Pagid RS29s - fooked !!

[Pip1968]

Just for everyones' information following from a post I put out some months ago these are my RS29s from my front AP kit following 22 laps on the Nordschleife. As you can see they now measure 11mm including the back plate and are down to the rivets. They did not scratch the discs but I would suggest looking at the photographs that they will do very soon if reused. So in short I think 11mm is their finish point from the start of 17mm (incl.) or 18mm if you have discs worn enough to fit them.

Pip

[daniel]

Loads left on those.

I look to change at about this point.
http://i1051.photobucket.com/albums/s435/daniel8123/526cc21e.jpg

[s.mac]

They look ok to me pip, always take a spare set with you as the pads can break up with heavy use.

[alexk]

11mm including the back plate ?
This sounds like 6mm or less ?

[philo]

Just for everyones' information following from a post I put out some months ago these are my RS29s from my front AP kit following 22 laps on the Nordschleife. As you can see they now measure 11mm including the back plate and are down to the rivets. They did not scratch the discs but I would suggest looking at the photographs that they will do very soon if reused. So in short I think 11mm is their finish point from the start of 17mm (incl.) or 18mm if you have discs worn enough to fit them.

Pip

They owe you nothing....nice work:-D

[shimmy]

http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/shimmylasco/CSL/c37be700.jpg

[northernjim]

As you can see they now measure 11mm including the back plate and are down to the rivets. They did not scratch the discs but I would suggest looking at the photographs that they will do very soon if reused.

Pip


The brass rivets are designed to wear away with the pad material:beer: tis a worrying site when you first see them tho!

[glendog74]

The brass rivets are designed to wear away with the pad material:beer: tis a worrying site when you first see them tho!

+1

Plenty of meat left on them :)

[Pip1968]

Thank you to all, very informative. So I can basically go down further towards the (5mm - ?) back plate without damaging my discs. I do always take spares with me as a three hundred mile journey back from the Nordschleife with buggered pads is not my idea of fun. Surely 'we' do not all run them into the ground?

None of the other pictures looked like RS29s. What is everyone else using? Has anyone used Endless which are use by some of the Porsche track day attendees. Apparently they are very expensive but as the Porsche RS29s are twice the price of the CSL AP Racing ones then I am not quite sure how to take that.

Pip

Ps I may just bin them anyway....................:smt120

[Neil M]

Just think of the environmental impact of disposing of only half worn pads, shame on you! :hahaha:
Recycle today for a better tomorrow - you could probably sell them on the bay or flutters - just bedded in!:thumbs:

[Mike R]

Thank you to all, very informative. So I can basically go down further towards the (5mm - ?) back plate without damaging my discs. I do always take spares with me as a three hundred mile journey back from the Nordschleife with buggered pads is not my idea of fun. Surely 'we' do not all run them into the ground?

None of the other pictures looked like RS29s. What is everyone else using? Has anyone used Endless which are use by some of the Porsche track day attendees. Apparently they are very expensive but as the Porsche RS29s are twice the price of the CSL AP Racing ones then I am not quite sure how to take that.

Pip

Ps I may just bin them anyway....................:smt120

Tom Schirmer also uses the Endless pads in his cars, but I have not tried them to comment if they are worth the premium, as I have been satisfied with the performance of the Pagids :). I normally change them when I can feel a performance drop (on track), which is normally when they have 3-5mm left.

[shimmy]

mine were rs29

tbh if i was off to track i would remove them at the level of yours, but if in at the track i would run them done to the steel before changing

[_Nathan_]

Endless and be £2k for a set, good pads though, we used them on the 24 hour car last year, for our use it seems a lot when RS29 do the job though..

[3wheels3]

I usually put my best performance in on steels :clown:

[Pip1968]

mine were rs29

tbh if i was off to track i would remove them at the level of yours, but if in at the track i would run them done to the steel before changing

Thank you for the reaffirmation of my decision Shimmy. I will have to big you up even more next time I bump into Mr Stevenson. :wink:

Pip