Braking is sure, thanks to large four-piston calipers all around, though the pedal effort is not as progressive as I'd like.
Not in my experience. I run 32/32 and my tires now have 35k on them, and are good for another 5k or so more no problemo. Wear is about as even as I've ever seen for a tire this far into its useful life. I messed around with a lot of different pressures before settling on this combo, and it's what works best for me.. and definitely no adverse wear issues.
The Hella e-codes are awesome; the beam pattern is much better than stock. Get a set of Philips VisionPlus bulbs to go with the e-codes and with proper alignment, your setup will rival that of OEM HIDs.
The mk3 came with G11 coolant. The mk4 came with G12 coolant. I'm running G12 in a well-flushed mk3 radiator, and I have no problems.
I tried both Golf GTI with 195/65-15 and the R32 with 225/40-18 last winter, and the R32 was much better to drive even if the tyres are wider. I have 225/45-17 today (winter tyres, without spikes of course!) and they are awesome. Quite, nice handling
I have a Golf 2.0 GL replaced front brakes with ATE rotors and Mintex Reds this time last year.
Just put some nokian hakka q's on the gf's golf.
I would highly recommend EBC greens for an A1 or A2 owner looking for a decent track day capable street pad.
I have been running with Mintex red box pads with X drilled rotors for the past three years. The rotors still look OK, and there is plenty of life left on the pads. They generate very little brake dust which cleans off the wheels easily. Cold panick stops are great. However, when they heat up there is noticable brake fade
I upgraded to Mintex redbox pads and ATE Powerdiscs on the car (Golf GL). After about 1/2 year, the pedal started vibrating - warped discs, I assume. Also, the brakes seem to lock up relatively easily.
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