Black Diamond brake pads

[ScuttleRX]

Cheers Clive, Just the sort of info I was looking for

After reading that I think I will go with the black diamonds, as I very much doubt I do any trackdays this year, and the low dust and effective temp are plus\' too. Uprated brake fluid as well methinks.

I\'ll post up how i get on with them

Cheers

Andy

[clive]

Hi Andy,

Blimey I must be losing  my touch, your still awake after all my drivel :rollin :rollin :rollin

Seriously l\'m pleased it helped:)

[GaryS]

Originally posted by iiyama
1155\'s are illegal for road use, (it says so on the box!!), however they are damn fine pads and I might just be tempted to get another set even considering the price. They did however last a good length of time on the FTO which was a little heavier then the FD. Did two track days at Goodwood and another at Castle Coomb where I got the brakes so hot I melted the spigot rings in the wheels! I did not however suffer any fade.

Since when ?  Only reason I only used 1 set on my old MX-5 was because I couldn;t get any ore (once I learnt how to drive them in properly).

BTW - EBC Green Stuff v4 seem to work well on light cars.

[Shaq]

I bought a set of hawk pads for the front and rear with new disk brakes, but I only fitted the rears (as the fronts were fine) all I can say is do not go with hawks if you don’t like brake dust it’s a really good pad bites great but it completely destroys my alloys as I have a polished dish on them they get covered in dust even after a gentle drive!

I have only just bought these and spent quite a bit of money on my brake setup but am not happy with the amount of brake dust the hawks leave I am going probably going to take them out, buy a set of standard pads or something that don’t leave so much dust.



shaQ

[davefrith]

Shag - Agree mate

The amount of dust given out is a bit silly, I can\'t clean my wheels all the time and the dust is very corrosive, especially in alloys that are hard to clean.

So EBC seem to be out of the question
Black Diamond is yet to be tested

Anything else worth trying at a decent price?

[Shaq]

dave
(its shaQ btw! lol !)

Corrosive ! you being serious ! sh*t I did not have a chance to clean it last night as I got back very late I am at work now! hope they will be ok as long as it dont rain should be ok,
 I don’t want my volk s damaged! I seriously want to change the hawks you are right the dust is crazy !


Do you reckon I should just buy a set of standard pads or something ?!? I hope some one puts a review on the black diamonds soon, I already bought hawks for the front I think I will leave them now!
Don’t get me wrong pads bite great but cant stand the dust!


Wish I researched a bit more on pads etc….


shaQ

[davefrith]

Originally posted by Shaq
dave
(its shaQ btw! lol !)
 

whoops sorry ! :rollin

I\'m gonna loojk into various pads etc when mine need changing and funds allow, in the meantime I\'m gonna just try and keep my alloys clean but the basta*d stuff keeps pitting in !!

[J4P RX]

Performance Friction dust is a nightmare.  Loads of it, really corrosive and hard to get off the wheel (Im pretty much pouring acid on lol).

Next time the wheel is clean, put some polish on it.  Will make it much easier to clean the next time.

Lee

[davefrith]

ok while you are all listen

What do people use to clean their wheels, I\'m finding that a product like Halfords wheel cleaner doesn\'t get the pitted stuff off only makes the lighter stuff easier to wipe off

Using a abrasive cloth will damage the wheel but gets it off a bit better. Anyone got any top tips ? A magic product that just disolves the dust and doesen\'t harm the wheels would be great !!

[J4P RX]

Im using this Coma stuff, but not the cheap normal one some like vinegar thing which was about £8.

It did seem expensive and I dont know how safe it is, but Autoglym couldnt remove the dust at all, and with some scrubbing this has worked.  Its better than a refurb I thought I might of needed.

[davefrith]

where did you get it from ?

[J4P RX]

Halfrauds

[davefrith]

cool I\'ll try and get some

[Shaq]

dave

cool, i really dont like these pads ! any1 know where i can get stock rear pads from apart from mazda ?

i use hot wheels from meguires (sp) its good,
once you have cleaned them stick some sort of polish/wax on them to protect them from the dust.
but when i need to clean my rims when the are proper dirty i use gunk !


shaQ

[clive]

Originally posted by Shaq
dave
(its shaQ btw! lol !)

Corrosive ! you being serious ! sh*t I did not have a chance to clean it last night as I got back very late I am at work now! hope they will be ok as long as it dont rain should be ok,
 I don’t want my volk s damaged! I seriously want to change the hawks you are right the dust is crazy !


Do you reckon I should just buy a set of standard pads or something ?!? I hope some one puts a review on the black diamonds soon, I already bought hawks for the front I think I will leave them now!
Don’t get me wrong pads bite great but cant stand the dust!


Wish I researched a bit more on pads etc….



shaQ

Please don\'t PANIC about your wheels.

I have run HP+ for some 5or 6 years and whilst l do not run them on the front now I can tell you that they have   NEVER damaged my laquer ever.

As you were told \'\' every time you drive down the road you will be able to wipe the wheel with your finger and get a black finger\'\'

Hope this helps.