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[Jimbo]

Yeah, same. Well looks like there's plenty of good options!

When looking for rear pads and rotors, if I search for Liberty B4, they should be the same right? I dont know of any revisions in the rear for turbo gen3 models?

[CRUISN]

Rear rotors are 294 x 18 and are the same as found on all Gen4 GT, GTB and 3.0 models.

 

Rears pads are DB1379 iirc. 

[RX25SE]

I've heard that pretty much all bendix pads are virtually the same...eg 4x4 is the same as CT is the same as ultimate. Not sure how reliable this is, I didn't find my bendix ultimates that ultimate though. 

 

I find ultimates OK but they needed to be flogged to get some heat before they work. They are great for chewing through rotors.

 

If you look at the different types you can see they are made from different compounds. The old Bendix Metal Kings we so full of metal they would shine in the light and damn rear rust if they got wet!

[Liberty]

I might go for the Bendix CTs when my Hawk Performance Ceramics are shot. Although dusty, they're apparently good for the life of rotors. Everything else is either too expensive or not good enough.

[CRUISN]

Bendix GCT are virtually dust free.

 

Ive recently fitted Bendix Euro front and GCT rear on the wife's Golf and the amount of dust compared to the oem VW pads is night and day. Brakes feel is same as oem.

[Liberty]

Good to hear. I like using different pads too just to see how significant the differences are (if any). My Liberty is the first car I've ever been really OCD about in all circumstances.