chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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was driving home the other nite and heard what sounded to be scraping near my front left wheel, it seems to be summin to do wiv the brakes coz wen i press down on the brake its a constant scraping.. its fine wen you first start driving untill you press the brake and then it starts.
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Mo
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Registered: 29th Jan 03
Location: Bolton, Drives Q3 S-line +
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brake pads gone????
does it happen all the time?
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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This is the little clips they put on the Corsa C brake pads, they make this niose to alert you that the pads are going. This is definately your problem
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Graham
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Registered: 12th Oct 03
Location: Lincoln.
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i had a similar problem, the guy i bought it off sed it were brake dust they gathered they but i took it to vaux and they sed a small part had broken off and hence the scraping but mine was constant on and on
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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well its like wen the wheel turns it will scrape in one place so you can hear how many times the wheel is going round, but if you put your foot on the brake it will do it constantly, till yuou lift back off.
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dannycorsa c
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Registered: 8th Mar 03
Location: manchester (astley/tyldesley)
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yes s red sxi said its the small little clips on the calipers/pads to alert u that ur pads are going! just getsum new pads
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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which ones would you reccomend?
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dannycorsa c
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Registered: 8th Mar 03
Location: manchester (astley/tyldesley)
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any! i had mine replaced by vaux then theyddnt last very long like the first set!so i bough my own from genral traffic and had a mate fit them and they lasted ages.if u want uprated 1s go for sumat like green stuff!
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chris_uk
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ok. what size do i need to get? ive no idea about brake pads
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dannycorsa c
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Registered: 8th Mar 03
Location: manchester (astley/tyldesley)
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just tell them the model ov ur car and they will sort u out! only cost bout £15 for all 4 at genral traffic
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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go to vauxhall and ask for some pads for your car, they are the best ones to get.
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dannycorsa c
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Registered: 8th Mar 03
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they are shit! they didnt last 2mins on my car but the 1s from GT lasted miles longer and i drove the car the same way each time!
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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with your wheels i sugesst ebc pads less dust to mess your wheels up
i hardly get any dust at all
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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Vauxhall pads are very shite on the corsa C, it takes the piss. My Dad is a driving instructor and we just get halfords pads, they last longer and are alot cheaper. Chris you could get some EBC greenstuff pads for your car, i am gonna get some for mine soon, they brake better and give off hardly any dust
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Ned
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Registered: 1st Sep 01
Location: Dudley, West Midlands
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just get some proper brakes 
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Scotty_B
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Registered: 11th Jun 03
Location: East Kilbride
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Greenstuff pads are meant to be used the uprated discs as they are harder and wear the standard discs down quicker.
I was thinking about getting Grooved Black Diamond discs and Greenstuff pads. £175 from PVD.
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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I sell all of the above ^^^ Personally i'd get EBC pads, then when ur discs wear out get better discs, the discs aint gonna wear quick tho
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Ryan L
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Registered: 4th Mar 03
Location: Essex
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just remember to change both sets of brake pads on each wheel even if the brake pads on the right wheel ain't worn as much you still need to change them
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Martin_C
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Registered: 27th Jun 03
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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the greenstuffs are crap, wear out really quick and the brake dust is terrible, stick to oe pads!
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corsa-sxi
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Registered: 11th Jul 03
Location: Kingston upon Hull
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bah, some say greenstuffs are good some say they are crap, any1 got a proper answer lol, im wanting some soon on a 1.2
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Martin_C
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Registered: 27th Jun 03
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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i have a 1.2 sxi, tried them and can honestly i was dissapointed, lucas pads are more than half the price and last alot longer, green stuffs were great for a month then went orrible, lost alot of bite, lucas/vx stays constant and lasts alot longer, brake dust on greenstuffs was bad too.
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Ned
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Registered: 1st Sep 01
Location: Dudley, West Midlands
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Try G-force pads from ffwd  Also Mintex are very good
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