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Re: Pagid RS4-2s pad build up / vibration
« Reply #90 on: January 10, 2016, 02:59:38 pm »
Dude I am from Yorkshire. Clown!  :booty:

Yes but you have such a priveleged upbringing you sound like any other southerner. You live in the midlands. You are a midlander.

Hertfordshire is not the midlands... your geography is terrible. :signLOL:

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Re: Pagid RS4-2s pad build up / vibration
« Reply #91 on: January 10, 2016, 07:43:16 pm »
Might help with any understanding of why it happens:

http://automotivethinker.com/brakes-2/rotors-blank-vs-cross-drilled-vs-slotted-and-warping/

All pads can do the same thing.

Fair amount of the cause is from pootling around and not getting the pads hot enough.  Once that happens then you get the hot spots where the pad material is bonded to the disc.

Run the RS4-2 in lots of track and fast road cars without issues.  No issues on my van with them. @Bignod00 uses them daily with no issue.
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Re: Pagid RS4-2s pad build up / vibration
« Reply #92 on: January 10, 2016, 08:41:25 pm »
As mentioned above, I use these pads everyday in my car for commuting/fast road driving and I've never had any problems. I'm sorry to hear so many others have been having issues!


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Re: Pagid RS4-2s pad build up / vibration
« Reply #93 on: January 10, 2016, 08:54:44 pm »
Mine gets a twatting. Never had this issue with any other pad including OEM pads.
I always try to avoid standing on the brakes when stopped.
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Re: Pagid RS4-2s pad build up / vibration
« Reply #94 on: January 10, 2016, 08:57:50 pm »
How weird mate......!! :sad1:


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Re: Pagid RS4-2s pad build up / vibration
« Reply #95 on: January 11, 2016, 05:38:23 pm »
Finally spoke to Alex today  :star:
I've been given a price on some Pmu pads, so I'm going to go with them.
In addition, will whack new discs on and bleed the system so we are starting fresh.


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Re: Pagid RS4-2s pad build up / vibration
« Reply #96 on: January 11, 2016, 05:59:16 pm »
RS 4-2 is a "sporty" street pad good enough for some spirited driving but not on too heavy cars or for circuit racing. Pagid recommends them as a rear pad on track-day cars, along with better gripping pads on front. Had them on my car and replaced them with RS29 and later RSL1. I've had RS29 on both my Polo 6R GTI (standard brakes) and Golf GTI (Ap Racing Pro5000+ brakes). The Polo is my daily commute so I've only had few situations of hard braking from high speed. Of course, immediately after those, brake judder appeared as the brakes weren't heated up prior to those emergency brakes. Same pad on my track Golf were perfect every time. Although the braking was much harder, the pads were always heated up before each session. I don't know how much of a influence was due to the braking system itself but putting some heat into the pads before hard braking is definitely a must.
« Last Edit: May 12, 2016, 06:37:46 pm by fuscobal »
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Re: Pagid RS4-2s pad build up / vibration
« Reply #97 on: January 11, 2016, 06:25:22 pm »
Finally spoke to Alex today  :star:
I've been given a price on some Pmu pads, so I'm going to go with them.
In addition, will whack new discs on and bleed the system so we are starting fresh.

Much life left in them pagids ?

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Re: Pagid RS4-2s pad build up / vibration
« Reply #98 on: January 15, 2016, 06:45:04 pm »
I was talking to a friend about you're braking woes and he gave me this for you're reference.

Another way to fix you're brake judder is to warm up the braking first and this should stop the vibrations???

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Re: Pagid RS4-2s pad build up / vibration
« Reply #99 on: January 18, 2016, 10:28:43 am »
Finally spoke to Alex today  :star:
I've been given a price on some Pmu pads, so I'm going to go with them.
In addition, will whack new discs on and bleed the system so we are starting fresh.

Much life left in them pagids ?

Yes mate about 1/3 to 1/2 left.
They do last very well to be fair.

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Re: Pagid RS4-2s pad build up / vibration
« Reply #100 on: May 12, 2016, 06:41:01 pm »
Changed my RS29 on my daily Polo GTI after 100k km and could have kept them for another 20k. Changed the first OEM discs at 60k so There's 1 set of pads for 2 sets of discs ! Installed the second set of RS29 and this one seems to bite even harder but it's also noisier !
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