Best replacement brakes and discs on TDi?

[sixdoublesix]

I have tried to search the forum for an answer but most posts mention an R upgrade or modding.

Just wanted a quick bit of advice from TDi owners for the best replacement brakes and discs front and rear. I have the option to go with OEM all round with VW at £500 fitted.

Are there any aftermarket ones that would be just as good, if not better?

Also, is it really worth putting grooved or drilled discs on a standard TDi that is just used for a daily commute?

[whiteDevil_170]

Why not get oem brakes but from a specialist rather than the dealer.

[M7R]

I have done a fair bit of brake testing for my job, and to be honest you will be very hard pushed to better the OE for everyday use unless you are doing track days etc and need something that can cope with very high temps.

After market discs tend to be softer meaning more dust and they don't last as long unless you are buying the more expensive disks like pagid, Brembo, etc (most brake dust is actually disk not the pad btw which I what I was told by a company who had it checked)

Drilled and grooved - unless you will be really getting the pads hot I wouldn't bother as the point of the holes / grooves is to allow the hot gasses which can be produced on the face of the pad to escape, but you need to be really pressing on to get to that point, and at lower speeds with lighter braking grooves can lead to more noise and more pad wear.

I would check out how much a indi garage would be, but find out what they are fitting, either full OE or some one like pagid, brembo, texstar, or galfer would be OK for the discs or pads and would prob be OE (it does say on the pad plate of the oe pads who makes them and the material code).

[sixdoublesix]

Thank you, this is the answer I was looking for.