I have Ate rotors and Mintex Redbox on my Golf 2.0 and it stops well...no brake dust and the bite is much better than stock pads although it could still use a lot of improvement though.

Pros: stops well, better bite

Cons: still needs improvement

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

ATE › Brake discs

kevwithoutacorrado 23 Jul 2003, 19:27

Rating 4.0

Braking:

ATE powerslots are plated, they dont really rust. the braking surface will eventually, when the plating wears, but the reas of it lasts a long time. I like mine.

Pros: dont really rust

ATE › Brake discs

deaconmpg 29 May 2003, 18:18

Rating 5.0

Braking:

I have a Golf 2.0 GL replaced front brakes with ATE rotors and Mintex Reds this time last year.

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

ATE › Brake fluid

TyrolSport 24 Mar 2003, 12:39

Rating 5.0

Pedal feel:

Agreed with RacerX on all his posts. As an FYI, the VW "high performance" brake fluid sold over the counter at VW dealers is actually better than Castrol GT/LMA and is cheaper(at least around here).

Pros: better than Castrol

Cons: more expensive

Vehicle: Volkswagen

ATE › Brake pads

corduroy79 18 Sep 2002, 20:43

Rating 4.0

Braking:

i had ATE with mintex red pads, but they warped in abotu 9 months... prob due to excessive braking. now i put on the zimmermans. they look great on the car, and im happy with the braking so far, though its only been 1 week.

Pros: look great, happy with braking

Cons: warped in 9 months

ATE › Brake discs

bwhite 31 Jul 2002, 20:49

Rating 4.0

Braking:

I have ATE powerdiscs on front and Zimmerman Xdrilled on rear. They both rust. I haven't had any problems yet with warping on either but I installed them about 2-3 monthes ago. I've heard that the Xdrilled can begin cracking around the holes so I'm watching out for this. So far I'm happy with the setup. I also have the mintex redbox pads. Slightly better than OEM and a whole lot less messy. My rims don't collect much dust anymore.

Pros: Slightly better than OEM, less messy

Cons: can begin cracking

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

ATE › Brake discs

maximus_manx 29 Mar 2002, 18:31

Rating 5.0

Braking:

You can change to vented 9.4's; without changing the calipers! Just get vented rotors and the corresponding pads. The rotors are no different. Adirondack does a Mintex Red Box pads/ATE PowerDisc package - 2 rotors & a set of pads, $84.00.

Pros: vented rotors, better braking

ATE › Brake fluid

need_a_VR6 5 Mar 2002, 14:32

Rating 4.5

For anything including the occasional hard track day, it's hard to go wrong with Zimmerman or Brembo rotors (not drilled or slotted!), Hawk HPS+ pads and ATE Superblue fluid. But that's just my opinion...

Pros: good for track days

Cons: not drilled or slotted