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ragpicker

Member Since: 21 Mar 2016
Location: Teesside
Posts: 47

2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Lux Sumatra Black

Mintex pads

I changed the front discs and pads a few weeks ago for some much better looking (and less worn) alternatives.

I really don't believe in anything but the cheapest rotors for road use, but pads are a different matter entirely.

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I bought the rotors and mintex pads as they were a cheap package, but I've got to say the pads are utter $hite. They fade like hell under any sort of spirited driving. I'll be changing them for something better in the near future.

Just thought I'd mention it in case anyone is about to change theirs - avoid mintex!

Sat Aug 06 2016 8:49am

Russben

Member Since: 27 Mar 2013
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 278

2010 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Santorini Black

Have they improved with bedding in?

I've used Mintex pads on a couple of my previous cars (& my wife's current car) with no problems at all. Admittedly they didn't weigh as much as the RRS so weren't working as hard, but then I don't use the brakes hard anyway.

Keep us updated. I'm in the shed, I'll be back in the real world in a minute.

Wed Aug 10 2016 9:52am

Paddi

Member Since: 06 Jul 2012
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 1563

2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Java Black

Can you be sure they were genuine and not Chinese counterfeits? Try contacting Mintex technical department? 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

Wed Aug 10 2016 10:55am

Disco_Mikey

Member Since: 08 Apr 2012
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 4420

2010 Range Rover Sport Supercharged HSE Santorini Black

In all honesty, I have had genuine LR brake pads fade under spirited driving in a TDV8.

I use Mintex on a daily basis, and never had a single complaint

Wed Aug 10 2016 12:15pm

ragpicker

Member Since: 21 Mar 2016
Location: Teesside
Posts: 47

Nope they've not really got any better. I'm sure its probably due to the sheer size of the vehicle though, however whatever pads were on before (even what little there was left of them) seemed to be more fade resistant.

You may be right though, they could be cheapo copies, but the box and hologram sticker looked ok to me...

Wed Aug 10 2016 4:33pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 9022

2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Orkney Grey

I had M1144 on a hot Pug years ago and they would get hot enough to smoke yet still work. Be amazed if Mintex forgot how to make pads. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Wed Aug 10 2016 8:42pm

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