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Ceramic Brakes

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:42 pm
by Dave_Hedgehog
can you just change the discs on the RS3 for ceramic ones or is it more complicated than that?

Ceramic Brakes

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:52 am
by sonny
Im guessing you will need new callipers, bells and also needs the ecu re-coding for wet weather driving .

Re: Ceramic Brakes

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:44 am
by Dave_Hedgehog

Re: Ceramic Brakes

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:52 am
by Rick_RS4
Dave_Hedgehog wrote:it was just i watched this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrhVHA-3ZBU

that just shows wow a ceramic disk is made, the main thing will be the seals in the pistons on the caliper, and as Sonny says the ecu coding so it doesnt keep kicking the ABS in, can you get ceramics for the RS3?

what are you running at the minute and what is the reason you want ceramics, some people on here just want the mods for pub talk and dont actually need them. ( not implying this is you btw)

Re: Ceramic Brakes

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:35 pm
by Dave_Hedgehog
never really looked at them before

was just wondering if it was a straight disc swap which it appears its not

i tend to be a bit heavy on discs ...

Re: Ceramic Brakes

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:49 pm
by grizz
I've fitted a set on my b5 rs4 , fantastic ......

Re: Ceramic Brakes

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:51 pm
by Dave_Hedgehog
grizz wrote:I've fitted a set on my b5 rs4 , fantastic ......
linky?

cost?

difficult to do?

Re: Ceramic Brakes

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:01 pm
by grizz
Got one photo of them fitted , Took a bit of work to fit as the offset was different .

I paid £3500 for the full set up .


They just fit under the 18's as well ..

Re: Ceramic Brakes

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:04 pm
by Dave_Hedgehog
grizz wrote:Got one photo of them fitted , Took a bit of work to fit as the offset was different .

I paid £3500 for the full set up .


They just fit under the 18's as well ..
v nice

Re: Ceramic Brakes

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:06 pm
by grizz
Before fitting.

Re: Ceramic Brakes

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:01 pm
by drybeer
Grizz how much would these cost to fit on my C5?

Would the ABS need some sort of adjusting or not?

Ceramic Brakes

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:15 am
by geek
This is resurrecting an old thread but it is the closest result I could find to my question.

Can you buy a COTS OEM upgrade to Ceramics (full set up) for the 3?

Ceramic Brakes

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 1:15 pm
by geek
Bump.

Re: Ceramic Brakes

Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 7:07 pm
by iR8V10
Seen a set on a tt-rs so assume its possible. not sure how easily though...