I need new brake pads so what do you guys recommend? There is so many brands available.
The car is not a track car either..
Mike
What brake pads?
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capri_rob
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got Pagid disks and pads all round on mine - seem OK and not massively expensive 
e30topless said : Proper BMW's have 4 headlights, last of the run was the E30 and E34/E32 anything after that is just complete shite
ive got brembo discs with textar pads on my m52 e30 - works very well in all honesty.
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E30BeemerLad
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textar pads here too, given the thermonuclear heat they put up with on my rear discs the other night (discs were glowing cherry red in the dark) and they still seem fine, I'm happy with them.
No-one recommending EBC?
Current E30 325i, E63 630is.
Previous E21 320/4, E9 3.0 CSA, E12 525, E30 320i, E28 528i, E34 535is, E30 318i, E28 525e, E30 325i Touring, E30 Baur 327i, E36 M3 Evo, X3is, E39 530d M Sport.
Previous E21 320/4, E9 3.0 CSA, E12 525, E30 320i, E28 528i, E34 535is, E30 318i, E28 525e, E30 325i Touring, E30 Baur 327i, E36 M3 Evo, X3is, E39 530d M Sport.
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town325i
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EBC green stuff are shite got them on the compact and some times you sit there with your foot hard on the brake wondering if your ever going to stop!.baur320 wrote:No-one recommending EBC?
Ive got zimmermann discs from gsf with texstar pad and i find that a very good combination
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I like EBC greenstuff,bit expensive at best part of £50 for the last set,but they do wear well.
Put a set into the touring,along with a new pair of front discs and re-con calipers and the thing stops when I push the middle pedal and the front wheels can still be cleaned of brake dust,what more do you need?
Put a set into the touring,along with a new pair of front discs and re-con calipers and the thing stops when I push the middle pedal and the front wheels can still be cleaned of brake dust,what more do you need?
Youth is wasted on the young.
the only thing i noticed with greenstuff was slightly less dust than the oem of my other car but they were over double the price of dealer pads. i wouldnt buy again. ferodos seem to get good writeups!
also dont buy slotted disks, all they do is make an annoying noise when braking hard. only worth it if you experience fade often.
also dont buy slotted disks, all they do is make an annoying noise when braking hard. only worth it if you experience fade often.
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daimlerman
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But how long do they last?town325i wrote:My discs and pads dont cost me that much!daimlerman wrote:£50
Youth is wasted on the young.
dont get pagid, absolutely crap, gave my car some stick for 5 miles and couldnt stop for a main juntion... fuuun.. got green stuff now and there alot better. i was going to get them from the stealers and they wanted 70 quid just for the front, must be gold plated or summin
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sounds like your brake fluid was boiling! Had that on a 190 cossie once. Shot straight out into the junction!
Bought some textars a few years ago from ECP and they actually had a BMW stamp on them.
Ferodo have always done me proud, or mintex.. Most of the brand name products are good for road use. Its just as important to make sure the discs are in good order too.
Bought some textars a few years ago from ECP and they actually had a BMW stamp on them.
Ferodo have always done me proud, or mintex.. Most of the brand name products are good for road use. Its just as important to make sure the discs are in good order too.
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Red Stuffs and plain vented discs work very well on mine...
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town325i
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Mitex are owned by textar and mintex are textars budget brandoctanejunkie wrote: Bought some textars a few years ago from ECP and they actually had a BMW stamp on them.
Ferodo have always done me proud, or mintex.. Most of the brand name products are good for road use. Its just as important to make sure the discs are in good order too.
found this out from one of my mates that work for GSFI bought some of these just to get my car through the MOT with the full intention of junking them for something decent if the car was OK, but a year later and apart from being a bit squeally when warm have had no problems at all.town325i wrote:Well ive done 10k in my touring and they are still going strongdaimlerman wrote:But how long do they last?town325i wrote:My discs and pads dont cost me that much!
I think they fall into the category "Ultra-cheap"
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-3-E30-2-DISQU ... i%C3%A8ces
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Pagid are crap you can see the dust stuck on the back where they painted it
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Might I just add that for standard oem road pads (i.e. none of the fast road/racing compounds) then they are all the same if they are Pagid, Mintex etc as they are all made by TMD friction. I have known people who worked in their place at Hartlepool and they said that the OEM pads were all the same friction compound mounted on the differently painted backing plates.
www.tmdfriction.com
www.tmdfriction.com
