Mtec (ebay) Drilled & Grooved discs Fabia vRS

[Motoract]

Hi there.

Looking for some reviews on these brakes...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300340092335&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_2159wt_905

will they really reduce the breaking distant and will they be better than oem parts?

will they or do they create uneven pad wearing?

anyone anything to say about them at all?

these will be run with standard pads to start off with then EBC green stuff if that's makes any difference.

Cheers!

[XLBaconDoubleCheese]

I had a set, not these specific ones, but grooved. Noise was kinda annoying. And the green stuff pads i had were awful. There been tonnes of threads about brakes, think OEM or mintex ones are preferred.

Matt

[Motoract]

I've got EBC green stuff pads in my PD 100 as we speak, and there brilliant! breaking noise doesn't really bother me at all just want them to look good and stop me quickly, but I dont want un even pad wear

[chrisw880]

Don't the PD100's have 256mm brakes at the front (unless you have the 288mm upgrade)

[modevrs130]

Actually bought these with the pads for my vRS,been on the car now for 6 months and have to say well impressed with them,no problems at all.No squeeks at all.

[R1chard]

I've got these exact ones front and back along with mintex pads and I was a little concerned as to what they would be like as they were cheap but they have been excellent and give pretty good braking, they are a little noisy under braking but nothing major !

I'd recommend them and buy them again

[tramman]

Just looking at these myself, if you buy the front and rear discs and pads seperately it works out at £134.97. Think I may take a shot and invest in a set

[jamesrbeaumont]

I've got them as well I do have slot of squeaking but for the money can't really complain!

[BusyBeingBorn]

I have similar ones to these aswell, standard rears and 312mm front discs and am quite impressed with them

[ben - OctVRS]

I'm also looking at a full set for my vRS from ebay.....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120427497876&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT at £149.99p

But if you go direct to the MTEC site here

http://www.mtecbrakes.co.uk/store/brake-disc-and-pad-kits-skoda-c-7_33/skoda-fabia-vrs-2003-to-2007-complete-front-amp-rear-discs-amp-pads-set-p-15010

They are just £131.99p with free delivery!

[MonkeyNutts]

I have a set of these drilled and grooved discs and Mintex pads on my Fabia Vrs. I have to say they are good for the money you pay for them. I had a slight issue with one of the rear discs when I fitted them one of the discs was warped! I called up M-Tech and they were very helpfull and replaced them straight away. I would invest in these again but would recomend upgrading brake hoses aswell.

HTH

[Benjiman]

Got them - fitted 6 weeks (or so ago), with Mintex pads..

So far, so good.

[flipster]

I've heard stories about cheaper drilled discs cracking, maybe best to stick with the grooved only ones. Any thoughts anyone?

[Benjiman]

To be honest, they look far from cheap! Really nice quality..

[ap0gee1978]

Don't forget that, other than on a track, it will be the pads alone that govern braking performance. Drilled / grooved / dimpled pads will stave off BRAKE FADE, but if you're worrying about that on the road, you seriously need to slow down!

They do look good, though - I had some ZeroSixties, which I liked the look of:

But other than providing an easily-visible warning of when the discs were worn out (the grooves disappeared), the only time I reckon they provided anything over and above the pads themselves was when I took the car to Bruntingthorpe...

[newskoda]

I've heard stories about cheaper drilled discs cracking, maybe best to stick with the grooved only ones. Any thoughts anyone?

yes I agree with this as have seen the results myself many times from friend's cars who have had drilled discs(named brands not cheap ones) The company 3G did some tests on manufacturing drilled discs and they didn't hold up too well and they started producing grooved and dimpled discs instead because they last longer

Edited 21 December, 2010 by newskoda

[Benjiman]

Well I'll keep an eye on them & let you know in due course if they start cracking up!