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Mixing brake pads front and rear [vx220]
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:28 pm
by Corranga
Erica ordered a set of Mintex m1144 for her vx220 (same size pads as the Elise I reckon)
She has received m1144 rears (mdb1891) and m1155 fronts (mdb1890).
Is it a bad idea to mix these?
The car is running standard discs.
I know the VX ABS is a bit crap too, are the m1155 likely to cause issues?
Chris
Re: Mixing brake pads front and rear [vx220]
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:33 pm
by StiflerMR2
Regardless get that fuse pulled out for the abs - its woeful!
Re: Mixing brake pads front and rear [vx220]
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:04 pm
by Lazydonkey
In theory the issue is that the 1155s heat up more slowly - although in saying that i changed 1144s for 1155s and didnt notice much difference from cold. They are different when hot though.
For the sake of £60 i'd change to the same compound front and rear.
Re: Mixing brake pads front and rear [vx220]
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:29 pm
by cstrachan
StiflerMR2 wrote:Regardless get that fuse pulled out for the abs - its woeful!
Fuse will kill the speedo and cause idle stalls, cut the wire and add a switch if you want it off. The other option is disconnect at the hub sensor
Re: Mixing brake pads front and rear [vx220]
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:48 pm
by GBOBM
It's the yellow wire under the bonnet!
Re: Mixing brake pads front and rear [vx220]
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 12:21 am
by j2 lot
I am running 1155 on the Europa, which is a VX in drag, no issues with abs , brakes have a better feel and are sharper. No idea if 44 / 55 mix will work but I would reccomend the switch to 1155.