I have been using ebc green stuff pads for nearly 2 years now and driving home the other evening I had to slow down from 60 to 30 behind a tractor and a few other vehicles following it.

Started slowing down early so didn't use the brakes hard and bang, the pedal hit the floor and the brake feel vanished.

I gently pumped the pedal which built up some brake feel again.

I crawled back to my brothers and found that the pad material had vanished!

This evening my brother gave me a hand to change the pads and this is what I found

Needless to say all the green stuff pads front and back have now been deposited in the bin

Wow I've heard the yellow stuff ones are slightly better but the Ferrodos are meant to be even better!

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Used EBC year's ago in my Classic Mini running ONLY 110bhp, they lasted all of 3 months before they was dead and nothing left on them, vowed never to touch a pad or a disc made by EBC ever again. Use Mintex all the time now as they are part of TMD Friction which also make Pagid.

Edited 9 May, 201412 yr by Southy

What's annoying is there was loads of life left on the pad. It just divorced the backing plate

DS2500 fan here.

 

No experience of EBC, but heard enough to make me chose something else.

I hear Yellowstuff are better though.

Mintex 1144's

I've just put some cheap pads from euro car parts on for now to keep me on the road and I will get some other pads and discs most likely after pay day.

After seeing what happened to James 1's ds2500s I'm not too sure, but I've heard so many good things about them I may give them a chance. Is it worth getting fronts and rears?

Mintex 1144's

They were the other ones I was looking at Jase

After seeing what happened to James 1's ds2500s I'm not too sure, but I've heard so many good things about them I may give them a chance. Is it worth getting fronts and rears?

 

You have to bed the DS2500 pads in well.

 

That's what I use in my diesel Yeti (1,600kg?) and you've seen how I throw that around and late break into corners.

Never had an issue.

 

I've got DS2500 pads in my Skyline too.

I run the Mintex M1144's and I love them, fantastic bite even from cold and even better once a bit of heat is in them. Not really pushed them hard hard yet but I sense they will work fantastic once on the track

Carbone Lorraine sintered pads, rc5+ are good for daily driving and track work.

They were the other ones I was looking at Jase

They are bloody awesome brake pads.

Wouldn't look past them, cheaper than ds2500 too i believe.

Edited 9 May, 201412 yr by BigJase88

Cool.

Should I be looking at any particular discs too? My ebc ones gather surface rust after a day!

OEM discs

Pagid / Brembo make decent discs

I also had EBC green pads and they were crap! My braking material was deposited on oulton parks tarmac! had to call the AA for a lift home! 

Most EBC pads are just dog dirt.

 

Much better pads out there for less money.

Indeed, you buy once, then regret.

Unless you hate your car, give it what it works best with.

 

I did my brakes, Pagid all round from ECP the last time (and only time) I had to change fro new, never had a bad experience. Better than the brakes it came with IMO, the standard brakes were a tad ****e to be honest.

I have yellow stuff pads fitted with genuine discs and i cant fault them... Were superb round Combe, no fade at all and i drove it hard! strange..

When i used to have a 1.2 Clio for a run around i used EBC Discs and Pads and the discs only lasted 6 months and it was only doing 60 miles a day
 

Won't be using EBC every again

Pagid for me, use them on all my cars and never once had an issue.

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My DS2500's were bad, Ferodo claimed it was because they were rusting and fell apart!   That said the DS3000's in the golf now are excellent and I would recommend these.

 

EBC, I had yellow stuff in the Fabia, Sharkrider now has them and they performed well IMO, not sure about longevity.

 

Rears, I would just run Pagid's from ECP

 

1144's we run in the Escort Rally car on the rears as they are soft and give good bite for the handbrake, fronts we run 1155's, very dusty and old technology IMO, cheap option though.

 

 I can supply pads if you are interested, delivered to your door for the below prices.

 

1  FCP1641H FERODO FCP1641H DS2500 PADS 1 £135

2  MDB2604M1144 MINTEX MDB2604 M1144 PERFORMANCE PADS £125

 

Just double check part numbers for your callipers.

You have suffered from the common greenstuff problem unfortunately.

Thanks James are those pads for the Octavia vrs? As I have them fitted

I think they are Octy part numbers, I guess you are running the 312mm set up like I had on the Golf before the Brembo upgrade?

Yes that's right