Changed from OEM to Yellowstuff pads for Donington on Weds.
Huge difference! Cold they seem about on par with OEM, when warm after a couple of corners they were superb. Really hang-you-from-your-seatbelt superb.
Only downside was that I’ve had to re-learn all my braking points as they’re now so much later than I’m used to.
Excellent, seems I made the right choice then! They the ‘new’ yellowstuff compound you got then?
Yes, got them a couple of weeks ago from Brakes4u.
I did also change hoses and fluid (to that pricey Castrol stuff) at the same time, so I couldn’t swear all the improvement was down to the pads, but the stopping power of the car was transformed.
Roll on Combe on Thursday
Ah good to hear it. I tried to fit my pads at the weekend before Donny next friday, but I still cant get the wheels off after getting through a can of plusgas and 2 wheel adaptor tools…
Got 6 of the 8 front bolts off (including both locking nuts)but the last two (on the OSF) won’t budge. Got the dealer ringing me in a bit with some suggestions that hopefully won’t involve a blowtorch like Stratstone suggested!!
Slightly pi$$ed off about it all!!
Finally got my bolts out using a bit of engineering ingenuity! Wrote it up here in case anyone is interested or has the same problem…
http://www.macgracing.co.uk/wheelbolt_problem.html
Got the EBC yellowstuffs on too so I will do a bit of a review when they have settled in.
Jonny
Ingenious !!!
Bet when you refitted the bolts they got a smear of copaslip
Ingenious !!!
Bet when you refitted the bolts they got a smear of copaslip
A smear…They almost got a whole tube full!!