front brake pads

[sidy64]

hi all, need to change front pads on my cupra 300, looking for advice on best ones, not track or race ones, just good fast road, cheers.

 

[Speedbird]

I have recently replaced my front discs and pads with Brembo. A marked difference in braking performance from the originals.. When it comes to brakes I wouldn't scrimp.

 

[PaulusB]

I used the

BREMBO XTRA LINE P 85 144X​

 

[sidy64]

ok mate, do they feel ok, especially when there cold?

 

[sidy64]

I have recently replaced my front discs and pads with Brembo. A marked difference in braking performance from the originals.. When it comes to brakes I wouldn't scrimp.

ok cheers, agree about not scrimping.

 

[PaulusB]

ok mate, do they feel ok, especially when there cold?

Yes no problems here better then the oem textars.

 

[Woody_72]

I've been running Brembo Xtra on mine for a couple of years. They're very good, no issues when cold because they're just a tarted up road pad really rather than anything fancy. They are filthy though. Not one to go for if you're into detailing your car and all that malarkey .

 

[sidy64]

I used the

BREMBO XTRA LINE P 85 144X​

where did you buy them from?

 

[Woody_72]

I can't honestly remember but they weren't particularly expensive at all. Certainly paid a lot less than I would have done buying OEM from the stealership (I was quoted £165 each for wheel bearings recently, I ended up buying SKF ones from Autodoc for around £80 a side ?).

 

[Benmk2cupra]

where did you buy them from?

Euro car parts normally have deals on Brembo discs and pads

 

[sidy64]

hi ive brought brembo ones from autodoc and they are the wrong ones, i phoned seat service and they said there are two brake systems fitted to cupra 300, one is trw and the other is brembo, seat said my car is brembo but there not, how can you find out? ive never had so much aggro getting pads for a car!

 

[R.Bot]

I think the only brembos fitted as oe to cupra are the 370mm drilled discs option with brembo written on caliper. If yours have cupra written on caliper they will be trw. I just did my standard cupra disk/pads with EBC and the calipers were stamped trw

 

[PaulusB]

Remblokkenset, schijfrem BREMBO XTRA LINE P 85 144X voor o.a. AUDI, CUPRA, SEAT, SKODA, VOLKSWAGEN | Winparts.nl - Remblokken

Remblokkenset, schijfrem BREMBO XTRA LINE P 85 144X P 85 144X Brembo ! Snelste levering in gehele BeNeLux

www.winparts.nl

These are the correct ones for the trw. U can use the parts numbers.

 

[SuperV8]

hi ive brought brembo ones from autodoc and they are the wrong ones, i phoned seat service and they said there are two brake systems fitted to cupra 300, one is trw and the other is brembo, seat said my car is brembo but there not, how can you find out? ive never had so much aggro getting pads for a car!

There is Brembo the brake system manufacturer and Brembo AFTERMARKET pads. These are not the same thing.

According to Seat you have a Brembo brake system - so large (expensive) 370mm composite discs and rectangular pads. Does this sound correct? You can share a photo of your caliper through your wheel.

Brembo brake system

TRW brake system

 

[sidy64]

hi mate, no there not, someone else said if they have cupra on the caliper which mind have then they are trw, so at least im getting somewhere! cheers mate for your help.

 

[sidy64]

I think the only brembos fitted as oe to cupra are the 370mm drilled discs option with brembo written on caliper. If yours have cupra written on caliper they will be trw. I just did my standard cupra disk/pads with EBC and the calipers were stamped trw

thanks mate, for your reply.

 

[sidy64]

Remblokkenset, schijfrem BREMBO XTRA LINE P 85 144X voor o.a. AUDI, CUPRA, SEAT, SKODA, VOLKSWAGEN | Winparts.nl - Remblokken

Remblokkenset, schijfrem BREMBO XTRA LINE P 85 144X P 85 144X Brembo ! Snelste levering in gehele BeNeLux

www.winparts.nl

These are the correct ones for the trw. U can use the parts numbers.

thanks mate.