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Originally posted by Robert Puertas
Hey Arno, dealer retail for a full set of pads for the Fed Elise is $400.
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Yup.. That doesn't surprise me.. And this is probably just the 'regular' pads. Lotus also sell 'motorsport' pads, but these are actually PAGID's.
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We'll be able to do the Performance Friction Pads for a bit less, and some good high performance street pads for half that.
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Ah.. I talked to a PFC dealer and they could already deliver me pads with the right backing-plate shapes. No problem there.
There were just 2 issues. The first was that the pads were too thick for the Elise. But that's easily fixed by getting them shaved.
A bigger issue was that the the rear pads (from the Dodge Viper) were only available as 'race ready' at something like $250 a set... That was a bit too much..
Fronts were 'regular' and around $90 or so (which is quite acceptable)
I'm now using SBS ProTrack pads (carbon-ceramic). Just put them on with new 2-piece brake rotors (alu center piece). Seem to be working OK..
Trackday/roadrace coming up thursday, so I'll see how they hold up under stress. Fingers crossed it won't rain...
Bye, Arno.