Re: Want Recommendations for Brake Pads

["Khan M. Klatt" <kmk@pacificrim.net>]

At 2:54 PM -0500 9/11/98, John Kiekhaefer wrote:
>I am considering replacing brake pads on my 98 GLX to reduce brake
>dust.  Can anyone recommend pads that will produce less brake dust than
>the standard pads the vehicle comes with?
>
>John Kiekhaefer

John-

I have never used anything but the stock pads, and the Mintex Redbox pads,
and can definitely say that the Mintex Redbox pads make a HUGE difference
in brake dust.

Also, Mintex brake pads will give you a slight performance gain in 60-0
braking distance, for example.

-Khan

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Khan Klatt
1997 VW Jetta GLX, Emerald Green
 --> Biber Beige Leather		 --> All-weather Package
 --> Bilstein HD Shocks & Struts	 --> Neuspeed SofSport Springs
 --> Mintex Redbox Brake Pads		 --> K&N Air Filter
 --> Clarion CD Changer (Trunk-mounted)	 --> Locking Gas Door
 --> Velcro-mounted CD Storage in Trunk	 --> AirCondition Mod