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hi guys, has any body tried these EBC greenstuff brake pads on there car? can you use them with standard disks and are they worth paying the extra money?

I have redstuff in my 4 pots seem very good!

i have greenstuff and no brake dust

I've got yellowstuff on mine, and I think they are very good. Much better than the mintex and ferrodo i've used before.

Not tried green ones tho!!

I've got green stuff pads. I dont know if it's my imagination, but they seem to be making a bit of a mess of my Ferodo disks. They're getting a bit 'lined', if you get what i mean.

discs don't last forever,time for an upgrade?

i have reds and there great! still have loads of meat even after 25000 miles of hard graft, there not as good as new now but still a good value pad, oh and i have groved and drilled discs which should speed up the wear!

Next time though im going for yellows! ive heard they can squeak though?

Dezzy wrote:I have redstuff in my 4 pots seem very good!

ot but what colour did you do your BBS Dezzy?

magpie wrote:discs don't last forever,time for an upgrade?

They've only done about 10K...

I use Greenstuff,just ordered another set.
I find that they last for ages and produce less dust.They are hard on discs,though,usually need to change discs with pads.
Average life of pads is 50,000 miles....but I can also get 33mpg from the 2.7!

magpie wrote:

Dezzy wrote:I have redstuff in my 4 pots seem very good!

ot but what colour did you do your BBS Dezzy?

hazd31 wrote: Next time though im going for yellows! ive heard they can squeak though?

I had mine squeeking a few times. But you really have to get them hot before they started for me.

I seem to be the only person who doesn't enjoy yellow stuffs! Maybe they just need a deglazing

Greenstuff are shite.. I would sooner use OEM, Red stuff average, yellow stuff aren't bad value for money

Dezzy wrote:

magpie wrote:

Dezzy wrote:I have redstuff in my 4 pots seem very good!

ot but what colour did you do your BBS Dezzy?

yes those ones

I've used Greenstuff pads before on other cars and always found them to be good, so just ordered myself a set for my new 320 along with a set of grooved Black Diamond discs. It's a combo I've used before so should be fine.

this has been covered 1000 million billion times on here, may i suggest http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ile=search

It has, but even with the search I can't find any decent conclusions because noone seems to have driven more than one or two types of pad.

apparently red ones need no warming up as they are RED.

and red ones go faster - amirite?

Morat wrote:and red ones go faster - amirite?

that's common knowledge.
striped red pads are the fastest

I need some brake pad spoilers!

pmsl

Green Stuff are utter w@nk IMO!!
Admitedly they last forever, but you seriously have to lean on them to warm them up enough to cease the heart-attack non-braking moments you will experience!
Obviously, as they last forever, brake dust is minimal and the dust isn't nasty to alloy either.
Might as well use wooden blocks for normal and slightly spirited driving!!
Did I mention in my experience that Green Stuff are utter w@nk....?

suchy wrote: Did I mention in my experience that Green Stuff are utter w@nk....?

No i think you over looked that bit

what are you using now suchy?

What do you think I use?
Still the wretched Green Stuff- just cannot seem to wear the b@stards out!!
I'm serious as well- I'm not renouned for driving like Steven Hawkins but I just can't wear the damn pads out which means I still have heart-stopping moments when I really need to use them...
They truly are kak of the highest order- can't recommend NOT using them highly enough!!

suchy wrote:What do you think I use?
Still the wretched Green Stuff- just cannot seem to wear the b@stards out!!
I'm serious as well- I'm not renouned for driving like Steven Hawkins but I just can't wear the damn pads out which means I still have heart-stopping moments when I really need to use them...
They truly are kak of the highest order- can't recommend NOT using them highly enough!!

If they are that bad stop being a tight bastard and get a new set of pads that will work before you stick your into the back of some poor sod

town325i wrote:

suchy wrote:What do you think I use?
Still the wretched Green Stuff- just cannot seem to wear the b@stards out!!
I'm serious as well- I'm not renouned for driving like Steven Hawkins but I just can't wear the damn pads out which means I still have heart-stopping moments when I really need to use them...
They truly are kak of the highest order- can't recommend NOT using them highly enough!!

If they are that bad stop being a tight bastard and get a new set of pads that will work before you stick your into the back of some poor sod

Hands up to that I'm afraid!! It's also become a bit of a personal mission to actually finish the pads off!! I think they may actually be indestructable....?

great write up m8 lol,

i was surprised to hear you use them after your first comment.

what's your next choice in pads?have you got uprated discs?

magpie wrote:great write up m8 lol,

i was surprised to hear you use them after your first comment.

what's your next choice in pads?have you got uprated discs?

I'm surprised that I can't finish them off!!
I can't remember the name of my next pads but a search will bring them up!
Yeah I have got uprated discs also and I still can't wear them out.
WHEN you can keep some heat in them they stop fantastically but for road use they properly suck the root!

STEP AWAY FROM THE GREEN STUFF.....

greens are only decent on light cars, i run reds front and rear on my compact. no probs on the roads and no fade on the track

Kos wrote:greens are only decent on light cars, i rund reds front and rear on my compact. no probs on the roads and no fade on the track

Yeah you regularly hear Reds being fine both on track and road! You running OE discs/callipers/fluids etc or aftermarket stuff?

brembo max discs ( they are well up to the abuse and wont crack like others i've seen ) ATE suber blue brake fluid and braided lines.

So are reds actually good news on an E30? I'm looking for something that will stop me first time and not fade under pressure - basically your perfect brake pad :/

How are Mintex 1144 and 1155 rated in comparison?

gareth uses reds on the road and on track, his tourings a heavy bardge as well. my compacts a similar weight to an e30 as well

its been years since i used mintex, but i did run the 1144's and had no complaints as a daily driver or when i pressed on a bit. pagid blues were up to the job as well.