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gidged500

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14th Jul 10 at 17:02

so i want my corsa to stop and my 2.0 brakes are pants so ive bought some v6 brakes what are the best pads and discs? red stuff pads are suppost to be good but no idea about discs help please

Limecat

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14th Jul 10 at 19:40

In what way are your 2.0 brakes pants may I ask? I'm not a big supporter of the V6 brakes, the larger piston size means you get a longer pedal travel.

Have you bought just the calipers then? There are different pad types depending on which V6 calipers you have.

gidged500

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14th Jul 10 at 20:12

They just don't seem to stop it well enough I've bought the callipers discs and pads from a v6 but need new discs and pads what are the best combo and I'm not sure which v6 there off :/ how can I tell?

Limecat

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14th Jul 10 at 21:50

TBH, unless for prolonged track use I just stick with standard stuff on the whole, the times I have spent money on better pads/discs I haven't noticed any difference until warmed up sufficiently (on track) and even then I found them crap initially in the cold.

You can take the existing pad down to a local motor factors, they will have a big book with pads in that they can compare the shape of the backing plate to!

Then you know what version it is off for future.

EDIT: Infact, spending money on decent pads/discs really is a waste of money on standard set-up, far better putting the extra money towards a set of 4 pots if you REALLY want to stop.