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Need to replace my front brake pads and I'm thinking of getting some fairly decent ones, as someone told me it can make a big difference.

Any recommendations on which brand to go for? ATE and Pagid are meant to be pretty good aren't they? Would like to keep the standard calipers and vented discs I currently have.

Cheers chaps.

Pagid fast road pads are really good imo

Winston wrote:Pagid fast road pads are really good imo

very very good, but can be hard to get hold of.

avoid ebc (particularly greenstuff) pads. they overheat way too easily, then the pad either glazes (reducing braking effort) or just crumbles.

These?

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Volks ... 561&000036

that's their standard ones, not the fast road ones

That's what I have on my Storm, decent and no problems.
Just remember these are 1980's brakes!

ianaudia4 wrote:Just remember these are 1980's brakes!

with pagid fast road pads on my mk2, with no other changes other than setting it up right and braided hoses, it would out-stop most modern stuff ;)

Yeah I went for the standard ones - phoned up Pagid and they didn't seem to do the fast road ones or be able to tell me anything about them...

I'm sure these will be an improvement on the 0.5mm of brake pad I have currently.

Joe87 wrote:phoned up Pagid and they didn't seem to do the fast road ones

boo hiss! would explain why they're so hard to get hold of now

You'll find that Mintex M1144 better than probably any pad in their price range.

What he said ^^ I run M1144s on the track car. Good pads. Work well from cold so they're fine on a road car.