Re: Pagid Brakepads vs MetalMasters?

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Paul F. Levine say:

> I am about to have my brake pads changed on my 5000CS TQW. I had heard 
> and read on this list that Repco (now Axis?) MetalMasters were the *only* 
> way to go. In calling one of the list recommended parts suppliers he said 
> to use Pagid, a German brand of pads. He said that "once you use 
> MetalMasters you will never want to use them again,"
> that they were too hard, noisy and wore out rotors prematurely.

I'll second (heartily) the recommendation for Repco Organics.
The metalmasters are too hard for a daily driver (that first,
cold stop is tough). I run the organics all around in my 100Q,
and they are great. Smooth, quiet, totally dust-free, predictable.
Everything you want in a street car.

Like Steadiric (?) said, don't take them to the track, though....

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