bigbob 0 Posted July 13, 2004 am after new discs front and rear for a 1.8 16v rado im a fan of the drilled discs because quite simply i think they look ace when visible behind the wheels got next to new PAGID pads on the front and rear but want to get new discs as they are on the way out what would you guys recommend? dont want to spend the earth but dont want cheap crap that will crack when i give the rado a beating!! thanks Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randal 0 Posted July 13, 2004 may get flambed for this one, but GSF have got some drilled discs for 29.50 each on the fronts - and IIRC about the same on the rears. Was going to give them a pop when mine need doing. Also going for the pagid pads too, someone said they kick out a lotta dust. However, some also rightly said "you wash your car every weekend right?" :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigbob 0 Posted July 13, 2004 ps. its an 89 model if that makes any difference Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadoAds 0 Posted July 13, 2004 I had the ATE power disks, (the one that looks like it has the nuclear warning sign on them - well at least it reminds ME of that), I know theyre not drilled but they were fine on mine b 4 it was wrote off (no fault of the disks btw) and they look a little different from the standard rotors Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dazzyvr6 0 Posted July 13, 2004 you cant go wrong with zimmerman cross drilled discs for the amount they cost,think gsf are doing brembo max discs to now for not much cash Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigbob 0 Posted July 13, 2004 what are these brembo max like?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted July 13, 2004 Don't get Pagid grooved discs. They're shite. Not only are the grooves the reverse of the normal direction (deliberately), but I've worn down the grooves in 6000 miles! Stick with VAG discs and Pagid FR pads...... not much else betters that combo imo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daves16v 1 Posted July 13, 2004 I recently fitted plain ZImmerman discs from GSF £21.50 +vat. Seem ok, but then again haven't had em on long or gave em any hammer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheesy 0 Posted July 13, 2004 I've got some Black diamond discs front avalible if interested. done about 1k on them maybe less Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
16VG60 1 Posted July 14, 2004 I would recommend the Zimmerman cross drilled discs from GSF, with either standard or Pagid fast road pads. Before i upgraded both my front and rear brakes i used these to good effect and have fitted them to many of my customers Corrados. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dazzyvr6 0 Posted July 14, 2004 Stick with VAG discs and Pagid FR pads...... not much else betters that combo imo. why do you think vag discs are so good?just because vag sell them doesnt mean they are made by vag,i bought some rear discs from a local company and they said they buy the blank discs in from italy,drill them then sell them on to vag,ford,vauxhall etc and its them who stamp them with the vag,ford signs etc.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted July 14, 2004 You know the quality of the VAG discs and there cheaper than most of the others mentioned from GSF etc, most of the 'OE' quality discs I have seen from GSF etc don't last more than one set of pads but you know VAG discs will last alot longer... one of my golfs was still on its original front discs at 100k and I brought a pair from GSF that only lasted a year! My G60 is approaching 90k and the original discs are still fine but will probably need doing soon due to wear tollerances so at £20 a side i'll have another pair of VAG ones i think and they seem to work very well with Pagid FR pads! Whatever you do , don't buy cheap GSF discs or EBC pads (there awful!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dazzyvr6 0 Posted July 14, 2004 Supercharged, vag discs arnt made by vag,they are bought as blanks from italy for i think he said £2 a disc then they get drilled,the reason i know this is because a local company supplies vag,ford etc.so vag discs are no BETTER than any other disc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted July 14, 2004 Dazzy, I know there not made by VAG, most parts aren't but the quality control on parts that VAG use will be much higher than the stuff thats gets sold thru GSF/ECP - No question! From personell experience I've tried a few types of discs over the years and most pads and the only ones that i've never had problems with are VAG discs and Pagid pads... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dazzyvr6 0 Posted July 14, 2004 same company supplies unipart and more than likely gsf and ecp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 14, 2004 Stick with VAG discs and Pagid FR pads...... not much else betters that combo imo. just gonna order some Pagid FR pads for mine, but a mate asked if there are any issues with them eating the standard discs? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanA 0 Posted July 14, 2004 I had the Zimmerman X-drilled disks with Pagid FR pads on my Golf 16v. Bought the lot from GSF can't remember how much but it was pretty cheap. To be honest I don't think i'd of been able to tell the difference between them and some new Std ones. They did look nice though :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted July 14, 2004 just gonna order some Pagid FR pads for mine, but a mate asked if there are any issues with them eating the standard discs? Nope there fine and braking responce is really good, as Kev says the Pagid grooved don't seem to be up to much as half of his grooves are worn away in less than 10k's and I would have thought they were made to go with the FR pads?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted July 14, 2004 Leave it Supercharged, Dazzy is obviously very biased towards Zimmerman drilled crap things. I tried them with some Mintex 1144 pads and they were absolutely shite. Warped within a month. I've used VAG discs with Pagid FRs for 10 years. That is why I say they are good, because they are. Simple as. Who gives a toss who make them. What ever they're made of clearly works. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigbob 0 Posted July 14, 2004 cheers for the feedback didnt mean to cause a pub brawl :mad: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm 0 Posted July 14, 2004 Leave it Supercharged, Dazzy is obviously very biased towards Zimmerman drilled crap things. I tried them with some Mintex 1144 pads and they were absolutely shite. Warped within a month. I've used VAG discs with Pagid FRs for 10 years. That is why I say they are good, because they are. Simple as. Who gives a toss who make them. What ever they're made of clearly works. Thos drilled ones were tested by Fast Car mag and won. beating all the expensive stuff. Theres got to be something in that. Std Brembo or ATE disks from GSF/Euro are cheap. As these are the discs that come out of VAG isn't that another way to go? The guttman ones are just cheap me hears. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted July 15, 2004 Leave it Supercharged, Dazzy is obviously very biased towards Zimmerman drilled crap things. I tried them with some Mintex 1144 pads and they were absolutely shite. Warped within a month. Agreed, mind you it may have been the Mintex pads that were the problem... I had some on a Golf with Mintex discs also, The pads kept going shiny every 500 miles, kept taking off, sanding down applied more grease, carefully wearing them in again and the same thing kept happening, I got fed up and changed for a set of standard Pagid pads which were fine, sent the pads to Mintex who found them to be a faulty batch (compound too hard) and refunded me, then about 6 months later with the new pads only slightly worn, I had to change the discs as they had warped (probably bacause of the first set of pads overheating them) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dazzyvr6 0 Posted July 15, 2004 where the fcuk do i say im biased towards zimmerman discs,all i said was for the money they are good,16vg60 even fits them to cars and i think he knows his stuff,all i was saying was the vag ones are cast in italy then they are drilled elsewhere and are all made from the same material,just because you kev say they are shite doesnt mean they are..unless you think you know best Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted July 15, 2004 Nearly 2500 posts Dazzy and no Donation to the forum... tut tut Surely you can spare a tenner to help Andi out with some of the running costs of the site... Your from Wales not Scotland :wink: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted July 15, 2004 one thing is puzzling me here.............where are these VAG/VW drilled discs from????????.....AFAIK VAG/VW only sell the plain vented ones :? :? :? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
