MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: RoMocop on December 30, 2011, 04:36:57 pm

Title: Which rear brake pads from euro car parts?
Post by: RoMocop on December 30, 2011, 04:36:57 pm

My rear brakes need changing. Had a look on euro car parts and they have the following rear pads

ATE £36.60
Pagid £34.74
Eicher £18.90

Which are the best ones to go for or do they all perform more or less the same? Which ones do vw use?

Thanks for any advice.  :happy2:

Title: Re: Which rear brake pads from euro car parts?
Post by: Beddie on December 30, 2011, 07:24:45 pm

ATE or the Pagid ones will be fine mate, both are OE equivalents and brands that VW use for OE parts  :happy2:

Title: Re: Which rear brake pads from euro car parts?
Post by: the bruce on December 30, 2011, 07:36:05 pm

Quote from: Beddie on December 30, 2011, 07:24:45 pm

ATE or the Pagid ones will be fine mate, both are OE equivalents and brands that VW use for OE parts  :happy2:

 :happy2: :happy2: :happy2:


Ate also makes the GTI front calipers and Pagid do the finest race pads also.
Never heard of a company called 'Eicher' though.


ps:
if you want to change them on your own don't forget the rear calipers need
a tool that turns the piston while pressing it back in.

Title: Re: Which rear brake pads from euro car parts?
Post by: Phil Miller on December 30, 2011, 08:09:43 pm

pagid all day long, the 'other' cheaper set can give brake sqeual

Title: Re: Which rear brake pads from euro car parts?
Post by: jameelno1 on December 30, 2011, 08:34:19 pm

i use mintex seem fine and no squeal 

Title: Re: Which rear brake pads from euro car parts?
Post by: RoMocop on December 30, 2011, 09:30:39 pm

Thanks for the replies. I have never heard of eicher either so will go for one of the other two.  :happy2: