EBC Ultimax - any cop? On offer at MX5parts.

[snotrag]

MX5 have got a cracking deal on -

http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info.php/product...

Of course - thats based on the EBC Ultimax pads being any good. I know they are not supposed to be an 'upgrade' but are they any good? Road uses only really.

To be fair - the price of a set of discs comes to £77 anyway, so I think I may just go for it anyway even if I end up changing the pads out if I dont get on with them.

The main downside appears to be lots of brake dust, not ideal seeing as I have white wheels!

[Don Phil]

Im looking at ordering these too, dont think i need any (not actually driven my car or even seen it recently ) but obviously they'll come in useful at some point. When I get my car at end of month i'm wanting to get my hands dirty doing odd jobs on it as currently total mechanical novice. I assume with the right guidance and a lot of spare time (and growing a pair) i should be able to tackle changing these at some point...

Oh, totally off subject, April 4th jaunt to Malton sounds good!

[snotrag]

Having done a bit more looking about - the prices on buypartsby make this slightly less of a bargain than it first seems... I might leave it another month and buy something 'known good'.

[tuttle]

Was also tempted by these. Personally I'm not a fan of vented/grooved discs. I'm not sure a 5 has the weight to destroy them but have seen some shocking catastrophic failiures of grooved discs in heavier cars.

[Legend83]

Simon,

I got this deal a while back and had the whole lot fitted.

I can't say there was an improvement over the stock brakes to be honest. I would avoid and go for something like Mintex if you can.

The discs are also covered in surface rust already.

HTH

Ed

[dylan0451]

check the tolerance on your existing discs, my 1600 ones are 18mm thick i think and need replacing at 16mm. i think the 1800 stuff is 20 to start with maybe?

either way, you might as well leave them till they need replacing - unless you increase the diameter they're not going to stop you any better

i'd spend the money on good pads - EBC red for lesser dust as per the thread i started, though i'd put performance foremost