Advantages of drilled & grooved discs on FL1

Epicuser said:

I need to replace the discs on my FL1.

I have been looking at all the options.

At one end there is the vented, dimpled and grooved EBC discs with green stuff pads,which works out at over £200, to a set on eBay of drilled & grooved disc & minted pads for £90 down to plain discs like the ones on the FL1 at the moment.

Is there any advantage in the EBC discs with the grooves & dimples?

Or should I go for some Brembo solid disc for £50?

I like the sound of the low dust green stuff pads. Anybody used them.

I will be towing a caravan at some point, I don't drive fast as most of the time there is no point in the congested south east UK.

Wondering what the best options are.

Are the Britpart 'sports' drilled & grooved discs any good?

The auto appears to be heavier on brakes than the manual as it 'coasts' a lot of the time when you take your foot off the go pedal at lower speeds.

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trax said:

don't you have to swap calipers and carriers if you are on solid and now want vented?

drilled and grooved are bollocks.. you are in a fl1 not a sports car... even then drilled can crack.

personally i hate ebc stuff, always found it crap. I'd just stick to something like mintex or pagid and make sure your system is in shape.

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Epicuser said:

No swapping callipers and carriers for me.

I have one of the last 2006 TD4's with vented discs. What ever I go for they will be a straight forward replacement.

Tempted by Brembo plain vented discs & pads.

The EBC discs I was looking at are dimpled so shouldn't crack.

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Epicuser said:

No swapping callipers and carriers for me.

I have one of the last 2006 TD4's with vented discs. What ever I go for they will be a straight forward replacement.

Tempted by Brembo plain vented discs & pads.

The EBC discs I was looking at are dimpled so shouldn't crack.

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