Re: brake pad opinion

["Jason Kendall" <jasonk@widomaker.com>]

I say that it shouldn't matter if you don't race.  I had some "regular"
metallic pads on my 16v rocco, which worked just fine, got them for $25.
They were as good as stock pads, maybe a little better.  Then I got a set of
Mintex C-Tech Racing/street pad ($90, got them for $70 from a friend).  They
worked considerably better, but only during high speeds and autocrossing.
The big difference was that the C-Techs dusted way too much.  I had to clean
my wheels every other day.  Conclusion, stay with the regular pads, IMO.

-Jason
88 Scirocco 16v
98 GTI VR6






>hey y'all, i know that this is has been done to death, but that don't
>matter...cuz i can't remember what the verdict was.
>
> i'm going to be getting my brakes replaced before i go down to cinci,
>next thursday (YAY!).  AFAIK, all i'll have to do is replace the pads
>(tho i may have to get the rotor's machined too, don't know yet)
>
> anyways, i went to a place called Frisco's that deals only in audi and
>dub bits, and picked up a set of no-name semi-metallic pads.  total
>cost: $55.  the guy says that he had mintex as well, but they were
>nearly twice as much.  he assured me that these were great pads and
>whatnot, but wouldn't you say the same thing if your next meal depended
>on selling the product?
>
> so what say the masses?  are no-name pads a waste of time and money?
>should i go with the mintex, or is there something else out there that i
>should be aiming for?  i have the 16V rocco brake setup, BTW.
>
> also, the guy had bremi plug wires for sale.  what's the opinion on
>this stuff?  should i do bosch?  he has them in stock, but says that
>they're a waste of money...
>
> i'm starting to sway away from the bosch silvers a little bit.  this
>guy has the silvers, but is telling me to go with beru plugs instead.
>i've never heard positive or negative about them.  in fact, i don't
>recall hearing anything at all about them, which could be either + or -.
>
> alright people, let's see them opinions...it's T minus 166 hours and
>counting until i'm on my way down to cinci, and i wanna make sure that
>all is well before i go.  thanks a lot!
>
>jason
>the mad bastard
>
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