Which Brake Pad Type
Discussion
Changed several times during the production of the Chimaera. Since you don't even tell us what age yours is we can only guess.
Take an old pad out and take it with you to the motor factors or you might find yourself disappointed.
Buying the pads from a good dealer such as Peninsula would probably be the best best - cheap and they'll send you the right ones.
Take an old pad out and take it with you to the motor factors or you might find yourself disappointed.
Buying the pads from a good dealer such as Peninsula would probably be the best best - cheap and they'll send you the right ones.
peteA said:
Been through the cheap pad syndrome years ago then realised they all squeak!
EBC Green stuff seems to be popular choice - not that expansive
Ever tried them on a Chimaera though? They don't work when cold - crap for town driving when a kid steps out on you at the end of the street in the morning. They're great on the track/for spirited thrashes and produce little dust though ...
Ive had 3 sets of ebc greenstuff on an m3 m5 and 740i on all of them the pads seperated from the metal they squealed and the discs warped because of this i refused the offer of a fourth free set maybe others of you have had more luck but i will never ever use them again and would never fit them to any of my customers cars
but the wheels stayed clean!!!!
but the wheels stayed clean!!!!
I've never had any reliability problems with GreenStuff, they live up to their claims about low brake dust. They're a bit dead at first on really cold days but I think that's true of most of the fast road compounds. They also last ages and ages even if you really cane them.
The big problem I had with them was disc wear, they wore the discs far faster than any other compounds I've tried.
There are lots of other good fast road pads that work just as well without the disc wear problems. Tarox XF is very good with excellent feel even when they're freezing cold, but my favorite at the moment is DS2000 for the winter and 2500 for hotter track days.
The big problem I had with them was disc wear, they wore the discs far faster than any other compounds I've tried.
There are lots of other good fast road pads that work just as well without the disc wear problems. Tarox XF is very good with excellent feel even when they're freezing cold, but my favorite at the moment is DS2000 for the winter and 2500 for hotter track days.
GreenV8S said:
I've never had any reliability problems with GreenStuff, they live up to their claims about low brake dust. They're a bit dead at first on really cold days but I think that's true of most of the fast road compounds. They also last ages and ages even if you really cane them.
The big problem I had with them was disc wear, they wore the discs far faster than any other compounds I've tried.
Did you try them with their grooved discs?
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