One thing I noticed when I bought this car was how low and soft the biting point is on the brakes. My previous rev3 turbo was a stark contrast - LOADS of stopping power high up the pedal. All the pads on this car were changed recently but the previous owner used cheap aftermarket pads.
Went for a good spin last night over Woodhead and I really don't have much confidence in their stopping power so it inhibits my driving on the open road.
Can anyone recommend a set of front and rear pads that won't break the bank but that will keep me out of a ditch?
[Mk2] [Turbo] Recommend me some break pads!
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Recommend me some break pads!
Either standard Toyota or Carbotech from Rogue Mine had something else on them when I got it (pads were blue) and they were naff. Standard Toyota pads are green.
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toxo wrote:Either standard Toyota or Carbotech from Rogue Mine had something else on them when I got it (pads were blue) and they were naff. Standard Toyota pads are green.
Was going to suggest Carbotech Panther+ myself, until I read the bit about not breaking the bank £190ish for pads is an awful lotta money, but they are stunning pads
Standard Toyota pads are blue (well, the outer edge of them are, and green for the rears).
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Recommend me some break pads!
Really? I replaced mine with all toyota pads earlier this year and they were all green
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Maybe you put rears on your fronts
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Yellow stuff EBC...as good as Carbo's so im told but wear a bit quicker...should do you good if its more for general road use as they dont squeek like the carbo's do.
The Yellows are far superior from the Green and Reds as they are different compounds only cost £100 allround too.
The Yellows are far superior from the Green and Reds as they are different compounds only cost £100 allround too.
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Recommend me some break pads!
Thanks everyone - thats given me some pointers. Will do some investigating.
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Porterfields been pretty good on mine, not too dusty either
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I cannot sing the praises of carbotechs enough .simply awesome stopping power ,with the side effect of slightly more dust and some strange squeaking sometimes
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I'd try and get some new brake fluid in there to start with, could be your main problem...
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Recommend me some break pads!
Will look into that - good thinking Leeroy.
Also I just noticed my typo in the title. Break pads - what a spaz!
Also I just noticed my typo in the title. Break pads - what a spaz!
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Recommend me some break pads!
James Junior wrote:One thing I noticed when I bought this car was how low and soft the biting point is on the brakes.
You don't want/need to be looking at different brake (break lol) pads, you need to look at either renewing the fluid (as Leeroy pointed out) or simply bleeding the existing set up. A low pedal is indicative of air in the system, not "bad" pads/discs.
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toxo wrote:...........until I read the bit about not breaking the bank £190ish for pads is an awful lotta money, but they are stunning pads
190 QUID JESUS! i jusp paid £15 for a front set of pads for my crappy escort!!
Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Recommend me some break pads!
Standard Toyota are black at the front and green at the rear.
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Slarty wrote:James Junior wrote:One thing I noticed when I bought this car was how low and soft the biting point is on the brakes.
You don't want/need to be looking at different brake (break lol) pads, you need to look at either renewing the fluid (as Leeroy pointed out) or simply bleeding the existing set up. A low pedal is indicative of air in the system, not "bad" pads/discs.
They were my thoughts too.
I simply said to renew the fluid as its probably not been done for a while, and in doing so you'll bleed the system anyway.
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RyanRs wrote:toxo wrote:...........until I read the bit about not breaking the bank £190ish for pads is an awful lotta money, but they are stunning pads
190 QUID JESUS! i jusp paid £15 for a front set of pads for my crappy escort!!
I wrote that, not toxo
You get what you pay for
JeffD wrote:Standard Toyota are black at the front and green at the rear.
Hmmm, maybe Toyota changed them at some point then (like they've recently done with the oil filters, now made in China ). Bought my car with less than 20K miles (with full history), so no reason to believe they'd been changed.
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Just to say I've had my car 3 years and still have the same pads on They were changed just before I bought the car so not 100% sure what they are but think they're Toyota. I've done about 30k miles and a mix of driving so they've done bloody well! I do use the engine to brake a fair bit (blipping and heal and toeing of course).
I bought some Yellowstuff pads about a year ago thinking I'd need them but they're still sitting in the box
I bought some Yellowstuff pads about a year ago thinking I'd need them but they're still sitting in the box
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...I spoke to 4 or 5 EBC / Black Diamond dealers when I was choosing originally and said I was comparing them along with these. And from memory, all but one shirked away and kind of said under their breath that they couldn't recommend anything other than the Carbotecs on stock disks for the money (bear in mind they were potentially losing a sale as well).
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for the love of god don't put EBC pads in your motor!!! try a company called performance friction. they are without a doubt the best pads i've ever used. let's face it, they are used by a lot of the nascar teams, the porsche GT cup and some of the EDC and D1GP teams. if they're good enough for them, they're good enough for anyone. surprisingly inexpensive too. also try running them with castrol srf brake fluid (boiling point is 100 degrees higher than any other fluid on the market). hope this is of some use.
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