MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: ald1717 on February 07, 2022, 11:30:43 pm
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i know ebc are to be avoided and ferodo ds performance are one of the best but looking at a whole disc and brake kit that includes brembo pads, anyone used them and are they any better than standard?
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When I replaced the discs all round on mine, I fitted cross drilled Brembo Xtra discs and Brembo pads. Very pleased with the results. Pads are wearing well, good brake "feel", no "squeal" when new and they stop the car smartly. Discs look good too.
Better than OEM? Don't know, but better than worn OEM.
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I'm having brembo discs n pads all round done next week.
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I'm having brembo discs n pads all round done next week.
let me know what you think because my discs and pads are standard but pretty rough so you can give me the perfect opinion of what i should expect, like the look of the car btw looks identical to mine
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Yeah will do. Mines done 107k on original pads n discs and they look shot.. having it all replaced next Thursday so I'm hoping it stops on a penny after that ha
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I would avoid been on pads. I had some that delaminated.
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Yeah will do. Mines done 107k on original pads n discs and they look shot.. having it all replaced next Thursday so I'm hoping it stops on a penny after that ha
exactly the same mileage as well then mines on 107k
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I would avoid been on pads. I had some that delaminated.
doesnt sound good, from the reviews i have seen of brembo pads seems to be more in favour of them saying abit better than standard but not by much, but there is a few that have said not great
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Look at mintex m1144. Great pads. IMO
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If your not gonna use it for track days or racing illegally on the roads then go with brembo. We'll known brand and I only goto work in mine and occasional long journeys. I'm sire they will be good.
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I had mintex disc n pads on my audi a3 and they was sh*te imo. Was a long time ago tho lol
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If your not gonna use it for track days or racing illegally on the roads then go with brembo. We'll known brand and I only goto work in mine and occasional long journeys. I'm sire they will be good.
on the weekends in good weather i do press on in the twisties so i might wait until you test yours under hard braking, and have a look at the mintex 1s rich mentions,
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I've used Brembo discs and pads, some have been good and others have been garbage. The garbage Brembos came from ECP.
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I had mintex disc n pads on my audi a3 and they was sh*te imo. Was a long time ago tho lol
there is different compunds though, mintex do oem replacements that are only £25, the m1144 are £152, i have used the oem mintex before in a cooper s and thought they were pretty poor but no worse than oem
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I've used Brembo discs and pads, some have been good and others have been garbage. The garbage Brembos came from ECP.
im wondering if you might have got fakes, apparently lots pads can be faked and hard to tell, cant see any other reason for 1 set to be good and another to be scrap, unless th quality control is terrible
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I had mintex disc n pads on my audi a3 and they was sh*te imo. Was a long time ago tho lol
there is different compunds though, mintex do oem replacements that are only £25, the m1144 are £152, i have used the oem mintex before in a cooper s and thought they were pretty poor but no worse than oem
Yeah they wasn't expensive. Probably rubbish that I bought tbf
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I've used Brembo discs and pads, some have been good and others have been garbage. The garbage Brembos came from ECP.
im wondering if you might have got fakes, apparently lots pads can be faked and hard to tell, cant see any other reason for 1 set to be good and another to be scrap, unless th quality control is terrible
I don't know if there's any truth to it but I've read/heard that ECP bought the licencing rights for Brembo and so they can badge up what they want as Brembo?
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that would be deeply concerning, think i will splash out on the m1144 to put my mind at ease
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that would be deeply concerning, think i will splash out on the m1144 to put my mind at ease
I have no idea if it's true, I should imagine if there is any truth to it they'd have to meet certain standards. If you plan on buying them from somewhere other than ECP you'll be fine anyway.
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I've used Brembo discs and pads, some have been good and others have been garbage. The garbage Brembos came from ECP.
Yup. People get hung up on brand names but Brembo also make cheap crap for the aftermarket, which is worse than OEM stuff.
If people want like for like OEM replacements, I always recommend dealer or ATE brand from ECP. Both are better than the cheap Brembo tat.
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I came to the conclusion years ago that the best standard brake pads always came from the dealer. A number of times I have put in factory pads and been surprised by how good the blend of bite / dust / noise is.
Not because they are ever track pads, or even particularly fast road pads, but because they are brilliant for average road driving. I'm sure I have tried many of the standard offerings (Pagid, Ate, Ferodo, Jurid, Textar) and many of the more performance offerings (Pagid RS series, Ferodo DS, EBC, Project Mu, Carbotech) too.
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Ditto. VW's own Clubsport S pads and discs are phenomenal.....and cheaper than the equivalent spec in the aftermarket. The reason I go with ATE from ECP is because that is who makes the calipers and pads for VW, and therefore no nasty surprises when you stomp on the middle pedal, and they cost peanuts.
Too many times I've gone with 'fast road' pads in the past and found there was zero cold bite! Some of them were so bad it felt like the brake servo had been removed.
You can actually look up coefficient of friction charts to get some idea before purchase, but that doesn't always translate into a decent pedal.