any1 tried ebc redstuff rear pads.

[kev182cup]

on a 182. as i got my discs for fuckall thought id uprate the pads while im on. actual experiences not you heard it somewhere please as i know there rep is mixed.

cheers kev.

 

[twingors]

all ebc pads r total crap i have been told.. not tryed any myself though mate!

 

[kev182cup]

yeah thats why i asked for actual experiences, heard a few people say there great who have them. rears though remember not fronts. and i checked they arnt made in a shed anymore. lol

 

[jonnytheboy]

Wouldnt bother myself . . . just stick to standard ones for the rear. i've tried allsorts on mine, didnt notice any difference between 'Reds' and standard rear pads, just upgrade the fronts with high carbon discs and decent pads:approve:

 

[sideways danny]

the rear hardly does anything anyway, they have a huge restriction stopping them over working. You dont want to uprate anything at the rear (not that you can call EBC anything uprated as it's worse than standard)

 

[kev182cup]

there actually cheaper or at least same price at cheaper places as standard pads so thought it was worth a try.

 

[jonnytheboy]

Dont put them on the fronts either . . . . I dont rate them at all. Greens/reds/yellows they are all c**p!!

 

[sideways danny]

i wouldn't. EBC like to crumble and de-laminate from the backplate

 

[kev182cup]

im sure they cant be that bad, i wouldnt put them on the fronts but like ya said rears dont do much so surely they would last.

 

[adam24]

Dont put them on the fronts either . . . . I dont rate them at all. Greens/reds/yellows they are all c**p!!

^^^ This guy speaks the truth! I currently have EBC Red stuff pads on the front of my 172 and they are shockingly bad. I find that you get so much brake fade with them after a couple of hard presses of the brake pedal

 

[jonnytheboy]

Anything would last on the rear of a clio

 

[kev182cup]

Exactly so it's either standard pads or try something different for the same price. You only live once live a little. Lol

 

[JCC]

They'll make no difference whatsoever on the rear so if they're cheaper/easier to get then why not.

 

[sideways danny]

im sure they cant be that bad,

ok, I'm lying


I've had it happen to me 3 times. Bought a car with EBC pads fitted and they've disintegrated

 

[jonnytheboy]

ok, I'm lying


I've had it happen to me 3 times. Bought a car with EBC pads fitted and they've disintegrated

I had Reds on mine and after a track day they had turned to charcoal!! replaced them with standard pads for the next track day and they didnt! Could be my driving but i doubt it. . . . I'm a god

 

[kev182cup]

You never said you had owned any. Lol And were they red stuff rear pads on a Clio? This is why I said experiences cos every1 can have an opinion off what they have heard.

 

[kev182cup]

What about black diamond or tarox then if these are so bad.

 

[sideways danny]

I would honestly go for some standard Ferodo pads and new discs rather than any of the brands you've named so far. Mintex are also perfectly good.

 

[jonnytheboy]

You never said you had owned any. Lol And were they red stuff rear pads on a Clio? This is why I said experiences cos every1 can have an opinion off what they have heard.

Read my first post ( i did ). I've had plenty of experience with aftermarket pads and discs, tried the lot, and yes i had Reds in the rears.

 

[kev182cup]

I've got new discs and bearings ready.

 

[kev182cup]

Read my first post ( i did ). I've had plenty of experience with aftermarket pads and discs, tried the lot, and yes i had Reds in the rears.

Not you sideways danny. Lol I know you did.

 

[jonnytheboy]

Does it matter what you put in the rears!!!!! Grabbing the disc with your hand while your driving probably has the same effect as the rear caliper!! LOL

So put what you want in!

 

[sideways danny]

I'd happily spend £4 on rear pads

 

[Jonny1*2]

Don't red stuff need a fare bit of heat to work correctly? More suited to cars with a bit more power and weight.

 

[kev182cup]

People say they don't work but when ya have no pads and ya discs are fooked ya realise they actually do quite abit. I'll try them and write a little diary for every1 of how they perform through there life. Lol

 

[Henry]

might have missed it, but what have you got in the front calipers? there's no point fitting uprated-anything in the rears if you've std at the front

i've only tried Reds in the front and didn't run them for long, as they were a bit of a liability from cold on the road

 

[Jonny1*2]

might have missed it, but what have you got in the front calipers? there's no point fitting uprated-anything in the rears if you've std at the front

i've only tried Reds in the front and didn't run them for long, as they were a bit of a liability from cold on the road

That was my understanding of them. thought they were more of a track/fast road pad and hense needed more temp to work.

 

[kev182cup]

Just standard at the front at the mo.

 

[chrispy.clio]

i wouldn't. EBC like to crumble and de-laminate from the backplate

Mine fell apart. Would never buy them or recomend them

 

[ChrisR]

My greenstuffs have been on the car for almost 3 years on the front now, only just worn enough for me to bother replacing them.

They've been fine, never any problems, certainly no crumbling or anything.

Got some yellows to try instead now.

 

[JCC]

Does it matter what you put in the rears!!!!! Grabbing the disc with your hand while your driving probably has the same effect as the rear caliper!! LOL

So put what you want in!

As above really.

 

[182michael]

Go to a motor factors and buy some standard ones! £15 thank you very much