EBC GreenStuff

Well they arrived last week, only 6 days after I ordered them from the UK.
They are 1/2 way through the 320km/200mile bedding in procedure, and I must say that they grip pretty well. Once I have done about 400-500k's with them I'll give them a good workout and see how they go, but at this point they are a definate improvement over the previous pads with reagrd to initial bite.
I put them in with cleaned stock brake shims, so far they have made no noise, and no dust, unlike with my previous semi mets there was crap all over the place in no time.

Since I don't have a digi cam I just put a couple in the scanner, here's a pic. :)

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/156679greenstuff.jpg

Sweet. You know confidence when you've got a good pad. :D :D :D
Let us know how you go. I know Pete is looking for some when he gets his DBA rotors.

how much did they set you back?
I'm getting to the point where I have to replace my pads and I think our cars might be similar. I have a 89' civic 1.5 with just the standard brake setup. would you recommend them for street use for the extra cost?

Originally posted by aus4gen
how much did they set you back?
I'm getting to the point where I have to replace my pads and I think our cars might be similar. I have a 89' civic 1.5 with just the standard brake setup. would you recommend them for street use for the extra cost?

Welcome to AF:D

They cost me 35 Pounds including shipping from england (which is about NZ$110 at the moment)
The Reason I bought them from the UK was that there is no official supplier here in NZ, and the only place I could get them charged a ridiculous amount, I also looked at getting them from Aussie, but the price was far too high by the time I added shipping. So for you, you would probably be able to buy them over the counter for a similar price that I payed.

As for their performance, well I am not being very hard on them, as they have just completed the 'bedding' phase, but initial impressions are good. I will give them a bit more time to work in, before I see how good they really are, should know in a week or so.:)

Note: the prices do differ a lot for the different applications.
(If that pad shape looks the same as yours its a 'DP2570')

Chris.

Chris,

Have the pads bedded in yet? If so what do you think...?

thanks.

OOOPS
Sorry I haven't been back to update this.. hehe

Yeah I like the EBC greens a lot, they certainly have bedded in, and they are great, saved me from a rather scary moment the other day, came around a tight left hand bend @ about 110k's and a car had just pulled out of a concealed driveway on the bend, brakes hauled me down to ~20k's easily.
I am not concerned about slamming on the brakes and worrying about fade or not enough bite, they grab well and are easy to control when braking.
I am very happy with them and am glad to say they are the best pads I have had on my car so far, the OE Honda pads would be my 2nd choice.

There is minimal dust, I have put over 1000k's on them now and the dust only comes when giving them a hard time, but even then, not much.

I would not hesitate to buy them again when these need replacement.:D

Thanks Chris,

I've got a day off uni tomorrow so I'll see if I can track them down then. I've found a distributor here in Brisbane so hopefully they have some in stock...

Thanks again for your help, It's good to hear from someone who has already tried the pads on a kind of similar car...

I'll post what I think of them in about a week, hopefully.

Cheers,
Luke.