EBC Brakes

KevinEdwards · 14-04-2007, 09:07

Hi there! Kevin here. I also use EBC Brakes and it worked very well for me. I'm using it quite long and up to know I' m still enjoying it.

I also heard bad things about it but I'm happy I was not able to experience it.

Decron · 16-04-2007, 02:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScoobyChris

£80

Chris

Actually they were £76, which is an average price for Redstuffs to fit the 312's

I am about to try Mintex Extreme...

Timo · 23-04-2007, 11:04

I had greenstuff on my Golf GTI in 2000 with black diamond discs. they were great, little dust, and minimal wear on discs and pads, only after three years+ heavy breaking did they start to break up.

HotVRs · 22-05-2007, 07:28

I first used Green Stuff pads about 5 years ago on an Astra with standard (but new) discs, warped two sets of discs without any hard braking, gave up and went back to Halfords standard stuff.
Now, just got some EBC Turbo grooved discs and more Green Stuff pads, once bedded in I'll see how they perform, so here's hoping. Word of caution though, on the web 'EBC Direct' are not part of EBC even though the site certainly appears to give that impression, the car specific part locator is useless and was totally wrong for my car and then dealing with them afterwards was like talking to a sulky and argumentative 15 year old girl.

yorkshire007 · 07-02-2008, 10:30

For the track and fast daily use the Mintex 1155 or 1144's would be my choice, having used both on my old track car. Groved disks are the way to go as well, no holes to crack on you! If you do track days lots then the 1155's are the defo best. I did a full 30 mins on them and NEVER had any brake fade at all.......just a nice smell......;0 On really cold days you will need to "ride" the brakes for about 3mins to warm them up to bite, thats the only problem I found.

niceyellow vrs · 17-02-2008, 21:15

After carefully and patiently bedding in a new set of green stuff, I've just got home from a spirited, but not mental drive down some back roads and concluded that they are just plain dangerous! They will be coming off and changed for something reasonable as soon as possible.

ScoobyChris · 20-02-2008, 10:05

I went for the Redstuffs after a previous bad experience with the Greens. Still going strong, responsive from cold and survive my driving without fuss

Chris

cheezemonkhai · 02-04-2008, 11:55

I've fitted some EBC Redstuff Ceramic V3 pads into a 312mm set up on the front of an Octy II.

Standard discs and I'm very impressed with the pads so far. They don't fade in the wet and were in the £60-70 region delivered.

I'll keep an eye on them as time goes on, but while they do dust a bit, it is nowhere near as much as the OEM pads.

14-04-2007, 09:07	#21
KevinEdwards Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: EBC Brakes Hi there! Kevin here. I also use EBC Brakes and it worked very well for me. I'm using it quite long and up to know I' m still enjoying it. I also heard bad things about it but I'm happy I was not able to experience it.

23-04-2007, 11:04	#23
Timo Briskodian Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 388 Thanks: 9 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Re: EBC Brakes I had greenstuff on my Golf GTI in 2000 with black diamond discs. they were great, little dust, and minimal wear on discs and pads, only after three years+ heavy breaking did they start to break up.

22-05-2007, 07:28	#24
HotVRs Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 395 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: EBC Brakes I first used Green Stuff pads about 5 years ago on an Astra with standard (but new) discs, warped two sets of discs without any hard braking, gave up and went back to Halfords standard stuff. Now, just got some EBC Turbo grooved discs and more Green Stuff pads, once bedded in I'll see how they perform, so here's hoping. Word of caution though, on the web 'EBC Direct' are not part of EBC even though the site certainly appears to give that impression, the car specific part locator is useless and was totally wrong for my car and then dealing with them afterwards was like talking to a sulky and argumentative 15 year old girl.

07-02-2008, 10:30	#25
yorkshire007 Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: EBC Brakes For the track and fast daily use the Mintex 1155 or 1144's would be my choice, having used both on my old track car. Groved disks are the way to go as well, no holes to crack on you! If you do track days lots then the 1155's are the defo best. I did a full 30 mins on them and NEVER had any brake fade at all.......just a nice smell......;0 On really cold days you will need to "ride" the brakes for about 3mins to warm them up to bite, thats the only problem I found.

17-02-2008, 21:15	#26
niceyellow vrs Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oxford Posts: 142 Thanks: 3 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: EBC Brakes After carefully and patiently bedding in a new set of green stuff, I've just got home from a spirited, but not mental drive down some back roads and concluded that they are just plain dangerous! They will be coming off and changed for something reasonable as soon as possible. __________________ Please give generously to the Octavia tuning fund, it's a very worthy cause

20-02-2008, 10:05	#27
ScoobyChris Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Andover Posts: 18,117 Thanks: 15 Thanked 326 Times in 284 Posts	Re: EBC Brakes I went for the Redstuffs after a previous bad experience with the Greens. Still going strong, responsive from cold and survive my driving without fuss Chris __________________ Holding up the traffic in a little Italian..........

02-04-2008, 11:55	#28
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 14,615 Thanks: 86 Thanked 396 Times in 367 Posts	Re: EBC Brakes I've fitted some EBC Redstuff Ceramic V3 pads into a 312mm set up on the front of an Octy II. Standard discs and I'm very impressed with the pads so far. They don't fade in the wet and were in the £60-70 region delivered. I'll keep an eye on them as time goes on, but while they do dust a bit, it is nowhere near as much as the OEM pads. __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

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