A3 Sportback, brakes suck...any ideas?
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We've just got a Sportback. The brakes are pretty terrible to use. No feedback, no feel and feel way over servo-ed(SP). I've encountered the first 2 problems before in our old S4 and S3, and know how to get around it..but does anyone have any ideas about how to get around the over-assisted action? Because our other cars have such brilliant brakes driving the Audi is a bit of an adventure LOL
Cheers
Cman
Cheers
Cman
marx said:
I've seen that AMD offer Porsche 911 brake upgrades for Audi/VW - but these are ~£1500 - and should you really need to do this for a new car? My V6 Golf brakes are awful too - overservoed & grabby. Frightening in the wet when nothing happens before they eventually bite & grab..
If you're considering Porsche brakes look at the Brembos from the SEAT Leon R, much cheaper.
Thanks folks. I'll try another car, really hope it's just my Friday afternoon special brakes and an easy fix is available from Audi. I have a funny feeling that this is just how the brakes are though...as posted above it's the nothing, nothing, bang! grabby action that grates.
I had an Impreza WRX (bugeye vintage) for a very short time...It's brakes were similar in action and I ended up sticking some 330m Alcons on it...sadly it was still grabby as hell..there is a big market in uprating the brakes on Scoobs though, so selling the brake kit on wasn't a problem( and I reused the discs on my other Scoob). Methinks A3's generally attract a less hardcore following though..so I don't wanna be lumbered with a £1.5k track ready brake conversion I can't sell on without massive losses.
Rgds
C
I had an Impreza WRX (bugeye vintage) for a very short time...It's brakes were similar in action and I ended up sticking some 330m Alcons on it...sadly it was still grabby as hell..there is a big market in uprating the brakes on Scoobs though, so selling the brake kit on wasn't a problem( and I reused the discs on my other Scoob). Methinks A3's generally attract a less hardcore following though..so I don't wanna be lumbered with a £1.5k track ready brake conversion I can't sell on without massive losses.
Rgds
C
I think it may be what you're used to, my A3 3.2 brakes feel good enough to me, I have no problem feeling how much braking there is etc, not noticed any fade and they are certainly not lacking in power - don't know if they're the same brakes though as I have seen 'smaller' A3's with smaller front discs.
I agree that they are very heavily servo'd though, but you just need a sensitive foot.
I agree that they are very heavily servo'd though, but you just need a sensitive foot.
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