Where to buy brake pads from?

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:48 am

I'm trying to have a bit of a hunt around for somewhere to buy some Hawk HP Plus pads, but google doesn't seem to want to be my friend. Mania sell them, so that's a good starting point, but I'd like to see what the prices are everywhere else first before I decide where to buy them from.

I wouldn't mind finding somewhere that sells other pads too, just so I can have a comparison of all different sorts of pads. I'm fairly decided on the HP Plus, but if there are other pads out there that may suit my needs, it'd be nice to know about them and where I can buy them.

Suggestions?

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:24 am

marcusus wrote:I'm trying to have a bit of a hunt around for somewhere to buy some Hawk HP Plus pads, but google doesn't seem to want to be my friend. Mania sell them, so that's a good starting point, but I'd like to see what the prices are everywhere else first before I decide where to buy them from.

I wouldn't mind finding somewhere that sells other pads too, just so I can have a comparison of all different sorts of pads. I'm fairly decided on the HP Plus, but if there are other pads out there that may suit my needs, it'd be nice to know about them and where I can buy them.

Suggestions?

have you tryed, autobarn, supercheap, repco ? you'd be suprised.

philz · Postby **philz** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:39 am

Race brakes?

http://www.racebrakessydney.com.au/

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:15 pm

MXHEVN wrote:have you tryed, autobarn, supercheap, repco ? you'd be suprised.

Do they sell Hawk HP Plus and equivalent or higher quality brake pads too? If so, I'll give them a look see.

philz wrote:http://www.racebrakessydney.com.au/

I'll give them a crack too.

Hellmun · Postby **Hellmun** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:00 pm

Mania has hawk/ferodo pads. Competition Friction in QLD can get your pretty much anything. There's a hawk place in Sydney for them and they're main office in Canberra can get you Ferodo's, Pagids etc...

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:10 pm

i bought some hawk hp plus recently from a mob in adelaide who were on hawk's website, listed as the australian distributor. they were more expensive than mania tho. i would have bought them from mania but there was a 2 week wait via mania and i wanted them asap.

http://www.vsiimports.com.au/

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 3:02 pm

Mine came from here: great pads, quick delivery and a good buy ... at the time (sigh).

http://www.good-win-racing.com/Mazda-Performance-Parts/Miata/Brakes/Pads.html

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 6:02 pm

manga_blue wrote:Mine came from here: great pads, quick delivery and a good buy ... at the time (sigh).

http://www.good-win-racing.com/Mazda-Performance-Parts/Miata/Brakes/Pads.html

What was the shipping cost like from them? Although the dollar has gone down the crapper, if shipping is reasonable, it still might work out to be a tad cheaper than mania.

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:11 am

Shipping was USD65 for a full F/R set via USPS Global Express.

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:39 am

marcusus did not actually spell out his needs. Req't for a race track pad? The freight cost UPS at close on AUD100 is high.

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:07 pm

Mr Morlock wrote:marcusus did not actually spell out his needs.

I thought I did:

marcusus wrote:I'm trying to have a bit of a hunt around for somewhere to buy some Hawk HP Plus pads

Mr Morlock wrote:Req't for a race track pad?

Not specifically, but the more I know the better:

marcusus wrote:I wouldn't mind finding somewhere that sells other pads too, just so I can have a comparison of all different sorts of pads. I'm fairly decided on the HP Plus, but if there are other pads out there that may suit my needs, it'd be nice to know about them and where I can buy them.

Suggestions?

Mr Morlock wrote:The freight cost UPS at close on AUD100 is high.

This is true. At that price, Mania will be equivalently priced. Just a matter of ensuring they have some for me.

Charlie Brown · Postby **Charlie Brown** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:12 pm

I found Mania cheaper than the Hawk agent for HPS and Blue.

You could import them, depending how quickly they are required, but check the exchange rate first.

Try:

http://www.good-win-racing.com/

Damo · Postby **Damo** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:49 pm

I got mine Hawk Blues from V-Sport. They were freighted from the Sydney store to the Melbourne one for me so I know that there's a store somewhere in Sydney.

Fblee · Postby **Fblee** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:19 am

I am looking for pads, too! But due to our low dollar and good pads have to be ordered, its just damn expensive.
The ... Hawks..... are they good?...for occasional track use?