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Guys,
I understand there are rules about what you can & cant say or do on these forums. So, I have placed an order for discs & pads with this company and they have phoned me to say that they would like to get in touch with some Forums regarding offering discounts etc. Who should be informed of this, does a moderator take care of such a thing?
I understand there are rules about what you can & cant say or do on these forums. So, I have placed an order for discs & pads with this company and they have phoned me to say that they would like to get in touch with some Forums regarding offering discounts etc. Who should be informed of this, does a moderator take care of such a thing?
Hi,
I had EBC Turbo groove discs and red stuff pads on my Mitsubishi GTO and thought there were brilliant. However the common view of most Monaro owners is that EBC don't work that well on our cars. Doesn't make a lot of sense as my old GTO and my Monaro are similar in terms of kerb weight so you'd figure what worked good for one would be good on the other. I have never personally tried an EBC equipped Monaro but given the general consensus I don't think you'll find many people that would want to take advantage of the discounts TBH.
I recall one of the VXR8 boys had trouble with discs cracking and I believe they were EBC but don't quote me on that...!
Maybe if anybody wants the discount they can PM you for the company details
I had EBC Turbo groove discs and red stuff pads on my Mitsubishi GTO and thought there were brilliant. However the common view of most Monaro owners is that EBC don't work that well on our cars. Doesn't make a lot of sense as my old GTO and my Monaro are similar in terms of kerb weight so you'd figure what worked good for one would be good on the other. I have never personally tried an EBC equipped Monaro but given the general consensus I don't think you'll find many people that would want to take advantage of the discounts TBH.
I recall one of the VXR8 boys had trouble with discs cracking and I believe they were EBC but don't quote me on that...!
Maybe if anybody wants the discount they can PM you for the company details
Another suggestion would be to post freely on the HSV Holden UK facebook page, as that isn't tied up with the same rules as this forum.
You would probably be fine to post up all the details of the deal as those are just numbers, but the actual company name would perhaps then be construed as advertising?
You would probably be fine to post up all the details of the deal as those are just numbers, but the actual company name would perhaps then be construed as advertising?
I wouldn't touch EBC ever again with a s
tty stick:
EBC Yellow front pads. Replaced at the same time as new EBC front discs and Super Blue racing brake fluid. Driven on road for 200 miles. First track session - 2 x 10 minutes on track. Fade so bad, track day abandoned.
Pads taken out, de-glazed and swapped around. Driven another 100 miles.
Second track day they lasted 3 x 10 minute sessions before I just drove up to WP and had them replaced with DS2500's. Drove 20 minutes back and straight on to track. Completed an afternoon session with no problems. Pads sent to EBC for analysis. Surprise surprise, I hadn't bedded them in correctly.
They 'apparently' are great on Monaros. Not so for anything from this Century.
A month later later, one of the discs cracked too.
https://www.facebook.com/garyhanda/media_set?set=a...
tty stick: EBC Yellow front pads. Replaced at the same time as new EBC front discs and Super Blue racing brake fluid. Driven on road for 200 miles. First track session - 2 x 10 minutes on track. Fade so bad, track day abandoned.
Pads taken out, de-glazed and swapped around. Driven another 100 miles.
Second track day they lasted 3 x 10 minute sessions before I just drove up to WP and had them replaced with DS2500's. Drove 20 minutes back and straight on to track. Completed an afternoon session with no problems. Pads sent to EBC for analysis. Surprise surprise, I hadn't bedded them in correctly.
They 'apparently' are great on Monaros. Not so for anything from this Century.
A month later later, one of the discs cracked too.
https://www.facebook.com/garyhanda/media_set?set=a...
I had EBC greens on a bike, probably 15 years ago. Pads were down to the metal in under 1500 road miles. NEVER EVER AGAIN.
Things may have changed, but it's not for others to make profit at my risk. I won't go back.
As for Monkfish selling them, a listing is not a recommendation. There's plenty that shop there that want the cheapest possible, and someone has got to sell to these people.
Ask Monkfish which pads and discs they recommend. My opinion is that they have too much integrity to sell you what has the biggest margin for them.
Things may have changed, but it's not for others to make profit at my risk. I won't go back.
As for Monkfish selling them, a listing is not a recommendation. There's plenty that shop there that want the cheapest possible, and someone has got to sell to these people.
Ask Monkfish which pads and discs they recommend. My opinion is that they have too much integrity to sell you what has the biggest margin for them.
S800VXR said:
OEM are as DS2500 type and having fitted new recently and then driven some tough alpine roads they work perfect, if a bit dusty.
I do have a genuine set of VXR8 pads and will shortly be fitting new discs and will try them out, never heard of anyone having hassle with genuine pads from new?
snowwolf said:
I did know they were ferodo was just trying to find out if they were the genuine pads that were in the boxes, never really heard of any first owners of VXR8's saying the brakes were crap.
A quick search reveals that 4212 is a Land Rover OE formula. Given the weight of the VXR8, I'm not surprised that the same compound is used for the VXR8, and they could well be OE, though usually the manufacturers marks are deleted. was just trying to find out if they were the genuine pads that were in the boxes, never really heard of any first owners of VXR8's saying the brakes were crap.ARAF said:
A quick search reveals that 4212 is a Land Rover OE formula. Given the weight of the VXR8, I'm not surprised that the same compound is used for the VXR8, and they could well be OE, though usually the manufacturers marks are deleted.
I did same search Araf and thought I had typed in the wrong number when Land rover popped up LOLsnowwolf said:
ARAF said:
A quick search reveals that 4212 is a Land Rover OE formula. Given the weight of the VXR8, I'm not surprised that the same compound is used for the VXR8, and they could well be OE, though usually the manufacturers marks are deleted.
I did same search Araf and thought I had typed in the wrong number when Land rover popped up LOLARAF said:
When you think about the size of a Land Rover's discs, and the weight they have to stop, then using bigger discs on a car of the same weight will stop a lot quicker.
Looks like they will be fitted very soon with DBA split discs, see how they go, never had a problem with the HSV discs but they are worn out now LOLGassing Station | HSV & Monaro | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff