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Lismore, NSW
Registered:
February 2003
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Bendix Metal king pads?
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Mon, 08 November 2004 10:38
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Has anyone used or know about the Bendix Metal king pads? If so what are they like?
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Location:
South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: Bendix Metal king pads?
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Mon, 08 November 2004 11:56
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They are a bit of a poor-mans motorsport pad. Generally don't feel as good as some of the more expensive brands and need to be warmed up a bit before they really bite. Other than that I can't tell you much never used them for a prolonged period of time so as to see what the wear is like etc, sorry 
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Location:
Toronto, Downtown
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: Bendix Metal king pads?
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Mon, 08 November 2004 13:43
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mate uses em on his ae82 and swears by them when they warm up. Must admit they felt good when i drove it.
Not as good as the lucas pads on my mr2 but i think my brakes are bigger.
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Bendix Metal king pads?
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Mon, 08 November 2004 14:38
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i used them on my rolla back when i had pad fire problems...
they have little friction when cold..
they have more friction when hot, but still didn't seem to have as much as cold standard pads..
but they never caught fire 
have to be careful when cold and remember to brake a lot earlier for the first few stops, and also on highway..
if you are trying to upgrade from standard bendix pads, look for something else
oh, and disc wear was minimal also.. i didn't get any scoring etc that some ppl report.
Cya, Stewart
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Bendix Metal king pads?
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Mon, 08 November 2004 23:25
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Most people who swear by Metal Kings have never tried good quality pads. Sure they're a lot better than a set of $15 pads at Supercheap, but they're still the Maccas of brake pads. 
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Location:
Wahroonga
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: Bendix Metal king pads?
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Tue, 09 November 2004 00:05
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I use bendix metal kings, for what i use them for they're pretty good. I know they're not the best, i know i can get better, but for $60 for my last set they do the job.
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered:
January 2003
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
south Melbourne/KL
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Bendix Metal king pads?
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Tue, 09 November 2004 03:19
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I was using metal king for about 2 yrs in my old proton with rear drum brakes. Works well when heated up!! No overheating problem frm mountain runs!! Very good deal for what u pay for!!
BEWARE of brake dust!!
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Location:
Lismore, NSW
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: Bendix Metal king pads?
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Sun, 14 November 2004 08:39
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Just paid $25 for a front caliper rebuild kit and the Metal king pads, so im guessing it was worth the $25
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I supported Toymods
Location:
sydney.au
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: Bendix Metal king pads?
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Sun, 14 November 2004 08:41
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ive got some old ass endless pads on my ae86 from when it was in japan
they go real nice 
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