After a scary moment of having no brakes (major brake fade) approaching a roundabout roughly 6 months ago - and being knackered and needing replacing for my MOT at the beginning of February this year - I wanted to see what all the fuss was about with DS2500.

I have previously tried performance upgrades on my last car (Saxo VTR) in the form of Red Dot discs and pads which turned out to be absolute crap although I have to say the standard calipers are also crap on these cars.

So new standard Brembo discs and D2500 pads went on and ATE super blue brake fluid went in for the MOT and I have to say that these pads really are the muts nuts.

The feel a little wooden from cold and you get a little squeal at low speeds but they just seem to get better and better the hotter they get. Ive not made them fade yet and to be honest I will probably need to do a track day to make that happen.

I went for the FCP565H pads which some say are Alfa Romeo fitment (dunno what car) but I did notice that they are also listed for the Lancia Delta Integrale in the latest Demon Tweeks Motorsport catalogue. These are the pads that sweep the whole disc and dont leave an un-swept groove above and below the pad like regular pads do. In time these un-swept areas go all rusty and nasty which isnt happening with these pads.... and its making the discs look much larger behing the wheels ive noticed also. They fitted straight in my calipers no problems

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Team Peugeot Sport 308 Gti�

Black T'99 Gti - may she rest in peace - written off in a shunt on the A329m

i have 1144's on mine at the mo as i took my brembos off, they really are Amazing.

ive managed to cook them once on track but thats it.

would recommend.

well ive been using mine for ages , did brands and still got loads left .

depends on how hard you are on them i suppoes, but on the road the should last a long time, just be sure to bed them in correctly

No you dont need to bother with special fluid, but ATE S-blue is amazing for the price - GSF stock it.

Discs - I have buypartsby ones,

These Bypartsby ones the right ones? As they are the only 283mm disks listed.

Brake Disc
Part Number : SG2690
Cost :

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Sold my GTI-6 now riding in a Scooby

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James

Good plan.

Did you get the pads from that site as well?

What are the correct part numbers for the front pads, and rear pads and rear disks? As there are about 20 types of each and I have no idea which is the right one

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James

i was impressed with them, first time round i sold as i needed the money , and this time i want a larger disc setup.

I use Goodridge hoses, Castrol SRF, DS2500 pads (FCP565H) and EBC Ultimax Slotted Rotors (slots look very cool through cyclones - most EBC rotors are poor but the ultimax ones are quality). Most new shiney things after a few months become forgotten but the above combination keeps giving smiles per miles . It is about as good as You can get with standard brakes. From cold 256+Kgf per front disc ... according to last MOT.

To prevent break squeal file off the front and rear edges (not the inner or out edges) of the brake pads (a 45 degree 2mm Chamfer) and apply a good Copper Grease to the back of the pads where the piston touches. CS-90 (Copper Anti-seize Grease with Graphite - effective to 1100 degrees)is better than anything I have used before by miles.

Bed the pads and discs in gently. Once the faces have physically matted (c. 100-200 miles) build up temperature in the brakes to working temp and then work the brakes harder and harder until they fade (stop working - which is difficult with DS2500's), then continue driving for a few miles without applying the brakes to let them cool.

Alternately Brembo discs can be delivered from forum member 'matsoki' for a good price.

If your pads have worn using warped discs they could be uneven and lead to new discs warping under breaking pressure.

Much difference between 1144's and 1155's then?

As they seem to be the same price.

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James

How much do standard pads and disks cost? Are they a lot cheaper?

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James