I upgraded to the 312 and am happy with the change, it is less grabby.
Pros: less grabby
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
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I upgraded. Made brakes way less twitchy and much more progressive with substantially less brake fade. I highly recommend it.
Pros: less twitchy, more progressive
Cons: brake fade
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
B4 are like oem with better control and rebound damping. B6 and B8 are the same except for length. B8 is for lowered suspension. Basically, if you going with R springs, do R B6 shocks and either shim the rear or get R variant rear springs from Europe.
Pros: better control, rebound damping
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
B6s are probably too firm for stock springs but certainly usable if in spec for the spring length. I'd go B4 and they will be much better than stock due to better rebound damping which is the real problem with the stock ones, especially if I was keeping the stock springs.
Pros: better rebound damping
Cons: too firm for stock springs
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Vary rpm, don't max load, don't overheat, motor in gear when decelerating is good for the rings. generally keep rpm below 5500 for the 1st 500 miles or so but the odd move up the tach to there won't hurt anything. I change the oil somewhere before 2k miles to get the build contaminants and more significant wear particles out.
Pros: good for the rings
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 500 km
Cost me $260 (parts and labor) to have the 4 Brembo rotors installed and the brakes are working great again. I think I am partially to blame for not bedding the pads properly.
Pros: brakes working great
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Just wanted to give a heads up for anyone who is interested in swapping your stock front 2012+ Beetle Turbo Brakes with MK7 GTI PP / S3 / R / Clubsport brakes/rotors/pads. The upgrade went well and was worth it, even looks so much better with the larger caliper and rotor.
Pros: worth it, looks better
Cons: dust shield useless
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Beetle
FWIW, my post is the top one, I did not go with an OEM battery after reading through other threads where users had issues finding one in stock and instead went with the Optima YellowTop that was recommended on their site. I have had zero issues.
Pros: zero issues
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
My experience on a 2013 SEL (with lift spacers): - Bilstein B4’s. Pretty much the same as stock - Bilstein B6’s . Harsh. There’s a lot of gas force so you feel every ripple and bump in the road.
Pros: same as stock
Cons: harsh ride
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Tiguan
Mine came with the bridge stones. They are a little noisier than I would like and they certainly don't offer the traction I want.
Cons: little noisier, poor traction
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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