The brakes on my ND1 were adequate, OK in normal driving but lacking any real power. I asked Paul Roddison to fit EBC Greenstuff pads but he would not recommend them. He fitted upgraded pads for me (I’m not sure what make) and the brakes became spectacularly good. Plenty of feel and massive stopping power. The only downside was the brake dust which was terrible. Given the choice I would choose the stopping power over shiny wheels.
The brakes on my recently acquired ND2 are back to being adequate and I will be upgrading again in due course.
He put them on my ND2, and today I had the first opportunity to find their limits; truly confidence inspiring even when decelerating from over 90mph downhill into Cascades. You’re not wrong about the dust though, as a sooty deposit was clearly visible after only my first 20min session. Small price to pay imo.
Both my son NCSportstech and myself NDRecaro have replaced both discs and pads for Mintex with grooved disc. The improvement in brake performance on both cars was amazing definitely worth the swap.
Hi. I got mine direct from Mintex.com. They have an online catalogue. Price was good and the performance difference was excellent. You get them painted silver black or gold so no rust lines in the future.
I’ve just bought some Brembo front pads for the Mazda3 from Eurocarparts with the 45% discount. 38.49 delivered.
The five-year-old OE pads have ample meat after a mere 17,000 miles but are beginning to grab when cold and fade badly when hot so I guess water has got into the pad material. Discs look fine. Brakes were bled last year at the service.