[A4] Are drilled rotors really loud?

[Nicholas Stock]

I have drilled rotors on my Audi and there's been no difference in noise that I've noticed. Most road noise is attributable to the tires. High performance tires are usually pretty noisy, well at least in my experience...

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On Nov 29, 2010, at 21:28, Richard Hurt <rnhurt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hmm...now that you mention it I might ask the same thing.  My "wheels" have
> been roaring for years and I've always been bothered by it and wanted to fix
> it but I can't find the problem.  Besides, it should get worse at some point
> if its bearings or some other hard part.  Right?  The noise is a low rumble
> that increases with vehicle speed but doesn't change with engine speed or
> road surface.  I can't seem to pinpoint a wheel and even listening out the
> window (off of a curb or fence alongside the road) doesn't help.
> 
> I replaced my rotors with slotted ones years ago.  The only problem is that
> I  can't remember if they roared before the new rotors or not.  :/
> 
> Sorry, I'm not really any help to your question but it has raised that
> question in my mind about my own wheels and I would be interested in any
> replies you get.
> 
> --
> Later...
>  Richard           http://KangarooBox.com - We make IT simple!™
> 
> 
> On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Sean Reifschneider <jafo at jafo.ca> wrote:
> 
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>> The reason I ask is there's this 2007 RS4 with 70K miles on it tempting me
>> locally.  But it sounds like the wheel bearings are going.  It sounds
>> almost
>> exactly like my 1997 A4 2.8Q that has 200K miles on it.  So I got to
>> thinking,
>> maybe it's not the wheel bearings but it's the drilled rotors?
>> 
>> Any thoughts?
>> 
>> Hope everyone who celebrates them is having a good start to their holidays.
>> 
>> Sean
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