brake pads?

[surajp]

hi - anyone got any pearls of wisdom regarding brake pads? My standard pads (1.8T) are due for a change, i would like to upgrade but without having to change disks etc. any ideas of what to go for?

[Rally_Chris]

Common opinion seems to be that Pagid offer the best performance brake pads for use on a Mk4 Golf, but they wear more quickly and produce more dust than standard pads

A good option would be EBC Greenstuff, as they are a little softer than standard pads to give increased performance and they are said to produce significantly less dust than standard pads. These are what I will be fitting to my 1.8T soon as I can't be doing with cleaning those damned montreal 2 alloys!

[surajp]

Cheers I think I'll give the green stuff ago, the missus thinks i spend enough time cleaning the car anyway!

[golfvr6]

Whats the prices like on the green stuff? is it any good?

[jv]

Just got some greenstuff pads fitted on my mk2. I have had them before and never noticed any great performance change but the reduction in brake dust is unbelievable! Cost me a bit under 40 quid for the front set I think.

jv

[golfvr6]

40 bar a lot for some brake pads  

[Rally_Chris]

It'll be even more for a 1.8T !!

looks like about ?50-60 for a set of front pads for my 2000 GTI-T

[golfvr6]

Hope you don't need to do the discs at the same time as well  

[Nimrod]

The standard brakes are so infuriating for dust, I'm out there every week or so scrubbing my alloys otherwise the dust buildup acts like it's been spot-welded on and is a b*tch to get off!  Does anyone have any suggestion for a good cleaner that will cut through the buildup effortlessly?

[surajp]

Firstly on the brake pad front found that front pads for 1.8T 1999> FR ?62 & RR ?32 from

www.hyperformancedirect.co.uk

they have said they will match or better if a lower price is found.

Secondly, tried turtle wax alloy wheel cleaner and still ended up scrubbing like a b!?@h. so give that one a miss.