EBC brake pad problems

[ericleonsuffolk]

Hallo all,I had a stange thing happen to me on Friday the 19th,while reversing my Seat Leon the front brakes made a strange noise,I stoped and say that the friction material had come off the metal baking plate and I had no brakes at all,I had to buy a replacement set of brake pads.While replacing the pads,you can see rust between where the friction material was and the metal plate,imagine what would have happened while I was driving,could have killed myself and some other motorist.One thing is for sure,I won't be buying EBC pads again.
Has anybody else had the same problem before?

 

[olliep]

glad i saw this. twas about to shop around for pads. you might have saved my life!! lol but no serisously thats shocking. make sure you let them know incase it was a dodgly batch!!

 

[Nev_LCR]

it was a dodgy batch......they are EBC, they are all dodgy.

im sure its just the bright colour pads that draw people into buying them.

 

[traumapat]

im sure someone on here had a similar thing happen with those pads.

many on here go for ferrodo ds2500 pads. they have been very good on my car.

 

[UncleFester]

I wouldn't touch EBC again with a tenfoot bargepole whilst DS2500 are an option - EBC Red = warped discs

 

[cordoba lad]

I've got EBC redstuff all round and touch wood haven't had a problem at all. Granted you have to get a it heat into them before they stop properly but I don't mind that. May be next time I go for the DS's to see why people rave about them.

 

[RickC]

ebc are crap. disks and pads, thats very common btw.

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[DannyC87]

ebc are crap. disks and pads, thats very common btw.

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Seconded

 

[gib20vt]

I got a set of EBC turbo grooved ones on mine with yellow stuff pads - and at first they were fantastic but they have decided to start juddering under breaking (disc warp) I have only had them for around 4 month!

 

[ibizacupra]

ebc are crap. disks and pads, thats very common btw.

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edit... ebc pads are crap.......... their disks when mated to decent pads like ds2500's work ok and are very well priced in the main.

 

[RickC]

edit... ebc pads are crap.......... their disks when mated to decent pads like ds2500's work ok and are very well priced in the main.

i have still got to find that pic of the rear disks in the S2 that i removed, they were shot.
green pads on it too, they might not work well together, strange

 

[CupraUK]

EBC Red = warped discs

EBC Green = warped discs

Changed them this morning as I thought I was going lose my teeth if it carried on any longer