Brake Pad Poll
10 June 2003, 09:45 AM
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People seem to have bad experiences with EBC but the DS2500 and Mintex 1144 seem to be highly rated on here, but as Hoppy mentions Discs should also be an option.
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10 June 2003, 12:17 PM
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I've just stuck some Pagid 8 groove disks and RS42-1 pads on my car, retaining the standard 4-pots, and they are excellent. However, after heavily breaking they do give some vibration for a few stops afterwards, and then settle down again. Is this because they are still bedding in? Also there is a grinding noise, is this the grooves doing their stuff?
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10 June 2003, 12:36 PM
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Your not bedding them in properly if you are breaking hard, i have the same set-up and used gentle breaking for the first 500 miles, i believe this stops the pads from glazing and stabilises the resins whithin the pads. The pagid set-up is far better than the OEM stuff when braking hard, i have no judder after using them hard.
Your not bedding them in properly if you are breaking hard, i have the same set-up and used gentle breaking for the first 500 miles, i believe this stops the pads from glazing and stabilises the resins whithin the pads. The pagid set-up is far better than the OEM stuff when braking hard, i have no judder after using them hard.
10 June 2003, 01:25 PM
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I was told the best way to bed in RS 4-2-1 pads is to take the car to 70 mph (motorway obviously) and jump on them a couple of times. Did mine like that and have had no problems at all.
10 June 2003, 10:49 PM
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EBC greens are s**t. Not worth £60. You're better off spending a little bit more money on pads and getting something decent like DS2500's or Pagid blues (my preference). Not only will they last longer (maybe) but the performance is MUCH better.
11 June 2003, 02:01 PM
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www.asperformance.co.uk got mine, Alyn from their posts on here, good advice and service.
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Friction Workshop also.
Pagid RS 4-2-1 (blue) are about the same price for the 4 pot calipers, and possibly a bit better still. 2 Pots the Ferrodo are a fair bit cheaper.
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Friction Workshop also.
Pagid RS 4-2-1 (blue) are about the same price for the 4 pot calipers, and possibly a bit better still. 2 Pots the Ferrodo are a fair bit cheaper.
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11 June 2003, 09:39 PM
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modern "race" type compounds offer very good "cold bite" and require no pre-heating (unlike some of the Mintex 1100 series.....) but improve considerably with heat.......
the Pagid rs4.2.1 / Ferodo ds2500 are fairly similiar in operation and designed first and foremost as a v.high performance road pad!!
hope this is of help........
alyn - asperformance.com
the Pagid rs4.2.1 / Ferodo ds2500 are fairly similiar in operation and designed first and foremost as a v.high performance road pad!!
hope this is of help........
alyn - asperformance.com
13 June 2003, 05:03 PM
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I've used the Pagid RS421 blacks and now use the RS42 blues, they're better from cold than OE and just get better the warmer they get, I can't recommend them enough. Think my last set of RS 42's cost about £130 from Performance Braking, 01600 713117. Dusting is minimal when compared to other brands, which is good news.
IIRC the RS421's lasted 8k (with a trip to Spa) and the RS42's are similar, my current set have done 6k of road miles plus Donnington and a french trackday and still have about 4k left in them, so wear rates aren't too bad.
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[Edited by Mike Stokes - 6/13/2003 5:04:41 PM]
I've used the Pagid RS421 blacks and now use the RS42 blues, they're better from cold than OE and just get better the warmer they get, I can't recommend them enough. Think my last set of RS 42's cost about £130 from Performance Braking, 01600 713117. Dusting is minimal when compared to other brands, which is good news.
IIRC the RS421's lasted 8k (with a trip to Spa) and the RS42's are similar, my current set have done 6k of road miles plus Donnington and a french trackday and still have about 4k left in them, so wear rates aren't too bad.
HTH
Mike.
[Edited by Mike Stokes - 6/13/2003 5:04:41 PM]
06 October 2003, 01:43 AM
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Anything but those!
Ferodo DS2500 is general favourite. Works for me, I have to say.
Richard.
PS Edited to add that there's more to brakes than pads - like discs. Stock items are, erm, lacking.
[Edited by Hoppy - 6/10/2003 1:45:45 AM]
Ferodo DS2500 is general favourite. Works for me, I have to say.
Richard.
PS Edited to add that there's more to brakes than pads - like discs. Stock items are, erm, lacking.
[Edited by Hoppy - 6/10/2003 1:45:45 AM]
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