EBC D150 or TGD150
Discussion
Hi Folks, looking for some help/advice
I ordered a set of disc and pads from a well known ebc distrutor website for my 1999 450. At the front the site said I needed D555 discs and DP3605/2C, at the rear it said D558 and DP3617C
Unfortunately mine appears to have fallen between production runs and actually requires D150 or GD150 discs at the front.
The problem is both the D150 and GD150 appear to be rarer than rocking horse poo.
I've spoken to a number ebc suppliers and they say they're not in stock - they either decline to say when they will be in or give an estimate of 2 weeks but can't guarantee that. (one said they'd been waiting for 6 months already!)
The back discs and pads are a perfect fit, so I have a dilema - either I buy another manufacturers front disc and/or pads - or I've got to wait until/if the ebc distributors get some in stock. The car is waiting on brakes to pass the mot so it will have to be off road longer still. What I'm worried about is the vagueness of the lead time, 2 weeks can easily turn into much longer.
This is probably a stupid question, but here goes. Is it sensible/safe to have different pad/disc manufacturers at the front and the rear? I've been told that there is no problem putting other manufacturer discs on the front and using the new ebc pads.
The front disc that I require are: 260mm diameter, 150mm hub diameter, height 53mm, thichness 24/22 (max/min)
Any help or advice appriciated (sorry for such numpty questions!)
I ordered a set of disc and pads from a well known ebc distrutor website for my 1999 450. At the front the site said I needed D555 discs and DP3605/2C, at the rear it said D558 and DP3617C
Unfortunately mine appears to have fallen between production runs and actually requires D150 or GD150 discs at the front.
The problem is both the D150 and GD150 appear to be rarer than rocking horse poo.
I've spoken to a number ebc suppliers and they say they're not in stock - they either decline to say when they will be in or give an estimate of 2 weeks but can't guarantee that. (one said they'd been waiting for 6 months already!)
The back discs and pads are a perfect fit, so I have a dilema - either I buy another manufacturers front disc and/or pads - or I've got to wait until/if the ebc distributors get some in stock. The car is waiting on brakes to pass the mot so it will have to be off road longer still. What I'm worried about is the vagueness of the lead time, 2 weeks can easily turn into much longer.
This is probably a stupid question, but here goes. Is it sensible/safe to have different pad/disc manufacturers at the front and the rear? I've been told that there is no problem putting other manufacturer discs on the front and using the new ebc pads.
The front disc that I require are: 260mm diameter, 150mm hub diameter, height 53mm, thichness 24/22 (max/min)
Any help or advice appriciated (sorry for such numpty questions!)
No problem at all fitting other manufacturers discs. You can still use EBC pads if you want.
On the width sizes you may still be able to fit 58mm discs, you just need to space the caliper bracket differently. Well that's what I did on mine and had no problems at all, but as they say everyone's different
On the width sizes you may still be able to fit 58mm discs, you just need to space the caliper bracket differently. Well that's what I did on mine and had no problems at all, but as they say everyone's different
I had a full set off EBC TGD discs and Green Stuff pads for my '99 400 but the front discs warped, replaced them with Tarox drilled and grooved.
The EBC produced lots of dust and were quite noisy compared to the Tarox, also perhaps the EBC combo had not quite as good feel or immediate grip - just my feeling.
The EBC produced lots of dust and were quite noisy compared to the Tarox, also perhaps the EBC combo had not quite as good feel or immediate grip - just my feeling.
In defence of EBC they have been really helpful and they've done everything they can to try and sort me out. With regards to the discs and pads I've had ebc discs and pads on my rangerover for about a year now and I'm really happy with them. In terms of the brakes on the TVR they were also EBC Pads before (not sure which disks as they're not mentioned in the paperwork)
It's just a shame EBC don't have any stock and won't have any for a while so I can get my MOT sorted - they've been brilliant about returns. Quite franky apart from not having the item I need EBC have handled the whole thing brilliantly.
It's just a shame EBC don't have any stock and won't have any for a while so I can get my MOT sorted - they've been brilliant about returns. Quite franky apart from not having the item I need EBC have handled the whole thing brilliantly.
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