skydragon Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Does anyone know where is the cheapest/best place to buy Pagid RS15 brake pads via mail order? 1.6 K Series EU3, 2003, ex-SuperGrad car. now Orange/Black. My website here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Walker Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 performance braking 01600 713117. I would not fit RS15`s though unless you are 100% circuit racing, RS14 work better on a Seven . Edited by - Rob Walker on 5 Apr 2009 20:34:29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydragon Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 Thanks, I'll give him a call. It's for Hillclimb (need good bite from cold) and trackday usage, with normal fast road use as well. Why are RS14 better? I thought RS15 had a better bite from cold, or are they too grippy for a seven (with std front caplipers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6speedmanual Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 RS15 are designed to work at higher temperatures than RS14. RS14 will give better initial bite when cold or cool. Peter BRAWNGP green SUPERLIGHT *tongue*There's no such thing as too much IQ per Pound 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchasey Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 On the advice of Gary at Freestyle I run RS15 on the fronts and RS14 on the rears. Have been running for about a year and seem to work well. This is with standard brakes. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Deslandes Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I have 15s on the front and am not too happy with them. Great once warmed up but poor until then and therefore unsuited to hills in my experience. I was recommended Performance Friction 01 compound for the front by Dave Jackson on here and Dave Kimberley at DT. I haven't tried them yet but plan to this year. Part number for CC big brake kit supplied in 2001 is PFC7740.01.16.44 but check with Dave K that they're the right ones for your car. DK at DT = 01978 663027. I'll stay with RS14 Pagids on the rear for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted April 6, 2009 Support Team Share Posted April 6, 2009 The problem with RS15s is the road use - they quickly glaze over and are then poor for hillclimbs. A good track session will probably deglaze them but I found they weren't suited to a car used often on the road. If it is purely for track and hillclimb then I am sure they will be fine. I swapped to RS14 front and RS4-2 (Pagid "blues") at the rear and they are much better. This is with AP 4 pot front brakes and standard rears. Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydragon Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 Thanks for the info. Once again, Blatchat's real world experience and feedback saves the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydragon Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 Spoke with performance braking, very helpful and very good service *thumbup* Ordered a set of RS14 for the front FWIW some additional info ref pads - I spoke with CC today and found out that the rear brake pads CC sell and described as 'Brake Pads Rear - Use with 4 pot front brakes' part No 30B013A (and I have fitted to my car, I think they used to be Mintex D8106 material) no longer have blue spots or blue painted ends anymore. ie, these rear CC pads are the same as before, but no longer have blue paint markings on them. This initially confused me as there are multiple mentions on this forum to 'blue spot' rear pads and when mine arrived there were no blue markings on them... Edited by - skydragon on 6 Apr 2009 11:25:17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Walker Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 No the original rear pads to fit the seirra calipers were a Lucas pad with the blue spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydragon Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 Ok, but they've now changed supplier i guess and the uprated rear CC pads (not the standard rear CC pads) no longer have blue spots or markings on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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