Spec me some brake pads

[TW]Fox;10448683 said:
Why would I want to do that? They cost £11 million and dump 500kg of dust on my alloys every mile.
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You only need pads correct? and you save abit of money as well if you can fix them yourself?
Gotta spend money either way for what you want.
 
Don't go for DS2500s if you never get them warmed up. I found them merely average when cold, but truly awesome when they have some heat in them.
 
Fox, I got greenstuff's fitted to my car about 2 months ago, they are definitely good pads performance-wise but I don't think any better than the standard BMW ones that were on before. They are a bit noisier but only when pushed hard - it's more of a hum or a groan and actually sounds quite nice, it's definitely not a squeal :) *edit - they're only audible after 2-3 seconds of braking, and when braking reasonably hard at that.
There is definitely less brake dust, and it doesn't completely plaster over the whole wheel like the old pads (i.e. doesn't really cover my spokes, only gathers noticeably on the outer rim), but it's still very much there and it's not the massive difference that some people had convinced me of.
I think the yellow pads are the next step up? I've read in a few places that they should be considered in the large car/200bhp+ car segment. Which our cars just about enter into :)
 
[TW]Fox;10446503 said:
Dust off the standard pads is insane though, lots of dust + cold winter + polished dish = fail
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Do you wax your wheels mate?

I found with my e38, after waxing the alloys,to remove the inevitable OEM brake pad dust, a quick blast of the hose @ work was all that was required & they came up like new. :)

As for the pads, Mintex were great (especially on short trips) on my old Escort RS Turbo and they didn't give the wheels that Coal miner look..... :D
 
Richard_16v said:
I had some Red Stuff, brilliant once warm but I did notice when cold they were rubbish, ended up changing them after a couple of months :o
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The Red Stuff is designed to require warming up prior to serious use, which is why sane people opt for the Green ones ,which don't. ;)
 
Ive just bought some Tar-Ox strada pads for my T4, fitting them today. I'll let you know what they are like after the weekend, they are supposed to be low dust too.
 
5tephen said:
Fox, I got greenstuff's fitted to my car about 2 months ago, they are definitely good pads performance-wise but I don't think any better than the standard BMW ones that were on before. They are a bit noisier but only when pushed hard - it's more of a hum or a groan and actually sounds quite nice, it's definitely not a squeal :) *edit - they're only audible after 2-3 seconds of braking, and when braking reasonably hard at that.
There is definitely less brake dust, and it doesn't completely plaster over the whole wheel like the old pads (i.e. doesn't really cover my spokes, only gathers noticeably on the outer rim), but it's still very much there and it's not the massive difference that some people had convinced me of.
I think the yellow pads are the next step up? I've read in a few places that they should be considered in the large car/200bhp+ car segment. Which our cars just about enter into :)
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I've got green stuffs on mine, people **** them off but i'd say that they are marginally better than stock on initial bite but they do not fade. Great pads from cold.

They do squeal even with shims and a generous application of copper grease, however i'm blaming this on the grooved discs at the moment - if only to be ignorant.

R124/LA420 said:
Do you wax your wheels mate?

I found with my e38, after waxing the alloys,to remove the inevitable OEM brake pad dust, a quick blast of the hose @ work was all that was required & they came up like new. :)
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I used the autoglym spray wheel protector thingamywotsit. Very easy to apply and brake dust comes off very easily. Recommended.

Fox is just a big tart who can't be bothered to clean his car :p;)
 
My wheels are completely waxed with Collinite 476S. Cleaning them involves simply wiping them down.

I dont want to have to do this every single day though :p
 
[TW]Fox;10453691 said:
My wheels are completely waxed with Collinite 476S. Cleaning them involves simply wiping them down.

I dont want to have to do this every single day though :p
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I have an idea, try to drive smoothly, that way you wont need to use the brakes as much and therefore, less dust, win.
 
It really depends on how you drive. If you dab the brakes now and again, and occasionally do an emergency stop, OEM or similar eg. Mintex will be fine. There's not much difference between OEM and more expensive pads, if you're just doing one emergency stop for example. For fast road use though involving constant braking with the pads getting hot, Ferodo DS2500 can't be beaten in my view. They're pricey but are exceptional pads. Lightyears ahead of EBC in terms of fade, operating at high temperatures, bite and last much longer too. But you have to bed them in PROPERLY (they come with detailed instructions as to how to bed them in - you have to do several almost 'emergency' stops). They do produce some dust though (which pads don't?) but I'd rather have high performance - read life saving pads - and put up with cleaning my wheels every now and again, rather than clean wheels and pads that have completely faded after a couple of hard stops.
 
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