Got my MOT next week and I think the brakes are the only things that might fail! I'd have a look on EuroCarParts and a full set of Pagid disks and pads all round is around the £120 mark, however I've seen on eBay a full set of Mintex disks and pads for £150?

I don't know much about Pagid other than Porsche use them? Mintex are ones I've heard of but I've only kept my other cars a year so I've never changed from OEM pads and disks.

Can anyone recommend either of these (either for or against) or suggest others that might be better for around the same price?

Cheers chaps!

i've used mintex discs and pads on previous cars, they've always been very good m8.
dunno about pagid, as i've never used them.

i cant comment on the pagid ones but i warped my mintex discs in 3000 miles, they overheated on the track badly so i changed them to apex discs and pads and they are great now... im using mondeo front brakes though

both as good as each other

Mintex - Pretty good. These are what we use on most of our customers cars.

Pagid - Again, as Mintex, very good, decent price and they'll do a good job.

Apex - Price these up. By far the best.

If I had to choose between the top two, I'd go Mintex.

Minxet are well known for serious squeaking if I remember

It depends. If you clean and grease evrything well, it's never a problem. But, this can happen with any friction pad so I wouldn't let that put you off.

True, it's just everyone I've ever seen on here complaining about squeaking had these pads. Only a consideration

Fair enough

Full set of pagid will be more than 120 quid the 2 front disks cost me £155 before discount alone, never mind the rest.

Not checked ECP but they use to list standard Fiesta disks under Fiesta ST, which i got caught out on. Part my fault for not checking sizes but mainly ECP for saying they are right for my ST.

ST Pagid front disks was £77.50 each when i bought them.

Reminds me, i still got some new Pagid standard fiesta disks sat in shed.

Also i got Pagid disks and pads all around and they are awful when cold and lethal when warmed up.

Yikes. Seems rather steep. Going to ring our supplier tomorrow and ask for a price out of curiosity.

http://www.carparts4less.co.uk/cp4l/c/Fo...7367&000027

Pagid front brake disc - £19 each.

Stash you have linked to standard fiesta disks.... st disks are 280mm diameter not 258mm.

that site has same error as ECP.

like i said, don't get caught out

edit: your supplier? you haven't been fitting these 17 quid 258mm disks to customers ST's have you? lol

Don't go cheap if you can. It's the same with hookers so no more needs to be said except you get what you pay for.

I have apex all round and they do the job even when mates arent expecting it

Next lot i buy are gonna be apex again.

Lol, internet is useless.

I don't buy my car parts online. Far to much hassle if they are wrong, as above lol.

Well had the MOT on Saturday and it passed fine! So I'm going to save a bit and swap them after Christmas for some Apec!