Pads and Discs - Again

[jdl_1967]

I'm looking for pads and discs for my R53.

Having bought cheap discs before that have warped within a few months, I've decided to buy something decent.

I've found front and rear Brembo sets on eBay for about £150, I'm guessing not performance orientated, but at least decent quality.

I haven't checked OEM prices yet, but imagine they'd be more, but would provide excellent quality.

I'm not a track frequenter, it's just a road car, so Any thoughts or other recommendation / considerations greatly appreciated.

[Craig]

I've got the MTEC discs (grooved and vented) front and back with Mintex pads and HEL lines and they are superb and also great value :)


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[Craig]

You can have a shot in it john if you want to test them ... ;)


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[jdl_1967]

Cheers Craig, I may want more bits once I've been in your car with all your toys ;-)

[EcosseGP]

Like Craig says John MTEC discs seem to be highly recommended and they're coated too so you don't get the rusty edges ... Certainly work well on the big fellas car.

[CiderFex]

I've had the M-Tec drilled and grooved for nearly three year and I personally love them.
If you order them you'll need to add the coating as an option.
I went for the Black Edition and the coating is still going strong after 15K miles.

...enjoy the journey.

[CiderFex]

There's 10% off at the mo.

http://www.mtecbrakes.com

...enjoy the journey.

[jdl_1967]

Magic thanks, what's the difference between dimples and fully drilled?

[Craig]

Nae idea john... Lol. Make sure your order is right as when I ordered mine, I added the black coating to my cart and without me noticing, it removed this part so when they arrived they didn't have the coating and my hubs are rusting (as expected)...


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[stoney]

The dimple will fill up with brake dust quicker and need cleaning out more often than the holes but won't where your pads out as quickly [emoji106]

[jdl_1967]

Perfect, thanks

[nobbyclark]

I have Brembo discs all round on my R53 but the weak link is the Green Stuff pads. I am going to upgrade them to Mintex M1144 pads and also fit some of these fancy HEL lines that everyone seems to rave about. I drive crappy rental cars with better brakes than my Mini.

[jdl_1967]

Thank you, sadly my problem has moved from not being able to stop, to not being able to go :-( car in garage as I type

[EcosseGP]

You should notice a difference with stainless steel lines as it firms up the brake pedal. You should also have a good pedal with standard lines though they're just not up to hard and prolonged use.

[nobbyclark]

I've just ordered HEL lines and Mintex 1144 pads to go with my existing Brembo discs. And some expensive brake fluid too. Hopefully that will improve matters.

[Colin]

Mintex pads are def the way to go, avoid greenstuff!