Vodka G

Ordering rear brake pads and rotors

it looks like there are 2 diff sizes, 300 and 330mm. I am assuming that it should be the 330mm for a 2012 Quattro 3.0 prestige correct?

I am going with Textar pad and Myler rotors. Yes all standard stuff for the rear, will probably go slotted up front and something a little better for front pad when is time (any suggestion for pads? on the front?)

KevinGary

2012 3.0t has 330 rears

Vodka G

thanks

tenspeed

C7 rotor sizes for future reference

Front/Rear Inch/mm

A7 - 14.0/13.0 (356/330 mm)

A7 TDI - 13.6/13.0 (345/330 mm)

S7 - 15.7/14.0 (400/356 mm)

RS7 - 15.4/14.0 (390/356 mm)

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A6 2.0L - 13.6/13.0 (345/330 mm)

A6 3.0L - 14.0/13.0 (356/330 mm)

A6 TDI - 13.6/13.0 (345/330 mm)

S6 - 15.7/14.0 (400/356 mm)

DavidA

send me the part # OEM- I may have a rear OEM set for you

david
where are you?

Vodka G

Thanks for the offer...but I got the a set of rotors and pads for $130 shipped which is a pretty good deal

A6_Newbie

I'm looking at doing my sons rear brakes on a MY14 A6 2.0L Premium Plus to save him some money. Shopping list looks something like:

(2) Rear pads
(2) Rear rotors
(1) Sensor
(4) Keepers
(4) Bolts
(1) Carista Dongle (to turn off EPB). I watched the video on how to remove the EPB motor but more comfortable using something electronic to retract pads.

For my personal cars (not audi) it's always been the approach to use OEM.

To all; a couple of questions:

1. Is there a sponsor or is there a recommendation that sells OEM parts?
2. Any parts I haven't considered
3. If OEM means that there are a few brands to pick from (ATE, Bosch, etc), is there any feedback on which one to use?
4. Are there any upgrades to consider ie: 3.0L brakes?

Acuransx

All -- slightly off topic but something of interest (at least to me) regarding brakes for consideration.

My 2015 A6 3.0T is at dealer for upper timing chain tensioner replacement with upgraded parts. I'll not hijack this thread other than to say at 3 years / 28K miles on a car this is babied (oil changes every 5K miles, air filters every 20K miles, driven gently, etc.) this is both surprising and disappointing which coupled with other issues I've had in my short period of ownership makes keeping my A6 or replacing it with another Audi a big leap of faith -- time will tell.

The real reason I am posting is to weigh in on the brakes in the A5 sportback/coupe (or whatever the heck it is called) loaner that I've had the pleasure of driving for the last number of weeks. The car is equipped with 2.0T and sport package/s-line among other goodies. The difference in the A5 brakes and those in my A6 (S-line / sport package) is a real eye opener -- so much better in the A5. The A5 brakes have that satisfying initial bite that I recall from my BMW days and are so much more confidence inspiring than in my A6. You press the pedal with reasonable force, the thing hauls down from speed very nicely and imparts the feeling that there is much more braking power to be had if pedal pushed harder. My A6 does not impart that feeling at all. If I keep the A6 long enough to need to do front brakes (already done at 11,500 miles under warranty due to warped rotors) I'm going to have to investigate just what makes the A5 brakes feel so much better. No idea if pad compound is different (almost no dust at all in my 3.5 weeks of driving this car) or what. Assuming the difference in feel is attributable to pad material, I'd love to know who makes those pads, what the material is and if available for the A6.

Best,
Jeff

porksoda

OP: Look up your production code in the trunk/boot to confirm brake size, they will be as other stated and as a reference:

LA = 320 x 30
1LJ = 345 x 30
1LP = 345 x 30
1LL, 1LF, 1ZK, FM0 = 356x34
1LU = 400x38
1LM, 1LX = 390x36
1LW = 400x38
1LN = 420x40

2EA,2EE = 330 x 30


356mm rotors Zimmermann 100.3357.20
330mm rotors Zimmermann 100.3358.20

EBC:
356mm rotors RK1845
330mm rotors RK1846

A6_Newbie

porksoda, thanks for your reply, the reposting of the codes and recommendation.

I have the 2EA for the rears (1LJ for the fronts but not planning on replacing those yet). I found two options from Zimmermman:

- Cross drilled rotors, 330mm $94/per
- Coated version, not drilled (the ones you referenced in your reply) $66/per

I'm most interested in overall better braking as the car is daily driver for my son and doesn't need track brakes so I'm thinking that the coated version is fine. I've dismissed the idea of a larger rotor as it requires a caliper change and I'm not interested in taking it that far.

Reading posts about redstuff, ceramic, etc... any recommendations for a solid pad?

Thanks in advance for your advice.