What brakes to get on a budget??

[ATCOs4]

OOOK SO LONG STORY TIME:
WIFE DROPS ME OFF AT WORK AND LIKE MOST OF YOU IF YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR WHILE ITS RUNNING YOU PULL THE E-BRAKE. WHICH I DID KISSED HER GOOD-BYE AND WALKED IN. ONCE I GET INTO WORK SOMEONE WALKS IN AND SAYS MY WIFE WAS HAVING A HARD TIME TAKING OFF IN MY CAR BUT FINALLY GOT IT AFTER STALLING OUT ABOUT 6 OR 7 TIMES..INSTANTLY IT HIT ME.. SHE HAD THE E-BRAKE STILL ON. I CALL HER AND FIND OUT SHE MADE IT ALL THE WAY HOME (10.5 MI) WITH THE E-BRAKE ALL THE WAY ON . NOW THERE IS MUCH GRINDING AND SUCH FROM THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE THE ROTOR HAS GROOVES THAT IM POSETIVE ARE BEYOND SHAVEING.

SO NOW THE MAJOR QUESTION MY ROTORS CURRENTLY ARE DRILLED AND SLOTTED WHICH I LIKE A LOT AND WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST KIT FOR PADS/ROTORS FOR ME PREFFERABLY LOW DUST AND DEFINATLY ON A BUDGET BUT NO JUNK I HAD SEEN A FEW OPTIONS AROUND LIKE ECS'S NEW GEOMET ROTORS BUT NOT SURE ANY INPUT AND PICS WOULD BE APPRICATED.

THANKS

ANDREW.

[Jesse S.]

[S4James]

By far the easiest bake is this:

[ATCOs4]

I see the epic fail i have made unfortunatley i cannot fix it..
damn you quick witty bastards

[Audi_S4]

By far the easiest bake is this:

Almost choked in my food reading this comment !!!

[Corbett]

Plastidip, home depot cupra lips, and kids who can't turn off caps lock. The B5 is turning into the Honda civic of 2001.

[A62TURBO]

Plastidip, home depot cupra lips, and kids who can't turn off caps lock. The B5 is turning into the Honda civic of 2001.

That happened a long time ago.

[2.7taudi]

STOP YELLING!


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[S4James]

Plastidip, home depot cupra lips, and kids who can't turn off caps lock. The B5 is turning into the Honda civic of 2001.

Blame the plummeting value of the car. Just have to accept that the car is affordable to a younger and less wealthy demographic. But these new owners have a great resource in those of us who have been around with these things for 8+ years. Aside from a few funny threads like this, i think its positive overall.

[dubzackvr6]

I'm preferential to stock rotors for daily duty. and Hawk HPS pads get my vote.

[DiscoPotato]

Loud noises!!

[Guss]

Get a new wife... lol

[Timtheguru]

Zimmerman coated rotors are great with stock calipers and akebono ceramic pads.

[2380S4]

Adams rotors hawks or miltek pads.

[bgzs4]

Plastidip, home depot cupra lips, and kids who can't turn off caps lock. The B5 is turning into the Honda civic of 2001.

Well he's married, he can drive an S4 and type in all caps if he wants.

[zadeluca]

DO NOT get these even though the price is great

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Stop-K88.../dp/B005FK978Q

they came on my car when i bought it and they suck

[waB5S4]

On a budget? Rockauto.com

Otherwise? Adam's Rotors + Hawk HPS

Also, is anyone else sick of these crotchity old fucks complaining that time passes? Oh no, ITS NOT 2001! MY CAR ISN'T WORTH 40k! THERE ARE PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 35 DRIVING THE SAME CAR AS ME! PLASTIDIP IS THE DEVIL, NOT A COOL NEW PRODUCT OFFERING ON THE MARKET THAT I DON'T HAVE TO SUPPORT!

