MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: dry664 on June 03, 2012, 07:24:04 pm

Title: OEM Disc and Pad Replacement
Post by: dry664 on June 03, 2012, 07:24:04 pm

I did try using the search function but could only find advice on brake conversions :smiley:

Just about to replace discs and pads. Was wondering if theres anything better than the oem's for roughly the same money? Thanks

Title: Re: OEM Disc and Pad Replacement
Post by: Ashley g on June 05, 2012, 06:01:01 pm

I replaced my front discs and pads with Pagid from Euro car parts. They're coping pretty well so far and alot cheaper

Title: Re: OEM Disc and Pad Replacement
Post by: PSItuning on June 07, 2012, 01:55:10 pm

these are the most popular pads right now:
http://www.psituning.com/product.php?xProd=20074 (http://www.psituning.com/product.php?xProd=20074)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psituning.com%2Fshopimages%2Fproducts%2Fnormal%2Fbrembohpsport.jpg&hash=cf93edf9092039a5f384fb101082131f6aab28ce)

Title: Re: OEM Disc and Pad Replacement
Post by: dry664 on June 07, 2012, 10:39:19 pm

Thanks for the input. Anyone had any good experience with EBC pads?

Title: Re: OEM Disc and Pad Replacement
Post by: greygti on June 09, 2012, 11:33:01 am

The only experiences  i've had with EBC have been bad one's i had green stuff pads and turbo grooved disks on a old civic vti and everytime i drove it hard there were on fire ! (brakes got new fliud and were properly bled and guess what ....still sh*t) then years later had EBC red stuff pads on a cooper s with 220 bhp and they were also rubbish ! my advise is don't bother ,go for mintex 1144 of ferodo ds 2500's

Title: Re: OEM Disc and Pad Replacement
Post by: spankydan on June 11, 2012, 07:46:43 pm

Quote from: dry664 on June 07, 2012, 10:39:19 pm

Thanks for the input. Anyone had any good experience with EBC pads?

I personally would avoid EBC pads based on the fitment of them.

What i mean is the friction material is great. But the pad backs/plates whichever you prefer to call them are moulded from an OE pad and they never fit right leading to rattle/squeak and ill fitment in the caliper.

I'm also very interested to hear what people's thoughts are reason being i'm happy enough with what i have from my ED30 and will be stopping modding at Induction and exhaust so don't think that the NSQBBK / S3 setup would be what i would need.

I have always been of the school of thought that dimpled/std disc and a performance pad - Pagid, ATE, Red Dot and braided lines would get me more bang for my buck than changing calipers etc?

Reason i say dimpled is that it allows the gas/pressure build up to disperse just as well as the grooved but kill the pads a lot less.