Brake Up Grade ..is It Possible

[neknik 0]

right can any one shed sum light on this matter for me

i have just broke my old 306hdi with 266mm discs and have the calipers

 

would i be able to up grade the brakes on my 205 stdt with thease breaks at all??

 

any one in the know how please let us know

 

Nice one !!

[Anthony 1,002]

Yes they will bolt straight on assuming it's still on base model hubs - you'll need to use the caliper bolts from the 306, but otherwise it's a straight swap.

[Strictly_Derv 34]

right can any one shed sum light on this matter for me

i have just broke my old 306hdi with 266mm discs and have the calipers

 

would i be able to up grade the brakes on my 205 stdt with thease breaks at all??

 

any one in the know how please let us know

 

Nice one !!

 

 

Are you Puglicker off pug306.net by any chance?

[neknik 0]

arrr yer thats me bud !!!

was gonna ask ya your profile name

just tryin gto get my head around the site on here

seems a lot better run that pug306

 

heading down to put this 205 in to mot station to find out what it needs and then get it delivered to me gaff and start stripping it and making it look a bit more tidy !!

[Strictly_Derv 34]

Haha thought so.

Good luck with the MOT and aleast there's no emmisions to worry about. My car with the previous owner had it sat for 9months and went straight through an MOT apart from needing a backbox.

If it doesn't the price your paying is a steal so definatly get it either way!

 

Like I said though the brakes on your car don't look like standard STDT brakes so just have a double check

Edited January 23, 2012 by Strictly_Derv

[neknik 0]

would i need to fit the brake servo as well from the 306??

[Strictly_Derv 34]

Yeah would be worthwhile if you have it. Mines ok with the 306 brakes and rear disks with standard servo though

[neknik 0]

wicked that a good thing

 

i know defo the boot needs a patch of welding and fingers crossed its just bushes and that

 

what do i need to look out for to make the rear breaks discs ???

 

nice one matt !

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

The brake servo on the STDT should be fine, it's same size as the GTI & 306 hdi at 225mm but the hdi calipers have a 6mm larger diameter piston so a bigger master cylinder might be of benefit to avoid a long pedal.

 

The hdi brake pads have a much bigger surface area so they will make a good improvement over the standard STDT vented GTI set up imo.

 

Do you really need rear discs other than for the looks? They don't work any better & often have a weaker handbrake.

 

g

[neknik 0]

right the cylinder is the thingy with the filler bottle on ...right

 

so i should be able to swap my hdi one over to the stdt ...right ??

 

 

im confuzed

sorry for being a tard

Edited January 24, 2012 by neknik

[RossD 44]

Hi there neknik, Without coming across too much like a complete geek, perhaps you could consider checking the spelling, punctuation and grammar on your posts? They do come across as very hard to read. Welcome to the forum by the way

[neknik 0]

Im really sorry i have really bad dyslexia and iv been fighting it for years .....

forgive me bud ..lol

 

it wrecks my head as much as it wreck others

 

I will try from now on

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

right the cylinder is the thingy with the filler bottle on ...right

Yes.

 

so i should be able to swap my hdi one over to the stdt ...right ?

I think your STDT will have the base model 19mm m/c fitted but you ideally need to try the calipers to see if you like the amount pedal travel with your current m/c & then change it if you don't.

 

Also, before you remove it, check the angle of the mounting flange bolt holes on the hdi m/c, they might not match your STDT servo so you'd have to swap the servo as well.

 

g