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Old 30 June 2010, 06:58 PM
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Default Brakes on a budget, how do these look?

As title says, I cant afford to spend much at the moment but the brakes on my wrx really need doing, whats folks opinions on these....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...:X:AAQ:GB:1123

They wont kill me will they? lol

I bought from the same seller brakes for the rear of my golf, and the pads were mush - but the scoob advert has mintex.

Thanks for advice.

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Old 30 June 2010, 07:22 PM
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imo the WRX is a high powered car, and needs decent brakes, and they do not look like decent brakes, up to you though.
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Whats wrong with non grooved discs and mintex pads? surley better than blueprint pads - and the car came as standard, with non grooved discs!

I had planned to putmy Z32 brakes on the car but being short of cash I sold the whole setup. :-/

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Old 30 June 2010, 11:49 PM
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They look as good as the std set up so they should be as good as when it left the factory
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Put some cheap pads on the back of one of our cars once, big mistake, flames coming out of pads first time I used them hard

I would speak to Ian at Godspeed brakes http://www.godspeedbrakes.co.uk/home.htm
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Originally Posted by nardoblue
They look as good as the std set up so they should be as good as when it left the factory
"look" and are as good are two totaly different things,

personaly i wouldnt risk this even on the rears , those wont be "good" mintex pads they will be the budget variety , even on the rear of the car wich doesnt do much work. the standard fit items will be of better quality than this...

If there is one area of a car that you really cant skimp on its brakes and tires your life often depends on how well these bits work !

Dave.

ps +1 , Speak to ian at godspeed

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save up and buy some decent ones..

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Have managed to sell some more Z bits so have ordered some ferodo pads and grooved ebc discs

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hello mate one thing for sure,never scrimp on brakes.just put down the money until you have enough for a quality set.unless the brakes are bad enough to fail a mot in that case,just get what you can afford,plus there are very good brake specialist on this site godspeed brakes and bob5 to name but a few,theres always a good bargin to be had.
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Should of given us a call. Next time

Stonejedi: How you liking the PF brakes?
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Should of given us a call. Next time

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thanks for asking bob5...now that i have bedded them in there sh@t hot!!!!!!truly fantastic the best brakes i have ever had.
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Glad you like them mate. They are great brakes!
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