take a look at your rotors, they may not be beyond resurfacing. I know purists frown on that but seriously, $1200 for rotors? Eff that noise!
The rears are fine. The fronts look like they are to far gone. Ill take a pic and show you. Ill take it to a shop to see if it can be turned. Will the dealer do it?
Dealer will not turn the rotors.
I assume you can do the teardown work. Pretty straightforward.
Find a good shop that will chuck up the rotors straight and give it a go. Measure the rotors first to see if there is any meat left to resurface. They cut very easy and take as little off as poss.
Put up some pics
I just bought the Red EBC brake pads and about to install them. Just to confirm that they will not scrap the rotors like the OEM parts. Thanks.
2003 Audi RS6 Daytona Grey
2001 Porsche Carrera TT
2006 Porsche Carrera C4
2007 BMW M5
2006 Range Rover Supercharged
2002 VW Vanagon
Bump,
We have had several recent requests for this information.
So to update. The EBC reds are wearing smooth as silk 8 months down the road with a couple DE events thrown in for good measure.
Read up on the whole thread.
After replacing the pads with the EBC reds - they have been squeaking when the car comes to a final stop. Anyone experiencing similar problem? It's been over 2000 miles.
2003 Audi RS6 Daytona Grey
2001 Porsche Carrera TT
2006 Porsche Carrera C4
2007 BMW M5
2006 Range Rover Supercharged
2002 VW Vanagon
Guys, the pins are "squeel" pins. As bizarre as it sounds they are there to tell you that when the brakes start to squeel, you are running low and need to change them. I shit you not.........
So fast, it will re-arrange yer trousers!!
You are shitting me, because mine are worn down to nubbins and I never noticed any squeal!
Seriously, though, I think they could've engineered THAT one a little better, since everyone's rotors get scored to crap at 50% pad wear! Like maybe, I don't know, a brake pad sensor???Unless that was the beauty of the plan all along to keep the rotor supplier in business...
Did you bed the pads in properly?
Were new rotors used, used or resurfaced used?
60mph....hard braking to 10mph....accel up to 60...hard brake to 10. Do this 6 times and go for a 30 minute easy hwy drive.
No stopping between each 6 slows and no stopping in the 30min cool down.
Hi, when you replace the pads/rotors? how do you reset the brake light beaming on the instrument cluster:-)
Also, has anybody bought OEM parts from ECS tuning? i will be changing my brake rotors and pads...i eally would like to know w/c phaeton brake rotors to get? and brake pad recommendations. ( i'm thinking going w/ expensive brake pads(Pagid vs EBC red) if i can really use the phaeton rotors...) or if it will have any difference.?? lastly, if you other web places that are cheaper and have great experience appreciate it! btw, - any good shops in CT/NY/NJ???
here is the website:
www.ecstuning.com
THANKS!
Ronnie
I don't think you can use phaeton rotors.... But I'm not sure. EBC reds is always the way to go, do a search for the reasons why the oem pagid suck ass (the brass pins that will just chew up your rotors)
and I think partsbin has a good price on the ebcs. As I'm one to say, search is your friend.
thanks all!!!
Dhall,
can you give the link?