what brake pads should i buy for my LCR 210

[BASH29]

hi all

yes its me again, you may have across quite a few of my threads.

well this one is to get advice on front brake pads

up untill i brought my cupra, i used to brake quite aggressively, but now with these brembo's its a different story.

the pads are on the way out and i dont know what to buy.

my local garage has reccomended mintex, i have a budget of about £40-£70

can anyone make any reccomendations please

cheers

bash

 

[D.K]

Save a bit more money and get the Ferrodo DS2500, they are about £120 but they are by far the best.
Whatever you do DNT get EBC Red's

 

[BASH29]

wow, thats pretty expensive, i guess there one of the top pads out there,

anyone got any more recommendations with a lower price tag??? budget is stuffed at the minute, but will keep the ferrodo's in mind

thanks

bash

 

[cap r 225]

definatly save the extra and get the Ferodo DS2500's

 

[godber225r]

I use the brembo ones but there expensive at £130 which is the average price for brake pads for these cars.

Search on ebay i saw some apec front pads on there for about £40 and they were for the brembo calipers. they wont be any good but within your budget.

 

[cap r 225]

why do you go for the more expensive brembo's Godber when the cheaper Ferodo's are more superior?

 

[godber225r]

I dont know?? i find the brembos very very good and have stuck with them and never changed. I never used the ferrodos but i might have a go one day. Do they have the wear indicators on? i have been told they dont which is probably why i dont use them??

 

[cap r 225]

The brembo's are a very good pad mate, I only went for the Ferodo's because they were cheaper initially. I'm glad i did though as they are alot better when they get hot, where the brembo's will begin to fade away!
They don't have the ware indicator on them mate but you know they're knackerd when you get sparks poping up next to your wing mirrors

In all seriousness though you can just look through your alloys to see how much meterial is left on the pad. The standard indicators are prone to fail anyway

 

[Ruddmeister]

tried 3 or 4 makes and Ferrodo ds2500's are the pick of them. Try cheap alternatives if you have death wish. Disks are the weak link of the setup and some half decent fluid helps too.

 

[cap r 225]

I thought the standard brembo discs were supposes to be very good

 

[BASH29]

after all that i think i might just save that bit extra cash...lol

ferrodo's it is then