Cant find them anywhere, yet can find them for Mk5 R32 which I am assured is the same set up so that will fit...
Why cannot I not find them?
Why cannot I not find them?
Ferodo DS2500 for S3?
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You do know that these pads don't work until they are hot don't you? They are intended for track use only.
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Never had any problems with cold bite on Ferodo DS2500s on my car either,but found them pretty shabby on a trackday.
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Likelihood is that as your Westfield is way lighter than the S3,it wasn't working the pads anywhere near as hard.
What I found was exactly what DaveB had predicted,and by the end of a trackday the pads had spread themselves all over the discs.
I swapped to Mintex 1155 pads after,and found those much better,before swapping the front brakes to an AP kit,and the rears to Forge's 4pot kit.
Yep, that must be it. I took the DS pads off the car after a near miss on the road last winter, now have Mintex 1144 and they are just perfect on the road or track, they squeal on the road as well 
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As you're a trackday slag as well, here's some tyre porn, I just bought the latest R888R's
.As you're a trackday slag as well, here's some tyre porn, I just bought the latest R888R's
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Yep, that must be it. I took the DS pads off the car after a near miss on the road last winter, now have Mintex 1144 and they are just perfect on the road or track, they squeal on the road as well
As you're a trackday slag as well, here's some tyre porn, I just bought the latest R888R's
Very nice.
I'm still waiting for those to come out in 245 x 40 x 18...
Do you find them a lot better than the R888s?
I haven't used them yet, not had a trackday since I bought them a few weeks ago. Hopefully they'll be on the car at Snetterton on 5th Oct. providing it don't rain much.
You can get 235/40/18 , they'll be ok.
You can get 235/40/18 , they'll be ok.
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You can buy the old 888's in 245 from German suppliers such as Oponeo, they are cheaper over there and still legally sold in Germany.
I think you have gone over the top with the S3 power upgrades
Or are you trying to keep up with the Skoda Yeti with 500bhp?
I think you have gone over the top with the S3 power upgrades
Or are you trying to keep up with the Skoda Yeti with 500bhp?
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Interesting, I was looking at getting the Ferodo pads (old favourite due to low, light coloured dust) as my current ones have started squeeling when lightly braking. I haven't tracked her yet, bt this is planned for near future.
Is the light braking squeel "normal" as I hear nowt when braking normal/hard??
Is the light braking squeel "normal" as I hear nowt when braking normal/hard??
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I never had any squealing from the Ferodo or Mintex pads I've used.
Think twice about using Ferodo DS2500s if you intend to do trackdays.
I found they rapidly overheated and basically left deposits all over the discs,as predicted by DaveB.
Urgh...thats poo then.
What would be good for pottering around town with the odd pit of legal and non-legal spirited driving?
I dont really want there to be warm up issues if in town
Has anyone got any experience with the HP2000 Brembos, they are meant to be very good from what i have read, some people say as good as ds2500 but i am not sure, they are half the price too
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Yes...those were mine.
Taken after a trackday at brands....several stops from around 120mph killed the things.
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For road use,I had no real issues with them.
The problem for me is comparing the stock setup,to the VWR kit,and now to the AP kit.
Each is better than the last,and the AP kit is a huge leap forwards.
Fade on the stock brakes is a problem,but more related I think to a heavy car,and relatively poor calipers and rotors,whereas the much larger AP kit,plus far better 6pot calipers,makes braking far less of a lottery.
Some pads work better when warm, but there is a difference between recommended operating temperatures and being outright not road legal
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This has been an issue in a lot of forums.
I have to admit I haven't had these on my car for a while,so I'm not up to date on the legality or otherwise.
There seems to be a lot of debate over the regulations,which state that anything which is +/- 15% outside the performance of the OEM compound is not legal,ignoring the fact that something more than 15% better would be a good thing...
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Ds2500 are ok on the road but I found I ****** them on track and changed to DS1.11 for my GTI with Forge 6 Pot Calipers
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