Pad upgrade

[Mark CSL]

Yes the pads are the same as the standard M3 E46
just the front discs are bigger :thumbs:

Yellow pads are for track and are too hard for every day driving i found.
And not great when cold but brill when HOT on a track

[Andyk]

Red it is then Mark...£116 for rear and front including delivery and VAT..does that sound about right as you quoted £80 for both.

[Mark CSL]

sounds a bit much leave it with me i shall let you know how much i can get them for on monday :thumbs:

[SpineOnABap]

Re: Pad upgrade

what is the best pad upgrade

... What happened to this requirement?

[Andyk]

Re: Pad upgrade

what is the best pad upgrade

... What happened to this requirement?

As mine is for the road and not track it would seem from the comments that these will fit the bill for a small amont of money. If not then I will have not spent much rather than pay a shed load more and find they are not what I'm looking for....plus I will say with Mark having 3 CSL's and doing plenty of track work and do trust his judgement some what....not that I'm saying everyone else is wrong mind you so thanks for all the advice....but we shll see.

Plus I suppose the other thing I need to think about is that I do not do alot of miles...my journey to work is aroung 4 miles so with most of the upgrades the pads will not get warmed up.

[Andyk]

sounds a bit much leave it with me i shall let you know how much i can get them for on monday :thumbs:

Cheers Mark that would be great :thumbs:

[SpineOnABap]

Re: Pad upgrade

As mine is for the road and not track it would seem from the comments that these will fit the bill for a small amont of money.

Ahh, yes you did say it was for road use (for some reason I went off down the track route). You'll probably be fine then. In the future though if you want to track it and want a top spec pad which will serve you well at brake-heavy circuits such as Donington or Oulton Park, then the Pagid RS19 / RS14 are perfect tools for the job. From my own experience you can do 80+ full-on laps a day and not worry about them (as long as you've also upgraded the fluid).

Also, all the pads I mentioned work great when cold (I have the same sort of daily trip as you). I upgraded mine in 2004 just as I'd had the CSL for a year, and did hundreds of trackdays all over the country (but not Knockhill), so have fully evaluated the Pagid options in road and track conditions
The only downside is the noise (squeal) but it can be worked around.

[Andyk]

Re: Pad upgrade

As mine is for the road and not track it would seem from the comments that these will fit the bill for a small amont of money.

Ahh, yes you did say it was for road use (for some reason I went off down the track route). You'll probably be fine then. In the future though if you want to track it and want a top spec pad which will serve you well at brake-heavy circuits such as Donington or Oulton Park, then the Pagid RS19 / RS14 are perfect tools for the job. From my own experience you can do 80+ full-on laps a day and not worry about them (as long as you've also upgraded the fluid).

Also, all the pads I mentioned work great when cold (I have the same sort of daily trip as you). I upgraded mine in 2004 just as I'd had the CSL for a year, and did hundreds of trackdays all over the country (but not Knockhill), so have fully evaluated the Pagid options in road and track conditions
The only downside is the noise (squeal) but it can be worked around.

Will bear that in mind thanks.

Will it be worth upgrading to braided hoses and the brake fluid as well.

[Mark CSL]

braided hoses and the brake fluid is 1 of the first thing you should do
if you are not going down the big brake kit road :thumbs:

[Andyk]

braided hoses and the brake fluid is 1 of the first thing you should do
if you are not going down the big brake kit road :thumbs:

Thanks will do it at the same time then. :thumbs:

[Andyk]

So where is the best place to get the hoses...Thorneys want £60 for a set (front and back) where as Goodridges own site want £70...ANyone use anyone else.

[Mark CSL]

You get them from ebay
Andy i can get the pads for £85 + postage i would think about £5 postage
if you want them let me know and i shall order them for you :thumbs:

[Andyk]

You get them from ebay
Andy i can get the pads for £85 + postage i would think about £5 postage
if you want them let me know and i shall order them for you :thumbs:

Cheers Mark yes that would be good.

Let me know how you want paying and I will PM my address to you.

:thumbs:

[Rags]

I just got my discs from Cotswolds cheltenham for £311 delivered
PF pads and Goodridge hoses for £125 delivered from Coord Motorsport.
Not bad!