2005 Gallardo brake pads

Anyone here try EBC Redstuff pads on their G? Wondering how they work and specifically did they have the wear sensors on them? A reseller I talked to say they don't come with the wear sensor and you would use the oem one from the originals.

Wow eom pads seem to be around $1800 for all 4 corners. EBC $250...

 

I'm running Pagid autocross pads on mine with Girodisc rotors after I melted the stock pads at the track. They have a lot more initial bite so they're not a good idea for someone who needs ABS to work correctly, and no wear sensor; the redstuff's may have the same issue so just keep that in mind if you're not comfortable with dealing with a wheel lockup. Oh, the Pagid's produce a hell of a lot more dust too, so you have to wash your car and wheels frequently to prevent any issues if you run painted wheels. The Pagid's were $479 for the fronts, $274 for the rears about a year ago; still lots of pad left after 6000 more miles.

 

I would look at the carbotech brake pads. http://www.ctbrakes.com/ These pads work vary well. Look at xp8.

 

My car got 18K on the clock and I'm thinking original pads. That pretty typical wear? I don't drive the car very hard or do track days.

 

I ran EBC Greenstuff pads on one of my Vipers. I didn't like them. They seemed to deliver reduced braking over the stock pads and when they would grab they had a tendancy to lock up. My GTS has Porterfield R-4S pads on it now and these have been great. Not sure if they have a pad for the Gallardo but if so, I would highly recommend them.

 

The EBC Greens are Kevlar, and EBC admits they will INCREASE braking distance slightly, but GREATLY reduce brake dust and noise.

The EBC Reds are ceramic and while still not as good as stock pads, they are a good compromise. Less noise, less dust, very slight increase in braking distance.

 

Have not tried them but Porterfield does make pads that fit the gallardo.

 

I put EBC Yellow stuff on mine in February before a track event thinking I would use them just for the track event and I just left them on. They do not squeek at all and can also handle track day use. They dust some but less than the brembo pads that were on the car. The front do have the wear sensors. The rears though a Gallardo part number is in the EBC catalog I could not locate a set however the rear use the same pad as a Viper does (less the wear sensors) in the front 2003 and up. I just cut the wear sensor connector off the old pads and soldered the wires togethor and reinstalled to hold the wires in place. I was not worried about having wears sensors I won't be running my pads down to nothing.


Front P/N: EBC-DP41513R/2
Rear P/N: EBC-DP41110R/13

 

Thanks for the replies guys.

 

Got a chance to remove the wheels and it really looks to me that there is plenty of pad left. Wanted to take a look before ordering new pads.

What has been going on is the "brake wear" light on the dash comes on randomly. Common sense would tell me if the brakes were really worn that the "brake wear" light would be consistently on. Perhaps it might be a wear sensor connection issue?

Here is a pic, what you guys think? I looked at all the pads in/out/front/rear and they are all the same. From my experience with other cars usually pretty much no pad left then the light will come on and stay on. Sorry for the crappy phone pics.
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Pads look fine; I run EBC red street and yellow track and for the money they simply cannot be beat. Very rotor-friendly. Also, word to the wise, buy Audi RS6 (2003 I am pretty sure) front rotors when the time comes (and these should be the same as the new R8).

My last set of EBC pads did have wear sensors in them, FWIW, but I already capped off all my wear sensor connectors with bypass adaptor to disable them made from old brake pads, as I actually maintain my car, not wait for idiot lights to come on.

The Lambo tax on replacement parts is truly offensive. The essentially identical Audi versions when available are less than 50% of Lambo parts.

 

Or go with Girodisc rotors, they're lighter, larger, two piece so you can replace just the rotor and not the hat, not drilled so you can have them turned if necessary and they'll perform better. They're also cheaper than factory but more expensive than audi's version of the same factory rotors, so right in between.

 

Only thing I'd be worried about is I've read where people have used more track specific pads on the street and when not heated up they don't grab. ECB has red/green/yellow and maybe a few more compounds. Good to know the reds are rotor friendly.

How many miles have you guys got out of your stock pads/rotors?

For sure would go Girodisk rotors when the time comes.

 

Yes track pads may not make as much brake force cold as they do hot but their cold friction level is probably as high as many other pads hot level however the track pads create even greater force when hot. I have used the Yellow Stuff EBC pads on my car since March have done 2 track events have not taken them off the car. They make plenty of stopping power cold.

 

Checked the brake fluid today and it looks to be full as when I take the cap off there is clearish/yellowish fluid at the screen. Really tough to see but on the right side there is a full arrow.

Never seen dot 4 fluid but assuming it's clearish/yellowish.

Over the weekend I'll get some stabilant to put on the sensor connectors.

 

By default that is correct; Lamborghini uses ATE Typ 200 fluid in the Gallardo which is gold in color when it hasn't been over heated. It will turn brown if you boil it. A popular practice though is to do a brake fluid flush using ATE Super Blue which is the same fluid but in a blue color, then it's easy to figure out when you've purged all of the old fluid, so you will sometimes find Gallardo's with blue fluid since you can alternate between the two at brake flushes.

 

Wilson, with brake pads you can have:

Quiet
Long lasting
Low dusting
Excellent grab
Great on the track
Non corrosive dust
Kind to rotors

Pick, at the most, 3 to 4 of 7. Eddie Nakato in Lake Oswego sells Cobalt pads. Amazing cold bite, the best pads (by far) I have ever used on the track, and quiet (at least in my applications). They dust crazy bad, and when the dust gets wet it forms concrete like deposits (which come off my Lotus wheels easily, but requires oven cleaner to come off of the M3 wheels). I had Ferodo 2500's on my Ferrari's. Cheap, long lasting, good bite, acceptable dust, a bit a noise, worked on the track--overall my favorite brake pads accepting all of the assorted pros and cons.

 

I read the stock pads on many Ferrari's and Lambo's are Ferodo 2500's.

 

They were not on my cars. Feel and track performance was clearly different, and noise was slightly different. Appearance different as well.

 

Just ordered OEM RS6 rotors for front and rear. Will run Audi TRW pads. Herewith some pricing.
(Will have it fitted Monday and report back).

Brake Rotor Brake Price: $324.00 Core: $0.00 Qty: 1 Part #: W0133-1737878

Brake Rotor Brake Price: $332.00 Core: $0.00 Qty: 1 Part #: W0133-1737877

Brake Rotor Brake Price: $335.00 Core: $0.00 Qty: 1 Part #: W0133-1737876

Brake Rotor Brake Price: $331.00 Core: $0.00 Qty: 1 Part #: W0133-1597326

 

Without a doubt there is alot of pad left. Looked at all the sensor wires and they look good. Disconnected the sensor to clean it up a bit as you could tell there was a bit of dirt/dust in there. Hopefully that will keep the light off.

Those rear wheels/tires are kind of heavy!
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Dude you need a new camera not pads.

 

This is what I eventually settled on (Rear) as it does have the sensors.
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