs, now Volvo 850 T5 Rica'd to 304 bhp.

06-11-2005, 12:08	#5
bengie splash!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: planet earth Posts: 15,251 Members Car: 4x4 turbo estate Thanks: 17 Thanked 144 Times in 125 Posts	why not? as long as you use a single spacer they go on fairly easy they look good under 17's __________________ owner of a skoda octavia 4xvrs3

06-11-2005, 12:12	#6
Fasterbaby Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Grimsby Posts: 732 Members Car: Occy VRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I must admit they look good mate. I may try it then, i'm just a bit aprehensive of spacers. Do they effect the handling or stresses of the wheel bearings etc? __________________ www.fasterbaby.co.uk www.ulcebybengals.co.uk My gallery Ex Octavia Vrs, now Volvo 850 T5 Rica'd to 304 bhp.

06-11-2005, 12:18	#7
i ross Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: N W ENGLAND Posts: 44 Members Car: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	tarox do not require spacers, i was advised these by awesome gti in preference to brembo , also told they had a better feel to them.

06-11-2005, 12:23	#8
Fasterbaby Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Grimsby Posts: 732 Members Car: Occy VRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How much were they? Thanks __________________ www.fasterbaby.co.uk www.ulcebybengals.co.uk My gallery Ex Octavia Vrs, now Volvo 850 T5 Rica'd to 304 bhp.

06-11-2005, 12:29	#9
bengie splash!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: planet earth Posts: 15,251 Members Car: 4x4 turbo estate Thanks: 17 Thanked 144 Times in 125 Posts	the brembo's do make for a harder pedal but you can just keep adding pressure to them heard good things about the tarrox 10 pots __________________ owner of a skoda octavia 4xvrs3

06-11-2005, 12:33	#10
Fasterbaby Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Grimsby Posts: 732 Members Car: Occy VRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Just had a look at Awesome's site, has anyone tried the neuspeed ones? 10 potters LOL.... out of my price range i'm afraid. __________________ www.fasterbaby.co.uk www.ulcebybengals.co.uk My gallery Ex Octavia Vrs, now Volvo 850 T5 Rica'd to 304 bhp.

06-11-2005, 12:46	#11
bengie splash!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: planet earth Posts: 15,251 Members Car: 4x4 turbo estate Thanks: 17 Thanked 144 Times in 125 Posts	actually the tarrox 10 pots are surprisingly cheap __________________ owner of a skoda octavia 4xvrs3

06-11-2005, 12:49	#12
bengie splash!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: planet earth Posts: 15,251 Members Car: 4x4 turbo estate Thanks: 17 Thanked 144 Times in 125 Posts	forget that, i just looked. around £1500 bet they stop you well though __________________ owner of a skoda octavia 4xvrs3

06-11-2005, 13:23	#13
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06-11-2005, 13:27	#14
*ColinD* Site owner Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hill & Mountains of North Wales Posts: 10,297 Members Car: Roomster Scout Images: 3 Thanks: 26 Thanked 174 Times in 80 Posts	Still don't see the need for 4 + pot's on a road car. Of course they will be nice, but I've got no issues with std setup with good fluid and pads including track work. However I am sure it's a case of once you try you won't go back. __________________ ColinD 1.9 Scout Roomster - Standard www.BRISKODA.net :: Site Owner E-Mail : webmaster at briskoda dot net Got a comment to make about the site? Please feel free to use the feedback form here, we welcome your views.

06-11-2005, 13:30	#15
bengie splash!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: planet earth Posts: 15,251 Members Car: 4x4 turbo estate Thanks: 17 Thanked 144 Times in 125 Posts	i changed mine because i found the standard 4x4 brakes lacking power and easy to fade. also the brembo's i have came up at a good time at a good price second hand __________________ owner of a skoda octavia 4xvrs3

06-11-2005, 13:34	#16
*ColinD* Site owner Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hill & Mountains of North Wales Posts: 10,297 Members Car: Roomster Scout Images: 3 Thanks: 26 Thanked 174 Times in 80 Posts	Bengie, Yep I hated the brakes on the 4x4. Never faded them once new fluid was added, just didn't enjoy them even on 2500's which is odd given they are but the same thing as I have on the RS now, although with less body movement. At the end of the day there is never any harm in having better anything, I sure as hell would not like to go back to oem pads and fluid on a normal road car. __________________ ColinD 1.9 Scout Roomster - Standard www.BRISKODA.net :: Site Owner E-Mail : webmaster at briskoda dot net Got a comment to make about the site? Please feel free to use the feedback form here, we welcome your views.

06-11-2005, 14:35	#17
tfboy C+ à Paris! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tilehurst, Berkshire Posts: 6,325 Members Car: "Fake" Black Magic vRS Thanks: 21 Thanked 76 Times in 66 Posts	I have them on my furby and although they're great, I don't think they were a massive improvement over octy rs sized discs (312mm) with ferodo ds2500 pads. When I first had the car, I had EBC greenstuff pads fitted and they were dire - come to the third or fourth roundabout after some enthiusiastic driving and they didn't stop you so IMHO, pads make a bigger difference than discs / calipers. Have to say, the brembos do look class though, when they're clean __________________ Xavier

06-11-2005, 14:47	#18
doll Skoda Fan! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wednesbury Posts: 175 Members Car: Octavia vRS & Fabia vRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I changed mine because they look good, lol. There is a difference between the standard vRS setup and the Brembo's, even for road use. They can however be a little sharp for town driving, I've tried to give passengers whiplash on many occasions! Everyone looks at them though, it's usually the first thing people look at before even asking what the car is, weird really. As you can see from the pic above (and as bengie said), you will have to space on the standard wheels. I have 15mm solid spacers, which fit the wheels correctly, I wouldnt recommend universals tbh. Not had any problems at all. __________________ 2002 Black Magic Octavia vRS, 215 bhp, 220 lb/ft & Brembo's & 2007 Zenith Grey Seat Leon FR TDi

06-11-2005, 15:52	#19
Fasterbaby Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Grimsby Posts: 732 Members Car: Occy VRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	They look great. Where did you get the spacers from? And how much? Oh and also longer wheel nuts? Cheers. __________________ www.fasterbaby.co.uk www.ulcebybengals.co.uk My gallery Ex Octavia Vrs, now Volvo 850 T5 Rica'd to 304 bhp.

06-11-2005, 19:09	#21
Fasterbaby Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Grimsby Posts: 732 Members Car: Occy VRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hmmmm yes that's an option i guess. Thanks for the idea. __________________ www.fasterbaby.co.uk www.ulcebybengals.co.uk My gallery Ex Octavia Vrs, now Volvo 850 T5 Rica'd to 304 bhp.

06-11-2005, 19:39	#23
JBS Auto Design Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Central UK Posts: 913 Members Car: Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	You do have to be carefull with the R32 brake set up as the discs are VERY expensive worth checking the price of discs and pads before you go down that route. Sarah

08-11-2005, 16:57	#25
bengie splash!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: planet earth Posts: 15,251 Members Car: 4x4 turbo estate Thanks: 17 Thanked 144 Times in 125 Posts	not a lot more than the brembo discs which are £113 each fom seat __________________ owner of a skoda octavia 4xvrs3

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