When I say "delivered", I mean "dragged up to my flat by a poor courier". Hadn't realised how heavy they'd be...

Going on to the car on Friday, along with some different wheels...

They don't stay black for long...which is kind of weird I still think, why bother coating them in black at all then? Still Ian and Paul got some ammusement from me.

/always happy to provide a service...

Oh btw they are far far lighter than std discs, just in case you go to lift your oem's out of your boot in front of a young lady.

My oems are down next to the wheels. Wouldn't do much good in the boot Colin...

Didn't realise they were coated... oh well

Got some BD predator pads to go with them.... will see what they're like / how long they last...

Me either Steve, I thought they were black throughout to reduce corrosion etc etc...at the end of the day it matters not, they work bloody well...:eek:

Huck's a good defender of the case on how well they work. IIRC the predator pads are good, I am sure I read somewhere they are a similar composite to the DS2000's. Do not quote me on that though, I'm a bit fuddled of late :confused:

The pads were half price when buying the discs, which is why I picked them... Nothing like educated decision making!

As long as they're an improvement over the OEM stuff I'm happy. Next question is - get the brake fluid replaced as well? If so, with what, and how much will I need?

Castrol Super dot 4.1! Get as much flushed through as possible, drive it hard, personally do fluid before new discs go on, easier to spot the "pedal of sponge".

Get the ABS to fire or find a grassy area and really hammer the ABS (moves trapped air around and hopefully out of the ABs chambers), take back to garage and ask to top up. Your after a good firm pedal not one that sinks before braking...i.e. it's not a sponge, so unless they either did it really well (yet to see that) or not atall (have seen that) make sure you get it non-spongy after a few days, then do discs and pads

So then get the new discs and pads on, go out late one night and bed in as per instructions. After a good bit of gentle bedding and progressive applications, you should be able to touch the dash with your passengers nose

bed in as per instructions

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Should be in with the pads...

If not what I did following Jon's/Paul's advice is 40-70 miles of gentle application, almost reliant on gears for braking, this beds the pads to the discs and holders, apparantly.

Then build some heat into the pads throught more use of the brakes, this begins to temper the discs againdt warping from heat, this stage covers another 40-50 miles.

Then it's time to hammer the pads to get all the glazy rubbish of them and let them know what they are needed for. The DS2500 directions are 25 stops at 50% race pressure, this translated to 60mph and fairly hard into roundabouts, thus 60 to about 10 in under one hundred yard stints. This began to get them going (I did about 15 before feeling tired) Next day was onto track and Jon finished the process off...hence I know about the nose on the dash....

The above is a very rough guide and has worked for me to this point...realyl though follow directions, ask vendors or Jon although he is busy and will possibly say similar to the above. I did err on caution owing to the very close proximity of a trackday and new discs with no mileage on them. Also cautious owing to drilled aspect of disc, groves alone are far easier to look after.

Nope, none anywhere...

Where did you get them from ?

was it www.motorsportworld.co.uk because there doing 1/2 price pads at the moment.

Do you intend changing the fluid yourself ?

Got them from motorsportworld, yes. Just browsing, saw the 1/2 price deal and gave in to temptation

Car is booked into dealer on friday for the brake & wheel swap. Can't see them having a problem if I ask them to change the fluid as well...

Steve - what / where / when / how much were they? I've been browsing the site too and found nothing. :(

Fluid can be ordered from DT, contact as per discounts section.

Dealer will want 1hour to change fluid, unless you have a really good dealer. It should be done as part of a yearly service IIRC so do not pay for it twice if that service is due.

Fluid is

Do watch for the spongy pedal, had 4 changes now in two cars and not on has come back as it went in, air traps so easily it seems, although not sure why air gets in, hell fluid is not expensive, just run it though, but small chambers hold old fluid aswell hence it needs a bit of abuse post change to push the fluid about then a top up IMHO. See if you can get a fluid change pre-disc change, it will allow you to assess sponge pedal better

Are the Fabia vRS discs bigger than the standard discs or the same size? I need better stopping power, but can't afford the Brembo setup, plus I don't want 17's!

Are the Fabia vRS discs bigger than the standard discs or the same size? I need better stopping power, but can't afford the Brembo setup, plus I don't want 17's!

I'd be interested to hear the answer to that one Graeme

Deffo want more stopping power and would consider upping to 17" but need to make sure of compatible packages

Fluid can be ordered from DT' date=' contact as per discounts section.

Dealer will want 1hour to change fluid, unless you have a really good dealer. It should be done as part of a yearly service IIRC so do not pay for it twice if that service is due.

Fluid is <7 GBP per litre, so order 2 as carriage is 7 quid aswell, or try halfords. 4.1 not 4 but they have recently changed packs and super 4 is supposed to be 4.1 least that what arrived from DT after 4.1 requested.

Do watch for the spongy pedal, had 4 changes now in two cars and not on has come back as it went in, air traps so easily it seems, although not sure why air gets in, hell fluid is not expensive, just run it though, but small chambers hold old fluid aswell hence it needs a bit of abuse post change to push the fluid about then a top up IMHO. See if you can get a fluid change pre-disc change, it will allow you to assess sponge pedal better [/quote']

You want one of these:

http://www.mgocaccessories.co.uk/acatalog/MGOC_Accessories__GUNSON_S_TUNING_22.html

makes the job so easy it's laughable. I love mine dearly and would never part with it.

I think I'm popping over to Swindon area for a bit of bleeding...

Pads on oem discs willimprove, pads and discs will be a hoot. the oversized discs on the front alone leads to a smidge of overbraking. StuartJ has large front discs and AP6 pots on his 4x4, he has commented that under really hard braking the back does become very light.

Heat is the killer....hey I've learnt somthing at last

back become light... mine becomes airborne...

am going to have to modify.