mintex brakes

1. mischief Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2008 Hampshire Posts: 324 Wicked Red Vtr.

   #1 21st April 2009, 19:21

   mintex disc and pads any good or not been offered them by a neighbour for £50 alround discs and pads discs are smooth like standard ones.
   
   any info like there performance any advantage over standards?
2. evans1089 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2007 Chesterfield Posts: 8935 Ibiza Cupra 204bhp

   #2 21st April 2009, 19:23

   not really great tbh, they are pretty much standardish ones.. i work for CRN-Products.. we sell performance discs and pads, so if you want something with more bite, yea go for standard discs, but invest in some quality pads.. like the ebc greenstuff ones :y they are cheap but good performance for a saxo.

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3. mischief Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2008 Hampshire Posts: 324 Wicked Red Vtr.

   #3 21st April 2009, 19:27

   thanks evan thats all i needed to know
4. evans1089 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2007 Chesterfield Posts: 8935 Ibiza Cupra 204bhp

   #4 21st April 2009, 19:30

   The actual mintex discs ones are the same compound as the standard discs you get from motor factors, but just with a brand name on the box. If you want improved braking, you want higher spec calipers, larger discs and quality pads
5. titchster Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2008 Down't road from Sheffield Posts: 4641 Was:16v 106 XS ..... Now: Import 1.8 MX5

   #5 21st April 2009, 19:53

   Mintex seem fine for me. Cheap, and do the job quite happily.
6. Mattymcn Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 Great Barr/Birmingham Posts: 1239 Meridian Red 306 Sedan slammed!

   #6 21st April 2009, 19:57

   just brought some mintex disks and pads for my saxo 45.99 including postage. on ebay 35.99 (y) get ur neighbour down abit as he trying to profit from ya!!
7. mufcdouble Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 dudley Posts: 1593 saxo vtr mk1

   #7 21st April 2009, 20:26

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Mattymcn just brought some mintex disks and pads for my saxo 45.99 including postage. on ebay 35.99 (y) get ur neighbour down abit as he trying to profit from ya!!

   
   was either just front or rears then?yh
   
   he getting all round
8. user_16747 Banned Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4328

   #8 21st April 2009, 20:34

   Notheing wrong with mintex stuff!
   One of the biggest and most respectd names in the business,both in standerd and uprated form!
   As for ebc greenstuff best place 4them is the shelf of the maker!
   Have never had such bad underperforming pads on a car as they are!
   Did i mention the vibration they caused?
   Better off with a brick on rope than them!
   If u want uprated pads get mintex 1144, ferodo ds2200 or the best of the lot pagid rs4 blue!
9. shaunyboy Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Manchester Posts: 538

   #9 22nd April 2009, 15:27

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by swampy Notheing wrong with mintex stuff! One of the biggest and most respectd names in the business,both in standerd and uprated form! As for ebc greenstuff best place 4them is the shelf of the maker! Have never had such bad underperforming pads on a car as they are! Did i mention the vibration they caused? Better off with a brick on rope than them! If u want uprated pads get mintex 1144, ferodo ds2200 or the best of the lot pagid rs4 blue!

   Agreed when i bought mine someone put them on and they are possibly the worst pads i have come across, even when hot, they still dont have bite, but from cold suprised they stop you.