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4th August 2016, 02:38 PM
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New drilled and grooved all round on the S8
Havent been on for a while chaps but I recently found a company who supply the biggest 385mm fronts and 335mm rears in drilled and grooved for a decent £685 quid.
That price also included some ebc redstuff pads for front and rear. The discs are Mtec black edition, the protective coating wears from the main surface but prevents the hubs from going rusty. Straight bolt on swap for these with no issue at all! Front discs weigh in at 17.5kg each and the rears are 7.5kg each. Ignore the pic of the fronts as i had a blonde moment and didn't check the groove pattern before install haha. I did sort it out though so all good. Will bleed the brakes next weekend as the fluid is a bit dark and crappy looking!!
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2006 S8 5.2 V10 Last edited by Rick; 4th August 2016 at 02:41 PM. 
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4th August 2016, 02:43 PM
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That's a really good price.
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4th August 2016, 07:17 PM
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Not really my thing usually, drilled and grooved. But they look really tasty!
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4th August 2016, 07:25 PM
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They justs look the absolute dogs whatsits!!
Cant find A "Drool" emoticon.
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4th August 2016, 11:00 PM
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Quote:
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2001 A8 D2 FL 3.7 Q - LPG Conversion, Engine: AKC, Gearbox:FBB, Colour:LY5X Aqua Blue pearl effect, Interior:WJ light beige/dark beige valcona leather with burr walnut inserts My DIY jobs - Replaced alarm horn, Replaced Coolant Temp sensor, Updated RNS-D firmware, Installed Reversing Camera and Digital TV, Dashcam Installation, Retrofitted Rear Blinds, Auto-Dimming Rear View Mirror, Chrome Boot Struts Sold!  2008 S8 D3 5.2 V10 - Engine: BSM, Gearbox:KLW, Colour:LY7F Suzuka Grey Pearl Effect, Interior:Black/Black with Silver/Black valcona leather with carbon atlas inserts, Bang & Olufsen, Heated windscreen, Soft-close doors, TV, DAB, AMI, Quad Zone, Auto Boot, Auto dim Mirrors, Keyless entry, PDC with rearview camera, AFS II HeadlightsMy DIY jobs - Fan Jet Windscreen Washers, Retrofitted Electric Side Blinds
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6th August 2016, 10:30 PM
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They look great but damn thats a lot of unsprung weight!
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7th August 2016, 08:05 AM
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MTEC are great for discs, sorry to say this but I would avoid the EBC in general and red stuff pads specifically, i've used them a few times on cars over the years and they really don't fare well, the kick of loads of dust and the pads glaze quickly, they squeal and the CF is low as well, meaning they bite less.
When I upgrade my S8 brakes I will be going carbotech, probably XP08 as their CF is much higher and they bite like a hungry rottweiler. I know you already have these, so makes sense to run them as you have paid for them, i'd be interested to hear of your experiences as hopefully they differ to mine in the past, I don't mean to sound negative, but just commenting on my time with them.
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7th August 2016, 12:15 PM
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I thought I would try them out, the grooves in the discs will re cut the surface of the pads so they shouldn't glaze over.
I run Mintex pads on my other car with these discs and the bite is awesome. Im going to buy another set of pads and see what the real difference is.
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