Brakes feel useless!

[se6]

For the last week i have had a Polo as a courtesey car. The brakes on it were absolutely awesome compared to mine. When i was driving it today for the first time in a week didnt think i was going to stop at one point!
Recently had new pads put on at the front, but long ago enough so that they are bedded in.
What can i do to have brakes comparable to the Polo? Do i need to go bigger discs, vented/grooved discs, special pads??
Any advice would be most appreciated, as i feel brakes are important.
Cheers

[nikp]

A good start would be to get the fluid replace - if that hasn't been done for a while, then it can reduce efficiency of the brakes.

[jayl645]

get a braided hose kit then if your still not happy go for bigger discs and calipers,
remember its a 8v and the discs are very very small

[Proxie]

<!--QuoteBegin-jayl645+--><div class='quotetop'>(jayl645)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->get a braided hose kit then if your still not happy go for bigger discs and calipers,
remember its a 8v and the discs are very very small<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Hmm.. aren't 8V and 16V same size? 256mm ventilated in front? 260mm solid rear?

I've changed to Bosch discs and pads.. The best 'non-race' you can buy [img]/smile.gif[/img]

[kev208]

new car brakes always feel better compared to older cars, even with new disks and pads. advances in technology on new cars i suppose. I learned in a new fiesta and the difference between that and my corsas brakes were astounding. On the corsa i had to stand on them to get and thing decent out of them so i did it in the fiesta . nearly put my driving instructer through his windscreen.

[jayl645]

<!--QuoteBegin-Proxie+--><div class='quotetop'>(Proxie)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Hmm.. aren't 8V and 16V same size? 256mm ventilated in front? 260mm solid rear?

I've changed to Bosch discs and pads.. The best 'non-race' you can buy [img]/smile.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

he drives a 8v thats why i was talking about 8v brakes

[Proxie]

<!--QuoteBegin-jayl645+--><div class='quotetop'>(jayl645)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->he drives a 8v thats why i was talking about 8v brakes<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Hmm. I think 8V and 16V is the same size? Tell me if I'm wrong :confused:

[Rusty_CallyT]

pretty sure 8v and 16v are the same and the tubby v6 ones are bigger