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Offline rio_gti

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What brake disks?
« on: 20 March 2013, 21:59 »
Gotta buy some 312 disks and am stuck at what to get!!!

Obsessed with getting brembos  but I don't know why!!!!

What do people use

are there differences between brembos, pagid, eicher etc?

Brembos @ about £90 pair
Pagid @ £68 pair


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Re: What brake disks?
« Reply #1 on: 20 March 2013, 22:44 »
Running Pagids and really cant complain at all mate 9 mths on and they look fine  The brembo plain style ones are god as well a lad up here runs them but as he said they all rust etc if left to sit

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Re: What brake disks?
« Reply #2 on: 21 March 2013, 22:29 »
can get the pagid disks and prob pads for the same price as brembos, so may do this?

just wondering on the quality.... dont wanna buy cheap thats all


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Re: What brake disks?
« Reply #3 on: 21 March 2013, 22:31 »
That price you said, did it include the alloy mounting bells?  Or are they single piece 312mm

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Re: What brake disks?
« Reply #4 on: 21 March 2013, 22:34 »
single piece


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Re: What brake disks?
« Reply #5 on: 21 March 2013, 22:37 »
So what car are they originally from, do they fit straight on?  Then use 4 or 6 pots on the front?

Offline Dalo Harkin

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Re: What brake disks?
« Reply #6 on: 22 March 2013, 09:36 »
I run Brembo's........... and won't ever use anything else
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Re: What brake disks?
« Reply #7 on: 22 March 2013, 09:40 »
With what pads??

Where you get them from only place I have found that can get them is gsf  :undecided:


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Re: What brake disks?
« Reply #9 on: 22 March 2013, 12:01 »
^^ +1 for EBC redstuff.