5th Gen Rear Discs

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:28 pm

Errr... There's Rockauto as well.
Variety of manufacturers to chose from, including some as cheap as £5.13 ea (and that's before LG discount is applied on top!!!)
Bendix for £8.44 ea (again also before discount)

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:38 pm

Seems like its all been covered here, but my 2p worth - avoid EBC!

K30DPC · Post by **K30DPC** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:19 pm

bb1boy wrote:avoid EBC!

I was running standard EBCs on the rear (with green pads) and can't say anything bad.
Changed them only because:
1) 5 lugs conversion (at this point I redrill them)
2) 290mm big brake kit (at this point I send them to the scrap)
I didn't try to resell it as they had quite hard life with me, but still I can only say there were fine. And they survive Nurburgring

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:26 pm

Similarly, I have EBC pads on the front of my lude and EBC turbo groove discs on the front of my Xantia and they're fine.

Post by **Donald** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:34 pm

Same, I have EBC standards on the front with red pads and haven't had any issues.

@wurlycorner

Of course there are options that ship from the EU though, but at no saving over anywhere else tbh even with the discount.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:54 pm

I hadn't checked where the really cheap ones were located...

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:25 pm

Hahaha fair enough.. Well I had some EBC discs with green stuff pads and they were cack and the discs cracked. EBC replaced them twice for me. That said, this was circa 2001.

Post by **Merlin** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:46 pm

EBC discs were all I used at one point. Then tried a cheaper disc and it made no difference. Now I sling cheapo stuff on the rear of the 5th (so long as the dust isn't bad). Mintex do decent rear pads at ~£17.

Post by **Merlin** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:05 am

My 5th needs new rear discs so found these Delphi ones http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DELPHI-REAR-B ... 43c419f12d

Pretty cheap at £43.50 for two discs.