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Title: Anyone use mintex
Post by: nadlad on October 16, 2012, 12:39:40 pm: anyone yse this stuff seems like a gof price for the front and rears or shall i go pagid all round

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-Golf-Mk-5-2-0GTi-Mintex-Front-And-Rear-Brake-Discs-And-Pads-2004-On-/260880927790?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cbdb70c2e
Title: Re: Anyone use mintex
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on October 16, 2012, 01:12:03 pm: I have got mintex pads on the rear, Not had a problem with them.
Title: Re: Anyone use mintex
Post by: oliver73 on October 16, 2012, 03:10:54 pm: I've got mintex pads with m-tec disks all round, no complaints so far! :)
Title: Re: Anyone use mintex
Post by: Daffy on October 16, 2012, 05:04:39 pm: Quote from: oliver73 on October 16, 2012, 03:10:54 pm
I've got mintex pads with m-tec disks all round, no complaints so far! :)

I assume they are no worse than original but are they much better? Although for that money its worth a punt.
Will they fit my 170 GT, I have 312 up front but are the calipers the same all round as GTi?
Title: Re: Anyone use mintex
Post by: sub39h on October 16, 2012, 05:12:27 pm: Mintex is the same company as Pagid and Textar I believe, and Textar supply Porsche's OE pads. So if we can infer by this that they'll be OE quality then that seems like a good price to me
Title: Re: Re: Anyone use mintex
Post by: nadlad on October 16, 2012, 06:34:42 pm: Went for pagids from ecp 171 all in

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Title: Re: Anyone use mintex
Post by: PDT on October 16, 2012, 06:56:36 pm: One thing to remember with brands of brake pads is that they often have various different manufacturing processes for different spec pads.

For example the Pagid OE that ECP will sell you are :sick: but the pagid RS29 pads that I use are unbelievably good. Same goes for Mintex.

For original quality pads I like Bosch or brembo stuff.
Title: Re: Anyone use mintex
Post by: mcr on October 22, 2012, 11:31:44 pm: Mintex on all 4 for me, working okay under normal conditions, but not so good for mountain driving :)
Title: Re: Anyone use mintex
Post by: nadlad on October 23, 2012, 01:35:08 am: picked up soem r32 fronts and rear for 350 bit of a bargain anyone recommend any cheap pads and discs for normal road use
Title: Re: Anyone use mintex
Post by: Janner_Sy on October 23, 2012, 07:56:24 am: Ive used Mintex M1144 pads before and they were just as good as the Ferrodo DS2500 pads.

I cant see any form of pad reference to the mintex pads in your link though, so god only knows what pad it is id presume its not the M1144 or they would have said so in the advert.