Mintex Brake sets

MunsterCycling

Can anyone recommend me a place to get the above for a 2001 Mondeo?

Preferably in Cork or somewhere they have realistic P&P charges. Have tried ebay but they don't deliver here.

Anyone got any ideas or failing that recommend me another brand of brake pad

colm_mcm

Top Part in Unit 17 Togher Industrial Estate should have them. I got Mintex pads in my local TopPart, presume they all use the same suppliers.

MunsterCycling

Cheers will check them out today.

MC

cpoh1

Ive gotten mintex pads from premier auto parts pouladuff industrial estate in the past but they had to order them in specially and took a day or two to come down from dublin. Their main pad supplier are Apec, stay well away from them!

MunsterCycling

Cheers , I had rang premier yesterday but they didn't stock ones for Mondeo so I presume the price they gave me was for Apec ones, thanks for the heads up.

Anybody fit these themselves? anything I should be aware of, difficult etc?

mullingar

Is there any reason you want Mintex only?

There are many other 'decent' brands of pads, and of course, the sh1te brands

MunsterCycling

No, see last line of my OP. Any recommendations for other brands?

MC

OldmanMondeo

Try Eurdiesel & Electrical, 021-4315808. I put Ferodo on my 06 Mondeo and have no problems, no squeks and plenty of milage on them.

mullingar

I recommend EBC brakes for cost/performance/longevity ratio!!.

These are IMO a notch below Brembo and are far superior to the generic brands.

Cheapest place is good old www.Camskill.co.uk (who also do Mintex and Feredo)

For the correct part number, go here: www.ebcbrakesdirect.com

In camskill, go here for the EBC stuff: http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m31b0s0p0.

Im running the turbo-groove discs and greenstuff pads on my car, much improved stopping power!!

MunsterCycling

colm_mcm wrote: »

Top Part in Unit 17 Togher Industrial Estate should have them. I got Mintex pads in my local TopPart, presume they all use the same suppliers.

No longer in existence in Cork, rang Clonmel instead and they are getting me a price.

Cheers for all the advise, keep it coming.

MC

MunsterCycling

Top Part Clonmel came back with €220 inc VAT for:

Rear & Front Pads
Rear Discs
Oil, Air & Fuel Filter
2 x Rear Suspension Links

Good price? Don't yet have a breakdown of what brands etc as they are e-mailing that on to me.

the merchant

MunsterCycling wrote: »

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Anybody fit these themselves? anything I should be aware of, difficult etc?

They're a doddle really - only thing to be careful about is that the drivers side rear piston winds in on an anti-clockwise thread.

MunsterCycling

Had read that, is it that the piston turns as it comes out of the pot?

colm_mcm

you should do rear pads when you're getting the discs.

MunsterCycling

Thats a Roger, you have to do it, it would be stupid not to, ruin a new set of discs in no time if not.

MC