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[SMD]

This is what mine looked like:

[NaughtyNigel]

This is what mine looked like:

Better than my last set then!

NN

[feeutfo]

well changed front pads and discs earlier tonight and the old ones have exact same wear mark as the fronts above, possibly a tad worse, and mine where genuine gm pads and discs, no doubt about it, gm marked and the numbers are the same except the batch number and a direction arrow on the squeal shim thats not on the new ones.

Ran out of time before i had a chance to check the old rears to see if they are pattern or not.


One more thing, squeal shims on 2 front pads of the four. Which side of the caliper do you fit the shimmed pad? I rang 4 dealers and got a 50/50 decission. I went for piston side in the end. Previous pads where fitted with both shimmed pads on the drivers side! Vx only service history....  numps!

[willyboy]

well changed front pads and discs earlier tonight and the old ones have exact same wear mark as the fronts above, possibly a tad worse, and mine where genuine gm pads and discs, no doubt about it, gm marked and the numbers are the same except the batch number and a direction arrow on the squeal shim thats not on the new ones.

Ran out of time before i had a chance to check the old rears to see if they are pattern or not.


One more thing, squeal shims on 2 front pads of the four. Which side of the caliper do you fit the shimmed pad? I rang 4 dealers and got a 50/50 decission. I went for piston side in the end. Previous pads where fitted with both shimmed pads on the drivers side! Vx only service history....  numps!

well changed front pads and discs earlier tonight and the old ones have exact same wear mark as the fronts above, possibly a tad worse, and mine where genuine gm pads and discs, no doubt about it, gm marked and the numbers are the same except the batch number and a direction arrow on the squeal shim thats not on the new ones.
Those simply look a bad lot of disc castings, even GM  brand will get some lower std batches plus those have really seen some excess heat, maybe  due to harder pads too all adds to overheating causing the metal to get so brittle.

[feeutfo]

Hi willyboy, how you doing these days? Better i hope?

 funny you and others should mention pads, just been reading Entwoods post on his rear pads. He has vented discs all round as i do and found his rear pads low, so then found 2 choices of pads at the dealer, Andy c mentioned the cheaper £14 pads are on trade club and are not oe (but aftermarket so called) but the correct pads for those discs are almost £50 AND ARE NOT ON TRADE CLUB.

 Would the cheaper rear pads perform as shown in the pics? The old pads dont have the same print on the back as the new "correct" pads.


So what of the front pads? They ARE on trade club and are the same as what was previously fitted. Does that mean they are of the same quality as the cheaper rears?

Bit of a snake and dagger theory but...?

Does all that make any sense? Its been a long week. :-)