fastmonkey

My 02 S is in for a service at the moment and they have just told me I need new pads front and rear. The labour charge is horrendous so I'll do them myself but just wondered what I should be buying.

It's for fast road driving, not track work so would appreciate some recommendations and if anyone knows the best place to purchase I would be most grateful.

AquilaEagle

I think very highly of the Porterfield R4S pads.

Dembo

Quite impressed with my redstuff pads. You can get them from brakes4u.co.uk .

How do the Porterfield pads cope with track use vs. cold road use?

chilled

Realistically, I think the OEM's are good for road, even fast road (alpine runs excepted). I've not got around to fitting my porterfields yet, however I will be doing so in about a month, ready for the ring.

lower

i like the porterfields, but do find them a bit noisy. For road use, the oem's are fine though and dead easy to fit yourself.

istr that oem pad prices have come down recently too.

chilled

Remember that Portefields don't come with wear indicators, so you have to keep an eye on them yourself, which isn't that easy with the 17" wheels.

mikey k

This is a regular stealer ploy!

Ask them to do an MOT brake test. If it fails that then source a set of OEM or Porterfield ones and DIY it

Dembo

So where to buy the Porterfields?

chilled

Therein lies the rub.... We GB'ed 'em, ably organised by Budgie, although I got completely stiffed by the Royal Mail and delivery times. But then again I should really have replacement pads before I wear mine down to the metal

Basically they need importing either from the states or from Japan.

Dembo

http://www.whifbitz.co.uk/s2000-brakes.htm

But no doubt they just import them.

Think I'm going to buy some more redstuff as my fronts are now making the audible warning.