Uprated pads?

1. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #1 29th January 2007, 16:17

   are uprated pads much better than standard pads?
   
   got gti 6 brakes at the moment, but wanting to uprate the pads
   only thing is i want black pads, not the green or red ones ive seen
   
   how much would they cost?
2. Euphoria Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Essex - Harlow Posts: 889 106 GTi

   #2 29th January 2007, 16:25

   i have "green stuff" pads and there a lil better than standards, tbh all they realy do is reduce brake dust lol but i wanted black brakes too, so i have put greese on the outside (where u see the green parts) and... there now black with the performance of uprated pads! i have had them on for about 7 months now and the greese is still there and the pads are still fine!
   
   hope this helps
3. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #3 29th January 2007, 16:42

   can you not paint the green part? thats not the actually bit that stops it is it?
4. Euphoria Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Essex - Harlow Posts: 889 106 GTi

   #4 29th January 2007, 16:49

   no its not the part that does the stopping and yea i spose u could paint em, i just used greese because i had no paint at the time lol
5. platty Established Member Joined: Jul 2004 Stockport/Sheffield United Kingdom (England) Posts: 1569 RS 182

   #5 29th January 2007, 16:49

   try either black dimonad or mintex, i think they both have black pads and are supposed to be better than standard.
6. CampDavid Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Bedford Posts: 7457 Saxo VTS Peugeot 306 GTI-6 Astra SRI

   #6 29th January 2007, 16:54

   WOE! WOE! Green Stuff? Are you on crack????? I've found there products to be about as good as the halford own that I am currently running. There are only 2 pads that you should, in my considered oppinion, uprate to.
   
   1. Mintex 1144s. Great road pad. Work brilliantly from cold as well as hauling the VTS from silly speeds back to earth on ze 'ring, even when they were "cunted" after about 25k of hard use. Brilliant.
   
   2. I forget the name. Which doesn't help. Performance ceramic products? shit. I'll check tonight. I have no idea what they are like as a road pad but my local pug chums in germany swear by these for there excellent stopping ability and the fact they don't fall apart during the nurbo 24 hours where they campagned a GTI-6. I'll grab the make tonight, I have it noted at home on my fridge (my girlfriend fucking hates me)
7. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #7 29th January 2007, 16:58

   i normally find if you put your gf in the car and go down some country roads shes learnt her lesson by time you stop
8. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #8 29th January 2007, 17:00

   ive found the mintex 1144s, 40 quid exlucind vat and delivery from rally design, anywhere where i can get them cheaper?
9. CampDavid Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Bedford Posts: 7457 Saxo VTS Peugeot 306 GTI-6 Astra SRI

   #9 29th January 2007, 17:00

   Mine hasn't been in mine for ages. We always look at the two cars and take the £100 fiesta. Its just better in town. You can abandon it anywhere and if someone rams into it you'd probably not notice
10. CampDavid Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Bedford Posts: 7457 Saxo VTS Peugeot 306 GTI-6 Astra SRI

    #10 29th January 2007, 17:01

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Matt ive found the mintex 1144s, 40 quid exlucind vat and delivery from rally design, anywhere where i can get them cheaper?

    Probably not, that is uber cheap!
11. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

    #11 29th January 2007, 17:01

    thats only for front n for gti 6, wish they accepted paypal!
12. Mark51p Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT

    #12 29th January 2007, 17:03

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by CampDavid WOE! WOE! Green Stuff? Are you on crack????? I've found there products to be about as good as the halford own that I am currently running. There are only 2 pads that you should, in my considered oppinion, uprate to. 1. Mintex 1144s. Great road pad. Work brilliantly from cold as well as hauling the VTS from silly speeds back to earth on ze 'ring, even when they were "cunted" after about 25k of hard use. Brilliant. 2. I forget the name. Which doesn't help. Performance ceramic products? shit. I'll check tonight. I have no idea what they are like as a road pad but my local pug chums in germany swear by these for there excellent stopping ability and the fact they don't fall apart during the nurbo 24 hours where they campagned a GTI-6. I'll grab the make tonight, I have it noted at home on my fridge (my girlfriend fucking hates me)

    well agreed, Green Stuff pads are shite! they are meant for high powered cars like skylines or evo's not for a saxo.
    
    Mintex are spot on, im not sure if the 1144's will be the correct size your discs so you will have to make sure
13. CampDavid Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Bedford Posts: 7457 Saxo VTS Peugeot 306 GTI-6 Astra SRI

    #13 29th January 2007, 17:04

    only need to uprate the front, the backs do sod all. I'm still on budget standards at the back I think and 4 pots on the front
14. CampDavid Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Bedford Posts: 7457 Saxo VTS Peugeot 306 GTI-6 Astra SRI

    #14 29th January 2007, 17:05

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Mark51 well agreed, Green Stuff pads are shite! they are meant for high powered cars like skylines or evo's not for a saxo. Mintex are spot on, im not sure if the 1144's will be the correct size your discs so you will have to make sure

    They aren't shite as such, for some cars they work, but the pad they produce for the saxo is well ropey. On one Nurburg website though it does have "I was running green stuff pads" as a crash excuse
15. Mark51p Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT

    #15 29th January 2007, 17:09

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by CampDavid They aren't shite as such, for some cars they work, but the pad they produce for the saxo is well ropey. On one Nurburg website though it does have "I was running green stuff pads" as a crash excuse

    your right, i could have worded that better.
    
    "I was running green stuff pads" LMAO
16. CampDavid Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Bedford Posts: 7457 Saxo VTS Peugeot 306 GTI-6 Astra SRI

    #16 29th January 2007, 17:13

    Brake excuses
    
    

    Quote:

    "I had brake fade" "I've still got my ABS swiched on" "I haven't got ABS" "That armco was put in a really, really silly spot" "I've only got AP 4-pots" "My brakes are rusty" "My front brake pads were granulating" "A can of Pepsi rolled under my brake pedal" "I thought I'd try Greenstuff pads" (FOOL!) "My pads aren't up to temperature" "I forgot to adjust my brake limiter" "The bias is 3% too much to the rear for this circuit"

17. Mark51p Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT

    #17 29th January 2007, 17:17

    wtf, LMAO have you got a link?
18. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

    #18 29th January 2007, 17:21

    il have to get some at somepoint then
19. Richardson_VTS Established Member Joined: Mar 2006 Northallerton Posts: 1672 Mini Cooper S

    #19 29th January 2007, 18:33

    Greenstuff pads are Shite!! My dad put some in his 205 GTi, and they caught fire!!!!
    
    Go for either Ferodo Racing range, or Mintex M1144 and beyond!