Does anyone know what the performance characteristics are of the Textar brake pad. Clearly it is more akin to a standard pad than a performance pad, but is it a direct substitute for the former or is it something more?

I ask as I am considering buying some of these for the front of my car and want to know if they are simply OEM equivalent or a little better than that - I assume they are no worse.

Can anyone enlighten me?

Thanks

Hi MrCooper

That was a bit of a co-incidence. I, too, am after some textar front pads. I have some on mine and I can't recommend them highly enough. Have found them to be excellent. Well worth getting in my opinion. I think they are the same company as pagid.

I bought mine three years ago and they cost £80 including carriage (excluding fitting). I've now got a price from the same company of £130.

Have you seen them any cheaper?? Also, do you know what size or part number they are?

Joe

Textar are better than standard, probably better than Mintex 1144, maybe close to Mintex 1155. Not as good as any of the Pagid range

where do you get textar pads from pls?

Competition Braking Products

See the Pagid Group Buy thread - the contact details are in there

Fronts are £115 inc vat, so you may be better off buying a proper performance pad for an extra £30....

that's what I've just done - pagid blue for £155 including delivery.

I'm afraid I'm either too tight for that or don't have the funds, so it's not for me!

I've recently fitted OMP pads (YB racing) with standard Mintex discs (AA) & fresh DOT 5.1 fluid. The pads were £45 delivered. They are not track pads like yellow stuff or some pagid pads, but they are definitely more effective than the standard pad and they have a very good bite from cold too.

I'm not a late braker or a track fiend but I've yet to find a situation that they've not performed very well.

I'm fairly sure at least 2 other owners have these pads too - I think one of them is Peanuthead.