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Brake pads Textar or Mintex
Textar is the OEM brand..which of course you can get from 1stVWparts.
Pros: OEM brand
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
OEM 12.3 Front Brake Upgrade with Mintex Redbox Pads (January 2008) Eurospec Slotted and Cross-Drilled 11 inch Rear Rotors with Mintex Redbox Pads (January 2008)
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
fk coilovers, VR6 top mounts, eibach anti roll bars, powerflex bushes all round, strut braces front and rear, audi tt front brake callipers and carriers, brembo 312mm cross drilled front discs, brembo cross drilled rear discs, mintex fast road pads all round. goodridge brake hoses all round.
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
I had a squeal and rattle that was cured by using brake grease as opposed to the "brake quiet" stuff. I put some brake grease on all the points that the pads slide on the caliper brackets. First I cleaned them with brake cleaner, then scraped any rust off and then applied the grease.
Pros: cured squeal and rattle
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
NEW Mintex front 10.1 brake pads $45 NEW Mintex rear 9.4 brake pads $20
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
I have the ECS stage1 fronts with mintex C-Tech racing pads and R32 vented rears with stock pads, Super Blue fluid. At summit point Shennedoah circuit which is pretty hard on brakes, I experienced NO fade at all. The pads maintained impressive bite lap after lap, even during one 40 minute session.
Pros: no fade, impressive bite
mintex are good, but they are not all they are cracked up to be, try EBC greenstuff pads
Pros: good
Cons: not all they are cracked up to be
So at 16K I had my rotors turned and Mintex pads put in.
Mileage: 16000 km
These are some TERRIBLE brakes, I almost got into a couple of major accidents because these brakes completely overheat and stop working. I will never buy Mintex again.
Cons: overheat, stop working
Now as far as brakepads go, stay away from Mintex Redbox and go with PBR/Axxis Deluxe Plus or Metal Master pads. I had really bad experiences with Mintex pads, and I'm currently running Axxis Ultimate pads on my W8!
Pros: great improvement over stock
Cons: bad experiences
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
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