Front brake pads
 

Does anyone know who make's the OEM pads? is it Pagid.
I want to get as close to the oem spec with out paying dealer prices. any one in UK know where to buy some from?

Thanks in advance.

Yes, dusty Pagid pads are OEM.

What type of brakes do you have? If you are in the UK,
 

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you might have Lucas brakes. Here is a pic of the stock Lucas Dual piston setup. I replaced mine with Mintex MD1571s. They have the sensors and do not squeek, I am very happy with them. They cost about 85 GPB in London, I also found the Lucas originals on eBay in the UK, if you wnat the link email me.

Re: What type of brakes do you have? If you are in the UK,
 

Mine are the same type as yours.
do you have a part number for the pads?
did you change the rotors as well? whos did you use?

I have seen posts on here saying the mintex pads squeal, I bought some cheaper pads "Apec" and after 3k they squeal like hell. But I have been assured by the supplier if I had changed the rotors as well they would not have squealed, but they are a harder compound and do not brake as well, but they were £120.00 ($216.00)cheaper!!!

Here are the goods....
 

Here are the original Lucas pads.
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I never got the part number, but I can look it up when I get home on Friday. The guy that sells them in the UK on ebay is livinskicarl@slivinski.freeserve.co.uk and the old item number was #2487604557 - AUDI A8 BRAKE PADS FRONT

Sorry I had the mintex part number wrong it is mdb 1751 at 120GBP. They have a great website in the UK with a dealer locator. Be careful, they may try to sell you the single piston design (they tried to do this to me in London).

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My Mintex seem fine, I have no squeal.

I used Zimmerman rotors (30x314mm) the exact same as the originals the part number is 441615301AA, the same as the Audi Original. Make sure they put in both A's, I think the single A is different.

Good luck, email me if you have questions.

Re: Here are the goods....
 

Thank's for the advice.
Great pics and info....!

No problem, it was a fun job and the car stops great.