CCB’s

[Kev.k]

Are CCB’s worth bothering with, or a expensive PITA?

Seems weird it’s only the fronts.

So many RS3’s for sale compared to other cars I’m looking at.

 

[George Jetson]

….

 

[Kev.k]

Seen a car for sale privately with CCB’s for a good price.

Wondering if it’s something I’d regret?

 

[George Jetson]

Seen a car for sale privately with CCB’s for a good price.

Wondering if it’s something I’d regret?

Only if you’ve got to change a disc at some point.

 

[Kev.k]

I guess worst case I could change over to steel.

From what I can see the dynamic pack doesn’t add anything to vorsprung car other than brakes and top speed removal.

 

[northpole]

CCB's are a longer lasting harder braking setup, but when you have to change pads etc the price will hurt your wallet badly, especially if you are used to normal brakepad prices, let alone when the CC brake disk needs to be changed ( warped because of a seized caliper) you'll be thinking i can buy another run around for that with a years MOT.

 

[flybynite]

CCB's are a longer lasting harder braking setup, but when you have to change pads etc the price will hurt your wallet badly, especially if you are used to normal brakepad prices, let alone when the CC brake disk needs to be changed ( warped because of a seized caliper) you'll be thinking i can buy another run around for that with a years MOT.

Not just that, see quite a few CCB discs wrecked by stones between the disc and calliper or chipped edges when catching the edge of the disc with the wheel when removing or fitting the wheel. They are quite brittle if hit or dropped

 

[v.danimal]

i spoke to an independent Audi/Bently specialist before adding them to my spec list and ha said he normally see's them need nothing for 100k miles..

just take extra care when changing wheels..don't let KwikFit any where near them.. get some of those wheel stud aligners so when putting wheels back on there's no danger of chipping the disc.
They make no brake dust.. front wheels stay uber clean for ages, which is a nice change rather than inches of brake dust....

They feel great to me..
take one press in the morning when they're cold to get a little bite, then golden.
if you get the wet, big puddle/ford.. defo need warming before you get any response...
don't put any nasty cleaners near them, iron fall out etc..

 

[8YARWY]

I guess worst case I could change over to steel.

From what I can see the dynamic pack doesn’t add anything to vorsprung car other than brakes and top speed removal.

I’d be wary thinking like that.
There is a difference in how the pads locate into that caliper from regular pads.

What I’m saying it’s not as straightforward as you may think.

 

[Prodigy]

Pretty much zero brake dust is the bonus.
However, if you're coming down a motorway in heavy rain and brake then you'd better bring a change of underwear and get ready to mop up............
The initial bite in very wet weather is pretty much non existent, you really do need to pump and catches me out every single time......

 

[v.danimal]

Pretty much zero brake dust is the bonus.
However, if you're coming down a motorway in heavy rain and brake then you'd better bring a change of underwear and get ready to mop up............
The initial bite in very wet weather is pretty much non existent, you really do need to pump and catches me out every single time......

you take that thing out in the wet..? you're braver than i thought.... (insert Star Wars emoji)

definitely noticed zero brakes when i tip-toed through a deep puddle in the winter... had to dab the brake for a while to get some temp in to dry them out before they'd think of working properly... hopefully when the ECU upgrades come, then a little left foot brake will be available to do that same job without getting whiplash....

however..... during damp/dry weather... absolutely epic....

 

[Daggerit]

Pretty much zero brake dust is the bonus.
However, if you're coming down a motorway in heavy rain and brake then you'd better bring a change of underwear and get ready to mop up............
The initial bite in very wet weather is pretty much non existent, you really do need to pump and catches me out every single time......

This is basically exactly what I came in to say. In anything other than dry conditions the initial braking level is a bit of a lottery, to the extent I would regularly dab the brakes before I needed them in the wet to dry them off. If you needed to emergency brake in the wet I don't think you'd have a great time.

I used it in the snow/slush one time and found I had to brake a little hard and realised the rear brakes still work fine being steel, but that meant that the rear end started trying to overtake me on the motorway at 60-70 mph.

That all being said, if you're careful in the wet then they are very good overall. In the dry they are fantastic and provided there's no damage they will last a very long time.

 

[8YARWY]

Not just that, see quite a few CCB discs wrecked by stones between the disc and calliper or chipped edges when catching the edge of the disc with the wheel when removing or fitting the wheel. They are quite brittle if hit or dropped

You can imagine in a few years time, posts about damaged Carbon discs or cars with CCB spec running on steel discs because someone is running one on a shoestring budget....

One disc from Audi is just under 4K....... pads for 1 side £392