[200q20v] Fading Brakes when wet What are the Options

[Michael Dewar - Sun Scotland]

It is quite common for water build up between rotors and pads to cause
this. The first application of the brakes will clear this water. After
the first pump the brakes will appear normal. This is more noticeable
on the highway than around town.

Changing the rotors/pads may improve things slightly but this condition
exists in every car.

Regards,
Mike



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Grant Eckfeldt [mailto:eckfeldtg at snet.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 7:25 PM
> To: Quattro List (E-mail)
> Subject: [200q20v] Fading Brakes when wet What are the Options
> 
> 
> My wife has been complaining about the 91 not having good brakes in the
> slushy weather lately that we have been having in the NE. We put new pads,
> nothing special, in last summer. She says that the first time she hits the
> brakes they don't grab and if she pumps them once then they are fine. She
> only has to pump when it is wet as they grab fine when dry. I know that the
> stock system, UFO, is known to be poor when wet.
> 
> I don't want to do a brake upgrade (BIRA or ...) unless it is cost
> effective, I but would like to improve the braking for her. I don't think
> BIRA has found a rotor that works yet without changing the struts to an S4
> type. The rotors haven't been turned or replaced since I bought the car,
> 99K, and it is at about 200K. What are the options? UFO replacements? Are
> these available slotted? Are there better pads? What is the optimum solution
> for getting improved braking when the roads are wet?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Grant Eckfeldt
> '87 5KCSTQ
> '91 200QW
> 
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