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Brake Manufacturers - A quick question

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  • 16-08-2012 10:49am
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    Magown3
    Registered Users Posts: 700 ✭✭✭


    I've to replace the rear discs and pads on my car.

    What manufacturers do the best quality brakes. I'm not looking to get the cheapest. I got brembo discs on the front so now am looking at getting them for the rear also.

    The motor factors said they can get Brembo discs but not pads.

    Recommend me some good pad manufacturers please.... No period jokes please :pac:
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    keithclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭keithclancy


    http://www.blog.carparts.ie/index.php/brembo-brake-pads/

    Why not just order them elsewhere


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    Magown3
    Registered Users Posts: 700 ✭✭✭Magown3


    keithclancy wrote: »
    http://www.blog.carparts.ie/index.php/brembo-brake-pads/

    Why not just order them elsewhere

    Cheers for the link. Just checked if they have them for my car. The only rear pads coming up for my car on that site are Veco. Never heard of them and are a little too cheap for my liking!
    OSI wrote: »
    What are you putting them on?

    You can get some pretty decent Pagid break pads, like the RS series, but not much point in putting them on a Mondeo/Octavia etc...

    Well mine wouldn't be far from a Mondeo/Octavia. It's an A4 TDi Quattro... But I'd still like to stop it quickly enough when I have to :D


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    Magown3
    Registered Users Posts: 700 ✭✭✭Magown3


    Anyone know anything about Apec? I've been quoted for them.


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    gollywog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭gollywog


    Magown3 wrote: »
    Anyone know anything about Apec? I've been quoted for them.

    I had them and found them rubbish tbh....
    Changed them twice in a couple of months along with the discs


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    Seanieke
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭Seanieke


    Mintex seem to be the norm and last well. Or if you're going to flash the cash try here... http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performance/brakes (Just give them an Irish VAT number too, save yourself a few extra quid, use your imagination as where to get one)


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    gollywog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭gollywog


    Seanieke wrote: »
    Mintex seem to be the norm and last well

    Ya, i find them alot better than apec


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    George Dalton
    Registered Users Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    Veco and Apec are utter sh1te. I wouldn't fit them if you gave them to me for free.

    We have also had a lot of problems with Mintex pads recently (noise and vibration) to the extent that I have stopped supplying them.

    I would recommend any of the following as being good quality:

    Ferodo
    Brembo
    TRW
    ATE
    Pagid
    Jurid
    Textar
    Bosch


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    Drummerboy08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,102 ✭✭✭✭Drummerboy08


    If you really want to push the boat out, Endless would be top of my.list.


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    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    Wouldn't buy them for the rear, excellent but for the rear of a diesel they are complete overkill. I'd go with something OEM standard


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