Tr1cksta Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Damn turbo grooved EBC discs! Now we've had a bit of warm weather, it's windows down time & all I can hear is the echo of 'ti ti ti ti ti ti ti' Forgotten how annoying it is They look nice but OMG! Think I need to change them.....what nice looking alternatives do we have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuaw Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 I have gotten used to it... But yeah it is a bit annoying..... Then again.. it isn't AS annoying as brake squeek!! I think all grooved discs make that noise, Not sure about just drilled though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Ive got drilled and grooved discs and they too are driving me mental! Im just waiting to get a BBK so I can get rid. Ive had them since feb and noticed no difference from stock discs that dont tick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr1cksta Posted April 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 I find they definitely stop me better, but they make the car sound like its broken Didn't remember how bad it was until having the windows down again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuaw Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 I find they do stop better. But then again, Anything was better than my old setup, OEM discs (i think) OEM pads (i think) Rubber hoses. But The discs were warpped, and the hoses expanded - possibly on my track day, Thus there was steering wheel wobble at high speeds and under braking and Very very very spongy brakes. The ticking noise is the price you have to pay to look "cool" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giz Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Ive got drilled & grooved disc's & dont get any noise, well i dont here it over the exhaust, air filter, dump valve & flame frowing back box, they not branded thou just come from flebay & there lots better than standard Giz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghoulie Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Turn the tunes up then. Duh! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyRacer Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 I've never had the tik with mine. Strange when everybody else seems to. The only problem i have with EBCs is that the rears are not wearing well. Tarox rears next I think with 7's new ones up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr1cksta Posted April 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 I've never had the tik with mine. Strange when everybody else seems to. The only problem i have with EBCs is that the rears are not wearing well. Tarox rears next I think with 7's new ones up front. What pads do you use? (for anyone using turbo grooved discs) Could pad choice make a difference? I'm using green stuff at the mo. Turn the tunes up then. Duh! :lol: Then the whole car vibrates.....more sound deadening required I think... The ticking noise is the price you have to pay to look "cool" Very true mate....but may well be one mod I have to re-address Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juicygoolies Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 I get the same with my mtec dimpled and grooved. It sounds like something's fallen off my car and is rattling around. I wonder if people can hear from the outside over other road noise. Kinda defeats the point of looking cool if you sound broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe588 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 I've been hearing a tih tih tih too. Turns out I had a huge screw lodged in the back tyre Hope it's repairable, everything seems to be going wrong recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Are you sure you don't have a slightly sticking calliper, i can't see any other reason why they would make any noise when not braking I have grooved discs on my car and i get the whirring noise when i brake hard (which is to be expected with grooved discs) but i have all 4 calipers that have recently been refurbed and operating smoothly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juicygoolies Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 That's possible. But all of us having sticking calipers? Mine squeak as well at very random points, not all the time, and not when you first press them, and not every time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr1cksta Posted April 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Yeah mate all the calipers are fine. Double checked them when I first noticed the ticking after fitting them. Thought it may wear off after a few hundred miles, but it never did. The ticking is constant & only bothers me when the windows are down......but it's been way too warm at the mo to keep them up.. I've been hearing a tih tih tih too. Turns out I had a huge screw lodged in the back tyre Hope it's repairable, everything seems to be going wrong recently As long at the screw is in the main tread & not in the side wall, it should be a simple repair mate. Think it's about £10 for puncture repair & wheel balance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyRacer Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 I use Reds but I don't think a different pad will stop your tick. Does the frequency of the ticking change with speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bRinkz Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Where is this noise coming from - front or back? I am getting this noise but it's from the back and i'm putting it down to the sh!t guard or the shoes inside the hub. I do get the squeal, but am thinking of removing a shim to try and solve that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinter Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) I'm using red stuff and grooved and dimpled disks, no noise here!!! Edited April 21, 2011 by splinter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr1cksta Posted April 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 I use Reds but I don't think a different pad will stop your tick. Does the frequency of the ticking change with speed? Not really, seems to be the same volume at all speeds. Need to recheck under braking to see if it gets louder, but from what I recall it stays pretty consistent. Where is this noise coming from - front or back? I am getting this noise but it's from the back and i'm putting it down to the sh!t guard or the shoes inside the hub. I do get the squeal, but am thinking of removing a shim to try and solve that problem. Seems to be all round to be honest.....have been unable to pinpoint it to just fronts/rears or individual wheel. I'm using red stuff and grooved and dimpled disks, no noise here!!! Very strange how some are fine, but some tick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juicygoolies Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Mine sort of err fizz when the brakes are applied. The ticking is a lot quieter when braking and not really noticeable (you'd expect some sort of noise if a pad is rubbed against a non smooth surface, I guess). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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