Man, get with the times, shit changes, the used car purchaser is definitely a different demographic than the new car purchaser. Does this DEVALUE the platform? No, not really. Individuals devalue a car, mass individuals devalue a platform. Is the B5 S4 anywhere near that? No. Do you see parents buying their 16yr olds B5 S4s? Sure, but not in anywhere near the same numbers as civics in 2001 or civics in 2012.

OH NO, THE PLATFORM IS OLD AND PEOPLE ARE BUYING THE CARS AND TUNERS ARE RELEASING INEXPENSIVE (See: not cheap) SINGLE TURBO KITS AND NEW PRODUCTS! INNOVATION SUCKS!

[happy2B5]

Akebono pads with stock rotors or some Zimmerman. Budget friendly and no frills street performance with very low dust. You're not gaining anything with slotted and cross drilled rotors

[Aggv]

The B5 is turning into the Honda civic of 2001.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/

[MikeyB3]

I have a set of Adam's "AR Race" Rotors dipped black, brand spankin' new, that I wont be using... PM me if you're interested.

[topquarkpc]

plus one for akebono ceramic

[quattroloco]

By far the easiest bake is this:

this made my morning. thank you.

[dannyn424]

I always put the ebrake down when I think the old ladys gonna drive the car!!! Bc I know what will happen!!

[*Blue-Angel*]

Akebono pads with stock rotors or some Zimmerman. Budget friendly and no frills street performance with very low dust. You're not gaining anything with slotted and cross drilled rotors

This is exactly correct. Dont waste your money on cross drilled or slotted rotors especially from some back yard company that is buying blanks and drilling holes and cutting "cool" looking slots into a rotor with absolutely no engineering background behind it.

Zimmerman rotors or similar and Akebono or PBR or similar pads is your most budget friendly set up. Be sure to bleed the system completely with new fluid.

[ECS Tuning-Audi]

We have a wide variety of rotors and pads for your car, shoot me a PM and I'll be happy to offer some recommendations.

Jason

[Aggv]

i'm happy with Hawk HPS pads, although i can never get them up to operating temp due the horrible flat roads where i live. for the love of god, never go to, or live in NE ohio

[ATCOs4]

Plastidip, home depot cupra lips, and kids who can't turn off caps lock. The B5 is turning into the Honda civic of 2001.

Actually I'm in the military and my computer has to be on caps lock all the time for the information i enter. but thanks anyways

[ATCOs4]

Well he's married, he can drive an S4 and type in all caps if he wants.

There are some good guys here thank you sir

[ATCOs4]

i'm happy with Hawk HPS pads, although i can never get them up to operating temp due the horrible flat roads where i live. for the love of god, never go to, or live in NE ohio

actually im from ohio and the roads where im from are all super curvy and fun kansas is where you never want to go unless you want straight flat roads for hundreds of miles ha

[8520]

Did not read because of caps lock.

[aysix]

Did not read because of caps lock.

Same here, then i built up courage.

Simply because...woman fail.

[ATCOs4]

Same here, then i built up courage.

Simply because...woman fail.

pretty much oh well time for the new stuff good source for akebono/ zimmerman setup?

[GO-GOTEKNO]

Akebono pads reduced dust I loved them.

[ChrisGS4]

Over 10 miles I'd be surprised if the rear calipers aren't ruined also. My sister did that to a car once and melted the seals out of the rear brakes and boiled the fluid.

[S4UCE]

I can't believe not one of you responded in all caps.

EDIT: This post was supposed to be in all caps. I forgot our forum disabled the "shout" feature.... but how did the OP get away with it?

[dubzackvr6]

military

[97B518TQM]

Come on people, enough with the comments about the stupid CAPS, big f-ing deal.

[happy2B5]

Says the man still commenting. He got some answers and help, and a little internet ribbing. Lighten up Francis...

[speedlyte]

If you want brakes on for a quick cheap replacement. I'm sure someone on here will say something but I've had at least 4 + sets from ebay and they are fine.

[BITRBO]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned this, but OP might also want to budget for a new clutch/TQ-converter if the car was drove that long w/ the e-brake on