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Skint · Post by **Skint** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:24 am

Has anyone used the EBC or Talon eng pattern discs??? If so what is the wear like..
I have OEM's and they are warped or buggered after about 40K, so want to try pattern ones...

Jason M · Post by **Jason M** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:55 am

Skint

I replaced my warped disks with some PFM ones from Motorworks. They were a lot cheaper than OEs but.... they're cast iron not SS. Good in the wet, but look shite parked up cos they rust within 1 nanosecond of stopping.

They seem to be wearing pretty well, but I've had to put more abrasive pads in cos they initially didn't wear very evenly with normal pads.

Jason

crucial · Post by **crucial** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:07 am

Skint,

I have wave discs from Talon (made by Italian firm, Braking). Can recommend them.

Paul.

YouTube · Post by **Paul** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:47 am

crucial wrote:Skint,

I have wave discs from Talon (made by Italian firm, Braking). Can recommend them.

Paul.

Where from, how much, part number?

Skint · Post by **Skint** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:47 pm

crucial wrote:Skint,

I have wave discs from Talon (made by Italian firm, Braking). Can recommend them.

Paul.

I seem to be going through discs at about one set every 30 - 40 K.. They always come out warped. Didn't think that i was braking that severly... So how the talon ones hold up???

RiceBurner · Post by **RiceBurner** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:49 pm

clean your pistons.....

Skint · Post by **Skint** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:41 am

RiceBurner wrote:clean your pistons.....

Ta, good advice, but i change them every year... so i don't think that it's that that is causing it... But i hear that OEM is not always the best...

crucial · Post by **crucial** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:51 am

Part no. BW04FID this is for the early model Brembo calipers 305mm discs. They do them for the later models too, this I know because they sent me pair by accident, which I had to send back.

I had a result on the pricing as the lady at Talon accidentally quoted me £58 per disc instead of the correct price which I think is about £78 per disc +vat so they let me have them for the quoted price

i've only done about 2k on them so far, but they are a definate improvement in feel and bite. They also make a thrrrrrrrrrrriiiiippp sort of noise, which is strangely satisfying. www.braking.com

Paul.

ps. Sue at Talon 01935 471508 helpful, top service, discs arrived next day.

Skint · Post by **Skint** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:25 am

Crucial.. do you use loctite in the mounting bolts for the disc or preferrer the au natural??

Skint · Post by **Skint** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:36 am

To anyone. the wavey dics are now 52.92 + vat, there is a ten percent reduction at the mo.

crucial · Post by **crucial** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:56 am

I use a little low strength loctite at the moment, altghough I have also gone au naturel in the past

crucial · Post by **crucial** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 10:08 am

Having just checked with Talon, it's actually the new size discs 2000 on- which are £70+

Still........they are good value when you price up BMW ones.

Paul.

RiceBurner · Post by **RiceBurner** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 10:22 am

Skint wrote:
RiceBurner wrote:clean your pistons.....
Ta, good advice, but i change them every year... so i don't think that it's that that is causing it... But i hear that OEM is not always the best...

you need to clean the pistons every time you change the pads.

Skint · Post by **Skint** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 10:28 am

RiceBurner wrote:
Skint wrote:
RiceBurner wrote:clean your pistons.....
Ta, good advice, but i change them every year... so i don't think that it's that that is causing it... But i hear that OEM is not always the best...
you need to clean the pistons every time you change the pads.

Fair point...

Skint · Post by **Skint** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 10:29 am

crucial wrote:I use a little low strength loctite at the moment, altghough I have also gone au naturel in the past

Did the bolts loosen when no loctite applied or is the blue stuff ok.. Just don't like the super high strength stuff.