MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: EBC Brake pads, Any Good for the GTI?
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on February 16, 2010, 11:27:40 am
Just looking into changing my brake pads, Got a price from VW for genuine pads and can get some EBC red stuff for about 10 quid more.
Are they any good?
Title: Re: EBC Brake pads, Any Good for the GTI?
Post by: MAT ED30 on February 16, 2010, 11:41:11 am
Crap crap crap I set some on fire  :surprised:
Title: Re: EBC Brake pads, Any Good for the GTI?
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on February 16, 2010, 11:58:21 am
That Bad?
How come what were the problems with them?
Am I better off goin with the VW ones?
Title: Re: EBC Brake pads, Any Good for the GTI?
Post by: robern2 on February 16, 2010, 12:13:52 pm
Mods and driving style are key factors.
An ideal road pad upgrade without any additional noise or loss of feel is the ferodo fast road pad, available from JKM.

I'm running it on my stage2+ ed30 with no problems.
Title: Re: EBC Brake pads, Any Good for the GTI?
Post by: MAT ED30 on February 16, 2010, 12:26:20 pm
Quote from: Jaywoo-GTI on February 16, 2010, 11:58:21 am
That Bad?
How come what were the problems with them?
Am I better off goin with the VW ones?

they did not stop the car at all from over 100mph at the ring  :scared: and they ended up smoking bad and when i say bad  :scared: worst thing i have ever put on a car in fact i have a used set in a box that u can have for free if you want to try em almost new yellow stuff pads if u want em paypal me some cash for the post and you can try em  :smiley:
Title: Re: EBC Brake pads, Any Good for the GTI?
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on February 16, 2010, 01:30:51 pm
PM'd
Title: Re: EBC Brake pads, Any Good for the GTI?
Post by: john_o on February 16, 2010, 01:48:02 pm
lol @ MatED30
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well broken in pads, one careful owner ...
Title: Re: EBC Brake pads, Any Good for the GTI?
Post by: tony_danza on February 16, 2010, 01:54:24 pm
The smell of fail makes the baby Jesus cry.