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Author Subject: Mintex 1144 or DS2500's?
samjl

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Post #1
Need some new pads, and having a search, these two are the most reccomended!

Its for a Ring trip and need I want something that doesn't fade and has a decent feel. If the Mintex will last 2 laps of the ring at a time without Fade then I will go for them as they are much cheaper!
Posted 5th Mar 2011 at 06:15
SteviePut

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DS2500's. Smile

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Posted 5th Mar 2011 at 14:23
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i am just about to have my mintex s taken out from my scoob as they are just too hard and are no good for local driving. I have had both sorts in the gti6 and liked the feel under foot of the mintex 1144 s. I had the ds2500 before and they work fine, although you can only buy them a ferodo main dealer now and that makes them very expensive now.
too the point where the price put me off

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Posted 5th Mar 2011 at 16:35
SteviePut

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gtisid wrote:
i am just about to have my mintex s taken out from my scoob as they are just too hard and are no good for local driving. I have had both sorts in the gti6 and liked the feel under foot of the mintex 1144 s. I had the ds2500 before and they work fine, although you can only buy them a ferodo main dealer now and that makes them very expensive now.
too the point where the price put me off


The DS2500's are only £50 in my fitmentWhistle

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Posted 5th Mar 2011 at 17:01
samjl

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Post #5
Are these discs any good?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/306-GTi6-GTi-6-Drilled-Grooved-Brake-Discs-Front-Rear-/120408620600?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1c08e9be38

Just ordered braided lines. My discs are knackered, and these seem cheap for what they are. Probably be mated to 1144 Mintex front pads and some cheap rear pads that still do the job.

Also, what fitment is £50??

Cheers, Sam
Posted 5th Mar 2011 at 21:10
SteviePut

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Just get standard discs Sam. IMO grooved discs are a waste of money and will likely crack if you give them deathSmile

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Posted 5th Mar 2011 at 22:31
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The DS2500's are only £50 in my fitmentWhistle
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Posted 5th Mar 2011 at 22:47
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with a bit of modificationLOL

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Posted 5th Mar 2011 at 23:41
adam b

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SteviePut wrote:
Just get standard discs Sam. IMO grooved discs are a waste of money and will likely crack if you give them deathSmile


+1

Brembo standard replacements from gsf

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Posted 6th Mar 2011 at 00:00
samjl

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How do you get DS2500's for £50?
Posted 6th Mar 2011 at 00:04
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samjl wrote:
How do you get DS2500's for £50?


for wilwoods mate

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Posted 6th Mar 2011 at 00:10
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Post #12
samjl wrote:
How do you get DS2500's for £50?

The ones he's referring to are a Wilwood 4 pot fitment.

I've used grooved discs from the eBay seller you linked to and they were fine. I'd stay away from drilled though, as they do crack around the holes as said. Grooved discs help the initial bite on DS2500's too, but the cost is an increased pad and disc ware rate.

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Posted 6th Mar 2011 at 00:13
SteviePut

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It is for the Wilwoods I paid £50 ish for the DS2500's. Much better pads than the "Smart pads" I had initially.

The brakes C/W hoses, brackets and what ever's left of the pads maybe available when I come to sell the car as I'm likely to put it back to standard and sell the good bits separately.

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Posted 6th Mar 2011 at 20:12
kit

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Mintex 1144's or even 1155's if you are using the car for fast road use. Track/serious stick, use DS2500's. Standard Brembo vented discs will be fine for either scenario.

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Posted 6th Mar 2011 at 20:21
allesclar

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grooved also are more likely to warp like f*ck, like mine sadly Sad

will be using standard brembo discs with DS2500 next change Smile

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Posted 6th Mar 2011 at 20:21
lotek

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ds2500 last forever but outright braking power isnt as good as the mintex.
when the 1155 on rallye die ima try the yellowstuff or RC6 Devil
Posted 6th Mar 2011 at 20:50
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Post #17
allesclar wrote:
grooved also are more likely to warp like f*ck, like mine sadly Sad

Nope, I've run several sets of grooved discs all with uprated pads and none have ever warped, even when given serious abuse.

I'm not a big believer in 'warped' discs. Pad build-up on the discs and uneven wear are much more likely to be the culprit behind vibration under braking.

You'd have to get the discs to an astronomical temperature to actually warp them through normal use.

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Posted 6th Mar 2011 at 21:22
chrisd306

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I've got f6rs for mine £175 for the kads!!

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Posted 6th Mar 2011 at 21:30
maddriver9

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i've got gti 6 brakes with 1155's and brembo disc's on my 205 and ive warppped the disc's. i did have 5 heads in an the car was taking serious abuse but am contemplating weather to skim the disc's up or buy sum grooved disc's?

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Posted 6th Mar 2011 at 21:36
Rich E Forum Admin

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Post #20
maddriver9 wrote:
i've got gti 6 brakes with 1155's and brembo disc's on my 205 and ive warppped the disc's. i did have 5 heads in an the car was taking serious abuse but am contemplating weather to skim the disc's up or buy sum grooved disc's?

That sounds much more likely to be pad build-up on the disc. Using a sintered pad such as the Carbone Lorraine's would probably bring them back but if you don't have a set already it would be cheaper to just get new discs.

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Posted 6th Mar 2011 at 21:42
samjl

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OK, so the best thing to do is stick with the standard Brembo discs as apposed to the MTEC Grooved discs. If I went MTEC I would go for Grooved/Dimpled and not the drilled discs.

Does anyone know if you can get Performance Friction pads for a GTI-6? Got them on my bike and my other track car and they are amazing.

Whats the cheapest place to get Brembo's and DS2500's by the way?
Posted 6th Mar 2011 at 22:18
allesclar

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Rich E wrote:
allesclar wrote:
grooved also are more likely to warp like f*ck, like mine sadly Sad

Nope, I've run several sets of grooved discs all with uprated pads and none have ever warped, even when given serious abuse.

I'm not a big believer in 'warped' discs. Pad build-up on the discs and uneven wear are much more likely to be the culprit behind vibration under braking.

You'd have to get the discs to an astronomical temperature to actually warp them through normal use.


that could be the problem them, can you get pads skimmed???

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Posted 6th Mar 2011 at 22:23
samjl

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Does anyone know the cheapest place to get 2500's from online?

Posted 8th Mar 2011 at 16:10
Rich E Forum Admin

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Will probably be Demon Tweeks if they still offer forum discount. Look in the Exhaust section for the guy offering the Magnex decats and give him a PM.

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Posted 8th Mar 2011 at 16:19
samjl

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Post #25
Are the ones I want FCP565H?

I've had Ferodo's before, and they were bloody good. Don't fancy splashing out on Carbone Lorraine and Performance Friction don't do pads for the 306 so my next best bet is probably Ferodo DS2500's.
Posted 8th Mar 2011 at 16:34

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