brake pads recommendation please

pedGSR · Post by **pedGSR** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:07 pm

hello guys the time has come to start doing some work on the beemer, first thing being the pisspoor brakes. ive got some braidded hoses and some bigger discs etc to go on. the question is what good all round pads would anyone recommend? i want them to be for everyday use, but also suitable for the occasional track blast that i will be hoping to do next year.

cheers

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:58 pm

in my opinion mate, for everyday use and occasional track days, EBC yellow stuff are in my book

if it was total track dedication it would be carbotech XP8 pads. but since thats not the case, EBC

Tonynos · Post by **Tonynos** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:45 pm

Daniel wrote:in my opinion mate, for everyday use and occasional track days, EBC yellow stuff are in my book if it was total track dedication it would be carbotech XP8 pads. but since thats not the case, EBC

Yellows are probably not man enough for a car of that size Dan. I had reds on the Scooby and on the Evo when it had the Brembos and for everyday use found them to be good but a little noisy and dusty. What ever you do don't go for the blues though as they are crap IMO.
The XP8's are superb but a little on the expensive side.

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:28 pm

I would go with the Yellowstuff as well they work well on the road and track in my Subaru

Tonynos · Post by **Tonynos** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:50 pm

Tonynos wrote:Yellows are probably not man enough for a car of that size Dan.

Sorry Dan I'll take that back. I was always lead to believe that it went greens, yellows and then reds but looking at the EBC site the yellows are the fast road, track pads

pedGSR · Post by **pedGSR** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:08 am

Cheers guys. Any recommended suppliers or is it good ol' ebay again?

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:10 am

Tonynos wrote:Sorry Dan I'll take that back. I was always lead to believe that it went greens, yellows and then reds but looking at the EBC site the yellows are the fast road, track pads

No worries Tony

i was a bit confused also

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 4:58 pm

pedGSR wrote:Cheers guys. Any recommended suppliers or is it good ol' ebay again?

I got mine through Fast Eddy a very competitive price give him a PM and see what he has to offer

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:03 pm

Harry wrote:I got mine through Fast Eddy a very competitive price give him a PM and see what he has to offer

Go Large

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:43 pm

Mr Fletcher wrote:Go Large

A tub with every order perhaps