C63 brake pads...OEM or aftermarket

[KevF]

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

[taffyracer]

EBC are ste, don't bother, why do you want to upgrade, is it for track work?

[KevF]

taffyracer said:

EBC are ste, 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...

[Carlton Banks]

OEm

[GTIR]

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.

[SimNugget]

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

[GTIR]

I'd upgrade the discs if doing track days.

[SimNugget]

The standard discs are composite and seem up to the job, if the pads don't improve things I may look at discs too.

[KevF]

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.....

[amokwa]

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.

[Trek930]

Personally I found the OEM pads to be fine on track, maybe the better option would be to upgrade the brake fluid?

[GTIR]

Or upgrade the driver.

[SimNugget]

Very unhelpful, so highly skilled racing drivers only need sawdust and dustbin lids for brakes do they? Get a brain.

[KevF]

GTIR said:

Or upgrade the driver.

LOL well I was expecting someone to come up with a steroetypical PH retort...thanks Aryton....

[SimNugget]

Hi Kev, did you source any alternate pads?

[KevF]

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

[SimNugget]

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

[taffyracer]

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?

[GTIR]

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!

[KevF]

GTIR said:

Não faz mal!

Muito inteligente.