Matty_Gti Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 well i have the carriers to make the 280mm brake upgrade on my gti but have been looking for discs and am unsure wat to go for, my options are;Black diamond drilledBlack diamond groovedTar ox grooved (lots of grooves)Tar ox grooved (fewer grooves)3grotor discsstandard discs, non drilled or groovedwhich of the above is best? is it worth paying the extra money for the likes of black diamond over a standard disc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhys Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 i got normal size black dimond combi disks and pads on my 1.4 n there realy good i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerz Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 I wouldnt go for standard VW pads tho (guessing your changing them when you change disks) Id get greenstuff pads. The VW ones create soo much brake dust and squeal real bad after only a few weeks, then you got to take apart regrease and clean. Right pain in the ass. Had EBC drilled and slotted disks and greenstuff pads of my sport which didnt do this at all, but didnt feel as smooth as my 280mm vw disks and pad setup now, tho Il certainly be changing to greenstuff pads when mine needs replacing, dont like these VW pads at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty_Gti Posted July 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 any more input guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuPo SpOrTX Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 any more input guys?Definately get green stuff pads mate, otherwise your wheels will be covered in carbon all the time! Black diamond drilled are quite good, all depends on how much you wanna pay really!Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clouseau Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 i dont really recommend greenstuff, there are quite a few others who dont like them either. i have heard good things about mintex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavs_arosa16v Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Grooved discs are noisy under heavy breaking but they look nicer beind the rims, greenstuff pads reduce dust over standard items, Ebc 10% discount at moment, the greenstuff pads can glaze over occassionally and squeel, but they won't fade as much when you slam on your breaks to avoid the queing traffic on the m25. tbh you would not notice under normal every day driving conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty_Gti Posted July 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 hmm at the min i am swinging towards just getting the standard 280mm disks and pads for now, not sure if it worth the £180 it will cost me extra for black diamond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUB JIMBOB Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 I agree with clouseauMintex are sposed to be good and so are pagid pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penry Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Ive got black diamond combi disks with greenstuff pads. They never fade in my experience anyway, but i do think that the pads could have a bit more initial bite. Dont make that much dust though compared with normal. I probably will try mintex next time, ive heard that they are that little bit extra grippy on initial braking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little red devil Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 like green stuff good feel to the brake pedal used pagid good pads but not the feel that green stuff has used Zimmerman discs from g+s and brembos good discs all round never been happy chucking daft money at discs and never had a problem with warping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXXXtreme arosa Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 (edited) you want brembo max grooved disks and mintex extreme pads or pagid you wont find a better combo i can assure youmintex bite and you know your gona stop no matter how late you leave it they wont fail you no fade very little dust and the last a loooong time!brembo part number is: 09.5570.75 for the 2.0 golf mk 3 280mm disks Edited July 6, 2007 by eXXXtreme arosa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUB JIMBOB Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 (edited) you want brembo max grooved disks and mintex extreme pads or pagid you wont find a better combo i can assure youmintex bite and you know your gona stop no matter how late you leave it they wont fail you no fade very little dust and the last a loooong time!brembo part number is: 09.5570.75 for the 2.0 golf mk 3 280mm disksIve got brembo grooved discs on mine with pagid pads, they are great, amazing diference than the standard setup. Edited July 6, 2007 by DUB JIMBOB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty_Gti Posted July 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 where abouts did you get these brembo max grooved disks from? also where would i get the mintex extreme pads from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001gti Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 im currently in the same situation ive already bought greenstuff pad but not sure which disks to go for ive found blackdiamond drilled and grooved for 150quid. i might just go for the ebce drilled and grooved tho they are supposed to be really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt~black Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 are black diamond discs actualy black like in ebay pics also how much brake fluid do you rekon a gti uses in total i going to replace mine with dot5.1 my brakes fade like crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Black Diamonds are nearly black when you get them, but as soon as you use them the coating wears off and they just look like normal discs. Its a bit gutting really as i fancied them as i thought they would look like pretty cool behind my BBS'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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