Brake Discs & Pads Question

[Teasy]

Anyone fitted Mintex brake discs & pads front & rear ?
Reason I'm asking is I've seen them and I do fancy a bit of Mintex

 

[virdi]

I tried Mintex Pads on my LCR and they were rubbish.

Buy original or Ferredo DS2500's. These are the best all rounders.

Not the cheapest - But when you slam the brakes at high speed - You really do need the car to stop

 

[Ruddmeister]

I do fancy a bit of Mintex

Bad reputation on LCR's particularly after track days (do a little search for the full facts)

what virdi said on the Ferrodo pads - very good compromise cost vs performance

 

[MATTCR]

Unless you're ragging around a track, on and off the brakes all the time surely Mintex are up to the job on any car?

Ive had them on my past cars and been fine.... but then again, im no brake pad expert...

 

[virdi]

Unless you're ragging around a track, on and off the brakes all the time surely Mintex are up to the job on any car?

Ive had them on my past cars and been fine.... but then again, im no brake pad expert...

LCR is not 'any' car

....but trust me - I have tried and tested these. Just not worth buying cheap parts when you drive a performance car.

 

[Ruddmeister]

Unless you're ragging around a track, on and off the brakes all the time surely Mintex are up to the job on any car?

Ive had them on my past cars and been fine.... but then again, im no brake pad expert...

The LCR is heavy car and the mintex don't seem up to the job

but it's your money

 

[Dyscontinued]

See as cars get faster in general I start to think maybe the LCR is almost, any car and not the mad performance beast we sometimes think.

But then I get in and have a drive and think maybe the mountains of stats I read in reviews of new cars aren't felt the same as in the LCR.

 

[JamJay]

The OP doesn't have an LCR or maybe not even a remapped FR so perhaps what I am going to say won't be relevant but there's one thing I know for certain, I would never have cheap brakes in a remapped car or anything less than what the manufacturer installed as standard.

There's one rule that covers every car though, when it comes to brakes/saving yours or anyone elses life, you can't cut corners...just the same as tyres!

 

[Dyscontinued]

The OP doesn't have an LCR or maybe not even a remapped FR so perhaps what I am going to say won't be relevant but there's one thing I know for certain, I would never have cheap brakes in a remapped car or anything less than what the manufacturer installed as standard.

There's one rule that covers every car though, when it comes to brakes/saving yours or anyone elses life, you can't cut corners...just the same as tyres!

I agree completely.

 

[DannyC87]

I tried Mintex pads on my LCR. One disintegrated (explosive style) under hard braking.. Lesson learnt.

 

[virdi]

As the Guru (Badger Bill) always states:

BUY CHEAP = BUY TWICE.!

 

[Teasy]

EBC discs & pads on order, remapped by Falcon Performance of Middlesbrough today

 

[blue51]

how's it boosting now mate after the remap?

b4 n after bhp?

you done ne thing else?

 

[Teasy]

Before was 174 and after is 210 bhp......& I always thought I had the standard 180 before, suppose it's like a bike being a 748 but they call it 750 cc
Nothing alse for performance only the usual "trinkets".....skoda rear wiper, smoked side repeaters, front splitter oh & a forge 007dv. When I took it they did say how good nick it was in for a '04. Got a new fuel filter fitted too while they were at it as I couldnt be ar*ed !!

You any extra's fitted ?