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    R36 wagon brake "upgrade"

    Hi all,

    So my rear brakes are shagged and I am going to take this opportunity to change to ATE ceramic pads. The ATE website suggests that you change the rotors when swapping to the ceramic pads and I'm considering the DBA Street Series T2 rotors.

    DBA Street Series T2 Slotted Brake Rotor Suit Rear VW Volkswagen Passat 3.6L R36

    I'm looking into these for the added performance and sportier styling. My concern is they might be noisy. Does anyone have any experience with these rotors?

    TIA
    Dom

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    Interested to know as well
    I have the exact parts combo ready but the factory discs and pads are still going strong...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Domatron View Post
    Hi all,

    So my rear brakes are shagged and I am going to take this opportunity to change to ATE ceramic pads. The ATE website suggests that you change the rotors when swapping to the ceramic pads and I'm considering the DBA Street Series T2 rotors.

    DBA Street Series T2 Slotted Brake Rotor Suit Rear VW Volkswagen Passat 3.6L R36

    I'm looking into these for the added performance and sportier styling. My concern is they might be noisy. Does anyone have any experience with these rotors?

    TIA
    Dom

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    Hey mate i am getting ate pads with drilled rotors next week Zimmerman rotors tho not t2 but should be similar will be posting results in the alltrack and mark 7 brake forums will make sure i mention noise levels for you
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kachingg View Post
    Hey mate i am getting ate pads with drilled rotors next week Zimmerman rotors tho not t2 but should be similar will be posting results in the alltrack and mark 7 brake forums will make sure i mention noise levels for you
    I'll look it for your post!

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    T3 front w ate ceramic & T2 rear w ate ceramic.

    - Didn't notice any extra noise personally. (Maybe a tiny noise directly following a car wash; wheels/brakes subjected to pressure washer)
    - Noticed less brake dust, but definitely still there
    - Have not driven hard enough to notice incremental performance benefits

    Hth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fried View Post
    T3 front w ate ceramic & T2 rear w ate ceramic.

    - Didn't notice any extra noise personally. (Maybe a tiny noise directly following a car wash; wheels/brakes subjected to pressure washer)
    - Noticed less brake dust, but definitely still there
    - Have not driven hard enough to notice incremental performance benefits

    Hth.

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    Perfect thanks for the info!

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    T3 front
    T2 rear
    Remsa semi ceramic pads front + rear
    Still dusty, no real noticeable noise, takes a few hard brakes when cold to bite but otherwise pretty good.
    R36

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    Quote Originally Posted by Domatron View Post
    Hi all,

    So my rear brakes are shagged and I am going to take this opportunity to change to ATE ceramic pads. The ATE website suggests that you change the rotors when swapping to the ceramic pads and I'm considering the DBA Street Series T2 rotors.

    DBA Street Series T2 Slotted Brake Rotor Suit Rear VW Volkswagen Passat 3.6L R36

    I'm looking into these for the added performance and sportier styling. My concern is they might be noisy. Does anyone have any experience with these rotors?

    TIA
    Dom

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    You shouldn’t have noises with the DBA rotors and ATE Ceramic pads, as long as fitted correctly.

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    Yep go for it got ate front and rear now no noise at all that's with Zimmerman drilled rotors
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    Quote Originally Posted by basic View Post
    T3 front
    T2 rear
    Remsa semi ceramic pads front + rear
    Still dusty, no real noticeable noise, takes a few hard brakes when cold to bite but otherwise pretty good.
    Thanks!

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