hi all my rear brake pads are up for changing do i bother putting better ones in or do i pay a visit to the dealer for oem ones, my front's have loads left on them

Neither.

You go to Halfords , buy some pads and a brake winding tool and DIY.

Cheaper and more satisfying

i was going to do that !! just not sure were to get the pads from, do i bother putting better pads in the rear

I wouldn't bother - the standard ones are more than adequate for rears

I got mine from "mill auto" a local supplier.

found these at avs are they as good as oem pagid ones ? they also do discs too AVS Car Parts - www.vwspares.co.uk

just looking for the best oem parts as cheaper doesn't always mean quality

Neither.

You go to Halfords , buy some pads and a brake winding tool and DIY.

Cheaper and more satisfying

Agreed, that`s what i done, and bought Ferodo pads from there too,

If I were you I would buy the genuine modified rear pads. I tried fedodo pads and my car started mooing, changed to genuine and it still mooed! When I found out that the genuine ones had been modified, I got those and now they're fine

Id probably fit the Mintex set if the disks are worn.

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Cheaper than I got and probably better! Doh!

Bookmarked, then again rear disks / pads dont wear that much do they!

were did you get the genuine modified pads from phil the dealers, the mintex look like a good buy just a bit worried about having better pads on the back than the front

I got them from the dealers. They are about

cheers phill , i'll pay a visit to the part's dept next week and pick up a set