MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: jimmy-s3 on January 27, 2013, 07:09:17 pm
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Im looking to change the front and rear discs and pads on my Ed30.
Can anyone recommend a good quality lowish price set to replace them with?
Thanks!
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OEM from a dealer. Ask for 15% discount.
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Hmm, surely there are some better compounds than standard?
Tarox Corsa
Ferodo DS2500
Mintex m1144
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^^^Of course there are, but the OP didn't mention an upgrade. Also none of those pads are cheap.
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lol.
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new Mintex discs & pads are a steal on ebay at the minute!
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I dont mind standard dealer parts or upgraded parts if the price is right..
The Mintex ones on ebay look fairly good value/ not sure the price of OEM discs/pads from the dealers??
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new Mintex discs & pads are a steal on ebay at the minute!
Linky?
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Please ignore my 'advice' above...
Why would you ask for advice on brakes if you wanted OEM? I seem to be having problems with my intellect.
D'oh.
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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
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Yikes that is cheap, I bet a VW dealer would charge about that for front discs alone!
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I'm in this exact situation - I have a 30% code for ECP but jeeze that Mintex kit is cheap. What's the quality like?
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I need front discs and pads this week, but am undecided whether to go with the above, standard or something a bit different with the :
mTec Grooved: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Golf-GTi-Turbo-mk5-Front-Rear-Drilled-Brake-Discs-Pads-/290510276583?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3AVW|Plat_Gen%3AMK+V&hash=item43a3c307e7
Same pads it would seem, just different discs.
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I'm in this exact situation - I have a 30% code for ECP but jeeze that Mintex kit is cheap. What's the quality like?
Im always dubious about things that are too cheap! Im not sure how good Mintex are as a brand or whether the pads and discs are from the budget range of the Mintex brand.
I dont mean to sound like im teaching anyone to suck eggs but i wouldnt try and go too cheap and stuff like pads and discs (tyres are another one).
Give your local TPS depot a call and see if they have an promotions on brakes and discs. I think i got 25% off last time. Plus, the oem stuff from TPS comes with a 2 year warranty i believe..
Hope this helps
Rich
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I know everyone has different experiences, however I've used Mintex on other cars and they were fine, I wouldn't say they were an upgrade but certainly OEM quality.
That said I haven't tried them on the GTI so perhaps the standard OEM compound is better than the Mintex ones.
The devil in me wants to try the grooved discs out :evilgrin: But the sensible head just says keep it standard. I'm only Stage 1 K03 btw.
If I was stage 1 K04 I'd defo be looking for a better pad upfront at the very least.
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Does everyone just use Standard or BBK's on the GTI, seems very little discussion inbetween. :sad1:
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Rang the dealers today, the guy who i normally deal with is away for a few days so i ended up speaking to a right numpty...
Anyway, he said front discs are £63 each!! front pads were about £40ish, rear discs were aout £50ish and rear pads were about £30ish.
That to me sounds very expensive compared to the Mintex ones on Ebay?
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It's a bit of bugger that you need all the rotors and pads doing at once... otherwise you could test out some mintex pads upfront and give yourself a good idea what to expect - I'd say you wouldn't notice the difference from the standard pad.
I've bit the bullet and grabbed some mtec discs and mintex red box pads... about £65 cheaper than stock and something new to try out :smiley:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2Ft%2FVW-Golf-2-0-T-Gti-01-05-10-08-Front-MTEC-Drilled-Grooved-Brake-Discs-Mintex-Pads-%2F00%2Fs%2FNjAwWDYwMA%3D%3D%2Fz%2Fw4sAAOxy2LJRBrtT%2F%24%2528KGrHqJHJFcFD2%25291dE2WBRBrtTEbHQ%7E%7E60_12.JPG&hash=856ab417f84896e9640fbb683203f689d1c31db6)
I'm going to keep a close eye on them; be interesting if nothing else! :laugh:
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^^^
Do you know if they sell the front discs on their own as I might grab a set when I fit my NQSBBK.
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Yes mate, in 312 and 345 I think
They've sold over 30,000 products with 100% feedback :surprised: Got to be doing something right:
http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/mtec100?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
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Yes mate, in 312 and 345 I think
They've sold over 30,000 products with 100% feedback :surprised: Got to be doing something right:
http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/mtec100?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
Thanks :happy2:
Let us know what you think once fitted.
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Yes mate, in 312 and 345 I think
They've sold over 30,000 products with 100% feedback :surprised: Got to be doing something right:
http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/mtec100?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
Thanks :happy2:
Let us know what you think once fitted.
Hehe, guinea pig. Will do though, for reference I'm coming from standard disc and tarox pads.