Phaeton calipers and discs.. anyone?

**nervas** · 16 March 2005, 20:00

price for disc from etos would be 218,68Â£ and for caliper 374,85Â£

**Stick Insect** · 16 March 2005, 22:39

Hi Nervas, well spotted, they are big brakes, maybe someone will be tempted to try, the prices don't seem that high really.

David

**terrybullwon** · 9 November 2007, 00:40

Originally posted by nervas

price for disc from etos would be 218,68Â£ and for caliper 374,85Â£

Did a few symbol's get lost when the host changed?

Any one know the prices to current date

**s2_bo** · 9 November 2007, 00:51

Originally posted by terrybullwon

Did a few symbol's get lost when the host changed?

Any one know the prices to current date

Far from cheap

I wonder what VAG parts wold charge for a full setup not mentioning custom caliper carriers that have to be machined to make these fit.

btw, iirc these calipers are identical to R8 and RS6 ones apart form the finish.

**s2driveruk** · 9 November 2007, 07:25

anyone happen to know why the R8/rs6 calipers have the strengthing rod on the outside of them? If you look at any porsche or amg merc running the 8 pots thy dont run it?
Love to know the weight of those discs...monster size

**s2_bo** · 9 November 2007, 09:02

David, they are 12KG each
Thats 3 and a half times the weight of your new baby

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**UR-S4** · 9 November 2007, 19:25

Faiton brakes

As seen on s2avants s2

http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15713&highlight=RS6+BRAKES

**s2driveruk** · 9 November 2007, 22:13

Originally posted by s2_bo

David, they are 12KG each
Thats 3 and a half times the weight of your new baby

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great comparison Bo...24kgs of extra unsprung weight must make a signficant difference to the handling of the car. Wonder if someone has done and mega scientific calculations about the optimum disc and caliper setup for the front and rear of an S2.

For example surely you can get away with a smaller disc as long as the width increases to aid cooling etc.