Which brake pads?

[FlameR]

Which are the best brake pads without spending hundreds? Other than EBC as well

 

[ben_p]

he is anal with the dust and paint work.. so no pf97's!

 

[FlameR]

Haha, cheers ben!

 

[edde]

Personally stock pads at £45 are great for the money etc.

 

[FlameR]

You reckon they are better than aftemarket, or just better value for money?

 

[fmp_]

DS2500

 

[d4ve86]

DS2500

+1

 

[edde]

You reckon they are better than aftemarket, or just better value for money?

There a great all round pad for price noise dust power grip signs of giving up etc. Renault spent some time getting a pad suited to the car.

 

[ADY 554D]

whats wrong with ebc i have a set of greenstuff sat here waiting to go on??

 

[edde]

whats wrong with ebc i have a set of greenstuff sat here waiting to go on??

Nothing wrog with them there a good pad.

Just personaly I woulnd't bother I'd accept the full compromise of a harder race pad or stick with the stock.

 

[Jay Payne]

so in your opinion edde what would be a good upgrade from stock?

 

[edde]

so in your opinion edde what would be a good upgrade from stock?

You have to accept a much harder pad to IMo make it worthwhile so ds2500 any more than that and you'll have to accept compromises which i wouldn't ie terribale dust etc and I'd look instead at a whole different setup of calipers.

 

[Jay Payne]

so stock or ds2500

Are ds2500's ok to live with? day to day ie. squeel, cold use, life span?

 

[edde]

Are ds2500's ok to live with? day to day ie. squeel, cold use, life span?

Yep ok to live with they can squeek a bit not to bad if there fitted with copper grease etc. Cold use there fine a but not stock liek but nothing you'd ever worry about.

Life span is usualy said (does depend on drivers) to be about 50% more than stock but on the other hand they do wear disk more although how much that matter depends on you as personaly I try never to use pads on used disks.

 

[Jay Payne]

U the man edde, ta very much

 

[BRUN]

they are quite dusty compared to normal pads, i took mine off within a few weeks, i couldnt put up with the dust

 

[Steve]

Ds 2500's are perfect, no squeals here & no more dust than stock.

 

[BRUN]

i got loads more dust than stock

 

[edde]

i got loads more dust than stock

Does depend on a lot of conditions they do give off more dust usualy does depend though on driver.

 

[fmp_]

wash your car once a week, no dust problem

 

[ben_p]

lol^