Originally posted by Scoobster
That is the one side of the coin yes..
As a note, the pads you have on your 20vT at present are NOT the G60 sized 19.6mm thickness ones... the brakes on the 20vT are exactly the same as the set on the older Mk2 16 valvers apart from they are painted red at the factory..
I have EBC Greens on mine and have done more miles than you got out of the full set Bill and I have hardly any wear on them at all... so it seems a lot to do with driving style and possibly due to a change in compound from EBC (they moved to V4 fairly recently).
I would definitely suggest swapping to beter performance brake pads and would choose EITHER Pagid Fast Roads OR EBC Greens... both are a vast improvement on the standard pads.
when I eventually have to replace my EBC's I will possibly get Pagids so that I can see if there is any difference on the car, as I have had NO problems with my EBC's.
My two penneth.. and fair comments I believe.. if I suddenly find my pads wear out overnight now I have reached about 5k on them I will take back all I have said.. lol
Scoob... are you saying the stock pads are not 19.6mm thick on the 20VT as mine certainly are/were.
I have the front end of a 16v Ibiza and its brakes are exactly the same size and fitment.- G60 fitment. Same as on my Jetta. I know, cos I have swapped the pagid FR disks over to it having upgraded to Brembo's on me berzer.
EBC did'nt make the 19.6mm pads but do make the thinner ones for 256mm brakes. The backplate shape is identical. ONly the thickness is different, ie not G60 spec. This is what was supplied for my 20VT from new.. was never right (pad thickness I mean)
My disks were the cheese grating Tarox G88's also, as I know this was a huge factor in the very poor pad life. - Certainly worth mentioning.
The standard pads which came off mine (I still have them ~60 miles on them only) are 19.6mm thick, and made by Jurid. Modelled on blocks of wood from my experience of Jurids.
regards
Bill