EBC Redstuff ceramics, any good?

My brother uses them on his 406 V6 Coupe, and some of the ClioV6.net guys use them - they're the standard spec replacements for the Vee with the Yellows been the upgrade pad. The Yellows are a lot dustier though of course for no real gain unless you're tracking. I haven't heard any complaints, and some people trackday with them an stuff as well, and the Vee is a heavy car - most people suggest that the standard braking system is well up to it though, so the Reds are fine. As you've now doubt read, they're also very good dust wise. Although some of the hardcore trackers use Carbon Lorraines and other more specialist pads. Carbon Lorraines can have the other side effect of showers of sparks if you're braking hard enough/they're hot enough heh - which is an impressive site to see. Poor video here -

The Greens only got a bad rep because people were putting them on Scoobys and stuff. I know you can buy them for a Scooby but they're only suitable IMHO if you're not a spirited driver. Otherwise Greens shouldn't be used on anything faster and heavier than a 106 GTi really - not on anything properly fast or properly heavy and definately not on anything that is both!

Like a 75bhp polo?

I have Yellows on the 75. Work quite well and aren't too dusty.

Yeah, but the 75 isn't a daily driver is it.

I was amazed with the Akebono ceramics I fitted to the Celica. With new grooved discs, the brakes were 200% better, didn't fade, didn't=20 need to warm up, didn't need to be bedded in, they just worked 100% from=20 the off.

Problem with Akebonos was, they weren't e-marked, so I had to get them=20 from a Jap parts specialist in the US, and front and back came to =A340=20 including shipping, with all the shims and new anti-rattle springs.

For the rest of the world, Akebono ceramics are standard fit to the=20 sportier and heavier Toyota built cars (Lexus/TRD), but europe gets=20 inferior quality pads because the ceramics aren't approved because they=20 work more than 15% better than the standard fitting pad.

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I had the Ferodos with standard size Brembo discs on my Volvo - massive improvement over the OE fit on back lane blasts. Pads were dearer than OE (but disks cheaper...)

That is to stop them bottling it at ramming speed.

You do 250miles a week and worry about fuel?