Just got my 60k service done and Audi tells me I need to replace my pads and rotors. I am 95% sure I'm going with EBC pads. I searched this forum, other forums and google - there's hardly anything out there on redstuff. Does anyone use these?

First, I do not go to the track at all. I want something great on the street as a daily driver. I am almost positive the greenstuff are the ones I want but my searches reveal a couple things that leave me unsure: 1) greenstuff for up to 200 bhp, 2) EBC site recommends redstuff for "faster heavier cars", and 3) greenstuff aren't ceramic.

I also sincerely doubt the redstuff are what I want b/c of what I found on the website of a place called Ward Engineering after searching "redstuff greenstuff" on google (see embedded pic). The plot of friction versus temp pretty much assures me the greenstuff are what I want since those don't need to warm up. The higher coefficient of friction is also a sign.
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I'd appreciate comments from anyone running the redstuff since I have already heard plenty on the greenstuff. Like I said, I'll likely get the latter but am curious about the former since not much is available about them.

One last thing, if you post a positive/negative comment on either of them, PLEASE post which rotors you are using! I'm especially curious about the cquence rotors purchased in a groupbuy a bit ago: https://www.audiforums.com/m_438331/tm.htm

Thanks!

 

Thanks for posting that.
Green looks good to me, for what it's worth.
I think brake pads will be in the near future so I'm watching this space for feedback as well.

 

I just bought a set of Mintex Red pads for both the front and back. They will be here this week hopefully. I will let you know how they work. Anyone else have these? You like them?

Josh

 

There's lots of info on here about Mintex Redbox. Most prefer those or the EBC Greenstuff. Just to be clear, what I'm curious about is the EBC Redstuff, not the Mintex Redbox.

 

Oh, sorry. Missed that. I know a guy who lives in Spokane who runs EBC Greenstuff on his GTI and swears by them if that helps you out any.

Josh

 

There are three types of pads:
ceramic
semi metallic
organic

I just replaced mine front and rear with BeckArnley semi metallic pads.
They seem to work well with little brake dust.

 

i put the mintex red boxes on about 2 weeks ago and they are great. little bit better stopping power and no dust.

 

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...for another attempt to hear something about them and not mintex

 

EBC Redstuff

or

EBC Greenstuff

not

Mintex Red Box