Product Description

Brake pads and discs or rotors can be home fitted by most mechanically minded folks observing safety guidelines especially with the use of a suitable manual.
 
The choice of pad brands is endless so this short guide gives you some insight from a manufacturer who blends its own pads, produces them **0% in the UK and makes some of the finest pads on the market at less than manufacturer prices.
 
First beware of ultra low prices. The materials used in brake pads varies and is NOT controlled by most governments allowing the use in some cases of Asbestos or Ceramic fibers (not Ceramic particles which are perfectly OK) and are cancer causing. The dust in worn brakes can be dangerous if inhaled and as you wont know what was in your vehicle originally be mindful of this. Low priced pads however are almost always low quality and we will discuss this later.
 
There are two basic types of pads on the world markets, Premium Organics and semi metallic. These make up *9% of all brake pads sold. Manufacturers almost exclusively use semi metallic in new car builds because of the low price of this material but there are better products around at good prices.