Just bought a set of brand new front discs and pads for an Octavia VRS.

My front ones are pretty dangerously shot!

Mintex ones

Pagid.

I made an offer of £80 for my set and it was accepted

Have you ever had brake fade?

If the answer is no then get OEM Pagid from Eurocarparts.

If yes then maybe get Mintex 1144

Iof you like a it of track work now and then get Ferodo DS2500

This is speaking form years of buying the wrong pads and/or spending too much.

OEM vs a spectacular pad like the DS2500 (these are about £150) there will be no reduction is stopping distances. The extra goes towards fade resistance. Conversly something like the DS2500 has a big dust problem so its a balancing act to what you want.

Oh and if you ever need disks you cant go wrong with Pagid OEM ones.

Edited 5 October, 201114 yr by Fred44

Mintex is always the ones I use on front, any brand for rears, as long as their new ones with new discs.

Pagid. Still nice and shinnny

Pagid. Still nice and shinnny

my pagid ones from euro have done nothing but squeal since they were fitted! even when im not braking they squeal! drives me mad as im a driving instructor! They have been stripped cleaned reassembled etc etc lasts about 2 days then its squealing again when you turn a corner at slow speed.

my pagid ones from euro have done nothing but squeal since they were fitted! even when im not braking they squeal! drives me mad as im a driving instructor! They have been stripped cleaned reassembled etc etc lasts about 2 days then its squealing again when you turn a corner at slow speed.

Bizarre, mine have been perfect :wonder:

Never squealed once. Even on trackday :no:

my pagid ones from euro have done nothing but squeal since they were fitted! even when im not braking they squeal! drives me mad as im a driving instructor! They have been stripped cleaned reassembled etc etc lasts about 2 days then its squealing again when you turn a corner at slow speed.

Hi Tom,

They may of be cleaned, but was any anti-squeal grease used on the back of the pads when re-fitting - If so, what brand did you use?

yes, had them done by a mechanic and there was plenty of anti squeal compound on the rear of both pads and on the little tabs where they slide into the little metal runners, i cant work it out, its driving me up the wall literally!! never heard anything like it, its embarrasing!

yes, had them done by a mechanic and there was plenty of anti squeal compound on the rear of both pads and on the little tabs where they slide into the little metal runners, i cant work it out, its driving me up the wall literally!! never heard anything like it, its embarrasing!

Hi Tom,

It would be interesting to see what part number you purchased, as the common one for the Fabia is 101440678 - This is the same pad this is supplied to VAG by Pagid, so there are never any issues with friction material quality, or fitting.

I would wager a bet that they used normal copper grease - This shouldn't really be used on vehicles with ABS to start with, Also, Its not really necessary to apply it on the back of the pad as this can cause a build up of dust, and cause the pad to not fit flush, and then squeal.

Second possibility is damaging the friction material by putting the pads under too much stress from new. If the material isn't worn in, it'll loose performance and can cause squealing

Third possibility is old discs can sometimes cause new pads to squeal, if they are worn unevenly (if you replaced the discs at the same time then ignore this) This noise would normally stop after 2,000 miles as the pad would then wear to match the disc.

Other than, those, there isn't alot else that can cause a noise - I would double check the above, and if it persists I would advise a warranty switch over.

Hope that helps

Hi gents,

Do I need any kind of tool to wind the piston back in? Changing front discs tomorrow.

Thanks.

Hi gents,

Do I need any kind of tool to wind the piston back in? Changing front discs tomorrow.

Thanks.

Nope, only needed for the rears.

Ace. So hands or g-clamp is enough then?

as said above, you only need special tools for the rear brakes.

You can use a G-Clamp type of thing. or what I use is a pry/crow bar to lever the piston back. I found placing it through the gap in the calliper and use an old pad to protect the piston worked the last time I did it.

Thanks

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