Audi TT in Need of Repairs

I took the TT into the dealership this morning for an oil change and was presented with a $1400 quote for a full brake replacement. Evidently the fronts are about 90% worn and the rears are 80% worn and the discs are too thin to resurface – meaning it all needs to be replaced. I had some idea that this day was coming – last summer I had the dealership investigate a scraping sound from the rear passenger brake area and it turns out I had rust on the rotor. They removed it and the car felt great for about two weeks, at which point it returned. At that time, I looked into aftermarket brakes kits and such as my gear head past forces me to always think about upgrades versus a simple replacement. I didn’t spend much time on at last summer though as it wasn’t imminent. Now it is.

I ended up researching options and purchased EBC Sport Rotors and Hawk HPS pads for a total shipped cost of about a third of the dealers quoted price. I used to do these upgrades all the time in college, replacing rotors and brakes on both my Altima and Del Sol. Hopefully I still have the ability… if so I’ll be able to do the work myself and save a boatload of cash. On top of that, I’ll have much better quality components on the car… can’t beat that!