344mm Brakes - 1, Deer - 0 (Long)

[MMMB00ST_A4]

I have long been a proponent of the "good slotted rotors, good fluid, and solid pads are all the BBK you need" theory, until tonight. I decided I wanted to fill my wheels a little better with some bigger brakes, so I bought some B6 S4 fronts. Big thanks to Minh (Manguyen) for the hook up on the calipers/carriers/lines! (Be sure to hit him up if you need ANY OEM parts, he will hook you up!) I blocked a weekend off to get the calipers/carriers clean and painted. I used VHT's Red Caliper Paint for my application, and am very pleased with the results thus far. Applied easily, and looks great. I will divulge my source for my rotors at a later date after more testing . Anyway, everything turned out great and they look OH so good behind the Daytonas, finally. On to the story behind my thread title. As I said before, i was always against wasting money on a BBK for a DD, until tonight. On my way home from picking up my little brother from the airport at 11:00 pm, coming around a somewhat sharp corner and BOOM! A clearly inebriated, and utterly irresponsible doe leading her 2 young fawn across the street! (Unforgivable) I was only a couple hundred feet from the deer when I saw them and had little time to react. But to my surprise (keep in mind i've been running "good" stock brakes with all supporting goodies mentioned above) before I even had time to scream "Oh shit!" (Just had my Oetty repaired from recent animal incident), my face was planted cleanly into my steering wheel from the unexpected bite of these, inexpensive, German engineered, single piston calipers! I stopped WELL before i was even close to hitting the intoxicated, clearly unfit mother or her babies. I am now a firm believer in BBKs and will forever run a BBK on any vehicle I own from here on. Sorry for the long "feedback" thread, but I really do feel this is quite possibly the best $500 i've ever spent on my car. (and i've wasted quite a bit on it) Thanks for the click/read.

AND of course, pics for clicks:






-Brandon

[1BAD4DR]

Nice!! Car is looking good.
What are your rim specs?

[MMMB00ST_A4]

Nice!! Car is looking good.
What are your rim specs?

Thanks.

Iforged Daytonas, flat black. 19x8.5 et.32 front w/ 225-35-19 FK-452s, 19x9 et.28 rear w/235-35-19 FK-452s. No spacers..

[JoshDub]

Glad they saved you! That woulda been nasty.

They also look great behind those wheels. Now you know what you need to do next. *Cough*Rears*Cough*

[Greedo]

This reminds me that I need to do a brake upgrade...even if it's just B7 A4 brakes. I liked my brakes, but lately I've been driving a new FJ Cruiser and it's reminded me how much our stock brakes suck the ballsack.

[mikehawk666]

god damn thats a pretty car!! not too sure on the tails though.. glad you didn't hit the deer, that shit sucks

[awdjunkies]

Beautiful car, but yeah the rears would complement it so much more!!!

[MMMB00ST_A4]

Thanks fellaz. And yea, I know I need to do the rears. They will be done soon also.

[Turbo_Whip]

agreed, im running b7 s4 front brakes and the difference over stock is amazing!

[vinny.dtw]

Now get s4 rears...I can't even see the rotors... Looks good, and thank god you avoided the crash.

[MMMB00ST_A4]

Now get s4 rears...I can't even see the rotors... Looks good, and thank god you avoided the crash.

Our cars have rotors in the rear?! Damn, didn't even know they were there..

It's sad that they are soo small, it really does look like we don't even have rear brakes...

[.Mad Hatter.]

my uncle upgraded to B6 S4's on his B5 S4...and man, what a difference. glad these saved you some cash in the long run.

[Dan[FN]6262]

that story sucks. you should've been riding shotgun with me saturday. a buck actually scraped along the front of my bumper, while running across the road. it left hair in my europlate frame

[MMMB00ST_A4]

that story sucks. you should've been riding shotgun with me saturday. a buck actually scraped along the front of my bumper, while running across the road. it left hair in my europlate frame

Damn. Looks like the dark side has resorted to kamikaze to get us off the road. Glad you didn't damage any of your new hardware...

[Dan[FN]6262]

Damn. Looks like the dark side has resorted to kamikaze to get us off the road. Glad you didn't damage any of your new hardware...

it does seem that way. and thanks, me too lol

oh, and I <3 27psi

[MMMB00ST_A4]

it does seem that way. and thanks, me too lol

oh, and I <3 27psi

I bet. I fap to the thought of 27psi ='(

[Dan[FN]6262]

I bet. I fap to the thought of 27psi ='(

just do it

[vintagespin]

inebriated doe, lmao

[Dan[FN]6262]

inebriated doe, lmao

unforgivable

[bl0wn3ur0]

This is just the story i needed to hear, i'll be doing this as soon as i can. GLad the saved you.

[MMMB00ST_A4]

inebriated doe, lmao

lol

unforgivable

Bitch, go get me some waffle fries and a coke, FOR FREE!

[MMMB00ST_A4]

This is just the story i needed to hear, i'll be doing this as soon as i can. GLad the saved you.

Good luck. Hit up Minh(manguyen) for your calipers/carriers when you are ready..

[Dan[FN]6262]

Bitch, go get me some waffle fries and a coke, FOR FREE!

shits unforgivable!!!

[Quattro]

car is very clean, love the color.

[Greedo]

Hit up Minh(manguyen) for your calipers/carriers when you are ready..

Word. I'm getting some B7 A4 front brakes from him.

[b_foote1]

Yeah I have a stop-tech bbk and it stops in a dime and it looks damn pretty.

[kwimberly]

my face was planted cleanly into my steering wheel from the unexpected bite of these, inexpensive, German engineered, single piston calipers!

-Brandon

Did the seatbelt's locking retractor not work?

[MMMB00ST_A4]

Did the seatbelt's locking retractor not work?

It did. I was exaggerating just a little bit. (You know, with the drunk doe, and face planting and all) But I was close. If it didn't work, i'm pretty sure I would have eaten the steering wheel. I'm not sure why I didn't support myself with my arms. I think my foot reacted a little faster than the rest of me, lol..

[G Men 08]

there is something about stopping as fast as you accelerate that is intoxicating! I drove a car once that had an insane set of aftermarket brakes, NICEE!!


Oh, and the unfit mother comments had me rolling!! haha

[LuckyUSP]

Thats crazy! not to thread jack or anything, but here is my BBK upgrade:





It put a smile on my face when I read this post!!!
Makes me more eager to get these things on!!
Calipers are being powdercoated white, and sent off tomorrow!

Great work!

[MMMB00ST_A4]

I've been dropping into your thread from time to time Sam, watching your progress. They should look really good once you are finished. I hope you don't lose your mind cleaning those white calipers! I know you said it's garaged and pampered but fvck, i'd go insane trying to keep them clean. I already have to power wash mine every 5 days or so...

[MMMB00ST_A4]

there is something about stopping as fast as you accelerate that is intoxicating! I drove a car once that had an insane set of aftermarket brakes, NICEE!!


Oh, and the unfit mother comments had me rolling!! haha

Same here. I got such a rush, probably more from the fact that it would have destroyed my front end again, lol.

[Dan[FN]6262]

Omg a girl on the interwebz

[MMMB00ST_A4]

Omg a girl on the interwebz

And she has a USP! Down boy...HAHA

[Dan[FN]6262]

And she has a USP! Down boy...HAHA

I don't even haz USP!!!