Pagid brake pads

[Munkul]

Brake pads are such a commodity, that, like so many other things, it's a race to the bottom, via a circuitous route of brand acquisitions and outsourced manufacturing.

 

[premmington]

Brake pads are such a commodity, that, like so many other things, it's a race to the bottom, via a circuitous route of brand acquisitions and outsourced manufacturing.

+1 for the above.

Sad but true - but your quote of "it's a race to the bottom, via a circuitous route of brand acquisitions and outsourced manufacturing."

Is just so accurate...

 

[Munkul]

+1 for the above.

Sad but true - but your quote of "it's a race to the bottom, via a circuitous route of brand acquisitions and outsourced manufacturing."

Is just so accurate...

I listen to a few business podcasts. The guys that are lamenting the death of manufacturing in the UK, are the same guys who are giving advice out to other businesses, to start importing from China in order to grow their business to the next level.
The incentives there are for China to make stuff and export it, are unbelievable.

 

[Craig-SM]

In tried EBC stuff in my first integrale and when they fell apart I never bothered again - that would be over 20 yrs ago.
Used Mintex as a mate worked for them and they were okay - and as BBA (as it was then) used some of our machines

But for the last 20 years, Ferodo have been excellent. Less sure about Brembo disks as I they did not not like all year round use. Current set seem okay though.

Unless you were a local, 20 plus years ago, you wouldnt have known there was a Mintex pad making factory in Birstall, West Yorkshire. We used to do a lot of their machinery other than the actual forming presses - and we returned them on occasion. If I recall correctly, entire plant was dismantled and shipped off to Spain - we used to get occasional calls for assistance.

I assume they are still off the M62 at Cleckheaton. As a callow design engineer, I turned up there with an experienced fitter to don some work . . . Fitter brought a drill to use . . . Fliippin' hammer drill! For drilling holes in metal!

Never taken anyone's word that they have everything needed since!

My neck o& the woods and didn’t know Mintex had a factory around here.

 

[octo0072000]

last lot of discs & pads i fitted to my little fiesta were from Partco seem ok up to press not over priced at £56 ford wanted £100 plus