Fake brake discs i don't even...mintex

The Running Man · 26 Sep 2020 at 09:58

So how does one go about spotting fake brake discs these days? Was looking for some new discs for my bmw and I can't even work out what's genuine and what isn't.

Someone needs to shut these fakes down, could actually result in deaths on the road...

Daaaavvveee · 26 Sep 2020 at 09:59

Just buy them from a decent supplier?

Nasher · 26 Sep 2020 at 11:43

You fly in to a house and die.

If it's ebay make sure it's a trusted seller and check the item location. Many will say "UK seller", but the item location is China with a long delivery time :rolleyes:

Temujin · 26 Sep 2020 at 14:18

Buy from a reputable source, don't think you're going to top name brake discs for 30p, etc.
Dependent on the car you might be able to get some from Godspeed or similar.

The Running Man · 27 Sep 2020 at 12:07

Found some EBC rear discs being sold by demontweaksoutlet for £40 quid on ebay so just picked them up.

Pads next..

Nasher · 27 Sep 2020 at 12:30

EBC disks are a lot better than their pads :/

The Running Man · 27 Sep 2020 at 16:22

Nasher said:
EBC disks are a lot better than their pads :/

Oh I see , shame its such a minefield out there with pagid, and mintex all being run as brands by 1 company now...

And the number of fakes out there its just maddness.

a1ex2001 · 27 Sep 2020 at 18:19

The Running Man said:
Oh I see , shame its such a minefield out there with pagid, and mintex all being run as brands by 1 company now...

And the number of fakes out there its just maddness.

50% of stuff in general on eBay seems to be obvious cheap Chinese fakes and eBay clearly has no interest in fixing it.

The Running Man · 27 Sep 2020 at 19:05

a1ex2001 said:
50% of stuff in general on eBay seems to be obvious cheap Chinese fakes and eBay clearly has no interest in fixing it.

More like 80%. Ebay earn commission if its fake or nit

Smokey26 · 27 Sep 2020 at 19:20

Always buy OEM discs, always. Quality is miles better.

robj20 · 27 Sep 2020 at 19:48

Smokey26 said:
Always buy OEM discs, always. Quality is miles better.

Not true at all.

mattyprice4004 · 27 Sep 2020 at 20:22

Smokey26 said:
Always buy OEM discs, always. Quality is miles better.

Not always possible, and not always true

I work in autoparts from design to wholesaling - some OEM stuff is tat

Terminal_Boy · 27 Sep 2020 at 20:23

robj20 said:
Not true at all.

Can’t talk for car break pads as I’ve not owned a performance car, but EBC pads were a huge improvement over OEM ones on the sports bikes I owned.

adam cool dude · 27 Sep 2020 at 20:52

A lot of the EBC negativity comes from years ago when they were really not that great. I have EBC discs with Greenstuff on my little Suzuki and they are great.

robj20 · 27 Sep 2020 at 23:41

adam cool dude said:
A lot of the EBC negativity comes from years ago when they were really not that great. I have EBC discs with Greenstuff on my little Suzuki and they are great.

To be fair I have yellow stuff pads at the minute and though they squeel at light pressure there like throwing an anchor out at medium to high pressure.
Got MTEC disks and they're good as well.

Joe T · 28 Sep 2020 at 07:46

adam cool dude said:
A lot of the EBC negativity comes from years ago when they were really not that great. I have EBC discs with Greenstuff on my little Suzuki and they are great.

And a lot of it on this forum comes from Nasher....

adam cool dude · 28 Sep 2020 at 09:36

Joe T said:
And a lot of it on this forum comes from Nasher....

EBC were pretty poor around 10-15 years ago but have improved a lot in recent years. I have a selection of MTEC,EBC and Pagid discs on my car and cannot fault the EBC's.

Nasher · 28 Sep 2020 at 09:43

Smokey26 said:
Always buy OEM discs, always. Quality is miles better.

Depends what the OEM is. If its AP racing or something then yea its probably better

r22snapper · 28 Sep 2020 at 12:42

robj20 said:
To be fair I have yellow stuff pads at the minute and though they squeel at light pressure there like throwing an anchor out at medium to high pressure.
Got MTEC disks and they're good as well.

My Yellowstuff used to do that on my old 350Z when first fitted. A track day cured that problem and they were silent from then on.

The Running Man · 29 Sep 2020 at 11:03

Real discs delivered £40 from demontweaks ebay outlet