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Originally Posted by Mike Trident
I'll explain what happened to my VW UP
bought a pair of new discs on eBay, but thought I want so decent pads. Bought mintex, within 50 miles I had a serious brake judder. I couldn't be bothered with it so took it to my local garage and told him the discs must be rubbish and could he fit me some more.
Picked it up, again within 50 miles a serious judder. I took it back, he swapped the discs again under warranty. Again within 50 miles the judder was back. I thought what can it be, can't be the pads they are mintex, but this was the 3rd pair of discs. Bought some EBC green stuff pads and they were fantastic, the judder never returned. I told Bob at the garage of my findings, he was amazed just as I was.
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Well there is Mintex, and there is or should I say,
was Mintex Don
The latter made quality friction material down the road from you in Cleckheaton, until they were swallowed up by TMD friction, and subsequently resold to Japanese NISH.
So the question is, were these real Mintex, or one of the plethora of fakes?
This is what happens when manufacturing is outsourced to the far east, NISH manufactures in Japan, Korea, India and China, suddenly a well known and respected brand becomes just a logo on a cardboard box containing something of indeterminate quality.
An all too familiar story sadly
Brian
