RB5RLP

Hi All

What do you think of the new RED STUFF EBC front brake pads, I have just won some on ebay for £60.00 which is a good price but I have been speaking to a mate of mine who says they are awful, surely they are not as bad as im being told are they some honest feedback would be appreciated.....

Russ

jamesbWRXRA

I've got some on my car . Gotta be honest mate i'm not impressed with them . Bite isn't brilliant and the brake fade is awful. Thats just my opinion though mate.

James

scoobyverysoon

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eek: dont say that I also got some off fleabay for £60 getting them fitted on friday

Brun

The origional reds were crap and wore far too fast. The Ceramic reds are a big improvement and so far - it looks if they are gonna last much longer

jamesbWRXRA

I have only just upgraded to 4 pots and had these pads with part of the deal so i suppose i'm not the best person to judge them against other pads. You really have to press the brake pedal hard to make them bite ,Which is a bit scary 4 me as i have an RA with no ABS so the last thing i wanna do is lock up. I was also disapointed with the brake fade after a few corners they seem to go to sleep. Perhaps i'm being too harsh. Someone will be along in a bit with their opinion.

Thanks
James

aggs

Not good.
Poor from cold.
Do heat up eventually and then quite good.
But cold i.e. every day driving worse than std I thought.

vessy

Second that, i've just removed mine and put Subaru standards on. Found the reds were useless when cold, even hot a lot more pedal movement was needed, i never had any fade issues but then i dont with the standards.

StickyMicky

the ceramics are an improvement over the old ones, there ok i suppose, never got much dust from them either

NXG

Not much dust and ok, but you have to stand on the pedal to get anything out of them. Wear rate is good but not convinced about the fade resistance as they don't seem any better than OE.

~DrEaM~

Go for the Yellow stuff

its rated as a trackday pads..
but the cold bite is excellent.. alot better then the reds.. and less/no fade

i'd say they are as good as the Ferodos DS2500s but alot cheaper

charlesk

Go for Ferodos DS2500 or Pagid 4-2-1's. Much better pads in all conditions...

RB5RLP

Just had some red stuff front pads fitted and I am really impressed, great stopping power at speed no fade and really quiet, pais £60.00 of of ebat so cant grumble..... I have tarox 294mm front grooved discs

Aztec Performance Ltd

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The 'Ceramic' Reds work well enough. Low dust, okay from cold and good at temperature.

Dont last very long at all and have been known to fall apart when really hot.

YellowStuff'R's are much, much better

Chelspeed

If they're coming from ebay then make sure they are the new compound "ceramic" ones. I understand you can tell the latest as they have an abrasive wear in coating on them, if they don't have this then they're not the latest.

The older ones, which presumably are being quietly cleared out from various stock rooms (so quite likely to appear on flea bay?) were universally displiked for appalling life, days if track time involved, weeks otherwise. The new ones seem to get mixed reports, ranging from no better from some, not as good as yellows (then why advertise reds for Scoobies?) through to excellent.

Personally with £20k worth of performance car I'd steer clear of all EBC products and of anything brake related from ebay. If I wanted to save £50 then I'd do it somewhere else and not on brakes.

StickyMicky

FWIW, i had a wheel bearing fall apart a few weeks back destroying my redstuff ceramics and a disc

i fitted a new disc (was pretty new anyway, and got some standard pads to put in while i refurb my new set of 4 pot calipers, on the way home from work today along my fav stretch of short dual carrigeways joined by around 5 roundabouts, i gave the car some "beans" and was alarmed to find them faded after 2 roundabouts

the ceramics must be better then i remember TBH

scoobyverysoon

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feedback from mine -

fitted EBC grooved discs and the ceramic pads of fleabay - and I must say now there run in I am impressed - much better over std.

only downside it the brake dust I seem to be getting more now

pete higham

you will only get the one coat of heavy brake dust!!!! after they have bedded there wont be anywhere near as much dust

kendz

A previous owner appears to have fitted red stuff front pads to my 53 wrx. Braking is good, but they're wearing down very fast, and the amount of brake dust is unbelievable! Won't be getting changed for EBC's again!!

s70rjw

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Used ceramics on my classic. Less fade than standard but wore the standard discs at an alarming rate

imol62

bought red stuff pads all round,with my brembo calipers,doesnt seem to be any less dust with them,and after 800 miles they still squeel like taxi brakes when coming to a stop.Not impressed.i have 2002 bugeye wrx sti uk.These brakes cost me £267 fully fitted,wouldnt buy again.

MaDaSS

I cannae believe the amount of ppl who go on about brake dust ffs! LOLz0rs.
Wash it off! At the end of the day, do they work? Do they work well? Do they fade? Who cares about brake dust.
I like having black wheels

kendz

Car has just passed it's MOT, just, as all pads are worn thin. Time for a new set all round and I was shocked at the price of the standard Subaru pads So on the 50:50 reviews of the red stuff ceramic, and the price (£157 all round red stuff ceramic) i'm gonna give EBC another chance. I'll post the results after bedding in!

Matt

mac2

ive had mine in for 2 months and they have seemed to get better with time, not that good from cold but once warmed up there miles better than standard

magic40

hello.
had red pads for 13 thousand miles now imho there a good pad(allways stopped me) unless im heavy breaking on of on of for say 10 miles then they do fad, Ive just swapped my rear wheels to front and visversa to notice that there gonna need renewing over the next 2000 miles,
So to take the miles and heavy breaking into context please make your own mind up! but 1x full set of pads a year is GVFM.. IMHO..

rgrds madge

gazzas3

Hi just finished a track day with new red stuff pads and discs all round and they were excellent, the more abuse you gave them the better they seemed to get. They were the new ceramic ones and they still gave off loads of dust but as people say, who cares. Have done trackdays with red stuff pads and standard discs and they dont work anywhere near aswell so my advise would be change pads and discs and then you will get some serious stopping power.

swampy56

Red stuff on my clasic with brembos, are the dogs b****** no probs the more abuses you give em the better they are...
Paul