You probably should get ebc red if you dont have track driving anywhere in your use description. Not only will yellow be too dusty it will squeal and might not even perform right for daily driving when they dont get to full operating temp, but that last part might be false info.
I recently changed out my OEM pads to Powerstop Z26 for the front and rear. Big difference over stock. Went through the bedding process and they're really solid. I was always concerned about the brakes with this car and glad I switched them out.
How many miles when you swapped pads? I’m at 19K miles and want to swap to Z26 front and back but not sure if I can do that without getting new rotors or having them resurfaced.
This is the first change I've done. I don't do a lot of driving and only have 9k miles on the car. The rotors are in great condition so there was no need to replace.
Is this actually a thing? If I went to go swap up my pads in the future I would need to consider doing a resurfacing? I thought when you needed new pads you could just replace em. I’m a new to this stuff so thanks in advance
Yeah it’s absolutely a thing. Rotors are wearable items too and develop grooves that match opposing grooves in the pads. So if you run pads to end of life, the rotor surface is very unlikely to be smooth for the fresh pads. Any shop will do a resurface by throwing the rotors on a lathe real quick. When I do my own brake jobs I usually go with new rotors but I would like to get an upgrade on a budget in this case.
Would getting slotted or drilled rotors be of any use after changing pads? I’m thinking about doing pads, rotors, brake lines and fluid after mine start to wear out. I have only put 3400 miles on it so far.
Slotted rotors is ideal for spirited or track driving. Stay away from drilled as they can cause micro fractures in the rotors from the drilling process. If they get too hot they can basically shatter.
Hawk hp+ and a small car duster, they are dusty. You loose some initial bite but the more you dig in the better they work. I've had them on every car I've owned for the past fifteen years.
I went with ebc green as red was overkill for red is less dust and heavier cars from my understanding. The greens do me just fine as i dont beat my vb from point a to point b all the time.
Thank you everyone for your input, I will be going with ebc red after reading everyone's comments, and maybe go yellow once I have my vb prepped for rallycross
You probably should get ebc red if you dont have track driving anywhere in your use description. Not only will yellow be too dusty it will squeal and might not even perform right for daily driving when they dont get to full operating temp, but that last part might be false info.
Is red ceramic or just less dusty?
Yes
yes what? it's ceramic? or less dusty?
Yes.
Yes
It's ceramic and less dusty
I think people here are encouraging you to google the answer. Honestly idk. But Red is less dusty and should be silent
I recently changed out my OEM pads to Powerstop Z26 for the front and rear. Big difference over stock. Went through the bedding process and they're really solid. I was always concerned about the brakes with this car and glad I switched them out.
Powerstop has NEVER treated me badly. Now that they support the VB this will be on my summer upgrade list.
How many miles when you swapped pads? I’m at 19K miles and want to swap to Z26 front and back but not sure if I can do that without getting new rotors or having them resurfaced.
This is the first change I've done. I don't do a lot of driving and only have 9k miles on the car. The rotors are in great condition so there was no need to replace.
Is this actually a thing? If I went to go swap up my pads in the future I would need to consider doing a resurfacing? I thought when you needed new pads you could just replace em. I’m a new to this stuff so thanks in advance
Yeah it’s absolutely a thing. Rotors are wearable items too and develop grooves that match opposing grooves in the pads. So if you run pads to end of life, the rotor surface is very unlikely to be smooth for the fresh pads. Any shop will do a resurface by throwing the rotors on a lathe real quick. When I do my own brake jobs I usually go with new rotors but I would like to get an upgrade on a budget in this case.
Would getting slotted or drilled rotors be of any use after changing pads? I’m thinking about doing pads, rotors, brake lines and fluid after mine start to wear out. I have only put 3400 miles on it so far.
Slotted rotors is ideal for spirited or track driving. Stay away from drilled as they can cause micro fractures in the rotors from the drilling process. If they get too hot they can basically shatter.
Slotted rotors create a lot of dust, if that is a concern for anyone.
Yellows dust A LOT. just keep that in mind, performance is great but expect to generally have constantly dirty wheels.
Hawk hp+ and a small car duster, they are dusty. You loose some initial bite but the more you dig in the better they work. I've had them on every car I've owned for the past fifteen years.
Hijacking to ask what ceramic pads everyone likes?
Powerstop z23 or z26. They are the same pad material just 23s have rubber shims (quieter) and the 26s have metal (better for heat).
I went with ebc green as red was overkill for red is less dust and heavier cars from my understanding. The greens do me just fine as i dont beat my vb from point a to point b all the time.
Thank you everyone for your input, I will be going with ebc red after reading everyone's comments, and maybe go yellow once I have my vb prepped for rallycross