Have a MY99 UK spec turbo, got a price of £115+vat for both front pads to be replaced, that includes fitting. But these are standards, can anyone recommend any performance pads which dont cost to much more than this. cheers peeps.

 

How much????????
Did mine at the weekend £29 for standard pads and I changed them myself.
It is not a difficult job.

Col

 

where did u get them from, anywhere near slough

 

check out www.as-performance.co.uk

the guys are cool, will help you with choice, they have every good brake pad brand out there and are friendly as well. They ship the stuff worldwide I think.

Edited to fix the link

[Edited by Claudius - 4/8/2003 9:51:02 AM]

[Edited by Claudius - 4/8/2003 9:52:23 AM]

 

also try www.godspeedbrakes.com
I got some drilled and grooved discs and greenstuff pads off them last week for about £190 inc p&p. The pads were about £70 I think.
Took me about an hour to do both sides.
Have fun!
Ben

 

as-performance link didnt work, ok i got a price £70 for greenstuff, or mintex 1144s for £85, now which ones are better ??? running standard discs.

 

Mintex

 

Would never touch the EBC's, go for the Mintex or try the Ferodo DS2000/2500, Pagids or Tarox. Also upgrade your brakelines and fluid.

 

EBC like trying to stop the car with two bits of chocolate either side of the disk

 

Mintex are no good either. Pagid or Ferodo

Maybe the as site finishes in .co.uk Did you try that? The guy posts on here btw

 

Sorry Claudius but I disagree

However, I appreciate you are entitled to your opinion.

I have used Mintex 1144s and 1155s over thousands of track miles. a bit dusty maybe, a bit noisy possibly, but wear better than the ferodos (although i love them too) and they're a cracking pad.

not to be confused with the 'standard' montex pads you can buy from halfords though, which i have found to be marginally worse than the chocolate

 

Mintec are good performers, but the squeal like a pig and far too dusty. Some of us would rather live with a bit more pad wear than turn heads everytime I dare too even look at the brake pedal

 

fair enough

 

I know! LOL


Sorry for the URL issue stockcar

 

no probs, claudius - thanks for thinking of me...........
alyn - as performance

 

whats the difference between 1144s and 1155s in terms of grip or type of use ???? mintex website is useless on information.

 

PPP, did you speak to Alyn at www.as-performance.co.uk ? He knows everything and more about brake pads and will get you the best pad for your application and the prices are very good, too. You need to email or telephone, though, the web site is still in its early stages. I heard of noise and cracking problems with Mintex; talk to a specialist before you end up with something you dont want.

 

yep have emailed him, prices are good, jus thinkin if i should get mintex 1144 or 1155, wont ever be doing track days, jus normal driving, with a bit of heavy use thrown in. Got original discs which i aint changing until i have to.

 

IMHO probably best with the 1144s, although the Ferodo DS2500 may suit you better.

 

I'd also say DS2500, Mintex are so much noisier for lesser performance, it would be a shame. Ask Alyn about the friction coefficients and temperature ranges, he knows it all and hopefully will confirm what I said

 

think you are after www.as-performance.co.uk
although the site is a bit poor at the mo., bear with us new site in the very near future..............
there's a number of options at the price your looking at, mail me with your use/ driving style and i'll sort something for you...........
alyn - as performance

p.s. i can probs get the mintex to nearer the "EBC" price also......

[Edited by stockcar - 4/7/2003 7:00:37 PM]