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Thanks guys.
I've had the car off the road for about 4 months now, so ill probably tax it in May. I only covered about 1800 miles on the AP's last year and most of that was on long runs.
The DS2500 pads are just too dusty for me and the initial bite from cold is disappointing, so they will go the journey.
Overall the APs are OK, but I was expecting a bit more from them if I'm honest.
Anyway, once I change the pads over and sort out a few other jobs out I'll report back on them.
I've had the car off the road for about 4 months now, so ill probably tax it in May. I only covered about 1800 miles on the AP's last year and most of that was on long runs.
The DS2500 pads are just too dusty for me and the initial bite from cold is disappointing, so they will go the journey.
Overall the APs are OK, but I was expecting a bit more from them if I'm honest.
Anyway, once I change the pads over and sort out a few other jobs out I'll report back on them.
I agree that they dust a bit. Best solution is to make sure you treat your wheels with some form of sealant to protect against brake dust. As far as bite, yes I can't disagree you need to stand on the brakes a bit to get them warmed up. I haven't done that many miles since changing over the pads on my AP's, so I am interested to see how good/bad they are now I am running new pads.
99PBATR said:
I agree that they dust a bit. Best solution is to make sure you treat your wheels with some form of sealant to protect against brake dust. As far as bite, yes I can't disagree you need to stand on the brakes a bit to get them warmed up. I haven't done that many miles since changing over the pads on my AP's, so I am interested to see how good/bad they are now I am running new pads.
Thanks for the info that sounds pretty much identical to my experience with AP's.Just out of interest, do you have much in the way of brake pedal travel before the pads begin to bite?
The reason I ask is the brake pedal travel on my car seems to be no different to when I had the standard brakes fitted.
I do have some new wheel sealant to try out once I get them all cleaned up.
John
My pads seem to bite where i'd expect them to on the pedal. Not to high or low. With regards to wheel sealants, Race Glaze do a nano wheel sealant which is excellent. Easy to apply, smells good and very durable. One bottle will do about 8 set's of wheels, so you can protect them at least twice a year for quite a few years from the same bottle. The only pain is that they really need to be done with the wheels off the car if you want to do them properly
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