NEW REAR BRAKES!!
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Evening all!! So I’ve just broke through 25,000 miles in my RS. I bought it brand new in April 2017 so she’s 2 years old. As most of youz know I work Offshore half the year so 24 months of ownership means I’ve only been with her for 12 months. 25K in 12 months ain’t bad and I’ve LOVED every single mile of it!! ??.
Anyhoo, my rear pads are F**KED, I’ll be changing them out on Friday and I’ll take a couple of pics, think I’ve got every last penny out the pads!! Haha!! The rear Discs aren’t too bad but I’ve decided to replace the rear Discs and Pads. After much reading and deliberation I’ve decided to go for the EBC blind drilled and grooved Discs and the EBC Yellowstuff Pads for fast road and light track, which should suit me perfect. I have never actually tracked the car but everyday up here is like a track day for me!!
I’m gonna fit these on Friday morning and shall take a couple of pics and report back as to how I think they are. I’ll be picking up my youngest son on Friday afternoon which is a 180 mile round trip and taking him back to his Mum’s on the Sunday, another 180 miles so that’ll bed them in for sure. The Discs were £120 which is about £20 more per disc than OE, and the pads were £70, not sure how much OE pads are. I’ll see how these go, I’ve heard good things about EBC, so if I’m happy I’ll be doing the same to the front when they need replacing!!
Cheers, Marc.
MY/17, F/White, Forged Black Wheels, Recaro Shell Seats, Diamas SiRamik Glasscoat, H&R Anti-Roll Bars/15mm Spacers, EBC Turbo Brake Discs all round/Yellowstuff Brake Pads, Mountune Air Intake/Recirc Valve/SSC/Blue Turbo Hose Kit and Hard Pipe/Uprated Springs/Short Shifter/Rear Motor Mount/Crank Breather Plate, ETS Intercooler, Milltek 100 Cell Cat, Remus Wolf Inside Exhaust, Litchfield Stage 2 map via Cobb Accessport V3, DSC unit.
I’ll post my first impressions tomorrow night, I’ll probably have done about 200 miles by then.
Cheers for that, I fully intend to do the front, but I was gonna leave it til they were needing done. I’m also wanting to see what like these discs are for noise, if they’re all good I’ll get the same on the front!!
That’s good to hear mate!! Very reasonably priced too. I’ll post some feedback with initial thoughts tomorrow night.
There’s 3 Disc styles available for front and rear….
I’ll probably get the same on the front with Yellowstuff Pads again if I’m happy with the rears!! The only downside may be excessive dust but I’ll just need to stay on top of that especially as I’m hoping to get new wheels!! ??.
Cheers, Marc.
MY/17, F/White, Forged Black Wheels, Recaro Shell Seats, Diamas SiRamik Glasscoat, H&R Anti-Roll Bars/15mm Spacers, EBC Turbo Brake Discs all round/Yellowstuff Brake Pads, Mountune Air Intake/Recirc Valve/SSC/Blue Turbo Hose Kit and Hard Pipe/Uprated Springs/Short Shifter/Rear Motor Mount/Crank Breather Plate, ETS Intercooler, Milltek 100 Cell Cat, Remus Wolf Inside Exhaust, Litchfield Stage 2 map via Cobb Accessport V3, DSC unit.
Evening all!! I Fitted my new rear brakes this morning, definitely got my money’s worth out the original pads…
And they were starting to crack along the middle….
Anyway, the job went well, the pistons in the rear calipers pushed back no bother at all and the carriers cleaned up good with a file. The only issue was the black staining on the callipers which I tried to remove with WD40 but had no success. I ended up attacking them with a wire brush which to my amazement removed the black staining while leaving the blue paint intact!! ??.
Rear Caliper Bolts are a 7mm Allen Key. Rear Carrier Bolts are an E12 Female Torx as pictured below….
Anyhoo, Discs and Pads fitted and Wheel Spacers back on….
The black protective coating came off after a quick road test….
I think they look sound..!! ??.
I then carried out a 180 mile round trip to pick up my youngest son and the brakes are perfect…. No noise whatsoever and the pedal feels better than it did before. I’ll definitely be getting the same ones ordered for the front!! ????????.
Cheers, Marc.
MY/17, F/White, Forged Black Wheels, Recaro Shell Seats, Diamas SiRamik Glasscoat, H&R Anti-Roll Bars/15mm Spacers, EBC Turbo Brake Discs all round/Yellowstuff Brake Pads, Mountune Air Intake/Recirc Valve/SSC/Blue Turbo Hose Kit and Hard Pipe/Uprated Springs/Short Shifter/Rear Motor Mount/Crank Breather Plate, ETS Intercooler, Milltek 100 Cell Cat, Remus Wolf Inside Exhaust, Litchfield Stage 2 map via Cobb Accessport V3, DSC unit.
they do actually look quite cool Marc ! all you need now is some FLAPS !! it looks naked without them ! ( and with the mileage you do and the state you get your car in !! ha ha ah )
No nothing.
No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.
No tackiness.
Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.
Innit?
