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broster

posted on 19th Mar 04 at 08:16

dont know why it posted three times, im using my phone so it prob went pete tong! i never used my v6 set up with standard discs and pads, i use black diamond drilled and grooved discs and greenstuff pads. work very well, never faded on me yet! looks nice too. haha. id recomend it to anyone


Dave

posted on 18th Mar 04 at 23:21

I'm gonna see if Mintex do pads for my Wilwood calipers, I've got track pads that came with the kit (bought private) and they are crap from cold.

As mentioned Greenstuff say they are low dust but I'd say the Mintex were a better pad.


AdiSRI

posted on 18th Mar 04 at 23:14

Hmm well i wudnt mind better performance from the pads, but want less dust aswell.


Joff

posted on 18th Mar 04 at 23:12

I found the Mintex pads would cover my wheels in black dust every 50 miles!!

They gripped well though.


Dave

posted on 18th Mar 04 at 23:11

Mintex 1144 pads come highly recommended in general. I'd guess they would be available for v6 calipers.


TOMAS

posted on 18th Mar 04 at 22:58

Your not that lazy if you can post three times LOL

How much did they set you back, I saw somewhere doing them for like £75:! Do they have better cold bite than standard GM? As of yet I cant get mine to fade so im not changing pads just because of dust...


broster

posted on 18th Mar 04 at 22:53

i have ebc greenstuff pads on my v6 breaks. they are wicked. work well and next to no dust off them. which s good as im a lazy boy


broster

posted on 18th Mar 04 at 22:51

i have ebc greenstuff pads on my v6 breaks. they are wicked. work well and next to no dust off them. which s good as im a lazy boy


broster

posted on 18th Mar 04 at 22:49

i have ebc greenstuff pads on my v6 breaks. they are wicked. work well and next to no dust off them. which s good as im a lazy boy


Dinokid

posted on 18th Mar 04 at 22:23

I've got green stuff pads and they make nearly no dust at all and work from cold. Get them imo


TOMAS

posted on 18th Mar 04 at 22:10

Mee too! LOL, its calming down though as they are bedding in - first week my wheels actually turned black LOL. Yeah you need Veccy V6 pads, Greenstuff are nenowned for reducing dust but they are also claimed not to be as good as most other brands for performance. Hardly suprising the amount of dust when you look at the surface area of the pads compaired with the 2.0 ATE pads - still amazing brakes. I had to stop hard from 100mph the other night and they didnt even get near to fading :D


Mav 3000

posted on 18th Mar 04 at 21:44

I have loads of brake dust too - its really annoying!


AdiSRI

posted on 18th Mar 04 at 20:45

quote:
Originally posted by Joff
Why not ask V-Tuning?? :rolleyes:



That would be too simple.

They are V6 calipers, but they are also identical in model number and look to the calipers on my dads Mk4 Astra GSi Turbo, so do these use the same V6 brakes??


Joff

posted on 18th Mar 04 at 20:17

Why not ask V-Tuning?? :rolleyes:

If they're V6 calipers, then you'll need V6 brake pads.


AdamF

posted on 18th Mar 04 at 19:40

i always liked the gm ones never gave me any dust probs. i have heard that those greenstuff pads dont give odff much dust but my mate had them and wasnt impressed with the quality, ( didnt wqork when cold)


AdiSRI

posted on 18th Mar 04 at 19:28

i got the Plain V6 284 kit from V-tuning and have been using the standard GM pads that it came with.



However the amount of brake dust being created is huge, i need to wash then twice a week!

Do i just get pads as listed for a vectra 2.5V6??
Can anyone reccomend a good brand Pagid, Mintex, EBC Greenstuff???