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What brake pads?????????????
« on: 07 November 2006, 15:20:43 »
I have a 1995 M reg Omega 2.5 V6,
I want to buy some front brake pads for my car,  :-/
I have seen some advertised as Lucas or ATE depending on caliper,
Can anyone help what pads I should buy, also what do the ends look like, I have seen flat ends or some pads with (how do I describe this?) little whale tails on the end!!!!!!!!!! :-[

Cheers everyone :y

Kevin
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Re: What brake pads?????????????
« Reply #1 on: 07 November 2006, 15:27:18 »
I think the standard Vauxhall ones are fine, esp if you get them at trade club price...
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Re: What brake pads?????????????
« Reply #2 on: 07 November 2006, 15:54:03 »
Yep.....Vx ones, the front ones look like space invaders (i.e. little whale tails on them) and the rear ones are small rectangular ones......
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Re: What brake pads?????????????
« Reply #3 on: 07 November 2006, 15:57:21 »
Whale tails it is then !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers Guys Thankyou for your quick response :y





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Re: What brake pads?????????????
« Reply #4 on: 07 November 2006, 16:35:57 »
Various views exist about where to get them from and I'm sure others will comment.  My experience is that Ferodo are fine but I could not argue they are better than VX.  

If you have pad wear indicators then you'll probably need to get those as well - they almost always break when you try to get them out of the old pads - watch out 'cos whoever sells them to you may not realise the indicators are difference between the ATE and Lucas calipers.
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