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Good replacement brake source and brands
« on: 04 August 2008, 21:25:34 »
What in your opinion are good replacement brake sources and brands?
Just for good ol' everyday driving.

Obviously the obvious spring to mind - ATE - and their pads have the sensors already integrated.

Brembo and ferodo and I see on fleabay that there's a lot of mintex going cheap, but i've only ever seen this brand in the boy racer magazines, so don't really know if they're any good.
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Re: Good replacement brake source and brands
« Reply #1 on: 04 August 2008, 21:27:30 »
Brembo and Ferodo are both OE manufacturers - Mintex are usually good as well.
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Re: Good replacement brake source and brands
« Reply #2 on: 04 August 2008, 21:27:35 »
Mintex are fine.
You could always use GM, about £78 all in on TC ;) for disc and pads.
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Re: Good replacement brake source and brands
« Reply #3 on: 04 August 2008, 21:28:55 »
Myn overheated so i got paranoid

Have got Mintex XTREME Discs & GM Police spec pads

Mintex Discs were fine had a little trouble fitting rear pads in because the discs were slightly wider but it stops very good now no noises etc

the standard brakes are very hard to overheat though
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Re: Good replacement brake source and brands
« Reply #4 on: 04 August 2008, 21:39:04 »
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Myn overheated so i got paranoid

Have got Mintex XTREME Discs & GM Police spec pads

Mintex Discs were fine had a little trouble fitting rear pads in because the discs were slightly wider but it stops very good now no noises etc

the standard brakes are very hard to overheat though

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Re: Good replacement brake source and brands
« Reply #5 on: 04 August 2008, 21:41:02 »
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 ATE - and their pads have the sensors already integrated. .....

Not even OE have brake sensors wires integrated into pads.  :-/ Wear sensors are clipped to the anti-rattle spring.
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Re: Good replacement brake source and brands
« Reply #6 on: 05 August 2008, 09:43:04 »
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Myn overheated so i got paranoid

Have got Mintex XTREME Discs & GM Police spec pads

Mintex Discs were fine had a little trouble fitting rear pads in because the discs were slightly wider but it stops very good now no noises etc

the standard brakes are very hard to overheat though

::)

 >:( >:(

Ohhh no they aint  ::) - Are they Jaime?
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Re: Good replacement brake source and brands
« Reply #7 on: 05 August 2008, 10:12:20 »
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Not even OE have brake sensors wires integrated into pads.  :-/ Wear sensors are clipped to the anti-rattle spring.


Ahhh... the man from Eurocarparts speak with forked tongue  >:(

Dazzler... TC - I needs to get me one of those!
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Re: Good replacement brake source and brands
« Reply #8 on: 05 August 2008, 13:43:48 »
i fitted mintex discs and pads to the front mine ,no problems so far take a bit of bedding in at 1st mine cost £60 trade from southern motor components and im a bit of a lead foot larry when it comes to braking ;D ;D have to stop thinking miggy is a 44 tonne truck  :)
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Re: Good replacement brake source and brands
« Reply #9 on: 05 August 2008, 13:46:30 »
the genuine pads are very good value on TC,  and the disks+pads package is pretty good.  
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Re: Good replacement brake source and brands
« Reply #10 on: 05 August 2008, 13:55:03 »
Ive now got a slight wobble when breaking lightly from my genuine disks and pads, after a spirited drive to Nottingham a couple of weeks ago ::)
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Re: Good replacement brake source and brands
« Reply #11 on: 05 August 2008, 18:37:09 »
So what do people reckon is better then?????
Mintex or GM???????
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Re: Good replacement brake source and brands
« Reply #12 on: 05 August 2008, 18:38:27 »
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Re: Good replacement brake source and brands
« Reply #13 on: 05 August 2008, 18:43:46 »
i've got a full set of mintex discs and pads sat ere waiting to be fitted. just waiting for a nice day to do it.  ::) ::) ::)
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Re: Good replacement brake source and brands
« Reply #14 on: 05 August 2008, 18:44:57 »
Ive still gone for the GM ones. I had new Mintex disc and pads on the previous Elite and they didn't feel as good as the genuine ones.
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