Can somebody please advise on the best pads to replace the existing (Ferodo?) on a standard diesel HSE? Im not sure if EBC manufacture any compatible greenstuff options, and been advised Mintex are a vastly superior choice? Also, do grooved (& drilled?) discs help and where can they be obtained (USA?). Anything must be better than the wooly originals!!! Thanks fellas.

Have you tried Brembo?

No, not yet. It would be extremely expensive to change to Brembo calipers, discs, pads, boosters, lines, etc, and thought upgraded pads and/or discs might be worth a try first? Ive read several RRSport reviews on Brembo with mixed outcomes so Im not entirely sure it's worth it. This is only for routine stop-start road use, not high performance, so there must be some low-budget options. The present factory combination is NOT good. Your thoughs please? Thanks!

Here is an excellent resource, and I speak with many years experience of Bob Green with both high-performance road cars and racing sports cars
http://www.bgdevelopments.co.uk/ I would recommend Ferodo DS2500 pads but that is a personal choice I'd check out Bob's website and then give BGD a ring. As for disc rotors, X-drilled and grooved are obviously better, but, whle I don't own a RRSport, I drive an upgraded Supercharged regularly. I would hardly describe those brakes as "wooly" The Brembo brakes are excellent.

Thanks for the advice. Im sure Brembo aren't wooly, just the standard diesel set-up which has smaller discs, less-effective calipers and Ferodo pads. Im just looking to sharpen-up the response without spending a fortune and hoped that different pads might do it??