Just fitted EBC Turbo Groove and Yellow Stuff Pads

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bigshurv

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 Northampton
Spent a couple of hours this morning fitting some nice shiny new EBC Turbo Groove discs all round and Yellow Stuff pads.The discs look great and so far the braking is very good. I was worried that the pads would be pretty much useless until fully warmed up but they feel really good.Obviously I've been taking it very gently and have put about 100 miles on them so far, but i'll take it out in the morning and see how they are when fully cold. I've read that the initial bite is poor until hot but from brand new they feel really quite nice.Maybe that's an indication of how fecked the old discs were..... :D . Keep you posted guys.
 
I have the redstuff(part ceramic0pads,and find they are ok cold,now they have a few miles on them,tho were bit noisy for 1st 3weeks,quite now and good braking,no fade :D
 
I thought yellow pads were racing spec?

I had greenstuff on my old Celica, and Redstuff on my old S2k - imo for road use i found the green better - less dust and work much better when cold then the redstuff.

Although the red stuff when warm were awesome!
 
When we did the group buy last year I spoke to the supplier at length and he said that the yellow were good for road work and not just for track work.I intend to do one track day a year and thought I'd give them a try. have been out this morning and they are fine from cold and have really nice bite when warm.My thoughts are that if they were nasty on the road I'd swap to green and keep the yellow for track days.
 
bigshurv said:
When we did the group buy last year I spoke to the supplier at length and he said that the yellow were good for road work and not just for track work.I intend to do one track day a year and thought I'd give them a try. have been out this morning and they are fine from cold and have really nice bite when warm.My thoughts are that if they were nasty on the road I'd swap to green and keep the yellow for track days/quote]


Any pic's ? :)
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I'll try to get a few pics in the daylight tomorrow.The discs look really good and the Yellowstuff pads also look the part.Can't wait to be able to lean on the brakes to see how good the set up is.
 
Are you using the standard calipers bigshurv?

My discs and pads all round don't have much life left and can't decide if I want to go to the 330 setup ala CJ or just grooved discs and decent pads?

I have a feeling it's going to be the latter since I don't expect to be doing loads of track days.

Dave
 
daveg - since your changing the discs then why not do the upgrade anyway? All you need are the front calipers and carriers. The rest you'd be changing anyway, assuming you have 18" rims.

There are several 330's breaking on ebay and even a caliper for £15 (looks a bit grotty though), so very doable upgrade.

Yellow stuff pads - that would worry me on road :!:
 
Just seen some stock pictures of those discs OP - look forward to photos on the car.

Thanks for the info CJ. If I did it I might be tempted to buy rears too so I can clean up and paint both before going on. Are there specific years-models of 330 I should be looking for?

Now's the time to start looking so I can get the bits for a good price without a last minute panic.

Thanks,
Dave
 
daveg said:
Just seen some stock pictures of those discs OP - look forward to photos on the car.

Thanks for the info CJ. If I did it I might be tempted to buy rears too so I can clean up and paint both before going on. Are there specific years-models of 330 I should be looking for?

Now's the time to start looking so I can get the bits for a good price without a last minute panic.

Thanks,
Dave
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No particular year just need an E46 330 Those of either the sport or diesel fit. Anything less than the 330 will be the same calipers as you already have.
Certainly agree about sourcing parts as and when available, then you get a good price and of course can get the right 330 discs and pads in time.

This would be my first phone call:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E46-TOURI...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item3a57a5faa0
 
Dave, this provided great reference material (although probably nothing you don't now know)...
Brake Upgrade Thread

One thing... following the "when available" principal I bought some 330 callipers last year. They are a right state! But are cleaning up nicely using my little baby Dremel tool... a 330 may well have a lot of miles and a lot of caked on brake dust + corrosion, I thought I'd bought a couple of duffers a first! Still nice to get in there and get your hands dirty :thumbsup:
 
I still have the standard calipers.I'm bedding them in over the next 2/3 weeks, then I'll give them some stick and see what they're like. I have to say CJ, so far the fears I had ref using Yellow Stuff on the road have been unfounded.They feel fine.
 
probably a stupid question.... but how does one 'bed them in'? Just asking so Im ready when I change mine later on...

Thanks :D
 
cj10jeeper said:
daveg - since your changing the discs then why not do the upgrade anyway? All you need are the front calipers and carriers. The rest you'd be changing anyway, assuming you have 18" rims.
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Sorry to interupt. How neccessary would you say it is to do the rears at the same time? Brake bias etc. Something i'm considering.

Thanks
 
gannet - bedding them in really is just being gentle with them for a few hundred miles,no heavy braking etc. I think your supposed to do simulated urban driving ,low speeds and gentle use of the brakes until the pad material beds in to the discs.Done a couple of hundred miles now and they seem to be bedding in fine.

TomTVR - I decided to do them as a full set as both sets of discs were worn.I'd be more comfortable doing all together just in case I created a brake imbalance by only doing the fromts if the rears had been ok.
 
Lucky I read that - on my mountain bike I was recommended to bed in new pads by:

1) Pedaling down a hill with the brakes half on.

2) Doing 10 hard brakes from fast - stand still.
 
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