Brake Pad & Disc recommendation

[ninjag]

Can anyone recommend some pads and discs for a Peugeot 208 GTI?

Something pretty decent, but not crazy expensive. The usual offerings on Euro Car Parts is of no interest and DS pads are perhaps on the steep side.

[Jordie Barretts sock]

I've always used EBC yellow stuff pads and their drilled and grooved discs. Fitted to my Range Rover and my wife's MX5. Will also be fitted to my TVR come the time.

Always been consistently good, better than OEM and never squeal or warp.

[Pica-Pica]

I would always go OEM.

[vw_99]

Last year i was trying to get some for a customer and struggled. Im sure there 2 sizes and the bigger set was dealer only at the time and around £1000 all in. I think it was brembo set up.

[HustleRussell]

Pica-Pica said:

I would always go OEM.

Same

[mmm-five]

The OEMs for Peugeot discs/pads are Brembo & Bosch (and Continental IIRC).

If any of those are available from EuroCarParts for cheaper than the dealer is offering, then why not buy them from there? As long as you stay away from their 'white label' or 'budget' offerings (Eicher or Audura) you will be fine.

If you want the 'premium' option then go for the Pagid version.

[HustleRussell]

mmm-five said:

The OEMs for Peugeot discs/pads are Brembo & Bosch (and Continental IIRC).

If any of those are available from EuroCarParts for cheaper than the dealer is offering, then why not buy them from there?

They are unlikely to be the same specification as the OEM product.

[ninjag]

Cheers.

There appears to be three sizes of discs that can be on the front and I think they have different calipers used as well, which will affect the chosen pad, so will need to measure the discs (not my car)

From what I can gather:

266mm is the Bosch system (ATE caliper)
302mm is the Treves system (ATE caliper)
323 is the Brembo system/caliper

ECP have Bosch, Brembo and Pagid pads, although I'm not keen on Brembo now as they have become detached with the ones on my S4.

I was also thinking about EBC Ultimax?

[vw_99]

If it is the 323mm brembo set up. And you find them aftermarket let me know please.

[ninjag]

Thanks, unfortunately it's the 302mm, or fortunately as they are cheaper lol

[CoolHands]

I bought ZIMMERMANN discs I like them.

[PhilF329]

I’ve bought Zimmerman discs on an AMG Merc previously & rated them

[ninjag]

I've heard of Zimmerman quite a few times on here. I'll have a look thanks

[CoolHands]

Autodoc did the best price, but be prepared to wait although my order was pretty quick I think 5 days.

[the-norseman]

I've always found EBC discs to warp easily.

[ChocolateFrog]

mmm-five said:

The OEMs for Peugeot discs/pads are Brembo & Bosch (and Continental IIRC).

If any of those are available from EuroCarParts for cheaper than the dealer is offering, then why not buy them from there?

Not the same.

[Pica-Pica]

ChocolateFrog said:

mmm-five said:

The OEMs for Peugeot discs/pads are Brembo & Bosch (and Continental IIRC).

If any of those are available from EuroCarParts for cheaper than the dealer is offering, then why not buy them from there?

Not the same.

I once replaced an E36 headlamp assembly with a EuroCarParts version, it was absolute crap and nigh on impossible to align.

[MustangGT]

the-norseman said:

I've always found EBC discs to warp easily.

Discs do not warp, it is a build up of the pad friction material that causes the issues.

[stevieturbo]

MustangGT said:

Discs do not warp, it is a build up of the pad friction material that causes the issues.

One single post on the internet, and bizarrely the world thinks discs cannot warp.

So so strange, and very much nonsense.

[the-norseman]

I was going to say, a metal item cant get misshaped by getting hot?