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Vented Disks vrs Solid disks

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OEM quality, which would you have ?
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Vented, every time. Went from solid to vented on a couple of cars, the difference when using the brakes enthusiastically is very apparent. They take much longer to fade. I've got a set of vented and grooved discs to go on the Berlingo when the pads finally wear out now it's been remapped and the brakes are actually being used now.
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Absolutely, grooves MAY be worth the extra - but I'd draw the line at drilled (for road use, at least).
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Definately vented for me. Even the lowly 107 has vented discs. I've never had grooved, maybe I should have tried them on the activa.

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van ordinaire wrote:Absolutely, grooves MAY be worth the extra - but I'd draw the line at drilled (for road use, at least).
My C4 VTS had vented and grooved discs on it, the brakes were fantastic.

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No contest - vented is usually OE choice wherever high-performance braking is required.
I'm surprised you actually have the choice . . . If the originals were vented, then the 'choice' of switching to solid (presumably an after-market item) is really a 'downgrade', I would assume.
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Nope, solid OEM disks....vented are for C5 as well. But the Vented disks seem to cause people warping problems.
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Some models "appear" to have air scoops to provide venting for the um 'vents' in the vented discs. 206 does from what I remember there is (or sometimes is!) a bit of plastic to try to channel a bit of air that way.

If I was building something I'd prefer vented. I not personally go with grooves / drilling as I think that (for me at least) a step too far, plus to obtain them like this costs more too.

Generally (depending on what you're up to) you may find a higher spec / engine in that car model has vented so you can use those parts to replace the solid. Likely to want calliper carriage as well (I know you know this!) , if you are unlucky possibly hub too.

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Vented front and solid rear. Grooved and drilled are for racing cars, road cars don't make enough heat in the brakes for them. Any benefits from them are psychological.

I like Mintex, road and race pads are decent. Aep are my choice of upgrade callipers.
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elma wrote:Vented front and solid rear. Grooved and drilled are for racing cars, road cars don't make enough heat in the brakes for them
Really? I used to often get the brakes smoking on my Impreza and Audi TT, and they fade like hell on the Berlingo if it's driven hard..
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I would've shared your opinions 3 years ago. I was proved wrong in a most scientific way by a race car designer. In doing so he thought me a lot about using the brakes correctly as well.

Quality tyres, pads and discs matter much more on a road car than grooves, drillings, ceramics and high boiling point fluid. If anything these "upgrades" reduce performance as they can't get to operating temp at road speeds.
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Just to note....I have not had any fade yet.....but I have seen vented OEM ones at a good price.
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By OEM do you mean Citroen (good) or some other brand (variable, what brand)?
Got to watch out for fakes as well, one of my better local factors got a batch from India that were fakes of a quality brand. They warped on installation then warped more on braking.
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Reported as Citroen ones....Xantia/C5
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I need to fit disks and brake pads so rarely (both Citroen and Toyota) that I only fit genuine OE items. Any saving is really not worth bothering about, as even main dealer prices are now 'competitive' in order to achieve any appreciable over-the-counter sales. Prices charged to the customers having their vehicles serviced are another matter entirely!
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