Who else sells Bendix Ultimates?

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:51 pm

I've been trying discpads.com.au but their web site crashes every time you try to proceed to checkout and their phone is disconnected.

Have they gone out of business?

kula · Postby **kula** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:02 pm

i think they have

try mania.

jcparki · Postby **jcparki** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:58 pm

They are pretty hard to get at the moment. Bendex are making a new batch soon. I got one of the last sets in Vic from Repco afew weeks ago.

Try some of the bigger places that are listed in the Bendex website.

They are great pads!!

Garry · Postby **Garry** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:10 am

oops, ignore that comment. :oops:

Matty · Postby **Matty** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:09 pm

Garry wrote:
They are great pads!!

My NB8B ones weren't. After talking to the man at Bendix I found out that they dont recomend them for MX5's. They sent me out some Metal Kings instead.

Hmm, wonder why not... :?:

I loved mine for a street MX.

My next door neighbour is a prototype engineering manager for PBR, might have to find out more...

Spranga · Postby **Spranga** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:01 pm

I fitted my ultimates a couple of weeks ago. I to tried to buy them for the bargain price listed on discpads.com however gave up after several weeks of unsuccessful attempts. I ended up buying them from Mania. Simone said there is no way they could match the discpads.com price as this was close to or below cost... so perhaps they have gone bust!

I hope the ultimates are suitable for MX5s

. I cannot understand why they would not be.

Cheers

Dan

PS if you have not changed the rear pads on an MX5 before I suggest you have a look at the miata forum beforehand.

muzza2 · Postby **muzza2** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:17 pm

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kitkat · Postby **kitkat** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:29 pm

bendix ultimates are great!!! work well on the street, wouldnt have clue about the track.
Ive done some pretty heavy mountain passes and im yet to get them to fade.

thanks heaps rhys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mrgreen:

Slugoid · Postby **Slugoid** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:36 pm

If you can't find Ultimates, why not try some Hawk HP Plus pads?? Cost a little more but pretty good pad from what I've heard.

Brad · Postby **Brad** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:26 pm

Slugoid wrote:If you can't find Ultimates, why not try some Hawk HP Plus pads?? Cost a little more but pretty good pad from what I've heard.

Very different pad. I have the HP+ on my car and and changing them this weekend for Ultimates for road use as they are VERY noisy and dusty. Great for trackdays but compromised for the street.

rhysk · Postby **rhysk** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:37 pm

Brad wrote:Very different pad. I have the HP+ on my car and and changing them this weekend for Ultimates for road use as they are VERY noisy and dusty. Great for trackdays but compromised for the street.

I can deal with the noise of the HP+ but not the dust. Whatever you do, don't get the dust wet and leave it (ie, don't drive in the rain), that sh*t sticks like nothing else. I have tried every product and I still have small clumps of brake dust stuck to my wheels.

Oh and I went through a set of slotted rotors in 5 000 kms with the HP+.

I have had the RB74s before and might try them again next time. Or the Cobalts that FRA66L has. I am also considering 280 mm discs and RX7 calipers, as they have a decent range of pads available (unlike the MX5)

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:08 pm

Thanks to all of you for the advice.

Repco at Richmond will get them in for me in a day. They were pretty generous too once we had a little talk about why I wanted Ultimates and I told them it was club sprints. They brought price down to close to what the website-in-a-shed operators wanted.

If they're more convenient to you I've heard along the way that SuperCheap Auto are holding MX-5 Ultimate stock too.