As above please, My 170's brakes are needing a good overhaul, What discs/pads/fluid do the people on here recommend (preferably people with experience of various options please) I was thinking along the lines of Brembo High Carbon discs with uprated Ferodo or Mintex pads up front, stock ford stuff on the rear, with braided flexi hoses and a fluid change to something like Ate superblue. Is this a decent setup, or do these products not suit the focus as much as the smaller french hatches im used to??

 

ive just got ebc turbo groove on the front and ebc uprated soilds on the back and red stuff all the way round, stops 10x better than std, even my m8 with a mk1 rs focus says mine stop better than his!
i guess there are loads of differnt combos out there and its just up 2 personal choice!

 

Do you have any issues with the red stuff when its cool?

 

I've used most makes inc ferrodo/mintex/pagid/tarox/ebc etc etc.
I get free ferrodo if I want discs and pads, the discs are good.
I instead buy EBC redstuff and yellowstuff, and have done well over 50,000 miles on them(not each set but overall), used with el cheapo discs that I drill.
I would recommend grooved discs, or the ebc grooved/dimpled along with either redstuff ceramic or yellowstuff.
The two pad types are very different, the red ceramic are very dusty and is black dust so if heavy braker wheels need washing every 500 miles!, the pads work 100% from stone cold first press, no noise no squeal, and fade resistance is excellent, a fairly soft pad they are.
The yellows by comparison do take a little heat to work thier best, but not a lot by any means say 4-5 medium stops at traffic lights etc and they are there, saying that they are about 90% when stone cold, so can still easily lock the wheels if needed, very clean in comparison to the reds.
The reason I like ebc is TOTAL lack of noise, amazing feel, you can really feel the pedal and what the brakes are doing.
I always take the anti rattle shim off the rear of the pads, and have never not once heard the slightest sqeauk even when new and cold, as I say I have to pay for these instead of using free ferrodo.
I use el cheapo discs about £40/pair but change every pad set anyway.
Just use reds/yellows braided lines and grooved dimpled discs from ebc, you'll be ok.
tabetha