RS6 owner here...

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Re: RS6 owner here...

Post by seaneb » Thu Jan 29, 2015 4:45 am

sweegie wrote:
seaneb wrote: I changed my front breaks about a month ago. Front pads (from Audi) were down to 3mm. No sign of any brass studs.
Curious... All the Pagid RS series pads (Pagid performance pads are branded as RS) use the brass pins as a retention mechanism between the backing plate and the friction material. These pads direct from Pagid, are about twice the price of what we're buying from Audi. Do you still have the box and part number that your pads came in?
I doubt it but I'll have a look. I bought the old pads from Stoke Audi so I hope they were right considering what I paid for them!!
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Re: RS6 owner here...

Post by Shoppinit » Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:10 pm

The OE pads are good. Haven't heard of an issue with the brass studs for a loooong time. Maybe they changed their composition.
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Re: RS6 owner here...

Post by seaneb » Thu Jan 29, 2015 4:40 pm

Looks like I threw out the old pads and box-not surprising really as it was a month or 6 weeks ago. They were just over £300 IIRC. I was very pleased with their performance which is why I bought more of the same.
PREVIOUS: Black Audi B6 S4 Avant. Custom exhaust (sounded amazing). Otherwise standard and near perfect.
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Re: RS6 owner here...

Post by JimRS6 » Tue Mar 31, 2015 3:22 pm

Well after 12k and a years ownership, I have finally had an oil & filter change! feels better now and the service thing has been reset!
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