ds2500 pads worth it???

[Sprinting Clio]

i need new discs and pads on the front of my i see everyone says about hc discs and ds2500 pads but are they really worth £129 for pads that seems a heck of alot of money when the pads are on £60

 

[ForceIndia]

What will you use the car for? Trackdays etc?

 

[Jamesl172]

I had brembo hc discs and ds2500 pads with braided lines and they are immense, would definite recommend if your looking to upgrade your brake setup

 

[Riley!]

worth every penny all day long and last fooking ages

 

[mat-nos]

one thing not to to be cheap arse with is brakes.........

 

[Sprinting Clio]

well id like to say id do track days maybe one i spose. mainly to and from work though with occasional b road blast?

where dose everyone get them from ive seen them on the k tec site

 

[Si]

i've just got the mintex pads to go with my HC discs and braided lines. I'm more than happy

get all of the above from auto-nation iirc. Great service.

 

[k2evo]

autonation have DS2500 pads FOR £109 plus delivery and 5% members discount

 

[Fred@BTM]

£129

who the bloody hell is selling them for that much!

i'm £111.63 inc vat (plus delivery)

 

[TimR26]

I paid £77.13 + vat when I bought mine last summer.

 

[Fred@BTM]

yeah unfortunatley they've rocketed in price

 

[kev182cup]

There only 80 from a motorsport supplier up here ; p. Didn't believe it myself till I had a look in and priced them.

 

[TimR26]

I got them at trade because my mate works for same Group as Performance Parts Direct

 

[Day]

I've done shed loads of miles with mine and still more to come!

 

[Sprinting Clio]

can u get them from normal motor factors? as i am in the trade so would be able to get trade price

 

[Sprinting Clio]

who the bloody hell is selling them for that much!

i'm £111.63 inc vat (plus delivery)

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2346

here

 

[nick.]

I have them with HC discs and braided lines they are deffinately worth the money imo

 

[TimR26]

can u get them from normal motor factors? as i am in the trade so would be able to get trade price

Yes, I get mine from a mate who works for Camberley Auto Factors, they've got a branch in Portsmouth

 

[Gaz_]

Yes!!! Might source some for mine in a few months. (had some few years ago) Would make the car do an endo i'm sure

 

[Christopher]

Best around.

A bit squeaky in the cold though.

 

[Hoaxy]

I have standard pads (Ferrodo) from Renault, coupled with Brembo HC discs and the stopping power is unbelievable. I find it hard to believe the 2500's could provide much more than that. Certainly not enough (imo) to warrant the extra £60 anyway.

 

[Hoaxy]

Best around.

A bit squeaky in the cold though.

Fitting issues.

I've they were filed properly before they were fitted you'd be fine. They are ever so slightly larger than the standard pads.

 

[TimR26]

Mine used to squeak every now and then but don't make any noise at all now.

 

[TimR26]

I have standard pads (Ferrodo) from Renault, coupled with Brembo HC discs and the stopping power is unbelievable. I find it hard to believe the 2500's could provide much more than that. Certainly not enough (imo) to warrant the extra £60 anyway.

DS2500s are so much better than standard pads.

Fitting issues.

I've they were filed properly before they were fitted you'd be fine. They are ever so slightly larger than the standard pads.

They can still squeal even fitted properly.

 

[Hoaxy]

DS2500s are so much better than standard pads.

A lot of people get Brembo HC's and Ds2500's fitted at the same time. All I'm saying is that a lot of people seem to credit the pads and not the discs. Imo the discs seem responsible for a LOT of the braking performance and I genuinely find it hard to believe that I could get THAT much more braking power than what I'm getting now.

As I said before, I'm running HC's and Standard Ferrodo's and I'm literally stopping in an instant.