craiglieberman

Hi all;

Anyone know of a company that is actively SELLING 2007 RS4 brake pads?

Note: Please do NOT provide a link to a site that only lists A4 or S4 brake pads or I will publicly humiliate you on your inability to tell the difference.

Got a dealer quote for $658 to change them, which does not including turning the rotors (which they don't do to cross drilled rotors anyway), or anything else. Simply pull out the old pads, install new ones, bleed/top off brake fluid.

Absolute extortion. My Porsche brake job was cheaper.

daveak05

Ouch! Under defunct Audi Advantage you would have had one free change, front and rear

Bob W.

Clair Parts...call them.

RI A6

I've exchanged emails with Dave Zeckhausen about brake pads for the RS4. He has quite a few options available. The link is for the Brembo 8 GT calipers that we have. He doesn't have links up for the D1018 pads, but he will provide recommendations over the phone or by email.

The fronts are D1029 style.

The rears are D1018 style

Here was one of his recommendations:

You would be better off using a street pad like Centric Posi-Quiet (104), which does have excellent modulation for street use and is very quiet. Then swap to something like Ferodo DS3000 for the track. You would want to follow these guidelines to avoid cross-contamination of pad transfer layers: http://www.zeckhausen.com/avoiding_brake_judder.htm<ul><li><a href="http://www.zeckhausen.com/Brembo/GT8_Pads.htm">Brembo GT8 Pads</a></li></ul>

Big Hank

How many miles did you get from your 1ST set?

bpp

by others maybe allot better/smarter than you.
In some cases, neither were true. <ul><li><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=RS4+brake+pads&amp;btnG=Google+ Search">click</a></li></ul>

daveak05

I don't know about the RS4, but other Audi's brake pads are quite simple to remove and install...no disconnect of brake line, just pull the caliper, suspend out of way, and take the pads out of the carrier. Need the tool to depress the pistons but thats about it...a child could do it.

larryV

ECS Tuning has a selection of replacements. For the street they have a set of Lucas pads with sensors (like oem) but according to a fellow acccc'er, you will need to dremel one pad a bit to make it fit right, but you certainly can't beat it for $160 a set for street use. For track use, ECS has 3 or 4 types to choose from. The Pagid RS14 blacks seem to be the best choice for DE's and other track events while still being kind to the rotors. I believe the Pagid RS14 black goes for $380.

MikekiM@PureMS

We carry Carbotechs for the RS4. (and A4 and S4 as well!)

larryV

No removal of the caliper required at all. You don't even have to unbolt a single thing. Just punch out some retaining pins which releases a set of clips, push back pistons w/ tool as needed, pop old ones out, pop new ones in, put clips and pins back in, done.