Re: brake pads

["Voltaire Almendrala" <valmen@hotmail.com>]

Unless your brake pads are wearing thin, I would wait to get new pads. When 
you do, you should also look into new ATE rotors which have the atom-shaped 
slotting. Mintex pads offer stock braking characteristics with a lot less 
dust, while the Ferodos offer better than stock braking with more (but 
easier to clean) dust. Ferodos are also $20-30 more than Mintex.

-VA
97 Jetta GLX


>From: "John A. Kilpatrick" <john@hypergeek.net>
>Reply-To: jettaglx@igtc.com
>To: Jetta GLX Mailing List <jettaglx@igtc.com>
>Subject: brake pads
>Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 16:08:10 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>I'm getting a new suspension tomorrow, and I was wondering, @ 37K+ miles,
>shouldn't I be looking at new brake pads?
>
>I know a lot of people recommend the mintex pads, but I thought the
>consensus was that they don't offer any better braking power, just less
>dust.
>
>Also, how much am I looking at for a brake job?  ND said $170-$230
>depending on if the rotors are resurfaceable or not.  Do they
>really need to be re-done?
>
>Thanks,
>John
>
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