godspeed brakes ?? any good
14 January 2012, 04:12 PM
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godspeed brakes ?? any good
hi everyone , i need to upgrade my brakes as they are well in need of replacement . but dont have the budget for big brake kits sadly . ive had a look on fleebay and dont trust most on there ! i do like the look of godspeeds grooved discs with kevlar pads but would like to know if anyone has / had them ? and also if they offer deals on front and rear with pads for a 2002 wrx ?
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14 January 2012, 04:14 PM
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hi everyone , i need to upgrade my brakes as they are well in need of replacement . but dont have the budget for big brake kits sadly . ive had a look on fleebay and dont trust most on there ! i do like the look of godspeeds grooved discs with kevlar pads but would like to know if anyone has / had them ? and also if they offer deals on front and rear with pads for a 2002 wrx ?
many thanks
Dave
many thanks
Dave
14 January 2012, 04:48 PM
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Second that, I have that setup and it's top notch. Ordered on a Monday morning and they were here when I got back from work on Tuesday. If you were thinking of doing track days and such you might want to conciser some orange/yellow stuff pads.
14 January 2012, 04:53 PM
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no track days planned , to expensive 
but i have heard of ebc orange stuff and they supposed to be good ? im after a fast road pad with low brake dust if possible ? as im going with white alloys . but really whatever lasts and brakes best is important the low brake dust would just be a bonus .
but i have heard of ebc orange stuff and they supposed to be good ? im after a fast road pad with low brake dust if possible ? as im going with white alloys . but really whatever lasts and brakes best is important the low brake dust would just be a bonus .
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14 January 2012, 05:21 PM
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If you want a really good pad , I would go with the orangestuff , these are very good normal , fast , very fast and very very fast driving lol
We can offer you the front and rear grooved discs and front and rear orangestuff pads for £350
Cheers Ian
We can offer you the front and rear grooved discs and front and rear orangestuff pads for £350
Cheers Ian
14 January 2012, 05:48 PM
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yea that is a good deal , i may try myself at fitting but how much do you think a mechanic will charge to fit ?
as for the deal ill go for it mate
just gotta have a word with the bank 
as for the deal ill go for it mate
just gotta have a word with the bank
14 January 2012, 07:23 PM
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I'll be getting some discs 'n' pads from Ian Godney eventually. He's the main brake specialist on here and I trust him 100%!
14 January 2012, 07:34 PM
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If we fit front and rear discs and pads , and change the fluid we charge £100 , it's not a difficult job , just time consuming , if your handy with spanners it's easy enough to do.
Do bit of searching around and there will be guides on how to do it , and if your stuck doing them i'm always available for advice either on the phone or on here
Do bit of searching around and there will be guides on how to do it , and if your stuck doing them i'm always available for advice either on the phone or on here
14 January 2012, 07:46 PM
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Thats an amazing deal!! I will be in touch for one of these packages if pos
14 January 2012, 08:40 PM
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If we fit front and rear discs and pads , and change the fluid we charge £100 , it's not a difficult job , just time consuming , if your handy with spanners it's easy enough to do.
Do bit of searching around and there will be guides on how to do it , and if your stuck doing them i'm always available for advice either on the phone or on here
Do bit of searching around and there will be guides on how to do it , and if your stuck doing them i'm always available for advice either on the phone or on here
appretiate it mate thanks
i like to try and do things myself but as people on here will tell u it usually turns into a nightmare 
ill have a go though for sure . be in touch soon .
14 January 2012, 11:01 PM
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14 January 2012, 11:15 PM
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i have the 335mm 2 piece discs and converted 4 pot calipers with blue stuff pads and they are excellent. if u go for a good disc and pad combo you cant go wrong. i had ferrado ds2500s before and didnt like the instant bite although the were good when warm so got the blue stuff instead, big diffrence in bite. not tried the orange yet but maybe when my run low
14 January 2012, 11:23 PM
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I've done it on every car since my last Impreza. Calipwrs ate all quite similar, with the 4 pots it's a case of popping the retaining pin out iirc. Rears is a sliding jobby with the piston being pushed in.
I'll do mine when required but mainly as I'm not paying someone cash money for something I'd do on train brakes etc. at work
I'll do mine when required but mainly as I'm not paying someone cash money for something I'd do on train brakes etc. at work
14 January 2012, 11:36 PM
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Yep, Ian sorted me out with this kit (kevlar pads) for the front on mine. Its better than the standard set up, but will get brake fade when really pushed (although mine could probably do with brake fluid change as I don't trust that it was done on the last full service). Will probably try the EBC pads next time round, can definately recommend Ian though, top service.
