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VegasPhil
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19th Apr 07 at 08:15   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Is there any other brake pads I should consider? Or just get GM ones again?

Greenstuff any good?

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P1CK4D
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I think Greenstuff are more for track car's aint they? Think I heard about someone having them and they never worked how they should as they have to be warm/hot before working properly. GM ones are fine mate!
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19th Apr 07 at 08:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mintex 1144's are a good fast road pad to have.

[Edited on 19-04-2007 by Corsa E-Tec]
topshot_2k
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19th Apr 07 at 08:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
greenstuff are shit, get mintex
AK
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19th Apr 07 at 08:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
greenstuff are utter pants.

Mintex 1144 for mild fast road

Mintex 1155
Pagid RS 421
Ferrodo ds2500

for fast raod

or DS3000 if you want them really good you'll need new discs to cope too though
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19th Apr 07 at 08:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
best I have used are either mintex 1144 or ferodo ds2500

using the ds2500 at the moment, not a good initial bite but once they warm up a bit they are great. when I had the 2 litre brake setup I used Brembo max discs and the 1144 pads, very very good combination.
VegasPhil
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19th Apr 07 at 08:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got anything is stock Dave? How much?

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Dave A
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19th Apr 07 at 08:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
got some ferodo stuff in, only came in yesterday, not sure whats there. feel free to ring me after 11am and I will see what I have and get a price.
VegasPhil
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19th Apr 07 at 08:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeh, decent pads will help out really.

Goodridge Hoses, Red Dot Discs and decent pads should help to slow me down!

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RKS
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19th Apr 07 at 11:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've got Greenstuff in mine and dont have a problem with them, havent tried any others so can't compare them,
Novaneil
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Anyone got any opinions on these Mintex Extreme's that have been recently brought out???
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not used the extremes myself but have heared that they are very good for road use.
VegasPhil
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19th Apr 07 at 21:20   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Seen the mintex pads for about £20 on ebay, or Xtreme for about £40.

What shall I order

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AK
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19th Apr 07 at 21:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
20 is very cheap for 1144
VegasPhil
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19th Apr 07 at 21:26   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MDB1889X-MINTEX-XTREME-BRAKE-PADS-ASTRA-CALIBRA-VECTRA_W0QQitemZ220104197257QQihZ012QQcategoryZ23013QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

That's the Xtreme ones.

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VegasPhil
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-CALIBRA-2-0-8V-16V-FRONT-BRAKE-PADS-MINTEX_W0QQitemZ250082872932QQihZ015QQcategoryZ10404QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

That looks like the other ones I was looking at work earlier, Not a lot of detail on item number though

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AK
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19th Apr 07 at 21:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ebay isnt always the best place to buy stuff like this.

The extreme sound like budget mintex pad. OK if you dont push the car and have to bake hard often.... i.e fade
VegasPhil
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19th Apr 07 at 21:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm just looking on there because I don't have to drive anywhere to get them.

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AK
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19th Apr 07 at 21:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes.... but there are many online sellers/mail order.
Butler
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19th Apr 07 at 21:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I had green stuff on my s1 and they were greate although ive never heard anything bad about mintex 1144's which il be going with next
Kano
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19th Apr 07 at 21:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm running red stuffs and cant fault them, good from cold and no fade so far..
Matt L
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19th Apr 07 at 22:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i dont know what im using but it begins with an L but they arent very good unless i brake really heavy to warm them up but once they are warm they are really quite good.

 
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