TRW Brake Pads Set GDB1307

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When it comes to quality, both these brands offer some serious quality braking pads and rotors, but we just about edge it to Brembo. Alpine simulation testing – measuring the downhill braking performance after 12 minutes of continuous braking on a 20% incline As a leader among braking system providers, we pride ourselves on delivering the very highest standards across all of our car brake pads. We do this by ensuring: TRW has a proud heritage of 111 years in the automotive industry, where in its beginning it developed products for the fledging automotive industry. Today, TRW is a global leader in automotive safety, producing the largest number of active and passive safety technologies. It continues to be at the forefront in vehicle dynamics, driver assist systems, foundation brakes, and electronics and software advancements that enhances the safety, convenience and comfort of all vehicles.

TRW stood for “Thompson Ramo Wooldridge," and it was an American corporation that dealt with a lot of things, including automotive. This is a well-known brand that provides high-quality brake pads. Most jumper cables consist of a pair of conductors just long enough to bridge the gap between two vehicles when parked nose to nose, terminated on each end by pairs of large alligator clips. Short jumper cables start at a length of approximately 2.5-metres, which is basically the minimum length required to bridge the distance between the batteries in two vehicle. Longer lengths are available, allowing greater flexibility in bridging gaps between the stranded and jumper vehicle. Grabbing longer jumper cables is highly advisable for this reason, especially if yours is an offroad vehicle or a mid-engine vehicle like a work van, however they must necessarily be markedly larger in capacity due to the compounding effect of inline resistance as the cable gets longer. Longer jumper cables capable of transferring the same amount of power as a shorter set will inevitably have a larger cross sectional area, and cost significantly more, due to the increased size of the conductors. Every box contains the brake calipers plus all the accessories and instructions needed to fit fast and fit right The TRW research and development team maintains mutually beneficial relationships with major vehicle manufacturers around the world, to make sure that we can offer you – and your customers – the safest, best-performing products possible.High carbon content (the fluidity allows easier casting and machining, plus a low degree of shrinkage) For example, independent testing has shown that the unique COTEC friction coating on TRW True Originals brake pads can cut stopping distances by up to 7 metres during bedding in**. That’s a difference that could save a life.

Remember, TRW is the OM for a long list of brands, the difference being BMW or Merc, for example, have their fancy badge sprayed on instead. TRW True Originals rear and front brake pads offer more safety, wider coverage and easier fitting. We make DTEC brake pads using a premium ceramic formulation that reduces rim surface dust by up to 45%, and our COTEC friction coating cuts the stopping distances on new brake pads by up to 7 metres*

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TRW TRUE ORIGINALS BRAKE DISCS Take confidence in choosing replacement brake discs from TRW, the original braking experts and global designers of OE safety systems. The most important element of the brake pad is the friction material and, through years of research and development we understand what makes the perfect mix for commercial vehicles. Disc brakes were only introduced in commercial vehicles in the 1980s, with Renault being the first manufacturer to upgrade from the traditional drum and shoe braking system. With disc brakes needing high quality brake pads, this development has seen a whole host of opportunities open up for manufacturers with TRW at the forefront of all brake pad development. We heat the friction material to up to 700°C to carbonise the first 0.5 to 1.5mm of its surface, getting rid of any trapped gases and resins. This reduces the need for bedding in and enhances brake pad performance. It’s a more effective process than conventional brake pad scorching, and not all aftermarket suppliers will go this far – some don’t even carry out a scorching process at all.

You can view the entire TRW True Originals braking calipers range of over 2,500 items in our comprehensive catalogue online and in print , so getting hold of the parts you need couldn’t be easier. The user-friendly format includes an in- depth buyers guide and a handy OE cross-referencing section, with diagrams to help parts identification. Their braking technology is top-notch and constantly evolving to keep up with the latest innovations. All TRW True Originals brake pads meet the strict ECE R90 specifications that apply to all aftermarket brands. But for us, the testing doesn’t end there, but continues in the lab, on the road and in between (for example, we carry out shear strength testing during production control). We test our brake pads to the extreme to meet industry standards. Then we test them harder, so that they meet TRW standards.The scorched plate layer is then given an innovative surface coating that optimises friction right from the first stop – your customers will feel the benefit of better braking as soon as they drive away from your workshop. Because we’re committed to producing the safest and highest quality brake discs, a carefully controlled mixture of raw materials is used to produce the finest grey cast iron. Machining process quality isn’t enough – it has to be the best possible mix from the initial casting for the best end performance quality. Brake pads usually need to be replaced after it has gone about 50000 miles. However, it can be longer or less than that depending on the driver, along with the material the brake pads are made of. TRW introduced one of the first environmentally-friendly brake pad programme for passenger cars in Europe, which means we also never use harmful materials such as lead, mercury, cadmium, antimony, brass or molybdenum. TRW TRUE ORIGINALS ELECTRIC BLUE BRAKE PADS Electric Blue’s innovative brake pads reduce noise and vibration in electric vehicles and hybrids – good news for customers who like a quieter drive.

In addition to COTEC, we developed DTEC, a premium quality, ceramic formulation low dust brake pad with all the safety benefits of our main COTEC-coated range plus low-dust technology to reduce rim surface dust levels by up to 45%.So you can now offer added value for your customers with DTEC brake pads for cleaner wheels.

STATE-OF-THE-ART BRAKE PAD MANUFACTURING

All our castings are made to tight tolerances using top-quality EN-GJL-150 or EN-GJL-200 cast iron material. We’ve been designing and producing original equipment for automotive vehicle manufacturers for nearly 100 years, so it’s no surprise that we’re the leading braking systems manufacturer in the global aftermarket, too. Due to the European CO2 regulation, a manufacturer will be required to ensure that the average emissions of all new cars it produces – and which are registered in the European Community – are at, or below, the permitted level of emissions for its vehicle type. This has shifted the automotive market into the era of ‘light weighting’ and increased R&D development to focus on the following key drivers: