Brake cooling ducts: Any interest?

[Arin@APR]

We'll probably hold off for now.

 

[burgerkong]

Probably vaporware. It's just not a practical product.

Track rats are the only ones that need them and the amount of variability in setups makes it difficult to pull this off. You can do it for stock setups, but that crowd isn't interested in brake ducts.

We'll probably hold off for now.

Ded.

 

[A3SBQ]

Please bring this to life again...

 

[daconchslop]

You just did, but why?

 

[ZuMBLe]

Please bring this to life again...

FCP has the RS3 ones.

 

[mrmatto]

You can find them on eBay

 

[ZuMBLe]

You can find them on eBay

Lifetime warranty from FCP.

 

[JerseyDrew77]

Lifetime warranty from FCP.

True but c'mon, do you really need a lifetime warranty on a cheap piece of plastic?

 

[ZuMBLe]

True but c'mon, do you really need a lifetime warranty on a cheap piece of plastic?

Yes.. The absolutely can be broken. My first set cracked, as did my friend's. So yes yes. Especially since it's a lot of money for a cheap piece of plastic.

 

[JerseyDrew77]

Yes.. The absolutely can be broken. My first set cracked, as did my friend's. So yes yes. Especially since it's a lot of money for a cheap piece of plastic.

Ok, well, whatever makes you sleep better at night. Personally, I wouldn't get them at all because I don't think they make that much of a difference.

 

[ZuMBLe]

Ok, well, whatever makes you sleep better at night. Personally, I wouldn't get them at all because I don't think they make that much of a difference.

So about that. I did a mountain run with GTIs and R in my heavy ass Alltrack one weekend and got brake fade bad after 1 run. Keep in mind I'm on OEM rotors and EBC red pads. I threw on a new set of ducts and did not get fade the following weekend. Super not scientific, but I think there maybe something to it. If you have an upgraded brake setup, it may not do anything helpful.

 

[Mini7]

On track, these cars need brake cooling. Especially with stock PP brakes.
With 4-piston BBKs brake cooling will extend pad life. I use track spec pads for my HPDEs. Mountain runs are tricky and have faded my fast street/light track duty pads. Brake cooling will help prevent this.

Brake cooling is a gap in the performance market for our cars.
If you are tuned, increased speed will tax the braking system exponentially. E=mv2
Im expecting to gain 8-10mph down the straights at VIR and my brakes will take a beating as a result. Ideally a proper brake cooling duct fed by a flex hose or a well designed air deflector system similar to the RS3 deflector.

 

[reverend_sean]

Stumbled on these today via a FB MK7 Track Group
https://www.speedengineering.de/pro...SgKn7tAEuLIXOiTvPXA11cSSoRsQI5gkBMQiplcIygx6M

Check out these Fog light replacement vents too! OP confirmed they fit 7.5, not sure about 7.

L: 5G0 853 211 J 9B9
R: 5G0 853 212 J 9B9

 

[GTIfan99]

Stumbled on these today via a FB MK7 Track Group
https://www.speedengineering.de/pro...SgKn7tAEuLIXOiTvPXA11cSSoRsQI5gkBMQiplcIygx6M

Check out these Fog light replacement vents too! OP confirmed they fit 7.5, not sure about 7.

L: 5G0 853 211 J 9B9
R: 5G0 853 212 J 9B9

The German kit wouldn't need the TCR fog light replacement pieces, from what I can see and the outlet of those would be tricky to properly attach a brake duct hose.

 

[reverend_sean]

The German kit wouldn't need the TCR fog light replacement pieces, from what I can see and the outlet of those would be tricky to properly attach a brake duct hose.

Yeah, I guess my message was intended to be 2 independent thoughts, I just didn't separate them in any way! The German kit seems pretty interesting since it comes with backing plates. The TCR ducts are just interesting to me as I did not know they existed.