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Old 03-01-2019, 10:59 AM
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Short story but picked up a 16 TTS CPO 18 months ago. 34K miles and brought her in for an oil change. I'm being told front brakes need to be replaced (not surprised) but am also being told rotors, etc also? Should like BS.... Rotors gotta last longer than 35K, no?

Lastly, for those who do your own brake work, where do you source pads?

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It depends on a lot of things that only the previous owner would know, but is possible. I hear Audi has soft rotors from the factory.
It wouldn't hurt to get a second, non Audi, opinion, or take a look at them yourself to make sure they look good and are within thickness spec.
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Yes, a lot of factors in rotor wear beyond simply mileage. Garaged or not? Near the ocean and/or salty roads? Tracked and/or frequent hard stop & go braking?

It's sometimes possible to "turn" rotors on a dedicated lathe to gain some additional duration, but only if within-spec is maintained.
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I just changed a set of brake pads on my friends 2016 TTS. We did not do rotors this time but were tempted to. The deciding factor is the thickness. You can measure that with a micrometer. The minimum thickness is stamped on the rotor. Nothing bad will happen if you go below the minimum thickness a bit but if you do so there will be a lip at the edge and that will cut into the wear sensor mounted on the right side caliper quicker than would happen with new rotors. This would give you a premature brake pad warning next time. The unfortunate thing on the Mk3 TTS is that it is difficult if not impossible to find an aftermarket front rotor for this Audi. This makes it necessary to buy OEM rotors from the dealership or from a dealership that does online sales.
on this car it is necessary to remove the Brembo caliper from the carrier in order to change the pads therefore changing rotors also does not add any significant additional labor. Oh almost forgot. We got pads on TireRack.com. Centric Posi Quiet Semi Metallic. I’ve used them on several cars. Very good pad. ( not for track use though)

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Just did a front pad replacement. Nothing out of the ordinary......except the outer pads on both corners were significantly more worn than the inners. Anyone notice the same?
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Not too unusual. I wouldn’t worry unless one side on one wheel wore lots quicker.
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Originally Posted by J. Patterson
Not too unusual. I wouldn’t worry unless one side on one wheel wore lots quicker.
only issue is the wear sensor is on the INSIDE pad, which wears much slower
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True but the wear sensor leaves a good thickness when it wears through. 2-3mm I would say. You can see the outer pad thickness just by looking too. I always tie the sensors off and don’t replace them anyway. They are pricey and I have never had pad wear catch me by surprise anyway. Just have to pay attention. Sounds like you do.
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this image is of the inner and outer pad. Both wheels were similar. Normal?
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A bit more than average but not extreme. They are not tapering end to end which they will do if you have a piston seizing. I would just keep an eye on it. Look thru the spokes at the pad thickness occasionally. When it gets down to 2 mm or so change them out. My friend and I do track events. We go thru them pretty quickly.
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