They are seriously messy, spend 30 minutes cleaning my wheels, go for a 20-30 minute drive and the wheels are covered in brake dust again
I have several sets of red stuff pads, are the little clips generic as I have the pads only, really need to swap as I have had enough
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They're the reason I painted my wheels black
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I ment to take a pic of my black alloys after 2 track sessions with my carbotechs....can hardly see what type of alloys they are lol
Awesome stopping power tho....though I will be trying porterfields when they are due for renewal.
Awesome stopping power tho....though I will be trying porterfields when they are due for renewal.
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Martin F wrote:I have several sets of red stuff pads, are the little clips generic as I have the pads only, really need to swap as I have had enough
Red stuff; not too bad a pad... until they disintegrate
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Pete's redstuff pads also disintegrated. Absolutely rubbish.
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Carbotechs are epic. I love mine. The squeaks and dust are totally worth it.
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craig wrote:Carbotechs are epic. I love mine. The squeaks and dust are totally worth it.
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craig wrote:Carbotechs are epic. I love mine. The squeaks and dust are totally worth it.
I agree, great pads!!! Dust is only dust and there's always the stereo to.drown out the squeaks.
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I dont care about the squeeks but the XP8 compound arent realy a road pad mine lost a fair amount of their bite after not having enough heat through em. They are a fantastic track pad however.
Here is a little comparison between pads
XP8's used for 4 trackdays.
Porterfield R4S used for 1 trackday
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that the R4S arent a good trackpad due to fading quite badly after one day. They are however perfectly adequate road pads. The R4 compound are probably the better bet for a track pad.
Here is a little comparison between pads
XP8's used for 4 trackdays.
Porterfield R4S used for 1 trackday
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that the R4S arent a good trackpad due to fading quite badly after one day. They are however perfectly adequate road pads. The R4 compound are probably the better bet for a track pad.
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The weird thing is that the pads on my mr2 still have loads of meat left in them , 60%+, it is hard to understand how considering what they have been through in the past and due to the amount of dust
After reading some of the above posts I have decided just to persevere with them, they do brake well and feel far superior to any brakes I have had in any past twos
After reading some of the above posts I have decided just to persevere with them, they do brake well and feel far superior to any brakes I have had in any past twos
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Mine are Panther Plus, not XP8s.
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They dont make panther plus anymore, although they do make the ax6.
http://www.carbotech-europe.com/compounds.htm
But what compound is martin f using?
http://www.carbotech-europe.com/compounds.htm
But what compound is martin f using?
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craig wrote:Mine are Panther Plus, not XP8s.
Ax6's iirr i had these too , amazing pads for the road
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I'm running Carbotech AX6 on the fronts and they're brilliant but the dust is maaaaad.
You could try a wax sealant on the wheels Martin - prevents the dust from sticking so much and makes them a lot easier to clean. I use Collinite 845 Insulator Wax as recommended on a detailing forum - one bottle has lasted me two years so far
You could try a wax sealant on the wheels Martin - prevents the dust from sticking so much and makes them a lot easier to clean. I use Collinite 845 Insulator Wax as recommended on a detailing forum - one bottle has lasted me two years so far
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CalMac wrote:I'm running Carbotech AX6 on the fronts and they're brilliant but the dust is maaaaad.
You could try a wax sealant on the wheels Martin - prevents the dust from sticking so much and makes them a lot easier to clean. I use Collinite 845 Insulator Wax as recommended on a detailing forum - one bottle has lasted me two years so far
Thanks dude, defo going to give that a go
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Race Idiot wrote:They dont make panther plus anymore, although they do make the ax6.
Panther Plus are/were AX6.
Also, they're the only pads I've known to last longer than the discs.
So while they may be expensive, they're actually extremely good value for money