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

[Grant Eckfeldt]

If I have to stick with the UFO's is there a better pad option to help with
this?

Grant Eckfeldt
'87 5KCSTQ
'91 200QW



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> 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.

Exacerbated by missing splash guards ("those things block the airflow")
and the funny stuff they use instead of salt on the roads.  A recall
issue for the A4, I believe.  I don't know what they changed.

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