What brake pads to buy?

Hi

i pick my coupe up on saturday and the brakes need replacing. I have new 3g discs (10s) what pads should i put with these?

cheers

Paul

I have Vlues at the minute but im wearing thru them quite well so i would go for a harder compoun version which i think were maybe the greys or the yellows and better for the wear.... Nigel is the man for this stuff though as he has organised 2 group buys now from 3G...

Depends on how hard you are on your brakes and what you intend on doing with the car.
If it's mostly normal with the occasional "spirited" road use then get some Mintex 1144, if you intend on doing any track work, or you are just a nutter then something like the Pagids (blue/yellow or grey depending on how hot you want to get them and how fast you want them to wear).

well... it will be normal with the odd sprint.

Do mintex 1144s last well or are they just ok alround?

i would like to get the most out of the 3g discs, would be a shame to waste them.

Paul

The Pagid Blues are very good but cost £165 a set

I've had them on mine for the past 4 years. I think I'm on my second pair at the front so they last OK, especially considering I also run grooved discs (the 3G 20-groove). They seem to work alright, good bite when cold and not got them to fade when hot either. There are certainly better pads out there but for the money they are alright.

I havent had fade yet but mine do seem to be wearing quickly and i dont hammer them loads until warm and not even that much when warm but they have had some major stops, once or twice from 140leptons up the sliproads..... abs has kicked in once or twice of late as well but easily sorted

What are the next set i should chose to wear out a bit better scooby is it the yellows or the greys as i know one set will wear out quicker but offer better bite and resistance to fade and the offers are a backward step in performance but last longer and i need them to last longer really where possible as im doing too many miles in the coop still

£165 for pads....i think i will let them go.

scoody are you talking about the mintex ones? any recommended suppliers? i want to get front and rear.

cheers all for your help everyone.

Paul

AA do Mintex.

I have the 1144's with standard Brembo discs. I am not impressed with them to be honest. They squeak and fade pretty easy IMO.

If i were buying a new set of pads now i would go for the Pagid blues. You get what you pay for.

Mintex 1155's are excellent IMO. Much cheaper than Blues - they do squeal on my car though - but then so do most uprated pads. I'd go for 1144's for road use - I went for 1155's for track days. If you can get 1155's to fade on the roads you'll have to be pushing the car really hard.

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Mintex 1155's are excellent IMO. Much cheaper than Blues - they do squeal on my car though - but then so do most uprated pads. I'd go for 1144's for road use - I went for 1155's for track days. If you can get 1155's to fade on the roads you'll have to be pushing the car really hard.

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Ditto the 1155's They didn't fade for me at Bedford either.

1144's do not fade 'easily' though. Suppose it depends what your definition of easy is Standard discs won't help and it may be the brake fluid not the pads, you definitely need 5.1 fluid too