Front Brake Discs
Front Brake Discs
Just curious but when I changed over wheels yesterday I couldn't help but notice that on the front discs some of the holes aren't drilled through? They are almost like dimples and look like they are clogged up with brake dust but take a hole punch to them and you find they are solid. Is everyone else's discs like this? Odd deisgn if so.
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Re: Front Brake Discs
Hi P_G
I believe the theory behind "dimpled" discs is that they will not suffer from fracture/cracking in extreme use situations.
It is very unusual to find fully drilled and dimpled on the same disc however.
Are you sure it was a real dimple and you hadn't been looking under the influence again
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I believe the theory behind "dimpled" discs is that they will not suffer from fracture/cracking in extreme use situations.
It is very unusual to find fully drilled and dimpled on the same disc however.
Are you sure it was a real dimple and you hadn't been looking under the influence again


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Re: Front Brake Discs
I'll take pics tomorrow if the weather is OK but I'm not dreaming and haven't had a drink in at least a week.... 

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Re: Front Brake Discs
Hi P_GP_G wrote:I'll take pics tomorrow if the weather is OK but I'm not dreaming and haven't had a drink in at least a week....
I take it all back after seeing them yesterday. However it is only the outer holes that are dimpled, I still think it will be to prevent surface cracking.
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2006 2-door Impreza STi
2009 TT TDi Quattro
10 Subaru's inc 22B type UK
Renault Clio V6 MK2
Civic Type-R's Mk1, 2 and 3
Renault Spider, Lotus Exige MK1
Renault Clio 197, Renault Clio Williams MK1
205 GTi 1.6 & 1.9 Gutmann
2016 RS3
2018 VW Tiguan
2010 Smart fourtwo
Sold but never forgotten:
2014 RS4 Sepang Blue
2015 VW Golf-R
1995 Subaru Impreza Series McRae
2012 RS3 Sepang Blue
RS4 B7 Avant Daytona
2002 Renault Avantime V6
2006 2-door Impreza STi
2009 TT TDi Quattro
10 Subaru's inc 22B type UK
Renault Clio V6 MK2
Civic Type-R's Mk1, 2 and 3
Renault Spider, Lotus Exige MK1
Renault Clio 197, Renault Clio Williams MK1
205 GTi 1.6 & 1.9 Gutmann
Re: Front Brake Discs
Probably but very unusual like you said yesterday to see both on the same disc.
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