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front brake pads

Post by Acorn » Sun Feb 22, 2015 5:42 pm

Hi,

Need to replace the front pads soon any recommendations for other makes other than originals

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Re: front brake pads

Post by Audi Pardner » Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:15 pm

The OEM pads are more than adequate in my view, unless you're doing track days etc. Don't know how they compare price wise to other makes though.
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Re: front brake pads

Post by Lukes3 » Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:55 pm

I use yellow stuff pads no problems so far.
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Re: front brake pads

Post by MikeFish » Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:57 pm

EBC yellow stuff are equal to or better than OEM in many peoples opinions and cost a lot less than OEM.

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Re: front brake pads

Post by CycleSi » Sun Feb 22, 2015 9:00 pm

I've recently fitted Redstuff Ceramic pads and they are excellent. No noise, very little dust and the same feel as OEM.

IMHO they're better than Yellowstuff.

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Re: front brake pads

Post by SuprSi » Sun Feb 22, 2015 9:03 pm

My yellowstuffs were good. I had them smoking profusely at Bruntingthorpe, a bit of fade from old fluid but the pads held out well.
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Re: front brake pads

Post by andyg72 » Sun Feb 22, 2015 9:47 pm

CycleSi wrote:I've recently fitted Redstuff Ceramic pads and they are excellent. No noise, very little dust and the same feel as OEM.

IMHO they're better than Yellowstuff.
hi cyclesi you say red stuff ceramic pads silly question for ceramic discs ?

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Re: front brake pads

Post by CycleSi » Mon Feb 23, 2015 12:25 am

EBC call them their Redstuff Ceramic pads but NOT because they are ceramic brakes as such, merely that they use some ceramic in the Redstuff compound.

They are for use with standard normal steel discs:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EBC-REDSTUFF- ... 0012486338

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Re: front brake pads

Post by Divine » Mon Feb 23, 2015 8:49 am

CycleSi wrote:EBC call them their Redstuff Ceramic pads but NOT because they are ceramic brakes as such, merely that they use some ceramic in the Redstuff compound.

They are for use with standard normal steel discs:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EBC-REDSTUFF- ... 0012486338
Do you know if the R8 ones fit? Only reason I ask is they are the exact same part number and less than £150 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-R8-4-2-4 ... 1c48587fcc

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Re: front brake pads

Post by Harris. » Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:49 am

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Audi_ ... 51a&000036

Ive had these fitted about a month ago. Got to say there very good , Hardly any dust and work very well .

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Re: front brake pads

Post by Divine » Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:02 am

Harris. wrote:http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Audi_ ... 51a&000036

Ive had these fitted about a month ago. Got to say there very good , Hardly any dust and work very well .
I was looking at those. Is that £116.40 for all 8 fronts? TRW are a v.good OEM supplier.

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Re: front brake pads

Post by Harris. » Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:33 am

Divine wrote:
Harris. wrote:http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Audi_ ... 51a&000036

Ive had these fitted about a month ago. Got to say there very good , Hardly any dust and work very well .
I was looking at those. Is that £116.40 for all 8 fronts? TRW are a v.good OEM supplier.

Yeah I paid £111 for all 8 then £30 at fomula 1 to fit them as I don't do brakes . but as said they work very well .

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Re: front brake pads

Post by Divine » Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:26 am

Harris. wrote:
Divine wrote:
Harris. wrote:http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Audi_ ... 51a&000036

Ive had these fitted about a month ago. Got to say there very good , Hardly any dust and work very well .
I was looking at those. Is that £116.40 for all 8 fronts? TRW are a v.good OEM supplier.

Yeah I paid £111 for all 8 then £30 at fomula 1 to fit them as I don't do brakes . but as said they work very well .
Cheers. Need to get a ECP order this week so will buy some. Do you need wear sensors too?

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Re: front brake pads

Post by Harris. » Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:27 am

They Come with the pads mate

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Re: front brake pads

Post by RossDagley » Mon Feb 23, 2015 12:51 pm

Harris. wrote:http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Audi_ ... 51a&000036

Ive had these fitted about a month ago. Got to say there very good , Hardly any dust and work very well .
A good cheap pad is the ferodo premier pad - about £65 for a full front set. Worked fine for me as a stopgap until I went for Yellow Stuffs (which saw 2 track days and 3 'ring trips last year, and are still going strong).

Yellow stuffs all the way IMO.
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