[DeTomaso] Porterfield rear brake pads

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/19/15 17 59 39, guido_detomaso at prodigy.net writes:


> Has anyone bought Porterfield rear brake pads for stock calipers 
> recently?
> What prompts me to ask is, I found out today the price of re-lining old 
> pads is $139, while new pads are $79.
> 
>>>That seems very odd.   Did you confirm that with a telephone call?   I 
would imagine there might be room for negotiation there.

> >So it's a high price for sentimentality, keeping the Girling "G" on the 
> back of the pads.
> Wondering what kind of a "bump" Porterfield is putting on the back of the 
> new pads, a weld blob or something like the originals?
> 
>>>There is nothing so artisinal as the machined square/rectangular 
protrusion that appears on the stock pads.   It's more of a weld blob.   Perhaps 
it's just as functional, but I always thought it would be nicer to have a 
proper bump.   Consider engaging them via phone and see what kind of 
arrangements might be made?

> >FWIW the old pads I'm considering re-lining, someone on this list mailed 
> me many years ago, finally getting around to it.
> 
>>>Despite what you see on the news every day, this forum is a daily 
reminder that the world is filled with good people, something you just don't hear 
about often enough....

Mike
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   In a message dated 10/19/15 17 59 39, guido_detomaso at prodigy.net
   writes:

     Has anyone bought Porterfield rear brake pads for stock calipers
     recently?
     What prompts me to ask is, I found out today the price of re-lining
     old pads is $139, while new pads are $79.

   >>>That seems very odd.  Did you confirm that with a telephone call?  I
   would imagine there might be room for negotiation there.

     >So it's a high price for sentimentality, keeping the Girling "G" on
     the back of the pads.
     Wondering what kind of a "bump" Porterfield is putting on the back
     of the new pads, a weld blob or something like the originals?

   >>>There is nothing so artisinal as the machined square/rectangular
   protrusion that appears on the stock pads.  It's more of a weld blob.
   Perhaps it's just as functional, but I always thought it would be nicer
   to have a proper bump.  Consider engaging them via phone and see what
   kind of arrangements might be made?

     >FWIW the old pads I'm considering re-lining, someone on this list
     mailed me many years ago, finally getting around to it.

   >>>Despite what you see on the news every day, this forum is a daily
   reminder that the world is filled with good people, something you just
   don't hear about often enough....
   Mike