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14 January 2012, 11:43 PM
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make sure you use dot 5.1 fuel as ur fluid wont boil over
if youve got the money go for 2 piece discs they dissipate the heat quicker and cool down quicker and good pads like the blue/orange stuff.
my motto is go for gold then u cant think of (i should gone for bigger discs etc)
if youve got the money go for 2 piece discs they dissipate the heat quicker and cool down quicker and good pads like the blue/orange stuff.
my motto is go for gold then u cant think of (i should gone for bigger discs etc)
15 January 2012, 11:20 AM
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heard lots of bad rep in the past about godspeed brakes but recently I needed to replace front brakes and was directed to a GB on here which was an extremely good price
so i bit the bullet, purchased front grooved discs and pads from Godspeed
drove 30 miles to garages to get them replaced, first side all done no hassles, other side problem....the 5 holes were drilled offset therefore the disc not lining up and sitting correct, took us 1/2 hour to figure this out as you wouldnt really expect this to be the problem
so I had to return home that night with my old setup back on and contact Godspeed about this problem
was told this was a first and a new one would be sent out, I asked for it to be double checked before sending to me just in case
this disc was ok
so after a 120 mile round trip i got my brakes sorted and I must say are very good, although they do squeal some what under light to medium brakinig.
I have to say tho, I was mega pissed off that I wasnt offered some kind of discount by way of apology for a serious **** up on engineering fault that cost me £40 in fuel for 2 trips to garage and double the labour time - remove old, fit new - remove new - refit old - remove old, fit new
so i bit the bullet, purchased front grooved discs and pads from Godspeed
drove 30 miles to garages to get them replaced, first side all done no hassles, other side problem....the 5 holes were drilled offset therefore the disc not lining up and sitting correct, took us 1/2 hour to figure this out as you wouldnt really expect this to be the problem
so I had to return home that night with my old setup back on and contact Godspeed about this problem
was told this was a first and a new one would be sent out, I asked for it to be double checked before sending to me just in case
this disc was ok
so after a 120 mile round trip i got my brakes sorted and I must say are very good, although they do squeal some what under light to medium brakinig.
I have to say tho, I was mega pissed off that I wasnt offered some kind of discount by way of apology for a serious **** up on engineering fault that cost me £40 in fuel for 2 trips to garage and double the labour time - remove old, fit new - remove new - refit old - remove old, fit new
15 January 2012, 12:20 PM
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done that busta - i think its cos its the kevlar pads
i have DS2500's to fit but not got round to it and as i have the hatch up for sale now I dont hink I can be arsed to change over now
its not bad , just intermittent, must be at certain speed and temps to cause n effect
i have DS2500's to fit but not got round to it and as i have the hatch up for sale now I dont hink I can be arsed to change over now
its not bad , just intermittent, must be at certain speed and temps to cause n effect
15 January 2012, 01:37 PM
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mine squeaked a bit with ds2500s at certain speeds although they were good pads just the bite wasnt good enough till warmed up and u had to press em quite hard to feel the bite but the blue stuff u just have to touch to get resopnse. ive still got my ds2500s as a spare as they are still good pads.
15 January 2012, 02:06 PM
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heard lots of bad rep in the past about godspeed brakes but recently I needed to replace front brakes and was directed to a GB on here which was an extremely good price
so i bit the bullet, purchased front grooved discs and pads from Godspeed
drove 30 miles to garages to get them replaced, first side all done no hassles, other side problem....the 5 holes were drilled offset therefore the disc not lining up and sitting correct, took us 1/2 hour to figure this out as you wouldnt really expect this to be the problem
so I had to return home that night with my old setup back on and contact Godspeed about this problem
was told this was a first and a new one would be sent out, I asked for it to be double checked before sending to me just in case
this disc was ok
so after a 120 mile round trip i got my brakes sorted and I must say are very good, although they do squeal some what under light to medium brakinig.
I have to say tho, I was mega pissed off that I wasnt offered some kind of discount by way of apology for a serious **** up on engineering fault that cost me £40 in fuel for 2 trips to garage and double the labour time - remove old, fit new - remove new - refit old - remove old, fit new
so i bit the bullet, purchased front grooved discs and pads from Godspeed
drove 30 miles to garages to get them replaced, first side all done no hassles, other side problem....the 5 holes were drilled offset therefore the disc not lining up and sitting correct, took us 1/2 hour to figure this out as you wouldnt really expect this to be the problem
so I had to return home that night with my old setup back on and contact Godspeed about this problem
was told this was a first and a new one would be sent out, I asked for it to be double checked before sending to me just in case
this disc was ok
so after a 120 mile round trip i got my brakes sorted and I must say are very good, although they do squeal some what under light to medium brakinig.
I have to say tho, I was mega pissed off that I wasnt offered some kind of discount by way of apology for a serious **** up on engineering fault that cost me £40 in fuel for 2 trips to garage and double the labour time - remove old, fit new - remove new - refit old - remove old, fit new
Lots of bad rep ?? You may see some as everybody makes mistakes , but you won't see lots
Again I am sorry this happened , but we don't drill the holes in the one piece discs , all we do is grooved them , unfortunately this problem came from the factory , and its not something we have ever had to check for before.
We sent you out a new disc as soon as we were made aware of the problem , as we have grooved the discs we cannot send them back to our suppliers as we have modified them , so while I do appreciate it caused you some hassle it has cost me about £75 to put it right.
If you have anything from us in the future , make me aware of who you are and I will offer you some further discount.
Cheers Ian