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Question about brakes

  • 29-11-2011 7:36pm
    #1
    Connorzee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 679 ✭✭✭


    Right so i have a 07 VW Touareg 2.5ltr and after getting the service i've been informed i need new brake discs and pads. No problem there, they're rusted from the car lying idle for a year. After having a quick look around my question is what kind of brakes to get. Whats the difference between Drilled Discs, Drilled/Grooved discs, 8 Groove Discs, 12 Groove discs and 16 groove discs...


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  • #2
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    Connorzee wrote: »
    Right so i have a 07 VW Touareg 2.5ltr and after getting the service i've been informed i need new brake discs and pads. No problem there, they're rusted from the car lying idle for a year. After having a quick look around my question is what kind of brakes to get. Whats the difference between Drilled Discs, Drilled/Grooved discs, 8 Groove Discs, 12 Groove discs and 16 groove discs...


    Hardly any need to get any of the above unless you regularly over cook the brakes from hard driving.

    But...if this is the case, then stay away from drilled disks as they are more prone to cracking in extended hard use....but again we're talking track use here, nothing that you could legally/safely do on the road.


  • #3
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,063 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Generally speaking the more expensive the discs, the better heat resistant they will be, meaning they will be able to maintain normal operation during heavy braking.

    If you are often stopping your car from 200km/h to 0 few times during few minutes, you should think about better discs. If though, you never experienced so far any deterioration in your brakes after heavy braking, that means that kind of discs you have now, will suffice.


  • #4
    Connorzee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 679 ✭✭✭Connorzee


    ah jeez no, it's barely driven over 100km/hr. It's just for everyday use. Cheap and cheerful, i was just looking to save a few bucks by sourcing them myself instead of the garage and just didnt know what the terms above meant.


  • #5
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,040 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Connorzee wrote: »
    Right so i have a 07 VW Touareg 2.5ltr and after getting the service i've been informed i need new brake discs and pads. No problem there, they're rusted from the car lying idle for a year. After having a quick look around my question is what kind of brakes to get. Whats the difference between Drilled Discs, Drilled/Grooved discs, 8 Groove Discs, 12 Groove discs and 16 groove discs...

    New discs after a year sitting idle:eek: Unless it was standing in a bog or the discs where gone before it was left up it should only be surface rust and a quick sanding with a decent drive will clear it off, just be careful braking the 1st couple of time. We've had cars left idle for longer and they just needed a spin to be working again.


  • #6
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    Connorzee wrote: »
    ah jeez no, it's barely driven over 100km/hr. It's just for everyday use. Cheap and cheerful, i was just looking to save a few bucks by sourcing them myself instead of the garage and just didnt know what the terms above meant.


    Then you don't require any of the above types you listed. Just standard disks will do IMO.


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  • #7
    Connorzee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 679 ✭✭✭Connorzee


    Thanks! Just out of interest, how much are standard discs and pads roughly?


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