Gutmann pug

Decent high performance Ferrodo pads .......... £76 for the full front and rear set ....... It costs me that much just to talk to a scooby parts dept let alone actually order anything

john banks

Mine for front (AP 4 pot 304mm) and OEM rear EBC Ceramic Reds was £110 delivered inc VAT, so a Scooby needn't bust the bank.

Gutmann pug

In fairness thats damned good going John. If you dont mind me asking where was that from? From memory I payed about £85 just for the fronts in the same spec

simo

Thats about right Gary, the rear iirc are only £30 ish

re the ds2500's u not tried redstuff ceramics in the pug. Reason I ask is that I may be buying a 1.9GTi tmrw & would be interested in yr comments as it will be on track @ Bedford next month.

Simon

Brun

Where was that from John. I'm chasing some Ceramic reds for my scoob (MY99) but the cheapest i've found is £102

simo

try Martyn @ technical@ebcbrakesuk.com

simon

john banks

http://www.brakes4u.co.uk

Go into speed order, discounts are applied as well. The 330mm AP 4 pot pads are DP3002C, MY99/00 UK rear are DP31293C, 330mm AP 6 pot pads are DP3005C. All are EBC Ceramic red. Confirm your exact part numbers rather than taking these as gospel.

john banks

Tis a bit dearer if you have OEM 4 pots not AP 4 pots, c. £100 vs £40. I just love AP brakes, they are such good quality, my calipers are ancient and have been on a few different cars and they are stunning with new discs and pads just fitted.

Best things I've had on my car I would say are the AP brakes, the P1 suspension and the AVC-R.

Gutmann pug

Ive tried the old red stuff in my scoob and destroyed them in a weekend. Right down to the metal.
Use Ferrodo on the pug and they seem the business DS2500 for me. Cheaper than mintex 1166, half the price actually.

Are you there on 26th?

BOB.T

I put some genuine Ford pads in my Fiesta, 8 quid!

thecirsch

G.P

Thanks for advicing Phil on the phone today. He got a bit of a panic call from me as I was at work and had no access to the Internet

Is there a quick way to check what calipers I'm running? I.E, is it as simple as the make should be on there somewhere? If not, what should I look for?

I think I owe you a 1.5 litre bottle of Coke now

simo

Gary, no the week b4 with the RS boys

re the old redstuff, they were really sh*te, the new ones are better than the ds2500's by far imho.

Simon

thecirsch

Ignore my last post, I've just got my hands dirty and found out I'm running Bendix

Gutmann pug

good man

simo

Picked up our new one yesterday



LAD motorsport prep'd car, very clean in / out, just needs a front wheel bearing.

To be seen soon at a track day .

Simon

rb5_336

DS2500 and mintex 1166 pads are very different, like chalk and cheese. 1166's arerace pads, DS2500 are fast road/track

mintex 1144 are a better comparison for DS2500

Sean

Ralf

For the same reason I got myself a town and winter car, a Citroen AX GT MY 1988 i.e. 720 Kg and 85 PS (carbs) Will pick it up next weekend.

Gutmann pug

The mintex 1166 were also £144 front and £70 rear .... for that reason DS2500 will be on my car for a while

rb5_336

hey gary

you'll never need 1166's on a 205 as so light. 1155's (as on mine) will be all u ever need, and are much cheaper than 1166's.

I strongly recommend you reconsider ds2500s, as i think 1155's will suit u better. I have experience of both

Sean

Gutmann pug

Sean....

I was looking at the 1166's as thats what the rally boys use in their 205's so I thought I would give them a try. The price did a good enough job of changing my mind though.
The DS2500 will last me a fair while if the last set is anything to go by, but when they start wearing thin maybe I will try something different.
As you said though the 205 is so light that massive or super high performance brakes aren't required.

Gary