Wow! I'm off the board for a day, and another EBC thread springs up. After trying out one of the first few sets of the EBC Kevlar Greens from the UK back in 1999, I KNEW that Viper owners were going to love these things. We all have our priorities...... for some it's the squeal issue..... for some it's the dust..... and, some don't like paying $250-$400 for just a set of brake pads. Personally, it was all THREE of these problems that motivated me to make the effort and spend the bucks to become an EBC distributor in this country. EBC gave me the authority and protection to develop the market for the Viper, and I believe we are both very happy with each other's work so far.
Chris, your thought about the typical Viper brake noise...."It's like Claudia Schiffer coming up to you in a bikini on the beach and then ripping a big fart"..... is perhaps the best reason for switching to EBC that I could ever have thought up myself!
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Now, I hate giving too much of a commercial in this general forum, but if you guys think the Greens are great for their intended purpose, wait until you get a taste of the new Yellow and Blue heat ranges for the track. The testing for these, and especially the Blues, has been way beyond our expectations. We have the Yellow fronts in our warehouse NOW, and the first production shipment of Blues is already on its way to us from the UK right now. Better still, the owner of EBC has even hinted to me that they may develop some other, specialized products, designed specifically to our requested specifications.
However, to answer another question above, we STILL do not have the REAR pads in the USA yet for the 2001 Vipers with ABS, and probably will not for a while longer. The fronts are the same for ALL Viper years and models, and we have MANY Dodge dealers who are successfully equipping JUST THESE FRONTS only on their 2001's before customer delivery to avoid the customary call backs for the brake noise. This will take care of MOST of the problem for the time being.
While GreatBrakes will sell directly to any Viper owner at the already low suggested manufacturer's price, you may also purchase any of these EBC Viper pads through our quality dealers like The Parts Rack and Jason Heffner..... or in many areas of the country even through your local Dodge dealer. EBC has set very rigid price structures, and none of us can sell it to you cheaper than the other. Expect to pay $69 for the Viper Green fronts, and $79 for the rears. Yes, $148 does your whole car.
One more thing, while I have your attention. The Kevlar Greens are NOT at all compatible with the leftover resins which remain on your rotors from metallic pads. You need to scuff the rotors with coarse emory cloth or sandpaper, to create as much of a "fresh" surface as possible. The break-in is much different as well. The Greens require several hundred miles of easy street driving to get the Kevlar "properly acquainted" with your rotors. DO NOT bed these in hard like the typical metallic pad!!
Ok.... enough about this. Just let me finish by saying how happy it makes me to see that these pads have cured the problems for so many and made you satisfied. It really makes all the time and money expended to develop the marketing for them in the USA worthwhile. Until the factory makes some changes to the stock brakes, we honestly feel like the EBC Kevlar pads are going to eventually be right up there with smooth tubes, K&N type filters, and Zaino on a new owner's "wish list". Please let us at GreatBrakes, or any of our dealers, know if we can help you.
King
GreatBrakes.com
