Warning - Pagid brake pads (5G)

Animal Mother · Post by **Animal Mother** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 12:48 pm

Just a quick warning for anyone doing their brakes soon.

I've just replaced all of the pads on my 5G with Pagid pads from Euro Car Parts. 6 of the 8 pads had to have some material from the end tabs removed to allow them to fit properly. Not much material but the high spots on them were significant enough to allow the pads to move freely.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 1:10 pm

I find that's very common with pads these days, no matter where they come from/which manufacturer.

Car parts these days are made so cheaply...

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:18 am

Yeah thats very common. I had to remove 1-2mm from all ends of Honda OEM pads when I fitted them last week.

I thought you were warning of Pagid pad material being crap.

Animal Mother · Post by **Animal Mother** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:37 am

Merlin wrote:Yeah thats very common. I had to remove 1-2mm from all ends of Honda OEM pads when I fitted them last week.

I thought you were warning of Pagid pad material being crap.

No. The pads themselves look good.

It was more a warning that the il-fitting of pads can cause severe brake binding issues.

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:46 am

Let us know how you get on with them. Last time I used cheaper pads they did nothing but kick out loads of dust

Animal Mother · Post by **Animal Mother** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:28 am

Merlin wrote:Let us know how you get on with them. Last time I used cheaper pads they did nothing but kick out loads of dust

I think the back brakes will kick out loads of dust anway due to the awfull grooved/drilled disks fitted.

Confused · Post by **Confused** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:31 pm

The only pads I haven't had to file away some of the powdercoating from recently have been my current set of Carbotech pads on my Legnum.

I've got the opposite problem, though, they're so loose in the carriers that they rattle over every single little bump in the road!

So... I'd rather have the powdercoating a little thicker and file them down to be a good fit with just enough movement to slide but not rattle, than have not enough there and they rattle like mine do!