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Decent discs or stock
#1486147
01/05/2014 17:36
01/05/2014 17:36
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Bluey
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Hi guys
Im getting the coupe back together, and i need to replace the discs and pads all round. Ive heard that there can be problems with warping. Should i buy cheapish Apec type discs for £70 a pair, or some better Black Diamond grooved for £180 a pair? I know the cheaper ones in theory will be prone to warping but i suppose its a case of 2 sets are still cheaper than one set of half decent ones. Car will see maybe one trackday a year if lucky.
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#1486154
01/05/2014 18:16
01/05/2014 18:16
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GrahamL
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Pagid 20vt front discs from Eurocarparts, £82.70 for a pair using the 25% discount code "service25".
I used them with the Pagid pads at first and they squealed like hell, but with standard Fiat pads they are fine.
Or the same discs are £76.68 at carparts4less, if you can wait for delivery.
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#1486155
01/05/2014 18:25
01/05/2014 18:25
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nismo
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mtec drilled and grooved off ebay @ £120 delivered for front and back , a lot of members are using them with good results .
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-Coupe-20vt-Turbo-Front-Rear-Drilled-Brake-Discs-/290335319209?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3AFiat%7CModel%3ACoupe&hash=item43995564a9
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#1486167
01/05/2014 19:38
01/05/2014 19:38
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tom_snelling
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Just to note, I had a set of 16VT front MTEC discs that were drilled and grooved and they cracked very badly. Bad batch I dont know, just thought I would throw it out there. I would stick with just grooved from them in the future.
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#1486169
01/05/2014 19:55
01/05/2014 19:55
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alexjames
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Had no probs with mtec discs on 3 of my coops. Grooved and dimpled
Ex Fiat Coupe Plus 20vt Electric blue | 62 trim hybrid | Flea mapped
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#1486175
01/05/2014 20:14
01/05/2014 20:14
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Bluey
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Thanks alot guys. Im tempted by Pagid. I wouldnt have drilled and grooved discs on a road car, the loss of brake force due to decreased clamp surface area would be ok if i desperately needed the added cooling but its a road car. Maybe 6 grooves at best for me personally.
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#1486233
02/05/2014 09:55
02/05/2014 09:55
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mmarks
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mtec drilled and grooved off ebay @ £120 delivered for front and back , a lot of members are using them with good results .
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-Coupe-20vt-Turbo-Front-Rear-Drilled-Brake-Discs-/290335319209?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3AFiat%7CModel%3ACoupe&hash=item43995564a9 Would these also fit a plus with the brembo calipers?
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#1486273
02/05/2014 13:49
02/05/2014 13:49
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Trappy
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Pagid 20vt front discs from Eurocarparts, £82.70 for a pair using the 25% discount code "service25".
I used them with the Pagid pads at first and they squealed like hell, but with standard Fiat pads they are fine.
Or the same discs are £76.68 at carparts4less, if you can wait for delivery. I've been using Pagid discs (on Roger's recommendaton) with Pagid Grey RS15s for nearly a year and they've never squeal. They've also done a marvelous job of standing up to these pads when a lot of 'performance' discs do not... in my experience. Very impressed
F****** b****** thing...
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#1486279
02/05/2014 14:33
02/05/2014 14:33
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nismo
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mtec drilled and grooved off ebay @ £120 delivered for front and back , a lot of members are using them with good results .
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-Coupe-20vt-Turbo-Front-Rear-Drilled-Brake-Discs-/290335319209?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3AFiat%7CModel%3ACoupe&hash=item43995564a9 Would these also fit a plus with the brembo calipers? yes the will
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#1487981
13/05/2014 09:23
13/05/2014 09:23
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Big_Muzzie
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Just so you know "stock" discs are solid face Brembo discs on a VT / VT6 and drilled face Brembo on a plus / LE. If you have the option of going stock then I would, although they are circa £300 a set for the drilled discs. So to go decent over stock you'll be wanting 2 piece jobbies or try here. . Although by the sounds of it you'd be better off spending half that here . These will see you fine and with correct pads will be silent.
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20/06/2017 16:58
20/06/2017 16:58
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joe90
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Pagid 20vt front discs from Eurocarparts, £82.70 for a pair using the 25% discount code "service25".
I used them with the Pagid pads at first and they squealed like hell, but with standard Fiat pads they are fine.
Or the same discs are £76.68 at carparts4less, if you can wait for delivery. Hi Graham - are these the same ones: http://www.carparts4less.co.uk/cp4l/c/Fi...b07a&000027Now £42 - I'm thinking of them with the Ferodo DS2500 - anyone know if they'll be a 'squeal' issue?
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20/06/2017 17:54
20/06/2017 17:54
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GrahamL
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Yes, those are the correct Pagid discs for the 20vt , but you'll need a pair so £84.72 , about the same as I paid from Eurocarparts years ago.
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21/06/2017 07:27
21/06/2017 07:27
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I have that combination and mine don't squeal 'all the time'. They do from time to time (if hot IIRC) but I've experienced much worse with other combinations other the years.
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21/06/2017 08:49
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joe90
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Thanks for the replies. Just to throw in another option I'm toying with...... Years ago I had a set of Textar front pads which I remember being the best pads I've ever had. I tried to get some more but could never find them. I've now found some for £84 but no idea if they're the same ones - but they are textar. https://www.sparepartstore24.co.uk/1310921-textarTextar also do discs at £59: https://www.sparepartstore24.co.uk/7640385-textarI'm thinking of gambling and getting textar discs and pads but it seems they're a bit of an unknown quantity on this forum - does anyone have any experience of these?
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