POS EBC Green Pads nearly caused an accident. - UPDATED WITH PICS
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Aren't KAD calipers the same as the Metro 4pot pad? If so, the Carbon metallic pads are fantastic.

Not sure V, i havent compared them yet.

Yeah i didnt think an overally flash pad would be needed for hillclimbing but thought i would ask.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

The carbon metallics get my vote too, expensive and they produce a bit of dust but they work superb even from cold.

i have mintex c-tech (i think they're 1144) in my mini on s-disks & they are great, had ebc greens & they were utter cack!

i dont think standard pads are too bad on s-disks in all honesty!!!! they grab well!!!!!

my ebc experiance allowed me to write-off my 1.8 metro!!!! they're can & ebc are on a winner the way they advetise them!!!!i'd have felt good lobbing them through ebc's window if i know where ebc were?

mintex & minispares seem good pads AT THE MOMENT

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Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

Interesting thread.I used EBC Greenstuff on 8.4,s and 4 pots and tried very hard to get to like them. I have now chucked them and use a set of pads from a local motor factor -no idea what they are,but lots better than the EBC.Contrariwise,I have used EBC HH rated pads in all my bikes and even on the track they are excellent,fade free and even last well.
I have never been impressed with my present brake setup and would like a set of pads that give instant grip and progressive stopping -I dont care how quickly they wear or how much dust they produce - what is your recommendation,please?

id always recomend ferodo or mintex!!!

my mate nathan with his v8 mini has had to do very harsh braking fomr speeds of up to 140mph and hes neva experienced brake fade

the only thing that used to happen was the pedal went spongy where the brake fluid was crappy comma stuff lol

but we replaced it with top quality castrol synthetic type and he never gets a spongy pedal

having read all the posts all i can make out is that to be absolutley sure you get a good pad the the carbon metalic ones seem to be the choice all the others seem hit and miss.
do they not last verry long tho?

http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=pb&pid=32976

Still my choice...

Seem cheaper these days to!

JF.

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

http://www.rabdunn.co.uk/

Yes they are good from cold evolution.

Although they do work better with a little heat in them, but that is not alot realy, maybe I am just deglazing them?

To be honest if you are going to be racing up to the end of the street then so be it.

u missread my post, i use teh car daily when possible. so first thing in the morning i need to know im going to get to work, not end up in the wall at the bottom of my street at 5mph. have had bad experiences with "race" pads before :) will give them a shot, cheers :)

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

Opps yes I misread...

They are fine for the road and when spirited driving is exercised they are better!

JF.

awesome :) inputs appreciated! going to order a set in the new year!

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

Get them ordered now you miserable Scotsman
Allan

http://www.rabdunn.co.uk/

already had to cough up for a new set of dampers and HID ballasts this week, aparently they dont like being exposed to salt water spray

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.