tdi cupra brake pads

[flegz16]

iv just bought a tdi cupra and having gone round the car when i bought it, i noticed the front brake pads were running a little low. so im after a good set of pads but not too pricey, so has anyone got any recomendations?

cheers

 

[air121005]

people will say DS2500's (££££..)...... however i found out that Mintex are considered to be rather good and i have found them to be really good.... and a lot cheaper

 

[R1ch85]

My Ferodo's were about £100 for a front set. I don't know if that's overly expensive or not as I never considered anything else!

 

[Damoegan]

DS2500's

 

[techathy]

Mintex M1144 or Ferodo DS pads if you want very good low temp response i.e. when stone cold at -2C ambient or DS2500 if you're hard on your brakes & don't mind the pads being a little unresponsive when really cold with better feel when hot. I very much doubt you'd be unhappy with any of those 3 though.

 

[Damoegan]

I dont have any problems with my DS2500's being unresponsive when cold.

Cold or hot the respont exactly the same.

 

[Conway!]

i've got ebc green stuuf pads and they work a treat

 

[techathy]

The experience I've had with DS2500 is that until they've had a few light dabs on the brakes from cold with ambient temps around 3C or lower they don't quite have the initial bite & feel slightly wooden compared to when they've warm up a little bit. It may be the levels of servo assistance used on VAG cars, I find VAG brakes feel over assisted, doesn't present this effect due to them lacking the initial progression I'm used to.

 

[OllieS]

DS2500's

I just got some aswell as new discs and pads all round. Got them from Badger Bill on here - total legend. Check him out.

Regards

 

[flegz16]

i've got ebc green stuuf pads and they work a treat

which ones are for my car mate? (cupra 1.9tdi front pads) http://www.ebcbrakeshop.co.uk/_c34136_34227_34308_34346~252~200.htm

also, if anyone has got any links to the pads for my car, it would be great

cheers

 

[cupra.al]

when i need brake pads i will get ds2500 pads as ive heard nothing but praise on the forum for these pads with the cupra brake setup. apparntly stopping really well and not so dusty making them an all round winner for me as you cant really put a price tag on somthing that will save your life no point in being cheap when it comes to brakes.

 

[Damoegan]

The braking power of my setup is just simply awsome

 

[cupra.al]

i remember when i first got my car i over anticipated a car pulling out on me think i would have gone through the windscreen if it wasnt for my seat belt lol.
what discs do you have again damien?
with your sintered discs do you find they make a whisping sound when in motion?
as a friend of mine had sintered discs and they made a whisping sound kind of put me off a bit.

 

[Damoegan]

Drilled and grooved discs front and rear, Alex.

Only noise I get from my brakes is a brrrrrrr from the grooves when I apply the brakes

 

[techathy]

Have you tried plain face/Group N or low slot count discs Damoegan? I just ask as on the Panda I use plain faced discs then machine in 3 slots per side of the disc to give the best compromise of gas dispersion, deglazing & effective swept disc/pad surface area. DO NOT just randomly do this, I spent a fair amount of time having discussions with technical advisers about this before a disc went near a milling machine.

 

[Damoegan]

No mate, I aint tryed them.

 

[flegz16]

The braking power of my setup is just simply awsome

you got the link to where you got your set up mate?

 

[air121005]

Drilled and grooved discs front and rear, Alex.

Only noise I get from my brakes is a brrrrrrr from the grooves when I apply the brakes

Which brand of discs do you use?
where do you get them from?

 

[Damoegan]

Which brand of discs do you use?
where do you get them from?

From egay mate clicky.

 

[flegz16]

so they are the disc you have got right and then all i need is some pads, then im raring too go?or stop in this case