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Offline TheBALDpuma

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Which brake pads and discs?
« on: December 06, 2024, 12:34:14 pm »
I have a habit of warping front discs, and attribute it to spirited driving on less than perfect discs, so I'm going to swap mine out for a decent set of discs and pads.

I had seen a pair of Brembo discs on parts in motion for just under £100 but they only have the offer 345mm ones now, or £200 for a pair of drilled ones which is overkill. So I've been looking at other brands, any recommendations?

EBC ones aren't too pricey either, worth the money?


Offline coolhandluke

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Re: Which brake pads and discs?
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2024, 02:12:19 pm »
Just put a set of Pagid Discs and pads on my MK7.5 and have no complaints. Got them from Power Brakes. I'm sure they'll do MK5 ones too.
« Last Edit: December 07, 2024, 11:40:15 am by coolhandluke »

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Re: Which brake pads and discs?
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2024, 09:59:27 pm »
Pagid are my go to brand, always great quality.

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Re: Which brake pads and discs?
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2024, 10:04:22 am »
I've got Pagid pads on the rear and I have to say I'm not loving them, they make far too much dust. I don't know what make pads are on the front but they make considerably less dust. I was actually thinking about swapping the rears for another brand even though they're not worn out just because of the mess they make. The only problem I've got is I don't know what make to go for, I would definitely use the same brand as the front if I knew what it was.
I'm open to suggestions if anyone has got any.
EBC 's marketing says all the right stuff but I done a search on the forum and it appears  people don't seem to like them.

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Re: Which brake pads and discs?
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2024, 11:37:44 am »
I've got TRW aftermarket pads on mine and they are good.

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Re: Which brake pads and discs?
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2024, 12:11:39 pm »
I had some brembo discs on the front and they warped even from my pathetic attempts at driving. Replaced the with ATE and no problems since.
The only good thing on the brembos was the black edge finish which lasted whereas on the ATE's they weren't painted to rusted pretty quickly.

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Re: Which brake pads and discs?
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2024, 07:40:05 am »
I usually get Pagid disc and pads......the discs in particular for the quality and that they are painted, so do not rust like others.

Recently though I have gone for EBC grooved and dimpled for the front and MTEC grooved and dimpled on the rear.  These had the option to also have to painted from factory and have held up well.
Mike

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S3 8L ---- Golf Mk4 GT TDI ---- Lupo GTI ----  A4 B6 Sline ---- Golf Mk5 GTI

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Re: Which brake pads and discs?
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2024, 09:56:16 pm »
I usually get Pagid disc and pads......the discs in particular for the quality and that they are painted, so do not rust like others.

Recently though I have gone for EBC grooved and dimpled for the front and MTEC grooved and dimpled on the rear.  These had the option to also have to painted from factory and have held up well.
What pads have you been using with the new discs, how are you finding them compared to the Pagid for dust.

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Re: Which brake pads and discs?
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2024, 07:25:23 am »
You will always get dust, but with my recent setup I am using Brembo pads all round.  No issues or difference in dust creation.

I have the 345mm front and 310mm rear setup
Mike

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S3 8L ---- Golf Mk4 GT TDI ---- Lupo GTI ----  A4 B6 Sline ---- Golf Mk5 GTI

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Re: Which brake pads and discs?
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2024, 05:40:19 pm »




The dirty wheel is the rear with Pagid pads. That's only after about 100 miles. After another 100 it's really dirty and the front stays far cleaner. I just find it really annoying haha. It's definitely put me off Pagid.