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Old 16 December 2009 | 10:49 PM
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Hi guys.. some opinions required.

I have the opportunity to buy some very nicely refurbished and sprayed four pots that are fitted to sti version 4/5/6 along with new nippon pads and discs.

I think the rrp on the pads new is £30 and discs £70

£250 is what they want for the lot.. good deal? or are the pads and discs just poo?
Old 16 December 2009 | 11:23 PM
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sounds to cheap to me
Old 17 December 2009 | 06:42 AM
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The pads wont be much cop?

I have some EBC BLUE track compound pads for sale,cost £130 only done 80 miles as selling up..

https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...-compound.html

£60 posted

cheers

john

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Old 17 December 2009 | 08:44 AM
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sorry to hurt your sale fella but there in no way a road car pad, there a full on endurance race pad. Last person i know who used them ended up in the back of someone, they just don;t work from cold on a road car and a road car can never build the heat into them. so i would strongly advise against them.

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Old 17 December 2009 | 08:46 AM
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As the rest of the guys have already said uprate the pads and take it from there....ferodo ds2500 are very good to......Do not skimp on the pads only asking for the worst.
Old 17 December 2009 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Tidgy
sorry to hurt your sale fella but there in no way a road car pad, there a full on endurance race pad. Last person i know who used them ended up in the back of someone, they just don;t work from cold on a road car and a road car can never build the heat into them. so i would strongly advise against them.
Not really that arsed ..... never said there were a road pad?

Getting heat into them or cold bite is not an issue either??????

As regards the person you know who ended up in the back of someone?.... running out of talent or not possesing ANY is best keep quiet

Save the scare mongery chat for the playground or your show and shine meets

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Old 17 December 2009 | 08:01 PM
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Ahh well ...... even if there not for a road car they are still made by EBC....no scare mongery needed with there rep....which is why they wont sell on here.

You may get a sale on an auction site...
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Originally Posted by rooferman
Ahh well ...... even if there not for a road car they are still made by EBC....no scare mongery needed with there rep....which is why they wont sell on here.

You may get a sale on an auction site...

LOL
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Go for Ferodo or Pagid

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Old 17 December 2009 | 09:31 PM
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The problem is that EBC sold us Greenstuff ...... and then decided they were not suitable for the impreza.

Then Redstuff which only lasted 3 months along with there discs......which warped.

I complained and it fell on death ears.......i had abused them in a 215hp classic road car....apparently......which the missus drove....lol

Its a shame as they are a local company and i would like to give them my support....and this was years ago.

I,m sure things must have moved on for them and a guy on our forum says there Yellowstuff pads are brilliant.........but once bitten and all that...
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To be fair.. the pads do work well for many people - esp on track.
But they just have a bad rep on here - re rooferman ect
Old 17 December 2009 | 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by mr flipsone
Not really that arsed ..... never said there were a road pad?



Getting heat into them or cold bite is not an issue either??????



As regards the person you know who ended up in the back of someone?.... running out of talent or not possesing ANY is best keep quiet



Save the scare mongery chat for the playground or your show and shine meets


mmm guess you know more than ebc themselves then . there own website says its for eudurance race use on heavy cars.



rafpmsl, shown and shine, thats a larf, might wanna find out more info before you make comments about people and there car's
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Originally Posted by Tidgy
mmm guess you know more than ebc themselves then . there own website says its for eudurance race use on heavy cars.



rafpmsl, shown and shine, thats a larf, might wanna find out more info before you make comments about people and there car's
Never stated anywhere they are a road pad????...again

Likewise you may want to engage your brain before opening your mounth?
Old 18 December 2009 | 08:49 AM
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when was he asking for a track application? yes your advert states there track pads, but there has never been a mention of track stuff till you yapped up with something that's unsuitable, which is what i said, then you come back and have a go :S.

then also other folks come on and say there not brilliant, especialy on the road, which only backs up what i said. think you need to wind your neck in.
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Chill guys. It was fair for Tidgy to point out to the unsuspecting or unknowing that these are not every day road pads. I am sure you would not want someone to buy these for every day use and find they were unsuitable for that purpose as EBC make clear on their site. They are also very hard on discs.

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