Brakes

[ASmartMan]

Hey All

Can't find any in stock in the US but the evening is still young,

This company does disks, pads. routers and drums the whole PDF if you want to look http://www.ebcbrakes.com/Assets/2007ukautocat.pdf
(Page 272)



EDIT for part #s

Standard
EBC Brakes DP1287 EBC Ultimax Pads Front City Coupe/Cabriolet/Fortwo

Updated
EBC BrakesDP21287 EBC Green stuff Pads Front City Coupe/Cabriolet/Fortwo



ASM

[jwight]

Let us know if you find a North American source; their stuff gets good reviews and since the smart items are available in the UK getting them here shouldn't be a big deal. Thanks!

[ASmartMan]

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7598584

OEM picture of original breaks

ASM

[ASmartMan]

Red Dot http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7598745

And Delphi http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7598746

Edit Address: Delphi Corporation
World Headquarters
5725 Delphi Drive
Troy, Michigan 48098-2815 USA

still no US location YET

[parts4smarts]

[quote=ASmartMan;30407]Hey All

Can't find any in stock in the US but the evening is still young,( quote)


I carry both EBC pads as well as rotors
pls see this thread in this forum : Aftermarket Ceramic Brake Pads?

harald

[SmartTech]

I have the green stuff pads in stock: EBC Greenstuff Pads - Default Store View
and the rotors in stock as well: ebc 3gd Sport rotors - Default Store View
all in the us with cheap shipping. I will soon to have ebc redstuff pads for even lower dust then the green stuff.

[smartcarparts]

just a reminder to those 450 owners that I do maintain inventory for 450 brakes systems.

Of course other DIY items still stocked.

ALL REMAINING ACCESSORIES (SEE EBAY LISTING) WILL BE SOLD
TO SCOA MEMBERS DIRECTLY AT 25% DISCOUNT (NO EBAY/NO PAYPAL)

safe driving...

[RVGRINGO]

Remember that Mexico and Canada are also in North America. Both have had Smarts for a long time and have parts for the 450 or the Roadsters.

[briansmart]

Which EBC rotors would be better with which EBC brake pads? Are the USR rotors better than the 3GD rotors? I notice some 450 parts sites carry both and the USR rotors are more expensive.

[John_H]

The USR rotors are hard to come across. I got my USR923 pair of rotors more than a year ago, got an incorrect shipment (GD923), then a month or so and some phone time later got the USR disks.

The major advantage given by EBC for the USR series versus stock is even pad wear.

The GD series may have more noise compared to the USRs. Because the slots extend to the edge on the GDs, there's some cooling afforded by the limited airflow under the pads. The GD series probably has more grip due to the added edge area from the dimples.

Since I was more interested in "quiet" and something to avoid problems after going through a puddle (wet pads/rotors can reduce braking horrifically) the slot-only design was my preference. When I originally saw them on a canadian site, the USR description incorrectly suggested they were black "all the way through" as in "carbon loaded ceramic" or some such but further research proved that wrong. They have a black coat but standard brake metal underneath much like the GD series is gold from the coating, not all the way through.

Gold or black will still show at the edges and the hub though I haven't seen mine for a while thanks to the kleenwheels dust shields.

I'd suggest you get the GDs (GD3, whatever) because of the availability. I don't think "noise" is a real issue for anyone with these rotors in a Smart but I'd happily defer to experience.