sti 360

iTrader: (1)

ebc brakes are ****,have just spoken to there technical chap at ebc ,now my car is juddering like mad when you brake on the near side,ive had the discs and pads 18 months and i have hardly worn the discs in and i still have 10mm of pad left on both side,im thinking that ive got a warped disc (i dont no how)
but the chap at ebc says that the disc has been worn in one place more than another because of me FITTING THEM WRONG so causing there to be uneven contact and that it will only get worse,which i find hard to believe as i rubbed down everything before fitting,i think that there is something wrong with the disc,and he just does not give a sh t,
12 month warnty meens ****,it should be how many miles you do as now they want me to buy another

thanks matt

Tidgy

how the hell do you fit a disk incorrectly? they fit or they dont, unless something's traped between the disk and hub.
get ebc to put that in wrighting and then take it to the garage that fitted them and see what they say.


one of the guys brakes failed over the weekend and that was on red stuff pads and ebc disks so wouldn't go near them myself.

some people swear by them though so its a bit of a strange one.

sti 360

iTrader: (1)

i fitted them myself as i did not wont them put on wrong by some school leaver (nothing personaly)
as i rubbed every thing down,not so sure that some garages would do that

as for buying another disc,theres bugger all wrong with the one i have bar its bent
i will say that they are very helpfull at (ebc brakes 4u)

thanks matt

Tidgy

is it def bent? have you been through any big puddles? water and hot brake disks don't mix very well

sti 360

iTrader: (1)

im going to take the disc of and get it tested,or i can measure it all the way around with some gauges

as for water have you seen the weather
m

Tidgy

lol, yeah tis a bit wet pmsl.
but to be honest i've know people have pads and discks 2/3 months and they've gone so 18 months isn't that bad

sti 360

iTrader: (1)

2/3 months what ebc or different would be more than pissed of with that,would like to know if somebody is in the same boat as me
m

Tidgy

dunno mate, not had problems myself. so can't help anyore than i have i'm afraid dude

sti 360

iTrader: (1)

not to worry,if they are going to get worse i my as well practice my late braking and ware them out

Tidgy

left foot braking practise

ozzy

EBC brakes are a bit of a strange one. I've heard glowing reports about them, but all I can say is that I've not been impressed with mine (EBC discs & Redstuff pads).

They don't bite from cold and need to be very warm to start working. Then they get hot quickly and fade within 10mins and a half-dozen corners.

Some have said they don't last, but have done about 15,000 miles over the last 12 months.

Not sure what to make of it all to be honest

Tidgy

had this in another thread very very strange, very mixed rections to them. makes me wonder if there manufaturing process isn't the best and you get very mixed quality products

sti 360

iTrader: (1)

in which case they should stand by there product and replace my disc as it is like new
matt

scoobysmiff

iTrader: (2)

I agree, if it is *****d and can be proved not to be an installation fault, then they are obliged to replace it as a faulty item, how long have you had it and where did you buy it from, if they are authorised dealers of EBC products then they are the people who should deal with warrranty issues, if it was EBC direct then replacement for faulty items it really shouldn't be questioned.

DaveD

iTrader: (2)

Discs and pads have been fitted for 18 months?

Have you considered:-

A problem with your n/s/f tyre, or
A sticking calliper, meaning the pads don't knock-off the disc, and are therefore rubbing all the time?

Odd that one disc would warp and not the other.

jim litten

Also if the cars been sat around in the rain for a couple of days the disc will rust to the pad causing a high spot which will result in a vibration, during the crappy winter mine did this as the car didn't move often.

binyamin

Can't really comment on the disks but ran red pads a few years back and they destroyed new disks in a matter of months. I recall a lot of people posting the same problems on here back then.

I ended up changing to TSL group N disks and DS2500 pads and was very happy with them.

warrenm2

dont forget to check your wheel bearings...