[Rovernet] 2000 TC girling 16p front brake pads

[Gordon Reddy]

Hi Bill,
I remember getting a set of pads for my MG Midget years ago and replacing
them because they reeked, like rotting fish, seriously gross, especially
when the top was down!
Cheers,
Gord

On Sat, 30 Jul 2022 at 14:55, magnet--- via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org>
wrote:

> A word of caution might be in order here.  I needed new front pads for my
> 3500S and bought two varieties listed by Rock Auto under their Rover
> listing.  Neither were satisfactory. The first set, when they got hot,
> smelt strongly of rotting fish.  The second set were noisy -- would squeal
> reliably when warm.  I did a bit of research and found that pads with
> identical dimensions were used on contemporaneous Mercedes 230 and some
> Volvo models.  Looking for replacements on Rock Auto under those marques
> yielded Raybestos PG D4 -- I ordered a set of these and they have been
> entirely satisfactory.
>
>  -- Bill Daddis
>
> =============
> On 30-Jul.-2022 3:46 p.m., Janet Scruggs via Rovernet wrote:
>
> It is not generally known but the brakes from a 3500 will fit nicely on a
> 2000.  Makes a significant improvement to one's stopping capability, at
> least it did for mine.  Rock Auto carries the 3500 pads.
>
> Gross Scruggs
> Annapolis, MD
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy Babiuk via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org>
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> Cc: Roy Babiuk <rababiuk at telusplanet.net> <rababiuk at telusplanet.net>
> Sent: Sat, Jul 30, 2022 1:29 pm
> Subject: [Rovernet] 2000 TC girling 16p front brake pads
>
> The cross reference number for 2000 TC front brake pads no longer works
> for any of the parts vendors ive tried. Has anyone bought new pads lately,
> and what make and part number should I use?
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