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Old 1st June 2018, 08:54 PM
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Default 360mm D3 front brake upgrade

Hi all,

looking for a bit of advice, I've just been told the front calipers on my FL A8L are sticking, I've been doing some research and see it's possible to upgrade to D3 360mm calipers however the guides I see seem to only link to Napa brake discs with no reference as to what model they come from, is it just a case of picking up D3 360mm calipers, discs and pads? Also does the standard D2 flexi line work with the D3 calipers?

Any help would be appreciated
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Thanks for the link, I had seen it before however since the D2 disc specs had broken links and I couldn't see them I wasn't able to make a decision, however I tried Zimmerman's website and was able to determine the disc height was the same for both the D2 and D3 models. Once confirmed I purchased D3 360mm discs, pads and 2 pot calipers which all mounted up perfectly with only a slight modification to the locating pins on the D2 brake hose and splicing the old brake pad warning connector onto the new pads.


I'm yet to drive the car yet so cannot comment on the stopping power, but they certainly fill the stock 17's I have on my A8!

I'll leave this information here in the hopes that someone else can use it in the future.
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