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KevF
Original Poster
1,657 posts
67 months
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Guys,
Anyone fitted anything other than stock brake pads to their C63? Mine is a '10 plate and fitted with PPP...have been looking at EBC yellowstuff or Brembo upgraded pads.
Any recommendations?
Kev
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taffyracer
2,092 posts
112 months
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EBC are s  te, don't bother, why do you want to upgrade, is it for track work?
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KevF
Original Poster
1,657 posts
67 months
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taffyracer said: EBC are s te, don't bother, why do you want to upgrade, is it for track work? Have a couple of track days hopefully booked over the coming months. Last service flagged up 40% wear on front and 50% on rears so was going to change prior to going on track. Was going stock but thought I'd ask if anyone has tried any other make and got good results...
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Carlton Banks
3,068 posts
105 months
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GTIR
19,077 posts
135 months
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I had aftermarket pads fitted to my E220. They squeeked and knocked every time I braked. (This was even after I asked the local garage to fit Merc pads only.  ) OEM every time. 
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SimNugget
187 posts
39 months
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The front pads on my PPP car are shot after 15000 miles and a handful of trackdays. They do seem to fade a bit after very serious use so I was looking at something from Pagid or Performance Friction, they do some kind of carbon or ceramic jobbies.
If you are going to use your car more than a few times on track I would upgrade.
S
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GTIR
19,077 posts
135 months
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I'd upgrade the discs if doing track days.
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SimNugget
187 posts
39 months
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The standard discs are composite and seem up to the job, if the pads don't improve things I may look at discs too.
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KevF
Original Poster
1,657 posts
67 months
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SimNugget said: The front pads on my PPP car are shot after 15000 miles and a handful of trackdays. They do seem to fade a bit after very serious use so I was looking at something from Pagid or Performance Friction, they do some kind of carbon or ceramic jobbies.
If you are going to use your car more than a few times on track I would upgrade.
S Cheers Simon...will look into the Pagid pads..... 
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amokwa
345 posts
66 months
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Why don't you use the current ones as you still have 40% and change them when they are worn, that way you max their use and save the new ones for another day.
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Trek930
11 posts
36 months
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Personally I found the OEM pads to be fine on track, maybe the better option would be to upgrade the brake fluid?
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GTIR
19,077 posts
135 months
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SimNugget
187 posts
39 months
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Very unhelpful, so highly skilled racing drivers only need sawdust and dustbin lids for brakes do they? Get a brain.
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KevF
Original Poster
1,657 posts
67 months
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GTIR said: Or upgrade the driver. LOL well I was expecting someone to come up with a steroetypical PH retort...thanks Aryton....
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SimNugget
187 posts
39 months
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Hi Kev, did you source any alternate pads?
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KevF
Original Poster
1,657 posts
67 months
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SimNugget said: Hi Kev, did you source any alternate pads? Hi Sim...No not yet...after the stealership told me they were low I was going to replace them. however, I needed new tyres so got the guys at STRacing to change all four for me and check the pads. They said there is around 6-7mm left on them so they're good enough for a few miles yet. I didn't get much further in looking into it to be honest. Kev
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SimNugget
187 posts
39 months
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Cheers mate, it appears to be a minefield! I was also considering a brake fluid upgrade but the dealers are being very unhelpful, trouble is my 2 year service is due in a few months so if I replace the fluid now they will do it again with MB standard stuff otherwise they won't 'stamp the book', swines...
S
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taffyracer
2,092 posts
112 months
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Anyone upgraded, I was out at Donington on wed and the brakes were truly awful after 4 laps, massive fade, I knew the car wasn't cut out for track work but expected them to last a bit longer than 4 laps, seriously unimpressed?
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GTIR
19,077 posts
135 months
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KevF said: GTIR said: Or upgrade the driver. LOL well I was expecting someone to come up with a steroetypical PH retort...thanks Aryton.... Não faz mal! 
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KevF
Original Poster
1,657 posts
67 months
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GTIR said: Não faz mal! Muito inteligente. 
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